5 weeks and still no name! Help!

[needaname19]

Hi everyone, first time poster here

My baby boy is almost five weeks old and my DH and I still haven’t agreed a name

I like Sebastian but DH isn’t so sure! Other names we have considered are Alexander, Nathaniel and William (I love Nathaniel but only if it’s shortened to Nate). Our surname is one syllable and begins with S if that helps! We like quite classic names but ideally not something that he will share with half of his classmates!

Any suggestions gratefully received!

Alexander is a good name. Alex and Xander are nice ways to shorten it.

I love Nathaniel. How about something along the lines of Nathaniel James both strong classic names.
Congratulations 🎊

Alexander, Nathaniel and William are all lovely, I know lots of Williams so probably opt one of the first two. I really like Nate as nn too.

Call him Jonathan. There aren't many around these days.

Oh yes, Jonathan is LOVELY

Those are all lovely - what does your partner want?

Thanks all! @averagemummy he likes Alexander but I’m not 100%!

I'd avoid Alexander as it will inevitably become Alex and that runs into the S of your surname.

I like the suggestion of Jonathan or how about Quentin or Reuben?

James Nathaniel
Matthew Alexander
Alexander is just generally a pretty fine name.
Andrew and David are classic names.

Sebastian was on my list for a boy but I had a girl. I would've called him Baz or Bash for a nickname
Another one I liked was Theodore so I thought I'd throw it in there.

All lovely names on your list. Just pick one!

You’ve got such a lovely list of names @needaname19 I’m very hesitant to suggest anymore as they’re gorgeous and I’m sure you’ve got “the one” in that list already.

What I would say is that if you’re an indecisive person, the perfect name doesn’t exist. You seem like you’ve given it some thought. I’d just pick one now and try not to dwell

Personally Sebastian is a really cool name. Alexander is my all time favourite boy name.

Other suggestions (but please use yours!) are

Felix (similar to alex)
Rex (similar ish to Alex)
Miles/Milo

Can you try and persuade your hubby on Sebastian ? It will sound so cool with the “S” surname too

Don’t like Alexander but like your others.
Nathaniel is my fave! Like the suggestion of Nathaniel James too

Personally I think that it's pretty ridiculous that it's 5 weeks! I've never heard of such a thing. I'm sure you need to register by 21 days here in Scotland, but that may have changed.

Love Nathaniel! Nate is a great shortening too.

Benjamin
Theodore
Maximilian
Vincent
Gabriel
Raphael
Elliot
Christian
Alastair
Frederick
Lucian
Augustin

My vote would be for Nathaniel / Nate for short! Just go for it 👍

@Snoopdogsbitch its 6 weeks here and know quite a few that have gone to 6 weeks until making a decision!

@071019DD yes and you can go over that 6 weeks if you keep phoning the department with a reasonable enough excuse why you need to postpone the appt. 🙈

Alexander is a great choice.

It is a classy and classic name with plenty of nn potential. Go with that.

I like Alexander :) let us know what you decide!

All good names on your list. If you use something other than Alex then Alexander would be my first choice - I much prefer Alec, or even Lex as a short form. But all really good names.

Nicholas
Jonathan
Edmund
Edward
Caspar
Henry
Christopher (Kit, Kip)
Patrick
Angus
Alistair
Dominic

Congratulations on your little boy!

Jonathan
Jerome
Michael
Micah
Dylan

I love all the names you've mentioned though!

We got to the last gasp and were utterly stuck between Max and Leo. Went with Max.

I like Alexander and Felix, they're cool. Don't worry about the x/s we have that too and just put a little pause when reciting full name.

How about Peter?

Definitely not Alexander with an S surname. He will almost certainly end up as Alex and the two names will run into one another - try saying it out loud before you decide on that one. Also, Alex is nice... but boring. Nathaniel and Sebastian are definitely more interesting.

If your DH is not sure on Sebastian, I'd just go for Nathaniel! It's really nice, Nat/Nate is a good short form, goes with the S surname - nothing not to like really.

Also other options - I like Jonathan too, not many of those around today, lovely kind name. And I love the short form Jonty.

Barnaby (Barney)
Nicholas (Nico)
Ferdinand (Ferdie)