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Daniel vs Miles / Milo

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Needaboyname · 03/02/2019 12:26

So baby is here and is a boy. Current thinking is Daniel or Miles. Or possibly Milo. Any thoughts?
Not sure can imagine shouting Miles across a playground. Quite like nicknames of Daniel. But there are lots of them around.

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Aprilshowersarecomingsoon · 03/02/2019 12:29

Imo Daniel is a bit wet.
Milo is a Tweeny.
Miles it is.

Triffictriffid · 03/02/2019 12:37

Congratulations Flowers. I love Miles. You could have Milo/Miley as nn if you wanted I reckon. Daniel is good too but as you say there’s a lot of them about. I always liked Niles (big Frasier fan here).

daisypond · 03/02/2019 12:49

Miles. I like Daniel too, but it's just a tad dull. Not Milo. You could use that as a nickname, though. Congrats.

MikeUniformMike · 03/02/2019 13:09

Miles. Daniel is fine. Don't like Milo.

tammytoby · 03/02/2019 13:32

Miles.

Daniel is boring and I dislike Dan

anatol · 03/02/2019 13:53

I like Daniel. Not a fan of Miles or Milo.

Sophronia · 03/02/2019 13:54

Miles is great. I like Daniel too but not Dan. Don’t like Milo.

Susannach · 03/02/2019 14:17

Miles is fantastic. Congratulations!

GB54 · 03/02/2019 14:25

I like Miles!

Sallygoroundthemoon · 03/02/2019 14:27

Daniel and Miles are lovely, especially Miles. Milo is quite trendy at the moment so there are likely to be a few in the class.

NeverHadANickname · 03/02/2019 14:32

Definitely Daniel.

TrixieFranklin · 03/02/2019 14:35

Milo is awful.
Miles and Daniel are both perfectly nice names.

Congratulations OP!

StalePrincessofBelAir · 03/02/2019 15:19

I like Daniel and would likely call him Danny right from the start!

tammytoby · 03/02/2019 15:22

Miles or Milo!

Don't like Daniel (especially not Danny)

DramaAlpaca · 03/02/2019 15:22

I love Daniel.

MiceSqueakCatsMeow · 03/02/2019 15:28

Milo is brilliant. And no one watches the Tweenies anymore. And in my house that Tweenie is called Pube Head. Also the names Jake and Bella are never connected to the Tweenies.

TatianaLarina · 03/02/2019 15:34

Milo. No idea what Tweenies is.

MonkeyBrainsInPickle · 03/02/2019 15:39

Daniel is really beige IMO.

sparkly72 · 03/02/2019 15:41

I love milo, don't like miles or Daniel

mistermagpie · 03/02/2019 16:08

Daniel is nice but boring, Milo is my a cat's name but Miles is great. I actually know a little Miles and it really suits him.

Purplepricklesalloverhisback · 03/02/2019 16:12

I loved Miles for our DS but our surname has as S sound at the end so it didn’t sound right.

Ilikehamsandwiches · 03/02/2019 16:16

Miles

JuniperPluto · 03/02/2019 16:18

Milo is a dog, Miles is a measurement. Definitely Daniel!

PyjamasForever · 03/02/2019 16:19

From someone who regularly shouts Miles across the playground, you get used to it pretty quickly. Milo could be a nickname?

MrsFoxPlus4 · 03/02/2019 16:42

Miles is really not popular lately. I like Daniel