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Barnaby, Rex or Sonny?

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MrsAtkinson143 · 07/06/2016 08:41

So baby boy is due in a couple of months and so far we have managed to shortlist 3 names, but we can't agree on one of the 3!

Hubby likes Sonny best, then Rex but I LOVE Barnaby!

Which do you like better/sounds better with our surname - Atkinson?

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MumOnACornishFarm · 07/06/2016 18:54

I like them all, but I'm with you on Barnaby! It's lovely. All of them work really well with your surname too.

IfNotNowThenWhenever · 07/06/2016 18:56

None of them. They are dogs names.

Jooni · 07/06/2016 19:04

Rex is fabulous, Barnaby is OK, but Sonny is not my style at all, I'm afraid. It sounds far too cutesy and informal for a full name IMO.

Rex Barnaby or Barnaby Rex would be wonderful though!

marblestatue · 07/06/2016 19:10

Rex

Disregardme · 07/06/2016 19:20

Rex

maitaimojito · 07/06/2016 19:23

Barnaby

LaceyLee · 07/06/2016 19:55

Like. Barnaby and Rex isn't bad but hate sonny! It's just not a name for a grown up. I know a guy who changed his name from sonny cos he hated it that much.

villainousbroodmare · 07/06/2016 23:30

Not Sonny.
Not Rex.
Which leaves Barnaby.

RortyCrankle · 08/06/2016 00:02

Barnaby or at a push Rex - anything's better than Sonny.

UntilTheCowsComeHome · 08/06/2016 09:59

None of them. They are dogs names

^^ agree.

winkywinkola · 08/06/2016 10:15

Dogs names are Scruff, Patch and Rusty.

bolognaadvice · 08/06/2016 10:18

Depends where the dogs live!!!
Affluent dogs are getting a rebrand!

NavyAndWhite · 08/06/2016 10:19

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TheNaze73 · 08/06/2016 10:22

I love Rex & Sonny. Not liking Barnaby in the slightest though. The school spanner back in the day, was called Barnaby however, so negative because of that. He really was a tit!

usernoidea · 08/06/2016 10:24

Crikey! Ignore the negative comments - I really like them all and we are expecting a boy soon and your names are the same as mine (plus 2 others)....!
I love them all. Go with your instincts and good luck X

Buggers · 08/06/2016 10:26

Barnaby.

seafoodeatit · 08/06/2016 17:03

I'd go for Barnaby, Rex just makes me think of a dog's name sorry.

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1horatio · 08/06/2016 17:11

Barnaby is lovely!

Rex is a guard dog or a dinosaur.... Sonny is simply awful imo, sorry.

CarlGrimesMissingEye · 08/06/2016 17:33

I've a Barnaby too. All time favourite boys name.

badtime · 08/06/2016 23:34

I dislike all of these names, but Sonny is by far the worst.

purplefox · 08/06/2016 23:36

They all remind me of dogs.

Pigeonpost · 08/06/2016 23:37

I also have a Barnaby so am biased but prefer it by a LONG way. Rex in 2nd. Really don't like Sonny at all.

julfin · 09/06/2016 00:28

I like Barnaby, and quite like Rex (good strong name).

I can't help but agree with our philosopher friend re Sonny is awful. May as well call him Youngfellermelad

EmmaWoodlouse · 10/06/2016 16:36

Barnaby - and I don't say that very often.