Revised boys name shortlist....opinions please!

[DangerMousey]

We have narrowed it down to:

William
Finley
Rafael
Cassius

We think we're going to go with Finley, to be known mostly as Finn. Cos we think it's cute for a little boy, and also a cool name for a teenager.

Anyone got a strong preference for another name on our list??

All absolutely flipping gorgeous

Bill
Finn
Raffy
Cass

Well done!

Love them all - especially William, but I'm biased :o

I like William and Finley best but they're all nice. :)

I like William, Finley (though I think I'd spell it Finlay, no real reason though), and Rafael. Not so keen on Cassius, again no real reason!

Rafael is probably my favourite.

I am surprised by this list as I find all the names very different styles - like having Caitlin, Trixibelle and Ruth all on the same list.

With that in mind, I am declaring myself for William, which I like lots and only can't use for "ex associations" reasons.

William by a long way.

William

I like William best. Finlay doesn't do much for me; dislike Cassius and Rafael is a bit poncey imho.

Not keen on Cassius, especially not after it was used by a certain thugballer footballer.
Finley, Rafael and William all gorgeous names though, in that order of preference! I like the shortened versions of them all too.

way to many williams, one of mine has it as a middle name. I know at least 6 williams. cassius just makes me think of muhammed ali, his name was cassius clay, and the short version sounds girlie.

I think finley is the best.

I like finley and cassius!

Finlay becoming v popular-I know 6!

William always a sound choice.

Cassius-yuk

Rafael-lovely, and love Raffy for nn :)

I love cassius/cass was on my list for ds (he's 18 now)

We wanted Rafael, loved the idea of Rafa or Raffy for short, but it just didn't work with the surname.

William and Rafael are lovely. Cass is good but Cassius makes me think boxer's stage name or Roman and seems quite a statement. Finlay nice but quite popular.

William is always a good choice - so many options for shortening- Bill, Billy, Will, Wills, etc.

Raphael/Rafael lovely and not too popular yet.

Not keen on Cassius - too pretentious.

Like Finlay/Finley but I know lots. What about using the Scottish surname Findlay to make it a bit more unusual?

Cassius is great.
Rafael is nice.
William is lovely.
Finlay is awful.And Finn is way overused.I hate Finn.

Cassiuss/Cass sounds very 'ssy' and casser means to break in French.
Rafael is nice. I know a lovely Spanish one.
William is ok but the Willy teasing potential would put me off.
Finlay is way overused imo.

We have a Raphael! We get lots of nice comments from people saying what a lovely name it is.

I like William best then Finley

Rafael/Raphael.

Nothing wrong with William, but it is quite commonplace. Finn too. I don't see the point of Cassius - presumably you're not naming him after Mohamed Ali, Cassius the assassin or Cassius Dio the historian, so is it just the sound of the name?

*Muhammad

Thanks for your thoughts guys - very interesting. We are experimenting with calling the bump Rafael/Raf for a couple of days to see if it out-sticks Finn!

Incidentally, Cassius is a Cassius Clay/Mohammed Ali reference! My DH is a massive boxing fan (and amateur fighter himself)....and Mohammed really wouldn't work as we're atheists!!