Thought we'd have a Lara Or Juno but turns out its a BOY! Suggestions needed...

[daughterofafarmer]

Just found out we are having a BOY {eekkk} really thought it would be another girl.

DH and I can't agree at all on boys names. DH likes James, I like Toby. We need a compromise, can you help?

Jude is a flat no.

Jonah
Josiah

If your only complaint about James is the popularity then James it should be.

How many baby James' do you know? Have you ever actually heard James being shouted in the playground?

Hugo ?

Just thoght... Miles ?

Joseph
Elliot
Isaac
Ben
Max
Felix
Rafe
Tobias

What about Carston?
Michael has lots of nn. Was on my list for dd and if she'd been ds2 would've been Mikey but Michael for best.

I second Hugo

James is a good, solid, will never date or embarrass anyone name so agree with above post of your only objection in its popular I would go for it (for what its worth I haven't come across any james ever and am sure there has never been one in any of dds classes - now in yr 3)

Unless your dh is called James himself i would go for that

Inigo?

Robin, Rufus, Rupert, Raphael(nn raffy?),

Or Cassius or Caspar?

Percy
Lawrence
Otto
Monty
Quentin
Ralph
Jeremy
Seamus

Louis
Daniel
Luca

Nicholas
Andrew / nn Drew
Daniel

girl and mortified You raise excellent points, incredibly valid. Noted. Great friend has a James, he's only 10 wks or so. However they live overseas so unlikely we'll see them that much over the next few years.
Jamie day to day?

Hmm responses from DH: Nicholas, Daniel, Lawrence.

Flat no: Andrew, Ralph, Luca, Rafe, Max, Joseph (in fact anything Josh or Jake is no) Robin, Rufus, Cassius

Already used by family or very close friends: Monty, Otto, Louis, James, Caspar, Hugo inc Hugh.

DD is a 'H' so keen not to repeat. Saying that I do like Hamish I am Scottish

Thank you for the suggestions.

George is a no too. As he doesn't like it.

Hamish is the gaelic equivalent of James is it not?

Try a more Scottish theme then:
Duncan
Douglas
Magnus
Lorne
Ross
Angus
Findlay
Fergus
Torin
Innes
Stewart
Scott
Callum

Jimmy day to day. Vair cool.

Although in our house hed get Jim Jameramalam. We always seem to lengthen names

Yes it is so but we live in SW England, so not really popular. And it's about the only Scottish name DH can pronounce Lachlan is hysterical, he just can't get it.

Duncan is my ex. Douglas and Fergus are no's. Love Magnus but's never going to happen. can't use Findlay as it doesn't go with our surname. Sister has a Angus. Rest are no's!

What about Fraser?

Daniel is lovely. How about Nathaniel? Nn Nate?

Jonathan
Anthony
Frederick
Bruce
Donald
Edgar
Edward
Alastair

Fraser is nice.
Francis
Frank
Andrew
Gordon
Rowan
Bay
Harris