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Inspiration for boys names?

18 replies

IAintWroteNoPoetry · 07/08/2019 20:56

We thought we had our boys name set (Frank), and we do love it. But we aren’t sure now if it’s the ‘one’. DH and I have very different taste in names, my top 3 names are Julian, Fabian and Malachi, DH’s are Edgar, Stanley and David. Any ideas on boys names?

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ButterflyOfFreedom · 07/08/2019 21:01

Out of all the names you've mentioned my favourite is Fabian.

All the names seem quite different/ not sticking to a theme if you know what I mean - don't know if that makes it easier or harder to suggest alternatives you might like??!

Here goes:
Edmund
Arthur
Douglas
Quentin
Robert
Patrick
Jeremy
Andrew
Elliot
Mattheius
Rupert

Ellmau · 07/08/2019 21:06

I like Edgar

Francis
Lawrence
Christian
Alexander

IAintWroteNoPoetry · 07/08/2019 21:09

I like Alexander, Elliot and Rupert

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Frith2013 · 07/08/2019 21:09

Julian just reminds me of Julian Clary.

I like Fabian best from your combined choices.

ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap · 07/08/2019 21:47

Alexander from PP's suggestions, Frank from yours.
Both great!

Tavannach · 07/08/2019 21:54

Alfred, Alfie for short.

Star801 · 07/08/2019 21:59

I quite like Frank. Elliot is nice too.

IAintWroteNoPoetry · 07/08/2019 22:24

This is our shortlist:

Connor
Mason
Julian
Milo
Isaac
Sebastian
Jude
Zack
John
Frank
Elliot

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Asi2 · 07/08/2019 23:24

Fabian is a great name! It was our original choice for DS1 but DH decided against it last minute because of a family friend with the same name. But Frank is quite a nice name as well, I went through a stage of wanting an “old fashioned name” for the boys

IAintWroteNoPoetry · 07/08/2019 23:38

We’ve narrowed it down to John or Frank

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Sophronia · 08/08/2019 00:27

I love the name John!

IAintWroteNoPoetry · 08/08/2019 00:51

We are leaning towards John. It has a lot of meaning to us, is my dad and grandads middle name, my DH’s grandads name and a form of DH’s name.

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Ellmau · 08/08/2019 07:29

An excellent name, and although classic, it actually isn't used that much now ;)

Icklepup · 09/08/2019 11:07

I would have suggested Elijah.
I like John out of the two.

Chlosavxox · 09/08/2019 13:12

My list is pretty basic names! But I’ll do one anyway:

Noah
Oliver
Albie
Leo
Theodore
Teddy
Arlo

Currently trying for a baby + we have our hearts set on a girls name, but no idea what we’d chose if we had a boy!

IAintWroteNoPoetry · 09/08/2019 13:13

God we keep changing our mind! Why is it so hard

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daisypond · 09/08/2019 14:22

John is super, loads nicer than Frank to me. It has lots of diminutives as well, whereas Frank is already a diminutive, which puts me off it big time.

Lavenderblues · 10/08/2019 08:28

I really like Fabian, Quentin and Elliott.

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