Thoughts on Paddington, Thatcher or Kipling

[Vivee74]

I need some honest opinions as we are getting no where with a boys name. 9 weeks to go.

For a girl was keen on jemima Elizabeth Matilda or maybe Cleopatra. Etc.

Don't want a name that is common, or Jack, Harry but also don't want something made up. Needs to have a nickname /formal name they can grow with.

I go through stages if liking the below to thinking they are mean. Please let me know your thoughts not any other suggestions are welcome.

Paddington/ Paddy
Thatcher/Thatch
Kipling/kip
Frederick/Freddie
??????

Please help,

My grandfather was Archer known as Archie.

It is unusual but acceptable.

Teehee mrsbugsywugsy. Made me think of a silly joke:

-Do you like Kipling?
-I don't know, I've never Kippled.

OP - don't do it!

How about St Pancras, Disraeli or custard cream instead?

I agree with what everyone else has said and I LIKE really unusual names.

If you call your kid Thatcher everyone ass use it's after Mrs. T. It may be but do you want to instantly polarise everyone your child meets?

Fred is a great name and not hugely overused these days - top 50 rather than top 10. Alfred would differentiate it.

Paddy is lovely but should be Patrick

Bartholomew, Theodore/Teddy (as you seem to like bears!), Edgar, Wyatt, Christoper\Kit would be along the same lines.

Great names for teddy bears & dogs

Ass use? Will assume

No no no.

How about Marylebone, Churchill or Mulberry? (Last one vair posh)

Not Gove though. Even less popular than Thatcher. Especially with your DS's future teachers.

If you really want a former prime ministers name, can I suggest Douglas?

Or Harold, Winston, Clement, Tony, David, Edward etc

Milk snatcher made me laugh

Ass use has just send me into full on snorty giggling

This thread is brilliant. Thank you op. Sorry about your name choices, but thank you for the larfs

Good station names...

Morden (middle name Via Charing Cross)
Edgware (Road)
Rotherhithe
Mornington (crescent)

I like Wapping

Or how about Croydon?

Farringdon?

Walthamstow?

London overground? How frightfully common!

Hah, true. I'll try harder.

Richmond? Kew? Westminster? Highbury?

Instead of Kipling, why not Rudyard?
Instead of Thatcher, why not Heath (as in Heath Robinson and Edward)?
If you want the diminutive Paddy, how about Padraig pronounced Porrick I think?
Frederick - pretty normal if you ask me and the one I'd go for.

Alternatively: Merlin, Gawain, Benedict, Artemis ................

Kensal
Epping
Shadwell
Acton

Paddington is too soft for a boy as well as being ridiculous.

As most others have said, Freddie is the only sensible name. Jemima = playschool and a dolls name. Cleopatra = daft.

Head tilt called for I think.

though we did use Rudyard...and Frederic.

I reckon if you went for Paddington you will ensure that your ds will never ever meet another person with that name so I would go for that. It is surely important for your ds to have a unique and memorable name as it means he will never have to do anything to stand out.

Personally I ended up choosing the most popular boys name the year ds was born and one that is consistently in the top 5. I didn't realise as I didn't look at baby name lists. Ds is the only boy we know with his name in his school year and amongst his friends. Whilst it is a common name what makes ds memorable is his personality rather than his name. If you choose a unique name then you won't have to bother about your ds developing a personality. HTH

Harold, Winston, Clement, Tony, David, Edward

But these are all first names

Euston, Atlee or Winnie anyone?