Help me name ds2: do your worst to my shortlist

[donttellalfred]

Ds2 is due in a few weeks and dh and I can't think of a single name we both feel is 'the one' - but then I wasn't completely sure about ds1's name until he arrived and made it his own.

So, current thinking is, in no special order:

Peter
Gilbert
Arthur
Clement
Robert
Thomas

Help!

It's a lovely set of names!

My preference would be Peter or Robert with Thomas as runner up. Arthur is fine, but always seems a bit odd on a small boy IYSWIM, and I'm not so keen on Gibert or Clement (they seem rather 'tinny').

Definitely Peter!!

Please don't call him Gilbert

I like Robert, nn Rob.

Thanks, v helpful! I forgot one: my personal fave, dh less sure but I am working on wearing him down.

Jolyon

Everyone I know thinks this last is a bad idea apart from me...

Robert, NN Bertie

Arthur or Thomas get my vote.

Are you looking for alternatives? Perhaps Albert?

I went to school with a gorgeous Jolyon.
Like Julian too.

How do you pronounce Jolyon?

They are all good names with the exeption of Clement. Jolyon - never heard of it but sounds dire. I like all the rest. Probably Thomas and Robert best. But Albert and Arthur are great too.

Robert. Can't go wrong. Jolyon sounds wet, sorry.

Jolyon that's a no from me. The others are all acceptable I think.

Love arthur with Artie as nn but it is getting very popular.
Peter is lovely and very underused these days

Peter- really lovely underused name
Gilbert- don't like, can't imagine shouting it
Arthur -nice
Clement -thought a little girly? Would get use to
Robert - nice underused
Thomas - nice v popular though

I actually know a jolyon - really suits him but it does get some raised eyebrows.

Gilbert and clement are fab. Also Claude and jonty

Peter or Arthur are my favourites from that list.

Robert and Thomas are nice but a bit safe compared with your other choices.

Robert, Peter and Thomas are all nice and quite 'safe', as in you won't get raised eyebrows and DS won't get teased. Which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on yout point of view. Of the three I prefer Robert.
Don't like Gilbert or Clement. Quite like Jolyon, but I think it would take a kid with bags of personality to pull it off. We had a short list and waited til DS arrived to make the final choice.

Thanks for feedback everyone.

Clement!

I only like Clement.

Clement is an excellent name.

Please don't go for Thomas. There are enough people in the world called Thomas already.

Clement is the only one that makes me cringe. Please not Clement.

How am I supposed to decide with no consensus?!

Like suggestions of Albert, Claude and especially Jonty. Would you use Jonty on its own, or as a nn for Jonathan? I like Jonty but Jonathan not as much.

Asher, anyone?

Eurgh to Clement and Gilbert... All the others are lovely though.

Love Gilbert! Gil for short is fab too..

Jonty was on my list too but DH said no. I would have just gone for Jonty if we'd agreed on it!