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Help me choose?!

23 replies

Aroseby · 06/03/2019 07:52

36 weeks today and we need a little help to finalise a name for our little boy!

Baby will be little brother to Daniel James (Danny). We like traditional, fairly biblical names, preferably with several possible short forms, and ideally with a longer formal version to use in case of misbehaviour!

Possible first names at the moment are Max (I dislike all the longer versions I can think of), Matthew (nn Matty) and Joseph (Joey). Our surname is short and sharp- Kemp. Any thoughts or ideas from the mn jury would be very much welcomed! Thanks in advance!

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Nightlights · 06/03/2019 07:52

Samuel (Sam)?

Milasmummy · 06/03/2019 07:54

I prefer Matthew or Joseph. Max is cute but I prefer it to be short for something

lostfrequencies · 06/03/2019 07:54

Joshua
Benjamin

Byebyefriend · 06/03/2019 07:56

I prefer Joseph out of your list.

Other ideas
Joel (joe)
Peter (Pete)

Aroseby · 06/03/2019 07:58

Forgot to add I have 6 (whole/step/half) brothers(!) so a good number of the names we like are already taken, would be weird to use just one of their names so feel like they're all ruled out- otherwise Oliver, Thomas or Martin would be on the table too...

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Peachbubble · 06/03/2019 08:13

Robert
Charles
Nathaniel
William
Frederick
Patrick
Lawrence
Nicholas

Sleepyblueocean · 06/03/2019 09:02

Benjamin
Christopher
Nathaniel

Icklepup · 06/03/2019 09:20

Matthew!

Sophronia · 06/03/2019 10:49

Adam
Aaron
Benjamin
Jacob
Jonathan
Joshua
Peter
Reuben
Samuel
Zachary

MrsMartinRohde · 06/03/2019 10:50

Benedict

Aroseby · 06/03/2019 12:15

Some fab ideas- thanks all! Will discuss with DH and return Smile

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MamaDane · 06/03/2019 12:17

Gabriel (Gabe)
Isaac (Zack)

CloserIAm2Fine · 06/03/2019 13:05

I love Matthew!

ParisWilton · 06/03/2019 13:08

Dominic
Nicholas
Philip (I love Pip!)
Richard

TildaTurnip · 06/03/2019 13:13

We like the same names.

I LOVE Joseph and Joey/Joe and would go with that. Daniel and Joseph go well too.

Also like;
Nicholas
Thomas (I know you can’t have it though!)
Christopher
Gabriel
Andrew
Benjamin
Raphael
James
Peter

Shadow1234 · 06/03/2019 14:13

Elias
Elijah
Isaac
Luke

BlueChampagne · 06/03/2019 15:27

Anthony
Alexander
Jonathan
Marcus

SweetButaPsycho · 07/03/2019 23:26

Love Joseph! Also like;
Theodore
Nathaniel
Alexander
Barnaby
Harrison
Gabriel
Dominic
Joshua

MumUnderTheMoon · 08/03/2019 11:32

You could use Maxwell as a full name, it sounds great with a traditional middle name
Maxwell Arthur
Maxwell David
Maxwell John

Daisypie · 08/03/2019 11:35

Daniel and Samuel sound too samey. How about
Thomas
David
Charles
Nicholas

LarkDescending · 08/03/2019 12:23

Great list. I really love Matthew - never known a bad one.

Throwing Rupert in for consideration.

Tubbykins · 08/03/2019 16:23

Max could be short for Maxim?

Rupert
Gregory
Timothy
Henry
Alexander
Simeon
Jonathan
Tobias
Elliott
Robert
Eric
Christopher
Edwin
Theodore
Miles
Adam
Michael
Andrew
David
Phillip
Sebastian
Peter
Joshua
Jacob
William

Tubbykins · 08/03/2019 16:33

Marcus
Gabriel
Mark
Dominic
Hugo/Hugh
James
Benjamin
Oliver
George

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