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Boy name for tomorrow

44 replies

Bewilderedfourthtimer · 30/12/2019 09:53

I’m having a planned c section tomorrow and we don’t know what we’re having. We’ve got a girls name but are totally stuck for boys. Our ds is William known as Bill. Any ideas please?! We don’t want to be too on-trend or wild but we’ve discounted so many standard we’re a bit stuck!

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Biscuitsandteaplease · 30/12/2019 09:55

I loved:

Edward
Oliver
Christopher
Thomas
George

Also struggled with something not too 'fashion-y' but not too Classic and overdone.. settled on Henry & very pleased about it

HTH!

Modernhistorybuff · 30/12/2019 09:56

Names that I think could work....
Edward
Henry NN Hal
Rupert NN Roo
Frank
Frederick/Fred
Ira
Matthew
Arthur
Sebastian
Thomas

GreenGrove · 30/12/2019 09:58

James?

Modernhistorybuff · 30/12/2019 10:00

Christopher with the NN Kit would work very well

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 10:01

I think these type of names for your brief:

Nathan (Nate)
Peter
Christopher (nickname Kit)
Barnaby
Seth
Casper
Benjamin
Samuel

(Ps love the name William/Bill)

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 10:01

Will you let us know what you pick @Bewilderedfourthtimer

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 10:02

Oh and what’s your girls’ name out of interest

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Bewilderedfourthtimer · 30/12/2019 10:09

Thanks! These are really helpful. DH likes Frederick, I like Christopher/ Kit. I like James and lots of the others but just can’t use some of them for various reasons. It’s hard isn’t it!
Our girls are Elsa and Josie (Josephine) so I guess we like classic but not top ten names.

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goingtoneedabiggercar · 30/12/2019 10:24

I have a 5 week old baby Reuben. I wanted something a little different but not out there.

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 10:35

How about Wilf(red) or Ned or Sidney or Michael

Ps.Love Elsa and Josie

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/12/2019 10:40

Thomas (Tommy)
RichArd (Richie)
Andrew (Andy)

MopsRUs · 30/12/2019 11:06

Alistair
Raymond/Ray
Edwin
Isaac
Reuben
David
Lawrence
Simon
Peter
Felix
Theodore
Alexander

Krazynights34 · 30/12/2019 11:09

Angus
Paul
Darren
Bertie
Noah
Oliver
David
Elliott
Andrew
Andrei
Richard
Joseph

Grufallisfriend · 30/12/2019 11:19

Christopher (Kit or Chris)
Quentin (Quinn)
Marcus
Nathaniel (Nate)

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 11:20

Yes Laurence (Laurie) is a good one!

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 11:21

Or Clarence if you want something even less used!

Bowerbird5 · 30/12/2019 11:23

Oscar
Isaac
Tobias
Matthew
Felix
Andrew ( can be Drew)
Leon
Oliver
Peter ( you never hear this name now)
Sebastian
Nathan
Dominic

We took three weeks to name one of ours. Don’t feel you have to rush.

rottiemum88 · 30/12/2019 11:26

Stanley (Stan)
Franklin (Frank)
Cedric

gumpforestgump · 30/12/2019 11:29

Humphrey
George
Henry
Ralph
Harry

MyCatScaresDogs · 30/12/2019 11:33

I think Rory or maybe Rufus?

bettybattenburg · 30/12/2019 11:50

Christopher nn Kit

Garbosdinner · 30/12/2019 12:15

Glen

MikeUniformMike · 30/12/2019 12:29

Benjamin
Edward

MikeUniformMike · 30/12/2019 12:30

Harry

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 15:40

@MikeUniformMike William and Harry though 🤣