Shortlist for baby boy due any day

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DH and I cannot decide on a name for DC2 who will be here very soon. We have a short list and a fucking massive list, which I won’t bore you with.

What are your thoughts on these? Some are DH’s suggestions. Some are mine.

• Fergus
• Gabriel
• Wilfred
• Hamish
• Felix
• Laurence
• Nathaniel
• Sebastian
• Cormac
• Marcus
• Lewis
• Matthew
• Callum
• Peter
• Christopher (not to be shortened to Kit, by us at least, according to DH)

Only like
Peter. Christopher Sebastian and Gabriel.

I also like Lewis but spelt Louis.

My all time favourite name is Felix (largely for the meaning). Also like Sebastian, Gabriel and Matthew from your list. Less keen on Laurence, Marcus and Callum (mostly because I've only known badly behaved boys with these names!)

Lewis, Cormac and Hamish.

Love:

• Sebastian
• Matthew
• Peter

Like:

• Felix
• Wilfred
• Hamish
• Laurence
• Lewis
• Christopher (don't like Chris or Kit though, so I'd never use this)

Dislike:

• Fergus
• Gabriel
• Nathaniel
• Cormac
• Marcus
• Callum

I like them all except callum, Marcus, Lewis’s and christopher.

I’d probably go for Laurence (nn Laurie), Hamish (only if I had Scottish connections), Fergus (Dutton scottish connections) or Felix.

I love Hamish and Felix, and like Matthew and Callum. Not keen on the rest, sorry.

Just wait till baby arrives and see which name suits him.

I’m removing Callum, Hamish and Marcus.

I’ve remembered a horrible Callum, now that someone’s mentioned knowing a not very well behaved Callum. Marcus, I’m very lukewarm about and DH hates Hamish. We have no Scottish connections, except that we used to live there. We do have strong ties to Ireland.

I thought that @peas, but DH is keen to decide before he arrives and I’m having pre-baby panic, so this is a welcome distraction tbh!

Nathaniel is beautiful.

Love Sebastian.

Wilfred is super popular atm among hipsters. Don’t know if that bothers you or not. Lot of Wilfreds around here, all dressed in Frugi and eating quinoa

I love Nathaniel! DH not so keen, though I think he’s ok with it. He doesn’t love any boy names.

I love Felix. I love Wilf but not so keen on Wilfred.
Sebastian
Matthew
Peter
Christopher are also v nice.

Bloody hipsters! Wilfred a family name on my side, which I had in my head since before I even fell pregnant. Those pesky quinoa fiends have clearly half inched it .

Oooh, forgot Nathaniel... Like that too.

You have just knocked one of my dcs names off your list!

Out of your remaining names i love Sebastian nn Seb

Oh sorry @cupoftea.

I’m being a bit ruthless. It seems the appropriate time for ruthless baby name culling!

Lewis is coming off too now. I don’t like Louie and when I say Lewis I can hear Screwy Louie. Is that in a film? Don’t know. It’s gone anyway. Stone cold ruthless baby namer .

I will forgive you

Tbh it wasnt my first choice either but dont tell ds

My favourite is Matthew (but I'm biased because I have one!) I also really like Sebastian and Nathaniel from your list :-)

My favourites on your list are Laurence and Felix.

Peter
Fergus

I like Gabriel, Sebastian, Peter, Matthew, Christopher and Marcus. Sebastian is my favourite.

I like Sebastian, Peter and Matthew.

I think we’ve whittled it down to two!

It’s now between Fergus and Sebastian. Hooray! I think Sebastian is more popular. Fergus is more of an acquired taste maybe, but it goes better with our surname and is a nice nod to our Irishness.

The good thing is that I don’t have time to change my mind now.