final top 5 - opinions?

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DS2 due on 3 weeks. I think I may have my final 5 names. DH is doing is independently and then we will compare and hopefully decide! So here goes (in no particular order)

Thomas
Henry
Daniel
Edward
David

Thoughts or alternatives most welcome!

David! It's a great name and very underused nowadays.

Thomas and Henry are my favourites.

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Really not sure about David. Yeah it's less used than the others but that's because it's become a bit dated, and he will just get called Dave. Everyone has an uncle Dave or a boss called Dave.

I like Henry, Edward and Thomas. Thomas is probably my fave.

Henry or Edward. But they're all nice!

They're all fine. I can imagine classic/traditional names going very well with a somewhat complicated/longer (?) surname.

David: a really lovely & awesome name
Henry: also lovely
Edward: nice
Thomas: nice, but very popular
Daniel: I really don't like it.

Fabulous names, OP. Classics are unimpeachable, and actually, they can stand out amidst a class of Finleys, Archies, and Noahs (all of which are nice, but they will be out of vogue again in 10 years).

If I had another ds, he would be Edward, so my vote goes to that.

I like them all, but not too keen on David!

Daniel is my favourite!

Thomas or Henry

I like David, Edward and Daniel, though I absolutely hate Dave, though I know it doesn't have to be inevitable.

A bit too classic and safe for my taste but if I had to pick it would be Edward without a doubt.

Thomas, Daniel and Edward. I love these three.

Thomas quite historical, like Tom as nn
Henry too prince/King
Daniel used car salesman
Edward evil King, rubbish politicians
David Cameron 'dave' is another used car salesman.

Henry or Daniel

David, Daniel, Henry.

Not too keen on the others.

All fine, if a little dull....

Not David. It's a nice name in its full form but I have to disagree with a pp and say that Dave is inevitable - people will always shorten names even if you as a family don't. David is lovely, Dave is not!

I like Daniel and Thomas best from your list. I also really like Henry but that is definitely popular round these parts.

If you are in Scotland the nicer Davie is more likely than Dave.

Great names I have used 3 of them in my boys names as first and middle names. I work in a secondary school and have a steady stream of Daniel and Thomas less Edward and Henry and only have a David as a foreign child pronounced differently.

David

Ed, Dan,Tom are all lovely. Tom the most popular.
Dave is a 40 year old manchild/pisshead

They will get shortened

I think they are all lovely classical names. Not everyone likes alternative or trendy (I know we don't!!). I love Daniel - then you have Danny or Dan has a nickname. Thomas is lovely - adore Tom. Sounds cool to me without trying. Good luck picking!

Thomas is my dads name. He is the nicest person I the whole world so I love that name.

David is my DH's name. Also love it as he is also a very nice man!