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Boys name avoiding the sounds b, d, p, t, f, s, c

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PebbleFrog · 31/03/2015 22:18

We're expecting a baby with a bilateral cleft lip and probable palate and they may have speech problems when they begin to talk, especially with the sounds mentioned.
I spoke it a speech therapist I know & she said all vowel sounds will be easy for them to say, along with the nasal sounds m and n, but other sounds may not be so clear.
We want to give them a middle name that will be easy for them to say, in case they struggle with their first name.
Got lots of ideas for girls (Nina, Anna, Emily), but struggling for a boy.
Any suggestions?

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EggcidentalAnarchist · 31/03/2015 22:19

John

BananaToast · 31/03/2015 22:20

Noah

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 31/03/2015 22:20

Liam

AuntieStella · 31/03/2015 22:21

Iain, John, Leo, Leon, Louis?

Teladi · 31/03/2015 22:21

Lee
John
James - Jamie for short?

enderwoman · 31/03/2015 22:22

Jay
Ray
Joe

thetroubleis · 31/03/2015 22:23

Ewan or Ryan?

Allstoppedup · 31/03/2015 22:24

Adam

EdithWeston · 31/03/2015 22:25

Milo, Marlowe, Iolo, Alan

Rollo, Roy, Aaron

TeaMakesItAllPossible · 31/03/2015 22:25

Ryan
Henry
George
Ethan
Leon
Leo

Lovelydiscusfish · 31/03/2015 22:26

Jim is nice.

lemonyone · 31/03/2015 22:29

Love the suggestion of Jamie.

And hope you are okay Op - that must have been quite unsettling to discover. I used to work with the surgeons who did those ops and follow ups and the results they get nowadays - functionally and aesthetically - are just phenomenal, so I'm sure you'll be in good hands. Best wishes.

Fleecyleesy · 31/03/2015 22:32

Joe

wonkylegs · 31/03/2015 22:32

From DSs friends
We've got

Jake
Rowan
Rohan
Joe
Oliver
Alex
Noah
George
Gerry
Harry
Owen
Neil
Ryan

Johan
Jamie
Ian
William

Fleecyleesy · 31/03/2015 22:33

Henry

ouryve · 31/03/2015 22:37

Owen/Eoin
Ewan
Ian/Iain
Evan
Noah
Neil, Noel

i owuld have htought M would be hard to pronounce, actually.

slug · 31/03/2015 22:40

Ruben

Letsgoforawalk · 31/03/2015 22:45

Ooh, I had one of those !(baby with bilateral cleft lip and palate....) and it never occurred to us to give her a name she could say ( although now I think about it, we did, her name contains none of those sounds. That's really thoughtful of you... Smile
You might also find that repeatedly saying a name that contains difficult sounds, means they get lots of practice and therefore they are less of a problem.

I wish you all the very best and hope it all goes well. PM me if you have anything you want to ask. Mine had a bilateral complete cleft lip and palate. Now she is 13 and thriving totally, confident, happy, busy etc etc.

PlumpingIsQuiteUpForThud · 31/03/2015 22:50

I think 'J' sounds are good - Jamie is particularly non-reliant on tongue placement. Also Leo, Alan and Harry.

I'd like to second another poster's comment about operations for cleft palate - I've met people before who told me they'd had an operation as kids and you'd never have guessed. Their speech was indistinguishable from mine.

Hope you're alright op.

TRexingInAsda · 31/03/2015 22:55

Wouldn't it be much, much more important to give them a first name that they are likely to be able to pronounce?

OneMagnumisneverenough · 31/03/2015 23:06

b, d, p, t, f, s, c
Aaron
Ellis
Hugo/Hugh
Ivor
Niall
Will

patienceisvirtuous · 31/03/2015 23:08

Aaron

CruCru · 31/03/2015 23:10

Amar.

mathanxiety · 01/04/2015 03:14

I wanted to ask that, TRex.

OneMagnumisneverenough · 01/04/2015 07:38

Oh, I missed the bit about it being a middle name. Maybe the baby is being named after dad or has a name selected for a cultural reason or something?