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Boy due next week and still no name.

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Terriblydifficult · 14/07/2018 07:59

Our son is due next week and there’s no concesus on a name.

The list:

Angus
Fergus
Otis
Felix
Jasper
Oscar

Thoughts welcome.

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TempleOfBlooms · 14/07/2018 08:02

I really like all your names. Oscar is probably my favourite. Angus and Fergus sound Scottish to me, do you have Scottish connections?

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Terriblydifficult · 14/07/2018 08:12

I have a Scottish father.

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Bicnod · 14/07/2018 08:57

Oscar!

applesandpears56 · 14/07/2018 08:58

Wait until you see them then pick from this shortlist

Dangerousminds · 14/07/2018 09:42

I don't think you can go wrong with any. Maybe Fergus or Otis as you don't hear them as much. But then I really love Jasper and Felix. Sorry not much help! Have you got a middle name? Does one work better with your surname?

ColinsVeryJolly · 14/07/2018 09:44

Jasper is lovely

missyB1 · 14/07/2018 09:44

Either Angus or Fergus, they are both lovely names.

incorruptibledream · 14/07/2018 09:45

Oscar is a cats name

Icklepup · 14/07/2018 09:50

I only like Felix

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 14/07/2018 09:56

Oscar and Felix are quite overused round here but may be a regional thing. Not keen on Jasper.
I like Angus and Fergus but my favourite from your list is definitely Otis, it's unusual without being too 'out there'.

VioletCharlotte · 14/07/2018 10:03

I love Otis! It's not a name I've heard used very often, it's very cool. Angus, Jasper and Oscar all sounds a bit 'middle class try hard' to me. And I was put off of the name Felix by a boy DS2 used to know who was foul!

Definitely Otis Smile

MadisonAvenue · 14/07/2018 10:06

Otis!

MyCatsRuleTheHouse · 14/07/2018 10:08

I like them all, good list, but Oscar is too popular for me at the moment. I’d probably pick Jasper and Felix.

RedDwarves · 14/07/2018 10:09

I love Otis and Oscar, followed by Jasper.

The only one I'm not a fan of is Fergus. Also, Angus just reminds me of cattle.

Joinourclub · 14/07/2018 10:10

I love Otis and Angus

HJL2506 · 14/07/2018 10:28

I like Jasper the most!

toomanyeastereggsurghh · 14/07/2018 10:40

Oscar is nice but super popular at the mo.
I love Felix, such a cute name. I also like Jasper from your list. Not keen on the others. Rory is another similar option I love.

Ginandplatonic · 14/07/2018 10:45

Angus has worked well for us. Smile I still love it 14 years later!

MollyHuaCha · 14/07/2018 10:47
  1. Oscar
  2. Otis
  3. Angus
  4. Felix
  5. Fergus
  6. Jasper
mistermagpie · 14/07/2018 11:09

Angus is my favourite but I have a Magnus which is very similar. Remember, you don't need six names on a list for one baby, so try to get it down to two and then see what he looks like!

user1498549192 · 14/07/2018 12:44

I really would wait to meet him. Angus was at the top of our list, but when he was born we just knew it didn't suit him!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 14/07/2018 13:17

I would choose Fergus, love it !

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/07/2018 13:26

I Only like Otis

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2018 13:36

Angus
Fergus
Otis
Felix
Jasper
Oscar

I like Angus and Fergus a lot. I like Magnus, whichis similar, a bit more. I love it.
I like Felix and Jasper.
Otis is dreadful and Oscar is the sort of name you'd here screeched out in Asda.

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Terriblydifficult · 14/07/2018 18:35

Oscar is the sort of name you'd here screeched out in ASAD

Luckily no Asda’s near me! Grin

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