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Suggestions please - names like Angus,Felix,Wilfred,Barnaby etc

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M1st · 23/02/2015 13:17

Hi,
Expecting a baby in April, sorted for girls names but struggling to agree with hubs on boys names! We have a few we like but no front runner!

Current short list is
Angus (hubs thinks this is too Scottish for an English family? I disagree)
Alexander
Felix
William
Possibly Edward or Ivo and probably Thomas as a middle name.

I also love Barnaby / Barney, Gabriel, Leo but these have been vetoed.

We love James, Wilfred, Harry, Charles/Charlie but can't use these for various reasons.

I'd love some more suggestions of names please!

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januaryblues11 · 23/02/2015 13:25

Alistair

StoneFoxMama · 23/02/2015 13:32

Rufus
Montgomery
Alfred
Hugo
Jasper

StoneFoxMama · 23/02/2015 13:33

Love love love Ivo too.

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 23/02/2015 14:04

Hiya,

We're having a boy in August and all of your names were on our list! I really like Angus - I don't think it's too Scottish and I love Gus as nn! I really like Alexander especially nn. to Alec, but my dh's brother is Alex so we can't have it. I can't have William because our surname begins with a 'C' and I think the 'willy' nn potential combined with the initials W.C. is too much for any child to deal with! But I think it's a lovely name. I like Edward a lot - I would nn. to Teddy. I vetoed Edward in the end as I don't much like 'Ed' or 'Eddie' as nicknames. Ivo is really nice but wasn't on our list as dh and I used to work with an Ivo. We decided to go with Felix over the weekend. I love, love, love the name Felix. Always have.

The other names on our list (in case they fit in with your taste as well!)

Jasper
Alastair (as an alternative to Alexander)
Alfred (instead of Wilfred?)
Hugh/Hugo

Other than that, we also had James, Wilfred, Harry, Charlie, Leo . . . !

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M1st · 23/02/2015 14:04

I do too StoneFoxMama, but worried people will pronounce it wrong.

I've always known it as Eye-vo but a few friends recently have thought it was Eee-vo.

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M1st · 23/02/2015 14:06

Ah LorelaiVictoriaGilmore how funny!

Our surname also begins with a C and I hadn't even considered that. It actually starts Ch so cant go for Hugh (would sound like Huge with the CH!)

Thanks for the suggestions!

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StoneFoxMama · 23/02/2015 14:32

It's definitely eye-voh in this part of the world, in the ilk of Jago, Milo, Hugo and Arlo. Love O names.
What about Magnus? Nn Gus.

Whenwillwe3meetagain · 23/02/2015 14:37

On my list were:
Hector
Arlo
Felix
Otto
Asa/Acer

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 23/02/2015 14:58

My dh spotted the 'WC' initial problem for William. He is almost too good at spotting teasing/bullying potential in children's names . . . mind of an 8 year old boy!

bienemaya · 23/02/2015 15:41

I really like Angus, Alexander and Ivo. How about Ivan or Quentin?

Sophronia · 25/02/2015 10:51

Rory
Fergus
Benjamin
Clement
Jago
Samuel
Jude
Christopher nn Kit
Theodore
Gregory
Laurence
Max
Arthur

rachel234 · 25/02/2015 12:38

I like Angus and Barnaby.

GreatAuntDinah · 25/02/2015 12:52

Fergus, Alistair, Patrick, Daniel, Tobias

samza10 · 25/02/2015 16:24

Barnaby is my absolute face..and hopefully ill have one of my own in a couple of weeks. Rory is also up there! Alexander is lovely, and I also love Ivar..

Blondie87 · 25/02/2015 19:03

Alexander is a lovely name. Having a boy in May and we've chosen Edward, also really like the names Arthur, Benjamin and Angus.

Blondie87 · 25/02/2015 19:04

Oh and I think Laurence is lovely

LollyLondon · 26/02/2015 14:08

Fergus
Reggie
Monty

BertieBoo10 · 26/02/2015 20:32

Myself and my OH are fans of:

Sebastian (nn Seb)
Felix
Oscar
Maxwell (Max)

I find boys name a harder than girls, there seems less choice.

sillymillyb · 26/02/2015 20:44

A lot of your names were on my list when ds was born. Others I liked (although I LOVEBarnaby) are:

Oscar
Henry
Rufus
Otto
Luca(s)
Alexander

Fizzyplonk · 26/02/2015 20:54

Hector
Heath
Laurence
Jeremy
Evan
Rafe
Ralph

BlueChampagne · 26/02/2015 21:17

Conrad
Torin
Wreford
Nathan
Justin
Marcus

poppydaisy · 27/02/2015 14:22

My favourites are Angus, Ivo, Quentin and I would James as a middle name with either of these.

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M1st · 03/03/2015 17:54

Thanks everyone. Good luck Samza10!

Wish Barnaby was allowed. Pesky husband!

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M1st · 23/03/2015 11:23

Any other suggestions?

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BabyNeedsChocolate · 23/03/2015 12:49

Lots of lovely names here. Our DS1 is due this week and the current frontrunners are Alexander and Edward - solid, elegant, classic names with lots of good nickname options. We also like William (though unlikely to choose it because our surname also begins with 'C'), Alistair, Henry, Charles (Charlie) and James. Felix and Arthur on our longlist but we thought that they might be a bit too fashionable (as opposed to popular classics that are never out of the top 50). Other names on the list have included Ben (Benedict/ Benjamin), Christopher (nn Kit though DH is taking a bit of convincing), Dominic, Elliot, Francis, Jonathan and Rufus - my DH vetoed all my more flowery and fanciful suggestions.