if I said otis what would your first thought be?

[Davidtennantmistress]

we're stuck for a boy's name, ages to decide yet, we have a wyatt and a joseph.

middle name will be ronald. (family links)

we have beatrice sally for a girl (family links again)

i'm not sure on Otis. if not what 'b' names are there for boys, please not ben or any variation on it though. We did both like bertie, or Albie is that a sound name, not too pompus (hubs and I are the least pompus you'd meet)

redding, lifts, hardman's staffie (sorry!)

I also tell this story ant time I'm in an Otis lift so outing myself to an awful lot of porters, some nurses and a handful of ambulance crew!

First thought with Otis is elevators.

Some B names...

Bruno
Bradley
Blaze
Beau
Brodie/Brody
Byron
Blake
Brendon/Brandon

Lifts? In fact I must chase up our annual service.

Otitis

Lift
Redding
The Otis family from the Canterville Ghost

love beau, but apparently it's too girlie!

There was a film about a dog called Otis

It was called Milo and Otis I think - both dogs who go on an adventure

Lifts first, then Lex Luthor's sidekick in the first Superman film.

Re Beau, you could always broach it with (70's American muscle car coveting) dh via the Dukes of Hazard route...after all, bet no-one told Bo Duke he was girly when he was out and about in the General Lee.

I'm showing my age now

Redding

Then Lee Crenshaw

I like the name though - go for it!

Bailey
Bruce
Bentley
Barrington
Bartholomew
Bastian
Bernard
Braydon
Brooklyn
Buddy
Boyd
Basil
Baxter
Brock
Beck
Bevan
Blaine
Blade
Boden
Bramwell
Braxton
Brennan
Broden
Bryn
Buster
Bear
Baldwin
Blue
Bay
Bram
Buck
Bertrand
Barratt
Barnabus
Baxley
Burton
Bronson

Aardvark or a CBBC presenter (who I think was called Otis).

I'm not sure any child should be called Boden TBH .

Although it is quite a nice sound.

Miss Otis regrets - a song by Cole Porter (how about Cole?)

Lifts.

oh no boden is a no! lol. ooh bram, although is that not too close to brum the car? lol.

mrs smith - I may go that angle as that's the reason I like it lol. (the remake movie!)

so we're thinking Otis is a dog as well - that was on hub's choice for dog no 2 actually

Otis the aardvark was teamed with Toby Anstis, wasn't he?

Bram is unusual, but with a clear example in history, so not outre as such. I think I might like it!

Of the (second) list I've put on I think the only ones I actually like are Bram and Bronson - Boden is a definite no-no in my book though some people obviously like it (my colleague has a 4 year old one).

I actually quite like Brett and Brent (from my first list!) though you don't hear (m)any babies called that these days.

I really like Otis

Redding.

Then oatabix

Sitting on the dock of the bay, la la la la la la. Lovely song. Like the name too.

Redding

Is anyone going to reply to the 'Who's the Aardvark ?' question please?

Otis te aardvark was a puppet that featured along side cbbc presenters in the broom cupboard a long time ago.

As were edd the duck and Gordon the gopher.