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Stupid surname...!

25 replies

KiwiBanana · 09/03/2014 18:54

We're having a boy but his surname means there's a lot of names I love that just don't work.

The surname is Lee, I think it makes a lot of names sound girly and I can't think of many names that I like that don't end in the 'ee' sound.

Any ideas?

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rockybalboa · 09/03/2014 18:57

I think you need a something that ends in quite a hard sound like Edward. What sort of names do you like?

Yama · 09/03/2014 18:59

Alexander?

MamaPain · 09/03/2014 19:00

What kind of names do you like regardless of how they sound with the surname?

That would help come up with better suggestions.

Sillybillybob · 09/03/2014 19:02

Mark?
Jonathan?

perplexedpirate · 09/03/2014 19:03

Give the baby your surname.

MyNameIsKenAdams · 09/03/2014 19:05

Maybe that is the OPs surname.

KiwiBanana · 09/03/2014 19:39

It's DPs surname but I'm more than happy for baby to have it, it's just finding a name that fits.
We have a Jacob so think Edward would be pushing the Twilight theme! Plus I'm not keen on it.

My favourites have been Jamie and Jesse, but they sound daft with the surname. I've always loved William but then he'd be called Will lee - Willy.

Love Elliot but we stupidly used it for DSs middle name.

There's lots of nice names but nothing feels right.

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alita7 · 09/03/2014 20:11

Maybe he'll 'tell' you when he's born?

Here's a list of names I think could go, you might hate them all but here goes:

David, Isaac, caleb, max, Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Joshua, Alexander, Jack...

LittleprincessinGOLDrocks · 09/03/2014 20:12

I know an Oliver Lee, which I think is nice.
I think Jamie Lee sounds a bit feminine.

Yama · 09/03/2014 20:12

Would Rob Lee be too much like Rob Lowe? I love Rob.

SanityClause · 09/03/2014 20:14

Bruce?

Ratbagcatbag · 09/03/2014 20:15

Zachariah, Zac for short.

honeybeeridiculous · 09/03/2014 20:20

I know a Jack Lee, handsome chappie Smile

MamaPain · 09/03/2014 20:45

I think endings of y/ie don't work.

But names I think work, say just from the top 100 or so, are:

Harrison
Jackson
Harry
Thomas
Oliver
George
Samuel
Oscar
Max
Daniel
Logan
Dexter
Jenson
Reuben
Jude
Leon
Gabriel
Cameron
Elijah
Caleb

Patchwork88 · 09/03/2014 21:39

I know a lot of men with this surname.

Tom
Dan
John
Josh
Simeon
James

as well as some really unusual.old testament names which work well too so no need to stick to really traditional.names!

LillyPops · 09/03/2014 22:47

Dylan
Lucas
Oscar

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 10/03/2014 16:32

Curtis
Fletcher

KiwiBanana · 10/03/2014 16:38

I still don't like any of these Blush
I may just name him Baby!

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DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 10/03/2014 16:43

If you think the surname makes a lot of names sound instantly 'girly' then as rockybalboa suggested, without calling your DS Tarzan I'd suggest picking something fairly traditional, rugged.

onthehill · 10/03/2014 16:45

Our Ds 2 has ds1's middle name as his first name

Trazzletoes · 10/03/2014 17:23

Has no one said Spike? Bruce? Grin sorry...

Barbeasty · 10/03/2014 19:26

James sounds ok, with Jamie as a nickname which doesn't have to sound right with the surname.

Nataleejah · 11/03/2014 08:16

Robert

Greenandcabbagelooking · 11/03/2014 08:20

Jason
Jackson
Matthew
John
Frederick -Freddie Lee works well.

ToffeeJungle · 12/03/2014 16:49

Nathan
Zachary
Christian
Ciaran
Anthony
Isaac
Marcus
Gregory
Quentin
Patrick
Rupert
Oscar
Sebastian
Dominic
Graham
Theodore
Peter
Jasper
Casper
Daniel
Simon
Jackson
Adam

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