Name for baby boy #2!

[LemonPeculiarJones]

Hello,

We're having trouble deciding on a boy's name for DS2 (who is currently downloading ). DH seems to dislike most of my suggestions, curse him!

Names I like:

Arlo
Seth
Ezekiel (Zeke)
Carter
Ivan
Sidney (Sid)
Lemuel (Lemmy)
Theo
Stanley
Ted
Elvis (completely vetoed by DH)

DH likes Zeke and Lemmy. I do too but will Lemmy be called a Lemming in the playground? (Btw the ace of spades ref is no problem - quite cool!).

But nothing is really grabbing me. We love DS1's name and I really want to love this name too....

Any ideas?

Stanley and Sid have both been on my lists and I really like them. Am also a fan of Ezekiel and Ivan.

Of the two you say your DH prefers I'd have to say Ezekiel, I know Lemuel is a biblical name but it makes me smirk every time I say it. Sometimes it sounds like Le-Mule which is awful, then the rest of the time Lem-You-All, although if youre planning on the nickname Lemmy I think it sounds along the lines of Let me, so Let me get you a tissue type thing, a bit like being called Passme.

I'd be less worried about a Lemming and more something like Flemmy Lemmy or Lemmy (Let me) XYZ.

Zeke is a great name. Other suggestions I think are similarish:

Connor
Corey
Chase
Dillon
Malcolm
Shaun
Howey
Marcus
Rupert
Lawrence
Cole
Josiah
Drew
Hunter
Marty
Edmund
Caleb
Hubert
Dustin
Jason
George
Samuel
Anthony
Frederick

Hmm Tig you make a solid case against Lemmy. I'm not mad on Lemuel either, just thought Lemmy was sweet, but yeah, maybe that'll have to drop down in the ratings...!

twenty thanks for the list - love Lawrence but we have a close family member who's Lawrence. Hunter, Cole and Edmund are cool

Like Dustin too except as soon as I read it I could hear Robert the robot singing, "Dustin', for Justin" - aaaargh! That Tumble is a menace.

Hunter is cool, is it along the same lines as DS1's name? I quite like names that were traditional surnames like Hunter, Cole, Carter.

Lemuel Seth and Ezekiel, whole raft of Biblical names had a resurgence the past 10 years. Going back further I remember the surprise when Noah became popular.

Not saying people will point and stare but having a stand out name amongst George and Harry etc can be a burden.

I like Sidney but prefer it to be spelt Sydney like my late Grampa, Sydney Horatio. Born exactly 100 years after the Battle of Trafalgar.

from your list i love Theo

I like these:

Arlo
Seth
Ezekiel (Zeke)
Sidney (Sid)
Theo (only if short for Theodore)

My first thought on "Lemmy" was "lemming" so yes I think everyone else would come up with that too (and they'd think they were original, every time!)

Tobias
Zachary
Miles
Irving
Blake
Pluto
Quincy
Felix

Zachary is cool. And actually I quite like Pluto!

Forgot to say in my OP - I love Basil, too. Except every single person I have said this to has gone silent, and then gone, "Um. Really?"

The only thing that puts me off it is the inevitable nn Baz, which is dreadful!

Any other names out there? I'm really struggling.

I think my faves are

Sid
Zachary
Ezekiel
Ivan
Stanley

But even looking at that list, nothing really jumps out

Hubert
Herbert/Herbie
Hugo
Hugh
Albie
Bertram
Robert
Richard
Andrew
Declan
Florence
Gabriel
Rex
Eden
Sky
Brook
Theodore
Edison
Harris
Felix
Gregory
Jeremy
Jeffrey
Ellery
Edwin
Asa
Vincent
Elias/Eli
Antonio
Humphrey
Edmund
Addison
Andreas
Hector
Raphael
Rafe
Maxim/Maximo
Maximilian
Saul
Sol
Silas
Bruno
Jesse
Edgar
Wilfred
Xavier
Jonah
Joah
Jobe
Rufus
Casper/Caspar
Leonardo
Frederick
Tigue/Tige/Tiger
Ash
Sacha
Graeme
Stewart
Tate
Nate
Cassius
Percy
Brody
Tobin