Boys name shortlist

[DefinitelyMaybeBaby]

Hello,
DS2 is due in a few weeks and we are seriously struggling on names. The short list at the moment is as follows;
Jude
Thomas
Oscar
Magnus
Max
Rufus

There is no clear winner but these are all names we both agree we don't hate. Which doesn't really seem good enough! DS1's name came easy and we both loved it so this struggle is new! His name is uncommon (well outside top 100, around 300 if I remember correctly) but familiar to most people.

I think hearing people's faves from the list (and reasons if poss) or other suggestions based on the list would help. Thanks.

Thomas or Magnus although this may be because the sit well with our family name(s)

Oscar and Rufus are animal names to me. Maybe !Max too, it’s just one I don’t like.

Jude just makes me think of Jude Law so no thank you.

You have a good list there, I like them all, but I'd probably go with either Magnus or Rufus, just because they're slightly more unusual/not heard so much.

Thomas and Max.

Thank you rejoiner. Weirdly one of my only reservations about DS1s name was that it might be a "dogs name" due to knowing more dogs than humans with the name in my life so maybe animal names is just our taste

I’ve had all those names on my list at various points op! My (long) list now is;

• Abraham
• Albert
• Angus
• Arthur
• Asher
• August
• Barnaby
• Bennett
• Conan
• Edmund
• Edward
• Evander
• Ezekiel
• Felix
• Fergus
• Finbar
• Fionn
• Franklin
• Gabriel
• Guy
• Grayson
• Hamish
• Hugo
• Innes
• Jack
• Jackson
• James
• Jeremiah
• Jesse
• Jonah
• Lawrence / Laurence
• Lochlan
• Malachi
• Malachy
• Marcus
• Matthew
• Micah
• Miles
• Milo
• Nathaniel
• Peter
• Quentin
• Rafferty
• Reuben
• Robin
• Roman
• Rory
• Rudy
• Rufus
• Rupert
• Sebastian
• Solomon
• Sonny
• Spencer
• Theodore
• Thomas
• Tobias
• Toby
• Wilfred
• William (Billy)

My favourites from your list are Rufus and Thomas.

Least favourite is Max, but I did have it on my list for a while, so I definitely don’t dislike it.

Magnus is a lovely name and definitely the best on your list. A few more suggestions

Conal
Francis
Xander
Reuben
Joel

Thanks everyone. Great list dailymail (and great name ) DS1s name is in there so we definitely have similar taste! I'll go through it with DH later.

Jude Oscar and Max are my favourites

Albie Zac Alfie Ethan Freddie

You have a few that were on my shortlist. Others I had:

Rex
Caspar
Rudy
Jesse
Solomon
Sully
Sylvester
Cassius
Atticus
Milo
Woody
Rupert
Otto
Ignatius (Iggy)
Tobias
Emmet
Osiris
Osian

Magnus and Oscar are lovely.

Conrad?

Jude - No. I dislike it.
Thomas - Yes
Oscar - Sort of name you hear a parent in Lidl call their child.
Magnus - Yes
Max - Yes
Rufus - No will get abbreviated to Roof.

I agree with what someone else said, Rufus, Max and Oscar are to me dog/cat names, so i personally would rule them out. Especially Rufus i'd be worried that would get shortened to Roofy.

Jude, i like but makes me think of Jude Law!

So for me it would be between Thomas and Magnus. Both nice. Thomas might be shortened to Tom? Magnus would be the winner for me.

Of the suggestions so far, my favourites are
Magnus
Quentin
Cassius
Reuben

Thomas, Oscar and Max are SO popular, there are several in my kids' classes.

The only one I don’t like is Rufus, and Thomas is a bit dull, but the rest are good.

I’d go for Jude or Magnus on that list as I prefer names that aren’t over-popular.

My favourite by miles is Jude. It's lovely, classic, strong and simple.

Thomas- very boring, an 80s name.
Oscar- boring, a dog's name.
Magnus- too try hard. Reminds me of Magnum ice cream. Also 'Mag' as a nn is feminine.
Max- boring, also a bit of a dog's name.
Rufus- okay, but most definitely a dog's name.

All nice names but love Rufus and Max! Don’t agree that they are dog names as a lot of dogs have human names now so there’s always going to be dog associations for every name.

Love Rufus and Magnus

Definitely Magnus!

mikeuniformmike eh?! Rufus never gets shortened to Roof. Ru/Roo I've heard or Rufus in full as it's hardly a mouthful. Roof isn't a natural nickname from Rufus at all.

Thanks. I think Magnus is winning at the moment.

Magnus is amazing.