What's your favourite boy's name?

[GrumpyGoose]

Due in September, no idea what I'm having, girl's name is picked, not a sodding clue what name I'd pick if I have a boy though

Traipsed my way through many a website but please share with me your favourite boy's name so I can -hopefully- come across one I haven't seen yet! Thanks collective mind of mumsnet

Nadir's meaning in English seems to me a pretty important thing to know for anyone living in an English culture, regardless of its meaning in other languages.

Well I've managed to get to the ripe old age of 27 without once hearing this word other than as an Arabic name. It's not exactly the backbone of the English language now, is it?

John
Lawrence
Leon
Rex
Robin

Agreed, Bendydick.
MN may be mostly made up of English speakers living in the U.K., but not exclusively - plenty of MNers speak other languages too and/or live elsewhere.
Even if you live in the U.K., there's still nothing wrong with using a non English name, as long as it's not a swear word in English and doesn't have another obvious association that would make the child vulnerable to teasing. (And no, Nadir isn't not in that category!)

Sorry to be a pisser on a parade but like others whilst I'm aware of the Arabic context of Nadir, I immediately think of "nadir" as something wholly negative, in terms of its meaning in English.

Surely it's quite useful to have this pointed out to you in a name discussion forum, rather than by some irritating twat in the street / school / the doctors / supermarket as fold are prone to do

The OP asked for people's favourite names, she didn't actually ask for opinions on Nadir and how it would be perceived by English speakers.

I think it's fine to point out the connotations in English but not without even considering the origins and meaning of the name.

Incindentally on another name thread this week, the rather less fortunate connotations for a baby with parents of different nationalities were being pointed out. It was taken in good spirits and ,PST were appreciative of the distinctions and likely misinterpretations.

It's ironic really that people are talking about mumsnetters being multicultural and educated sufficiently to know the non-English provenance of names but to swat aside the relevance for their child should it live in the very country with negative connotations ( in this case pardon the pun 😉)

Seth
Tobias
Samuel
Oscar
Felix
Jack
James

Hahaha thanks @NameChange30 I did kinda nope outta the thread a few posts back when I saw things had taken a bit of a tangent. Still appreciative of all the offerings here

Sorry for the slight derail OP!
Just gets my goat when people are negative for no actual reason

@NameChange30 people weren't being negative for no reason. They were simply saying Nadir has more than one meaning. Which it does.
What's the problem with that?

Gin
"They were simply saying Nadir has more than one meaning."
Far from it! Reread the post - it refers to one meaning only, with no acknowledgement of the fact that there are others:
"Please don't anyone name their baby Nadir! Such an awful meaning to have to live with."

That's what I thought was unnecessarily negative. The Arabic meaning isn't awful. I was just pointing that out.

Ignorance works both ways - you can't leap to point out an English meaning to Arabic speakers and then object when someone points out the Arabic meaning to you.

My list so far is:

Charlie
Ellis
Laurence/Laurie
Joshua
Sebastian/Seb

Oh and Chester but I can't use it as I already used it for a cat 🐱

Callan... its awful like our surname though so a no go.

@NameChange30 well yes that comment is perhaps unfortunate. However she does make a valid point, perhaps a little bluntly but relevant nonetheless.

I think her point was that if you are living in THIS country a lot of people would automatically make that link which I think they will.

Nathaniel
Elliot
Raphael
Giovanni
Theodore
Tobias

Nathan

Michael

Gabriel (amazed at how popular it is on this list)
Isaac
Laurence
Emmanuel
Magnus

Saul. Hebrew meaning 'asked for' Gorgeous.

Damian
Felix
Leo
Rory

All cat names according to DH.

Boys names I'm liking are:
William (not to be shortend though)
Finn
Elliot

Kaspar, Ezio, Ezekiel and Milo

I have loved the name Jethro ever since I met a boy named such, in a sea kayak, in west Wales, as I paddled by.

I'm surprised how many people have mentioned the name John!

I should really offer up my current "favourites" - in quotations because I don't love any of them enough to use them I don't think 🤔

Eli/Elijah
Asher
Ezra
Isaac
Noah
Reuben
Arlo