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PLEASE HELP

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Babyburns19 · 21/07/2019 21:50

We are expecting our first child and it’s a boy!! But we can’t decide in a name!!

Our surname is BURNS

And can you help us decide from our list of five please???

  1. Cooper
  2. Bennett
  3. Charlie
  4. Samuel
  5. Casper
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KronksSpinachPuffs · 21/07/2019 21:57

My order of preference would be:

Samuel
Charlie
Casper
Cooper
Bennett

Bumbags · 21/07/2019 21:58

Charlie
Samuel

Definitely not Bennett. Bennett Burns sounds very odd.

missmouse101 · 21/07/2019 22:00

Casper is the nicest! Samuel will become Sam Burns which sounds like sunburns. Charlie is my second fave. ☺

lonelyonee · 21/07/2019 22:01

Aww congrats to you!
From your list I like cooper the most...
Cooper Burns.
Or Charlie Cooper Burns. That's cute 🙂
Best of luck on deciding your baby boys name xx

Sophronia · 21/07/2019 23:38

Charlie Burns sounds best.

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Frith2013 · 21/07/2019 23:51

1 Casper
2 Samuel
3 Charlie

Bennet and Cooper are awful. Bennet Burns?!

Astronica · 22/07/2019 00:02
  1. Casper
  2. Samuel
  3. Charlie

I don't mind Bennett but not with Burns, and dislike Cooper.

username1724 · 22/07/2019 00:08

Casper is the best by miles! Love that name, then samuel (though prefer Samson)

Expressedways · 22/07/2019 00:11
  1. Samuel
  2. Caspar
  3. Charlie All great names!

I can’t stand Cooper or Bennett, Bennett sounds particularly awful with your surname IMO.

Equatoria · 22/07/2019 00:42

Charlie

ABitOTT · 22/07/2019 00:59

Caspar is my favourite but spelt this way as Casper with an 'e' is a friendly ghost

SteeperThanHell · 22/07/2019 04:30

Cooper and Bennett are awful - the others are fine.

Bristolgal · 22/07/2019 04:48

Definitely Charlie! It's the loveliest name in my opinion, and goes best with your last name. Bennett Burns doesn't work imo. And Caspar Burns and Cooper Burns are a bit of a mouthful because of the P in the middle of both Caspar and Cooper.

OhTheRoses · 22/07/2019 05:27
  1. Caspar (did you know he was one of the three wise men?). DS was born on Xas day so it's one of his names.
  1. Charles, nn Charlie
  1. Samuel

Cooper and Bennet are not first names.

whiteroseredrose · 22/07/2019 06:15

Samuel or Charlie.

Bennett Burns or Cooper Burns sound like law firms.

songlikeyou · 22/07/2019 10:19

Charlie or Samuel, though I think Charlie would sound best out of the two.

Kanga83 · 22/07/2019 10:22
  1. Cooper - I like it but it reminds me of Sheldon Cooper.
  2. Bennett - absolutely love this name, but not with Burns. Emmett as an alternative?
  3. Charlie- too many Charlie's around.
  4. Samuel - yes I like it , but he'll become Sam...Sam Burns...Sun Burns
  5. Casper- out of all of your names this is the one I would choose.
ThroughThickAndThin01 · 22/07/2019 10:25

Charlie or Samuel

INeedAFlerken · 22/07/2019 11:09

Burns as a surname makes it tricky, for some reason when you say the names aloud.

I wouldn't use Samuel; like others have said, he'll be called SunBurns.

I like Bennett, but too much 'B' alliteration/hard sound in Bennett Burns. Just doesn't sound nice.

Charlie is nice and works, but the name is quite popular. (And most of the Charlies I know are quite naughty.) My favourite from the three 'C' names that work with Burns. Then Cooper, then Casper. I've just never warmed to Casper as a name.

Jellystars · 22/07/2019 11:44

I think Charlie is the best from your list.

HellYeah90s · 22/07/2019 12:09
  1. Samuel - love it biased
  2. Charlie - really like, can't go wrong there
  3. Casper - not really my cup of tea but still a nice name
  1. Cooper - it is ok and sounds good with Burns. Not mad keen on surnames as first names but I put it slightly above Bennett because I live in Oz and there are tonnes of Coopers here so does seem to have established itself as a first name.
  2. Bennett - truly awful, esp with Burns.
Fuiseog · 22/07/2019 13:26

I really like Casper/Caspar, but I think I would rule it out with the surname as I seem to end up saying -spur -Bur in a way that makes it seem repetitive when I say the two names together: CaSPER BURns. Maybe that's just me! The name Cooper is giving me the same effect, but to a lesser degree: CooPER BURns. It's definitely not a big deal, but when you have some other lovely choices too, it would rule those names out for me.

Charlie is just always lovely. I also like Samuel and think it sounds quite smart with Burns.

Bennett Burns is going to be a divider in terms of opinions, I think- aren't alliterative names often divisive? In general, I love them actually. I do think Bennett is a lovely name too, but strangely with Burns I don't love it as much, or as much as I usually love alliterative names. The name alone puts me in mind of Jane Austen and lovely literature though, so that's a really nice association. You didn't ask for suggestions so I am a little reluctant to give any, but I wonder if you considered Benji? It has the same starting sound and alliteration as Bennett, with the same end sound as Charlie, and I like it with Burns.

Best of luck with your choice! I think you have love options to work with.

Pinktinker · 22/07/2019 13:44

I only like Casper.

Definitely not Bennett Burns.

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Babyburns19 · 22/07/2019 15:07

Thank you sooo much!! Yeah Bennett is divisive and either people love it or hate it!! We are both Scottish and have found an old Scottish spelling of Bennett as Benneit and we both love it, but still can’t decide if it is too much with Burns!!

Our close friends and family are also very split on the name!!

Thanks for your suggestion as well and it will give us more to think of, and all the other posts have been great as well with Charlie and Samuel really sticking out but not sure if these two names are a bit to common for our liking!!

But this has definitely helped so please keep your thoughts coming!! Much love to all x

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