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James, Hugo or Alistair?

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AJH2007 · 25/02/2014 11:21

Thoughts?

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Alisvolatpropiis · 25/02/2014 13:03

James is the nicest

squoosh · 25/02/2014 13:03

James.

HyvaPaiva · 25/02/2014 13:04

Hugo

Onyabike · 25/02/2014 13:04

James

BlueChampagne · 25/02/2014 13:04

Alastair

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BlueStarsAtNight · 25/02/2014 13:05

Hugo, then Alistair, then James.

Leeds2 · 25/02/2014 13:58

James, then Alistair.

mandbaby · 25/02/2014 14:50

James or Hugo.

SuperWifeANDMum · 25/02/2014 17:43

Hugo or Alistair. James is too common.

MummyGreen11 · 25/02/2014 17:45

All nice, Hugo James for me! :)

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AJH2007 · 25/02/2014 17:52

Thanks all - I've always liked Hugo but have had some negative feedback (sounds try hard, type of thing) and DH likes Alistair. So do I but not sure about Ali/Al as inevitable short forms. Lastly James is a lovely "safe" choice but very popular. Argh...

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findingherfeet · 25/02/2014 18:20

Oohh I like Hugo Grin

BirthdayMuppet · 25/02/2014 19:18

Alistair! Ds1 was this for two days, and then we switched to Alexander for two days, to see which we liked best. Alexander stuck, but I do have a soft spot for Alistair too.

StrawberryCheese · 25/02/2014 19:33

I'm going to be biased here as my DH is called Alistair Smile a few of his friends call him Ali, this makes me cringe so I understand why you're not sure. It just doesn't suit him. 90% of people use his full name though.

Orangeboat · 25/02/2014 20:01

James - love
Hugo- ok
Alistair- dislike

Summerfever · 25/02/2014 20:03

James and Hugo - lovely names. Both were on my list (dh vetoed Hugo Sad) but we ended up with a dd anyway.

SacharissaCripslock · 25/02/2014 20:07

James.

I have one. I'm in Scotland where it's always in the top 10 and there's meant to be loads but we don't actually know any other child James'.

I can't say Alistair without saying it with a dreadful 'posh' Scottish accent so I'd choose Hugo as my second favourite.

CPtart · 25/02/2014 20:21

James.

Passthesaltdear · 25/02/2014 20:25

Hugo...love love love it!

florascotia · 25/02/2014 20:34

Alasdair is the Gaelic for Alexander. It's good name; strong and substantial. (Alistair is an Anglicised spelling; the Gaelic avoids the nickname 'Ali', if that ,matters to you.) James is classic - short, elegant. Hugo is nice, too.

Whichever you choose among the three will be fine.

justhayley · 25/02/2014 21:08

Hugo with James as a middle name Grin

Theonlyoneiknow · 25/02/2014 21:09

I like it spelt Alasdair as above. Not keen on the nn though which is unfortunately inevitable!

bouquetofpencils · 25/02/2014 23:14

James Alistair.

thegreatgatsby101 · 26/02/2014 09:30

James without a doubt. Strong & stands the test of time. It's a name that he could have for all years in all walks of life.
Alastair is also nice but can't stand the non Ali.

Hugo is too try hard for me. The kind of name people give to their kids to try and gain a higher class, when actually it does anything but. Sorry!