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Fifth baby- boy. Need some help please!

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Whattocallbabyboy · 08/12/2016 11:59

My partner and I gave reached an impasse on naming our baby boy due very soon. We'd love to hear some suggestions.

His first child has a very popular boys name which over a decade later is still popular.
His second had a more unusual but with the revivial of old lady names and a popular song has become more common

My first child has a traditional Irish saints name. Not uncommon but not popular either. People spell it wrong. It's a irritant but nothing major.

Our daughter has popular traditional Welsh name. Easy to spell I thought until I realised living in Cornwall they have many different idea of spelling it here. I'm amazed at the amount of people who can't say it! It's really normal and was popularised was a singer. Even GPs struggle.

Any way baby boy due very soon. I have a name which we originally loved. Partner changed mind a couple of months ago. He's still that name in my heart but partner will never agree.

Partner likes a popular name which I hate. Always have done. Can't compromise on that as my teeth itch when I hear it.

So here we are with no shortlist, not even a single possible and it's stressing me out. I could name a million girls but boys much harder!

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Whattocallbabyboy · 08/12/2016 12:00

Excuse typos!

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Artandco · 08/12/2016 12:03

Jago

user1471461436 · 08/12/2016 12:07

I will fire every name I can at you! Here goes:
Daniel
Matthew
William
Edward
Liam
Leo
Nate
James
Benjamin
Harrison
Euan
Owen
Hugh
Finn
Christopher
George
Henry
Theo
Teddy
Judd
Jude
Rory
Corey
Oren
Coren
Elijah
Isaac
Zak
Jack

Whattocallbabyboy · 08/12/2016 12:48

Thank you. They are all a bit too popular or just not me. Jago has been on my mind though.

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AutumnalLeaves38 · 08/12/2016 13:03

Milo

Emilio

Arlo

Raphael

Jacques (French pronunciation, soft 'j')

Joe

Alexander/ Alex/ Xander

Paolo

Dominic

Louis (Lew-y, rather than Lew-is)

Aidan

Flowers Best wishes for a safe and speedy delivery, when your son does decide to join your family!

AutumnalLeaves38 · 08/12/2016 13:14

Ooh, and I really like Otis (admittedly, a name not to everyone's taste).

InterchangeableEmma · 08/12/2016 13:17

Fifth baby boy should surely be Quinten. It's the logical thing really ;)

TinaBacon · 08/12/2016 13:21

If I were naming a boy tomorrow he would be:

Seth
Heath
Dashiell
Ezra
Asa
Judah

KoalaDownUnder · 08/12/2016 13:26

Ooh, I love Raphael/Rafael.

I also love Sholto, which will get howled down for being too 'posh'.

Also Digby and Clancy.

Whattocallbabyboy · 08/12/2016 13:34

Interchangeableemma. Yes you'd think so wouldn't you..... Well a diminutive of it anyway. Gosh I could cry at his stubbornness over this.

My son's name has been mentioned on this thread too :-)

I like : Ezra, Alexander/ Alex , Arlo,

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Whattocallbabyboy · 08/12/2016 13:36

Elliott is a possible. Maybe Elijah.

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Whattocallbabyboy · 08/12/2016 13:40

I just can't pronounce Raphael/Rafael properly without huge effort.

Any Christmasy or new year names.

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Zoflorabore · 08/12/2016 13:40

Oscar is my favourite boys name, I already have an Oliver and if I ever had another boy he would be Oscar :)

AnnetteKertan · 08/12/2016 14:34

Adam
Jerome
Marcus
Grayson
Tobias
Atlas

AutumnalLeaves38 · 08/12/2016 14:58

Well, apart from the more obvious Wintry/ Xmas-related ones:
Noel/ Robin/ (Angel!) Gabriel/ (3 Wise Men!) Caspar, Melchior, Balthazar....

Gennaro (Italian name derived from "January")

Asher/ Ash? (Fortunate, blessed, happy one...traditional New Year's name)

Gruffalosfriend · 08/12/2016 16:41

Definately Quentin (biased Smile). And ours isn't even our fifth child...

WhiteHairReally · 08/12/2016 17:08

Osian
Taliesin
Morgan
Piran
Dwight
Huw
Simeon
Guy
Petroc
Gryff
Ennis

Artandco · 08/12/2016 17:34

Christmassy names:

Elden - means elf

Aubin - means white

Aster - star

Douglas - type of Xmas tree

Olwen - white footprint

Whattocallbabyboy · 08/12/2016 21:55

Thank you. Some great suggestions but we are no further forward :-(

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CakeRattleandRoll · 09/12/2016 05:15

I really like Jago, suggested upthread. And on the Cornish theme, how about Jory or Jowan? Or:
Silas
Orson
Jarvis
Nathaniel
Felix
Rufus
Peter
Erasmus
Aldous
Elias

Joinourclub · 09/12/2016 05:31

Joren
Roland
Winston
Zachary
Isaac
Rocco
Jonty

furlinedsheepskinjacket · 09/12/2016 05:42

pablo

AutumnalLeaves38 · 09/12/2016 05:47

Sacha (as in SASH-a, not SACK-a).

Gruffalosfriend · 09/12/2016 06:54

Then spell it Sasha! Sacha is the French spelling where ch is pronounced sh.

whothefuckhas5children · 09/12/2016 07:14

If you already gave an Irish saints name what about Senan (I think it goes well with Aidan Wink)?