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Need to name baby boy. The clock is ticking. Shortlist as below. I’d like first and middle name and surname is Mac - something. It’s impossible to decide! Any thoughts are appreciated - I didn’t really want something too popular but am losing the will! I do tend to like more traditional names.

Alexander
Louis
Joseph
Zachary
Cillian
Benjamin
Laurence
Nathaniel
William
Aidan
Christian

I really like Aiden out of all names on your list, it's classic but not too popular and not too boring.
I also like Christopher but would maybe shorten to Kit? Just an idea.

I quite like the idea of Aiden Benjamin Mac....

Hope that helps, massive congratulations x

William Alexander Macdonald (for example). good solid name.

I like all your choices, apart from Cillian cos I'm not sure how to pronounce it.

Just realised I spelt Aiden differently to your list and wrote Christopher instead of Christian. Please excuse me 🙈 x

Laurence Aidan
Laurence Benjamin
Are my favourites.

Lovely list.

Some gorgeous names there but not Laurence, Aidan, Cillian.

I quite like Laurence. Laurence Alexander is lovely.

Benjamin Alexander
William Alexander
Alexander Joseph.
ZachAry Louis
Aiden Louis
Alexander William

Joseph Laurence
Laurence Benjamin

Not so keen on aiden on Cillian, but the others are good solid names.

Benjamin and Nathaniel are my favourite.

Nathaniel Alexander MacWhatever

As long as you call him Nate 😊

All nice apart from Cillian - children will give the nn 'Kill'.

I would use Joseph Aiden (JAM!)
Or Zachary Aiden (Zack Mac)
Love those names.

Laurence is my favourite name .

Laurence is the feminine form of Laurent.

All good names but my favourites are, in your order:

Alexander (middles: Louis, William, Rafe, Miles, Hugh, Gilbert)
Louis (middles: Benjamin, Nathaniel, Christian, Miles, Gilbert, Edmund)
Zachary (middles: William, Rafe, Miles)
Benjamin (middles William, Christian, Cillian, Rafe)
Nathaniel (middles: William, Christian, Cillian, Rafe, Miles, Hugh, Hugo)
William (middles: Zachary, Alexander, Nathaniel, Rafe, Hugo)

Also suggest: Hugh, Hugo, Fergus, Christopher (Kit, Kip), Rupert, Edmund (Ted, Ned).

I like all of your list. Alexander stands out to me as a classic name that is also very flexible - it would work with any of your names as a middle, and also has quite a range of nicknames - Alex, Alec, Lex, Sandy, Xan, Xander, etc.

I have Kilian on my "short list" - French version of Cillian (DP is French), maybe easier to pronounce if you're in the UK (and not NI).

Laurence is lovely.

I like Christian and Cillian.

I'd spell Lawrence like this as Laurence is a popular girls name in France.

How about Dominic or Quentin?

Nathaniel Joseph. Also like all the others except Cillian and Aidan.

Lovely shortlist

I really love Christian, possible mn Kit. Its a well known name but not overly popular. Christian Alexander sounds lovely

I also really like Benjamin, Joseph, Zachary and Nathaniel

I like William too but I know loads of Williams who are under 3

I do love Alexander but dislike Alex so would personally only use it as a middle name

Cillian

I love Aidan but I'm biased, because mine is 18 this week! It suited him as a baby, as a wee boy and as a teenager. It's a great name!

Alexander - good classic name
Louis - never seen the attraction, sounds like it's trying to be French
Joseph - lovely classic, strong but gentle sounding
Zachary - not hugely keen, a bit American, but Zach Mac- does sound good as pp says
Cillian - like this. Possibly influenced by Cillian Murphy..
Benjamin - same thoughts as Joseph above. My joint favourite.
Laurence - sounds kind of "stodgy"
Nathaniel - really hate Nathan but weirdly like this. Nate is a great nn
William - too Royal (but then I'm not a fan)
Aidan - a bit wet
Christian - a but wet

Don't like Joseph and William, too classic and overused (i.e. boring).

I do like Alexander, Nathaniel, Ayden and Christian.

Bit "meh" on the others...

Ayden Alexander sounds pretty cool !