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Please critique our shortlist!

38 replies

ShergarAndSpies · 14/09/2014 20:59

So DC2 will be a boy. DH and I are struggling to settle on one name we both love but have a shortlist as follows.

Surname begins with A and is 2 syllables.

Theodore
Barnaby
Jasper
Sebastian
Robin
Harrison

Please tell me honestly what you think!

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BigfootFiles · 14/09/2014 22:07

Theo - like
Barney - the dinosaur
Jas - nickname jizz. Noooo!
Seb - like
Rob - wishes he was Robert not Robin.
Harry - fine as Harry, Harrison... meh.

capercaillie · 14/09/2014 22:09

Love robin. Sadly friends beat us to that name for a boy. Wish I'd used it though

Sophronia · 14/09/2014 22:43

Not really keen on any of them. I do like Barnabas though, as opposed to Barnaby.

funnyface31 · 14/09/2014 23:15

Know 2 Barney's and no teasing. Both adorable and suit it. Smile

SoonToBeSix · 14/09/2014 23:19

Love the name Robin but only for a girl.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 15/09/2014 01:04

Where I'm from a barney is often used to describe an argument so there could be some teasing over that, but that said though. I've never known anyone to be teased if I'm honest.,
I don't think there'd be an reference about Barney the dinosaur after all we never hear of any Thomas's being teased do we (R.e Thomas the tank engine).

squeak2392 · 15/09/2014 03:15

Sigh, I've become so disinterested in boys names that if I were to critique them all individually I'd say 'nice' for every single one :/

If I have to be harsh:
Harrison is over-used and I've come to think actually sounds a bit weird irl. Harry is much nicer.
Sebastian I like in principle, as it's strong and classic, but I don't really like the sound of it anymore.
Jasper I like, but still kinda think of a spaniel.

Can't find anything wrong with the others though.

Ifem · 15/09/2014 19:43

Theo and Sebastian are nice names.

Barnaby is poncetastic and Barney is such a wet nickname.

Harrison is awful.

I'd hate t be called Robin is i was a guy. Its just....bleurgh.
Robyn for a girl is nice, though Wink

Only1scoop · 15/09/2014 19:44

Theodore or Barnaby

mandy214 · 15/09/2014 19:55

Freddie and Barnie? No, too much like the Flintstones line up! Both nice but not together.

I like Seb or Sebastian. Jazz is awful (sorry) and I dont like Rob or Robin too. Harry nicer than Harrison. Lots of Theodores at the moment shortened to Ted or Teddy. Massively popular so I would avoid.

ShergarAndSpies · 15/09/2014 21:04

Bloody hell the Flintstones thing had never even occurred to me - you guys are good!

Think Sebastian is looking like our top contender currently.

Thanks again for all your help Smile

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mandy214 · 15/09/2014 22:13

Didnt mean to be rude but was slightly tempted to type 'yabba dabba doo' Grin

NadiaWadia · 16/09/2014 02:56

Sebastian is lovely. Theodore is nice.

Jasper, seems quite popular now, has a good sound but somehow I associate it with

  1. pantomime villains 2. wasps

and Barney, bears and dinosaurs. Seems a name for a little boy only, not a man.

Robin, OK but some people may think it a bit girly, though of course it was originally only a male name.

Harrison is the worst, just a random surname, literally means 'Harry's son'. So why not just choose Harry (which is nice)?

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