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YessicaHaircut · 13/06/2020 13:15

Our baby boy (PFB) is due on 22nd June and we are struggling to choose a name for him. Currently thinking that we will have a list of perhaps 3 or 4 options and then choose which suits him when he’s born. I’d love to hear from others who have done this as everyone I’ve asked in real life seems to have chosen names for their children months in advance!

At the moment our 3 potential options are Alexander, Joel and William. Middle name is likely to be Howard after one of our grandparents.

Our surname is a bit tricky to match with - starts with a hard ‘C’ so names ending in a c/ck don’t really flow e.g. Luke, Isaac. Surname also has an ‘oo’ sound so again names with the same sound don’t work e.g. Hugo, Rufus.

Any suggestions, opinions on our current choices or thoughts on not being settled on a name until after we meet him would be very much appreciated! Thanks

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Canalhouse · 13/06/2020 13:19

I really like Alexander and William.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/06/2020 13:45

. . I think I can guess the surname. Alexander and William are good names.
More ideas
James Howard
Thomas Howard
Jonathan Howard
George Howard
Benjamin Howard
Daniel Howard.

Ughmaybenot · 13/06/2020 13:55

Are you my PIL 30 years ago? Both my husbands first and middles names are included in your three names and our surname is a hard C too Grin
I like Alexander William C... altho I do like Joel too. Second choice would be William Joel C...
James and Matthew are also lovely and along similar lines.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 13/06/2020 13:57

Your 3 choices are great. Maybe think whether you’d prefer Alex or Will, but I can’t find fault with any of them, go with any of the 3.

Chocolatecake12 · 13/06/2020 14:09

Lovely names. If those are the 3 you like why not wait until you meet him to decide his name? You might decide he’s more a William than a Joel.
Also as pp has said, make sure you like the nn’s Alex, will, billy etc

Lavenderblueses · 13/06/2020 14:31

I like Alexander or how about
Quentin
Reuben
Marcus

rainsworth88 · 13/06/2020 14:34

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IckleBear · 13/06/2020 15:25

Magnus
Fabian
Casper

Whatsyourflava · 13/06/2020 15:38

Love William and Alexander

How about Laurence Barnaby Christopher Peter Vincent

YessicaHaircut · 13/06/2020 16:59

Thank you so much everyone for your input! Glad to hear we’ve picked a couple of good names and we’ll definitely have a look through your suggestions too.

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MrsGilly1 · 14/06/2020 06:14

Sebastian Howard X

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