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Our first choice boys name is now off the cards - can't think of back up !

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Difficultyear2015 · 28/12/2016 10:42

Our first choice was Arthur.
I didn't think it was that popular but both my sister and SIL are due before me.
SIL gave birth over Christmas and named hers Arthur and have just found out that sisters first choice is Arthur too 😂

So we need a backup and we just can't think of any.

Both DP and I previously liked Magnus and also Henry but we have reservations on both of those.

Please help!

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Notsleepingeveragain · 28/12/2016 10:43

Seth, Stanley, Alexander, Henry

Notsleepingeveragain · 28/12/2016 10:43

Oh you mentioned Henry already!

rollonthesummer · 28/12/2016 10:45

Henry and Alexander are pretty popular-not sure if that bothers you. I love Seth!

Toby
Miles
Felix

regularbutpanickingabit · 28/12/2016 10:51

Theo, Reginald, Sidney, Oscar, Rafferty, Arlo, Frederick,

AddictedtoLovely · 28/12/2016 10:51

Albert nn Bertie

Crispbutty · 28/12/2016 10:52

Ernest

GinIsIn · 28/12/2016 10:53

Arthur is a lovely name but has had to come out of our top choices for similar reasons. Our others are:

Theodore
Henry
Alfred
Albert
Felix
George

Any of those any good?

littlenicky61 · 28/12/2016 10:55

Max

weebarra · 28/12/2016 10:58

Murdo
Alasdair

Abecedario · 28/12/2016 11:00

Edward
Albert
Frederick
Hector
Felix
Laurence

JunebabyT · 28/12/2016 11:02

Henry is lovely and I like Magnus too.

Other ideas...

William
Jasper
Oliver
Elliot
George
Theodore
Oscar
Hamish
Hugo
Miles
Robin
Alistair
Victor

pinkyredrose · 28/12/2016 11:02

Don't see any reason why you can't still use Arthur.

1horatio · 28/12/2016 11:22

3 Arthurs in one family... that is a hit much, I agree.

Percival
Lucian
James
Thomas
Thaddeus
Horatio
Charles
Anton
Milo
Caspar
Robert
Felix
Corvus

Artandco · 28/12/2016 11:27

I have to say, Arthur said by anyone under 10 is usually Arfa as well. So all of school they would be Arfa not Arthur

Alvin
Alaric
Eric

1horatio · 28/12/2016 11:31

art

Eric/k is gorgeous. I think I'll put it on my list :)!

Sophronia · 28/12/2016 11:33

Alfred
Angus
August
Benjamin
Christopher
Clement
Casper
Dominic
Evander
Ezra
Edward
Edmund
Everett
Frederick
Francis
Gregor
Hector
Hugh
James
John
Joseph
Laurence
Leonard
Marius
Maximilian
Miles
Matthew
Nicholas
Nathaniel
Patrick
Peter
Theodore
Thomas
William
Wilfred
Alexander
Albert
Walter
Morgan
Ivor
Solomon

Callipygian · 28/12/2016 11:36

Arthur was at the top of our list but we have a very common surname and it is popular so we opted for Edward with Atlas as a middle name (we weren't brave enough to use it as a first name).

WhiteHairReally · 28/12/2016 12:20

Edmund. Similar vibe to Arthur, well, it has that interesting 'u' in it.

TheInternetIsForPorn · 28/12/2016 12:29

Albert / Albie?

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 28/12/2016 13:02

George
Norman
Eliza's
Oscar
Noah
Joseph
Daniel

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 28/12/2016 13:03

Elias 🙄

Ham69 · 28/12/2016 13:51

Go with Magnus. Great name.

WankersHacksandThieves · 28/12/2016 15:55

Edgar
Eustace
Hal
Piers/Peter

Tangoandcreditcards · 28/12/2016 15:59

Frederick
Stanley
Arnold
Hugo

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 28/12/2016 17:19

OP, how about Luther (Lui).