Rate my boys names please

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We still have three months to go before our baby boy is born. I was convinced it was a girl, so the boys list is starting from scratch and it's so hard!!!

DP and I have different tastes. I want Lysander, he wants something more common.

Please tell me what you think and make any suggestions!

Percy (I love, family name, but it's very marmite)
Freddie (short for something - not keen on Frederick but want a proper name for BC)
Sebastian (DP likes, I'm a bit meh and don't like Seb)
Caspar
Louis

Thanks

Caspar and Percy are great

I only like Caspar as well as the suggestions of Quentin and Otis.

I only like Louis and Seb. Sorry hate the others

I think Percy is really cute. Go with what you love. X

Louis

Laurence Caspar

Quentin is a great name.

Thank you so far. See there is some love for Percy! I appreciate all the suggestions too, although none of them are ones I'm going to add to the list. It's so hard.

I know quite a few adult Freddies, but then my friends are all a bit "posh" silly nicknames etc.

Lysander - too Jilly Cooper
Percy - Percy Pigs and Percy Sugden
Freddie - not keen on Fred
Sebastian - have you seen Little Britain? Don't like it.
Caspar - fine
Louis - fine

Lysander- really don't like that one sorry😬
Percy- sooo cute! I love it
Freddie- love but I feel like I know quite a lot of babies and young children who have been named Freddie recently
Sebastian- love this one, sounds super handsome
Casper- my favourite out of your list and one of my favourite names
Louis- it's okay, 50/50 don't love it but don't dislike it either!

Good luck picking a name x

@MikeUniformMike erm yeah I pretended Lysander is because of the Greek general / Shakespeare but it's totally after Lysander Hawkley.

Rupert added to the list - thank you.

I don't like any of them

Louis is my favourite boys name.

If I had to choose it would only be Seb from your list.

Nate
Barney
Noah
Theo
Jürgen (because I love Klopp)

Which name had you in mind for a girl?

Who is Lysander Hawkley?

At least you haven't got Kit on your list.

I only like Sebastian.

Lysander, like Horatio and Merlin, is marvellous if your boy is probably off to Westminster, St Paul's, Eton, Marlborough, etc. Not so much if it's the local comp.

TBF I though the same about Oscar and Louis, Frederick and Henry 25 years ago

Ah! Got it. The actor is a bit of a dish.

I like Horatio.

Whilst I like Lysander in theory, I think I would hate to be a teenage boy called Lysander

Percy - I like it and know a 4 year old Percy. I love Percival nn Percy

Freddie (short for something - not keen on Frederick but want a proper name for BC) - dislike Freddy whereas I like Frederick and Fred

Sebastian (DP likes, I'm a bit meh and don't like Seb). - I like, I know 3 under 3 though. I like Basti but imagine most won't

Caspar - not a fan. I think friendly ghost

Louis - they are everywhere. I feel it lacks spark

I only really like Sebastian from your list, but that's actually one of my favourite boys names

I love Lysander, I am not keen on the other choices if I am honest. As PP has said I like Tristan, Christopher & Curtis.

I LOVE Casper and wanted to use it for our son but DH was not having it. I'm still gutted about it.

Don't like Caspar at all. All the others are ok. Percy is a good name.

A few years back a work colleague had a son called percy. He was from a different country and there the name was fine. His son unfortunately got bullied and they had to use his middle name. For their daughter born here they definitely considered the name more carefully!