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Brother for Martha and Nancy

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Bytheseamummy · 09/07/2019 06:04

I have two DDs, Martha and Nancy, and am expecting a boy! I have never been able to find a boys name I'm totally happy with during my last two pregnancies and still don't seem to be able to. I obviously like fairly old fashioned names, but don't really like names which are shortened to nicknames. This seems to make it really difficult! Any ideas?!

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Peachbubble · 09/07/2019 06:28

Felix
Jasper
Luca
Hugo

Ricekrispie22 · 09/07/2019 06:47

Arthur
Edmund
Otis
Ralph
Quentin
Wilfred
Stanley
Barney
Rupert
Harvey
Angus
Elton

Astronica · 09/07/2019 06:51

Magnus
Edgar
Walter
Winston
Hugh
Frank
Gus
Rafe

Cuppa12345 · 09/07/2019 06:51

Eric
Rafe
William
James
Nate
Arlo

EllenEyewater · 09/07/2019 07:36

Has someone seriously suggested Arthur as a brother for Martha?! Please don’t use that combination.

If you want a name that can’t be shortened, you’ll probably have to go fairly short in terms of boys’ names:

John
Jack
Luke
Adam

Wishfulmakeupping · 09/07/2019 07:40

😂 not Arthur please!
Anyway I know a Nancy with brother Austin
And Martha with William(Bill)
Reggie
Alfred
Ernest
Emmett

Wishfulmakeupping · 09/07/2019 07:40

Rafe is lovely I liked that for my ds

Ellmau · 09/07/2019 07:45

John or George.

MummaGiles · 09/07/2019 07:47

Samuel
Lucas

Cuppa12345 · 09/07/2019 07:47

I've got a Nancy but my husband has vetoed Rafe. I like William but Bill and Nancy didn't exactly end well in Oliver...

Icklepup · 09/07/2019 07:47

Martha, Nancy and Eric
Martha, Nancy and Otto
Martha, Nancy and Edwin

Scubalubs87 · 09/07/2019 07:50

Jude

DrDentyst · 09/07/2019 07:51

James
George
Toby
Amos
Seth
Hugh
Giles

redbigballoon · 09/07/2019 07:56

Xavier ?
Duncan ?

People will shorten any name my DH has a shirt name and he then gets called B his initial. It's funny isn't it?

Whitetulipofpeace · 09/07/2019 07:59

Edward popped straight into my head when I read your girls names.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 09/07/2019 07:59

Elliot
Wilbur
Stan
Ted
Owen
Charlie
Fred
Bertram
Lenny
Kenny
John
Frank
Reggie
Henry

Watersnail · 09/07/2019 08:27

Edwin
Rowan
Oscar
Charles
George
Aidan
Lewis
Peter
Isaac
Jasper
Otis
James
Raymond
Adam
Austin

Fatkins · 09/07/2019 08:30

Do you mean that you don't like names which get shortened or that you don't like shortenings as full names? Like Alfie, Charlie etc?

James
John
Hector
Hamish
Tom
Fergus
Aaron
Adam
Wilfred (suggested above and I love it)
Rudy
Jude
Kit / something longer which becomes Kit, like Christopher or Christian

Aozora13 · 09/07/2019 08:38

Caleb
Jacob
Ezra
Jonah
Leonard
Albert
George
Lester
John
Joseph
Gilbert (Gil)
Francis

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 09/07/2019 08:50

There are loads of options, but if you don't like nns you're limiting your self. Plus you can't control nns forever. Martha Nancy and.
Leo. Harry. John. Ivan. Jack. Eric.
Saying that most names can be shortened or lengthened. Eg John Johnny. Leo Lee.

Scoose · 09/07/2019 08:50

Jude

fedup21 · 09/07/2019 08:53

Felix
Henry
Toby
Rory
Troy
Seth
Peter

Gummibaersy · 09/07/2019 08:56

Magnus
Quentin
Felix

helloooomeee · 09/07/2019 09:06

Wilbur
Walter
Henry
George
Thomas
Francis
David
Graham
James
Robert
Eric
Patrick
Alexander
Harry

There are lots of beautiful traditional boys names which would work with your dd's but I agree with pp's you can't control nicknames. I have 4 boys, 2 were given full names with the intention of shortening them but have remained known as their full names. 1 was given a full name but is known as another version of the same name and I wish I had just named him that to begin!

Shadow1234 · 09/07/2019 19:32

Toby
Monty
Elias
Evan
Gabe (Gabriel)
Ralph
Drew
Greg (Gregory)