Thought I was having a girl,but turns out it's a boy - need help with names please!

[schplappo]

DD is Honor and so I need something that goes with that. I'd thought of my girls names for her sister but it turns out I'm not going to get to use them! I like Gus but am not keen on Angus or Augustus & wouldn't use an abbreviation as birth certificate name. Would really welcome suggestions as I'm feeling a bit unimaginative. Somehow there seems to be more choice for girls!

Fergus? Did the baby arrive a boy or did you have a scan?

Augustine
Gustave or Gustavo
August
Gustopher
Fergus
Fergusson
Gustek
Gustin

Any of theses?

Baby not yet here - but definite from the scan...

Hadn't thought of Fergus for Gus so thank you. I'm not fixed on Gus at all (in fact, not totally sure it works with our surname) so really open to all suggestions!

I like Augustine but think it might be a bit too much...

Gustopher made me laugh out loud so I'd better not use that!

I like Gustavo as well but I know DH won't agree to a foreign name.

Maximus (Max)
Felix
Gabriel
Christopher (Chris)
Lewis
Ethan
William
Samuel
Zachary
Ciaran
Peter
James

I know an Honor with brothers Theo and Benjamin.

Dominic
Gregor
Christopher
Quentin
Lawrence

Endeavour ( think Morse)
Ranulph
William
Edmund

Hmm, thanks everyone. I like Felix, Gabriel, Lawrence (but Larry - ugh!).

Theo was my favourite for first pregnancy but have gone right off it (although now DH, who didn't like it before, says he does...).

Don't think I could call a child Endeavour. I like the explorer connotations of Ranulph but not the name so much.

We already have Peter, James & William in our family so they're off the list.

I like Max but not sure it sounds right with our surname.

Boys names are definitely harder than girls!

James, Joseph, Magnus, Ambrose, Cornelius, Hector, Arlo......

schplappo I have an Honor. Our list for a future DS is:

Lawrence - I agree Larry isn't great.
Jamie
Hugh
Hamish
Kit
Fraser

My family are Scottish, hence the Hamish and Fraser.

I also like Freddie, but DD's godfather beat us to it, and another family member got Rory which I think would be great with Honor

These were all names I had on my list for DS2:

Gabriel
Sebastian
Elliott
Benedict
Felix
Dylan

Victor.

Austin
Miles
Nathan
Innes
Hayden
Joseph
Jonah

ooh thank you. I love, Hector, Hamish (although we're not Scottish so probably shouldn't!), Felix, Gabriel, Rory (love love!), Kit, Benedict, Miles and Jonah. Lots to consider - thank you!

Magnus maybe too?

Honor Rory?? - Honorary?? - Maybe not.

I like Lawrence too and would definitely think the nn would be the lovely Lawrie rather than Larry...

Atticus tenuous Gus as a nn
Rudyard nn Rudy
Tobias
Jeremiah

@ amck brilliant.

schplappo let us know what you go with not that i'm nosy with a DD also called Honor

HayMax - I clearly am unimaginative as Lawrie is lovely and puts Lawrence onto my list definitely.

Winky - Love Atticus but DH has vetoed it previously. May try and get it on the list again though! And agree that Gus could be a diminutive!

Amck - Oh no!

schlappo, i have a Gus. he was not named for nearly 6 weeks after he was born as i was desperate to call him Gabriel and thought that i could wear down dh. obviously i couldn't. he is Angus on the birth certificate, but never called it.

i also liked Christian - with Kit as a nickname.

also liked:

Arlo

Xavier

Fabian

Benedict

Rafael

Rufus

but Gabriel was by far my favourite. think Honor and Gabriel sound lovely together.

I like Kit but not keen on Christopher so maybe Christian is a good alternative. Will have a think about that.

Gabriel and Honor does sound nice - like a pair of little cherubs!

I agree that boys names are difficult.

Here are a few from our shortlist including ones we can't use but like anyway:

Tobias
Toby
Seth
Gregory
Lawrence - definitely think Lawrie not Larry!
Adam
Aaron
Peter
Wyatt
Silas

I really like Rory and Benedict as others have suggested. Have added them to our shortlist too!