Undecided!

[Laureatus]

Hi,

I'm due in just a few weeks and we don't know what we're having. We're settled on a girl's name but are still musing on a boys' names. All together our families are Scandinavian/Scottish/English/French, and our surname is French. We like the following:

Front runners:
Louis
Ralph (pron. Rafe before anyone asks).
Laurence

On our long list:
Lysander
Rollo
Magnus
Hector
Frederic

I have one favourite from these: the others don't quite click as being 'the one'. What do you think? Any other contenders?

Louis or Magnus for me

I love Louis

Laurence and Magnus are my favourites.
Loathe Ralph because I’m of the Forever by Judy Blume generation.
Lysander is a bit long but would make a nice change.

Hector would be my choice from your list.

I like Magnus and Rollo.

Louis for the win.

Hector, Lysander or Laurence.

I've never heard of Ralph being pronounced Rafe? I've always known them as two different names? How common is Ralph but pronounced Rafe?

I like Rafe but if you spell it like Ralph its Ralph.I think everyone would pronounce it like that.

Nobody heard of Ralph Fiennes then?

However, I think wreck it Ralph is more popular these days so he'll get called Ralph.

Louis or Laurence of those choices

Lysander

Louis or Rafe

I love Magnus and Frederic

Lysander reminds me of Jilly Cooper, but I quite like. It

Rafe is the traditional pronunciation of Ralph.

Louis - ok
Ralph (pron. Rafe before anyone asks). - don’t like this one

Laurence - fine

On our long list:
Lysander - sounds like a treatment for head lice
Rollo - I know and despise one
Magnus - great
Hector - hectoring
Frederic - ok

Louis and Ralph! Although I do like Hector despite it sounding rather harsh.

Rollo is Rolo to me. Tasty although I swear they changed the chocolate a few years back. Also sounds like some rotund posh-o caricature in a comedy.

Louis - ok, but Prince Louis
Ralph (pron. Rafe before anyone asks). - no
Laurence - no

Lysander - no
Rollo - no
Magnus - yes
Hector - no
Frederic - ok, but lots of Freddies

Louis! Love it.

I also love Laurence, but you say you have French family links, and it’s a female name in France.

I love Ralph. Would have been on our list but we went for something very Scottish.

I like Magnus a lot. Or how about Quentin or Fabian?

Louis - I like this. It would worry me that some people would pronounce it wrongly though (Lewis)
Ralph (pron. Rafe before anyone asks) - I'd spell it Rafe. Otherwise he'll constantly be telling people.
Laurence - I love this.

Lysander - not keen, too Midsummer Night's Dream
Rollo - not keen at all
Magnus - lovely
Hector - lovely
Frederic - really nice but too many Freddies around

I love Hector and Magnus!

Louis - "Lewie" or "Lewis"? But neither floats my boat

Ralph (pron. Rafe before anyone asks). Ok, but will get pronounced incorrectly.

Laurence - yes

Lysander - no

Rollo - no (?made up)

Magnus - only if you're Icelandic, or big

Hector - ok, ish

Frederic - yes, but with a ck at the end