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Vincent?

35 replies

kiwik · 04/08/2013 23:11

I have three DSs already, and feeling is that DC4 will also be a boy.
DH doesn't want to know, but I'm all out of names having used up 9 already.

I love, love, love Ptolemy and Stanley, but DH has said we cannot use anything ending in y or ie as his surname ends ley and he doesn't want rhyming or sing-songy names.

So Vincent? To go with brothers Gilbert, Francis and Horatio

Or any other brilliant suggestions?

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NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 04/08/2013 23:20

Oh LOVE Vincent. It's fabulous. Don't like Ptolemy or Stanley at all. Mind you I like Tolly...or Ptoli however you shorten Ptolemy. I also like Albie and Joss.

bridgetsmum · 04/08/2013 23:24

Vincent is lovely, and he will be called Vinnie, which is also lovely.
I have a wee cousin called Vinnie, so I may be a wee bit biased.

Stanley is ok, but what the hell is Ptolemy?!?!? That's not even a real word never mind a name. I had to google how to pronounce it Shock

Beamur · 04/08/2013 23:26

There's a Vinnie at DD's school - great name.
Ptolemy is very 'posh' sounding but would not be out of place with your other names.

kiwik · 04/08/2013 23:53

Oh - I love Joss. That's going on the list.
Is Alby short for Albert? My nephew is Albert, known as Bertie (or Bert as he calls himself), so that's not possible.

I quite like Clement, but not sure DH will as he's much more conservative in name choice than I am.

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juneybean · 04/08/2013 23:56

My brother is a Vincent after Don McLeans song and he was never a vinnie always Vince.

NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 05/08/2013 00:00

Kiwik I know it only as Albie which is the name of a book by Stan Barstow.

Amy106 · 05/08/2013 01:43

I think Vincent would be a great choice and it goes well with the older siblings' names. What would you use for a middle name?

howcomes · 05/08/2013 01:46

Love Vincent, excellent name!

BeyonceCastle · 05/08/2013 02:12

Oh I loved Albie as a middle name but vetoed along with Joshua by DH Sad
Vincent will aways be Don McLean/Van Gogh to me and Vinnie will always be Vinnie Jones Grin but neither of those are necessarily bad things.

MyNameIsSuz · 29/08/2013 21:12

I love Vincent, it's top of our list if we have a DS2. Mine's called Franklin but that obviously wouldn't work, on our list were also

Victor
Wilbur
Tobias
Theodore
Jasper

Any of those work?

miffybun73 · 29/08/2013 21:22

Love Vincent.

Think that a Ptolemy would be teased.

Stanley is one of my least favourite names of all time.

ohmymimi · 29/08/2013 21:30

'Ear 'ear to Vincent.

AFishWithoutABicycle · 29/08/2013 21:43

I Love the name Vincent it is the name of someone i used to

ahem 'know' so I can't use it otherwise it would be on my

list.

lilibet · 29/08/2013 21:50

Laurence, nn Laurie?

valiumredhead · 29/08/2013 22:16

Oh yes, fab name.

Writerwannabe83 · 29/08/2013 22:18

I think it is a lovely name - you hardly ever hear it these days Smile x

Andanotherthing123 · 30/08/2013 08:39

This is the name I love,but can't get DH to agree to - yet! (i'm wearing him down gradually, ha ha!). Such a lovely, classic, beautiful name.

Sadie204 · 31/08/2013 16:28

Not really a name I would choose but have to say it works very well with your other DS's names.

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Caip · 31/08/2013 19:08

I love Vincent. What about Edgar or Edwin?

EnjoyEverySandwich · 31/08/2013 19:48

The Crown Prince & Princess of Denmark have a baby Vincent, he is a twin with Josephine. Prince Vince Grin

Phineyj · 31/08/2013 19:49

Price?

MrsDavidBowie · 31/08/2013 19:51

No, no, no.
It sounds as if he should be working on the waltzers wearing a sleeveless vest and tattoos, with a greasy quiff.

Just reminds me of someone in That'll be the Day.

ch1134 · 01/09/2013 14:23

It does go with your other 3 sons' names but I don't like Vinny.

DramaAlpaca · 01/09/2013 14:25

I'm not keen, tbh, but it does go well with the other boys' names.