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Brother for amelia

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ameliarose2012 · 02/01/2015 23:02

Any ideas? I tend to prefer traditional names, but not old fashioned! Found out yesterday we're having a boy, but am completely stumped!

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Deerhound · 02/01/2015 23:27

James

Selks · 02/01/2015 23:29

Thomas
Alexander
Alistair
Benjamin

MicrochipsAndMemories · 02/01/2015 23:29

Charlie.

calzone · 02/01/2015 23:29

Amelia and Max

Amelia and Felix

Amelia and Rufus

Amelia and Harry

Amelia and Lucas

Boys are great! I have two. Smile

iknowimcoming · 02/01/2015 23:29

Jacob

SnoringNorma · 03/01/2015 01:57

Joseph
Douglas
Peter
Patrick?

slithytove · 03/01/2015 02:23

Jack
James
Duncan

britishbakeoffblues · 03/01/2015 03:49

Hugo

shakemysilliesout · 03/01/2015 08:18

Noah
Luca

moxon · 03/01/2015 10:09

Do you want something as popular as Amelia? Is there a cultural aspect?

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ameliarose2012 · 03/01/2015 10:53

No, I never wanted a popular name for DD. I've liked amelia since I was a child (when it was definitely unpopular!), and always thought I wanted to call my daughter that. It was just bad luck that it had a surge in popularity in the year she was finally born Sad I actually considered calling her something else instead! I like Victorian names. Can't do james as she has a cousin called that already.

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ameliarose2012 · 03/01/2015 10:55

Oh, and no one syllable names- we have a surname with only one syllable and it just sounds weird!

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moxon · 03/01/2015 10:57

These things happen...
How about Patrick or Leonard? Not popular at the moment, quite traditional but not posh, with lots of nickname possibilities?

florascotia · 03/01/2015 12:07

A good list of Victorian names here: www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2011/05/victorian-darlings.html

Deerhound · 03/01/2015 16:02

Amelia and Edward sounds great.

childrensservant · 03/01/2015 18:01

I know an Amelia and Angus?

wattlegirl · 04/01/2015 08:31

If it helps I know an Amelia whose brothers are Dion and Bryce.

Elizadoesdolittle · 04/01/2015 09:00

I have an Amelia. Like you op I have loved the name ever since I was a little girl but unfortunately a year or so after she was born it grew in popularity. I don't actually know any other Amelia's though so it's been fine for us.

Anyway I'm due dc2 any day now and on my boys list are:

Max (although that won't work for you)
Arthur
Albert
Henry

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ameliarose2012 · 05/01/2015 18:08

I quite like Edward... I think! This baby naming business is harder than I thought! There's quite a lot of nicknames that I like, but don't like the idea of nicknames as given names iyswim. So I like Alfie for example, but don't like Alfred!

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turdfairynomore · 05/01/2015 18:16

Amelia and Rory
Amelia and Jonathan
Amelia and Marcus
Amelia and Myles

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ameliarose2012 · 05/01/2015 19:10

Just realised my mums dog is called Eddie! I can't, can I?!

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DearGirl · 05/01/2015 19:12

I know amelia and Zachary

Marmite27 · 05/01/2015 19:14

I know an Amelia and Zachary too!

DearGirl · 05/01/2015 21:28

They also have another sibling in this case

ViolettaBridgettettette · 09/01/2015 03:44

George