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"Our" name was stolen this week...

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Nomoreweeping · 05/04/2020 21:31

4 days ago some close friends had their baby boy, and used the name that I've been set on for the last 7 months. Gah! They didn't know that was "our" name, so it wasn't malicious at all. Just coincidence. But it is a really uncommon name, so I don't feel we can still use it (we did that with our other child, gave them an uncommon name that had recently been used by other close friends- so it would look downright weird for us to do it again!)

So now I need an amazing boys name. Or for our baby to be a girl... which would also solve the problem!

I find boys names really hard, and only really liked this one, which is why I've known for 7 months, and not swayed from it. So I can't really give you an idea of other names I like, because if I liked any others then I'd have a longer short list..! But my list was literally 1 name! My husband has a few names he likes, but I don't like the ones he suggests, and as he'd readily admit, he's not terribly set on any name, and usually is happy to go with ideas I suggest. He's just not super fussed about names.

So... please help me find another boys name! (I'd tell you the name we just "lost", but it's rather outing given it's pretty uncommon and my friend's baby is probably the only one born this year so far, let alone this week!)

Thanks for any help!

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Standrewsschool · 05/04/2020 21:37

Can you give us an idea of the type of name? Ie. Old grandad, hippy, Scandinavian, nature etc? Maybe give us similar names as a guide?

yatapina · 05/04/2020 21:38

I think you need to tell us the name to give us an idea of your taste. It can't be that unusual if 2 people in the same group were thinking of it seperately!

OhioOhioOhio · 05/04/2020 21:38

It's your name too. Use it.

Standrewsschool · 05/04/2020 21:38

Duke
Earl
Samson
Neville
Cyril
Franklin
Sullivan
Donovan

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 05/04/2020 21:40

You need to tell us the name so we know what angle to come in at.

SallyWD · 05/04/2020 21:44

We need to.know your style.

Nomoreweeping · 05/04/2020 21:45

According to the National Records, for the most recent complete year (I think? 2018?) there were only 8 babies named this! So it is really a bizarre coincidence that we both chose it!

I'm not sure what category it would fall into. Maybe biblical? But I'm not overly keen on biblical names as such!

I had absolutely zero preference on boy or girl until 4 days ago, and now I'm desperately hoping for a girl so that I can not feel sad about this boys name!

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Nomoreweeping · 05/04/2020 21:52

It's the baby of my husband's best friend (was his best man) and we see them all the time, and very unlikely to lose contact, so I really feel like we can't use it...

I'll try to think of other names i like, but wouldn't use, just to see if i actually have a "style"...

Kit
Joshua
Edward
Elijah
Noah
Jesse
George
Henry

Those are names i think of as nice, but i can't imagine naming my own child them for some reason.

My husband likes, but isn't set on:

Matthew
Peter
Nathan
Andrew
James

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mummmy2017 · 05/04/2020 21:54

Sebastian.

Albion94 · 05/04/2020 21:54

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l0v3f00d · 05/04/2020 21:54

Why don't you just tell us the name?
I'm not being aggressive I'm just wondering?

Albion94 · 05/04/2020 21:55

It would help if we knew the name xx

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 05/04/2020 21:55

Hmm ok

Seth
Silas
Travis
Louis
Theodore
Otis

Magicbabywaves · 05/04/2020 21:56

Ezra
Jonas
Jay
Edmund
Halley
Howie

Didntwanttochangemyname · 05/04/2020 21:57

Caleb
Joseph
Felix
Innes

ClapForCats · 05/04/2020 21:57

Jerome.

I always thought I would call a third son this, although we didn't have a third son, as things turned out.

Katrinawaves · 05/04/2020 21:58

Gideon
Gabriel
Raphael
Benedict

Embracelife · 05/04/2020 21:59

Just use the name you like
Chances are your friends will move away or you do and it s not going to matter at all

NoMorePoliticsPlease · 05/04/2020 21:59

Whatever you name your baby he will own it and it will become his, whatever you choose. Its only a name, dont be sad about it

VladTheDictator · 05/04/2020 22:00

Leviathan

Marlena1 · 05/04/2020 22:00

Zac

mossberry · 05/04/2020 22:01

Jonah
Alexander
Hugo
Silas

OhhhPeee · 05/04/2020 22:01

Gary

Daisiest · 05/04/2020 22:02

Ezekiel

Tolleshunt · 05/04/2020 22:03

Jago, Jasper, Myles, Theodore, Julius.

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