If I really like the name Winston

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but dh hates it..what might be an acceptable alternative?

And familing any acceptable alternatives what's a good middle name to go with Winston because if dh doesn't come up with even one alternative or like anything I mention I will name it bloody Winston anyway

*failing

What other names do you like, that your dh has vetoed, to get an idea of taste?

Wilbur
Stanley

Oswold
Hector
Horatio
Percy

Ralph
Stanley
Lennie
Oscar
Barnaby
Tobias

Franklyn?

Oh gosh ss3j, All of them practically. He doesn't like anything Noah which we both kinda of like but were disappointed by the popularity

I also like Noel
Charlie,
Alistair,

I can't even think now...

crazy Thanks, I like Wilbur but it's already been vetoed... not keen on stanley though.

I like Tobias and Franklin (but our last name starts with F so not sure?)

Thanks Lynette I like Percy but we've already got a distinctive name from Harry Potter and might look like I have a thing if we go for it..

Wilfred (Wilf/Fred), Spencer, Aston?

I like Wilfred/Wilf.. dh says people will call him Willy...

Surely not people over the age of 8?!

No more than they would William, and that is a very normal name! Maybe try that argument?

I think he is trying to rationalize not being rational ifyswim? He probably just doesn't like it and doesn't want to look like he is being a pita. We actually very nearly named ds1 William!

If this baby is born nameless I absolutely will go down and register him as a Winston, with or without Dh.

He's really winding me up as he doesn't look for names himself and then blocks every name I like. I had this with the previous 2 and Im sick of it.

I used to have a cat with that name so I can't think beyond a beautiful, very loving black cat. So, it's a no from me.

bunbaker, so he was a good sort of cat though?

Winston is awesome.
Maybe Marlon is as kind of similar, Keith Richards has one!

Oh no! My DP is very similar with names actually, it is very frustrating! How about Kingston, Wilson, Winter, Wilder. All a bit 'out there' but you never know!

Jefferson
Theodore
Maurice
Walter
Ernest
Ledley
Victor
Moses
Bernard
Wilfred
Albert
Alfred
Francis
Jasper
Casper
Phillip
Jeremy
Rory
Lionel

"bunbaker, so he was a good sort of cat though?"

The absolute best. I wept buckets when he had to be put to sleep.

I know a baby Wilfred known as Wilf - he is super cute!

The Winston I know has brothers Raphael, Michael and George.

What is this a thread about awful names? There's not a nice one here. I really don't understand this old man name thing at all.

Sonly, we are trying to suggest names that are similar to Winston, so if you don't like that one you probably won't like any of them!

That's very true I don't!!!

But the op DOES like the name Winston and is asking our help to find similar names!

Personally I think Winston is a great name, very cool, classic and underused. How about Reuben, Quentin or Tristan?

There's a reason it's underused