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Eightfeet · 10/09/2020 08:18

Hey MN,

Looking for your help with our boys names. We are now settled down to the final two names for a girl - Clara or Felicity, so we will decide if/when we see her. But, we are having so much trouble deciding on boys names.

Classic names that are maybe less used seem to work well for us. I know that some of our list are popular but we personally don't know anyone well (of any age) with these names. DH thinks lots of them are boring so that giving him reservations about using them. So here we go, these are what we have so far:

William, Edward, Joseph, Miles, James.

DH other choices include Rupert and Felix - I don't like either :/

One we are both agreeable to but don't love is Fabian.

Do you have any other suggestions for us?

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Lebkuchenlovers · 10/09/2020 08:57

I know siblings Clara and Quentin. Love both names.

I also like your suggestion of Fabian.

Poppydaisies · 10/09/2020 09:03

Dominic
Caspar
Magnus
Quentin
Reuben
Sebastian

Eightfeet · 10/09/2020 10:47

We do like Reuben and Sebastian but we can't use those names unfortunately

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TheVanguardSix · 10/09/2020 10:53

Emil
Otto
Atticus
Axel
Julian
Gabriel
Rafael
Hugo
Finbar
Ellis
Elliot
Henry
Frederick
Hubert
Jude
Leopold
Fox
Jonas
Oscar
Nathaniel
Rex

Whatsyourflava · 10/09/2020 11:46

Laurence nn Laurie
Peter
Christopher nn Kit
Barnaby
Tristan
Curtis
Otis
Otto

Whatsyourflava · 10/09/2020 11:47

If DH likes Felix how about Huxley or Dexter or Casper

Nathan (Nate)?

mrsswayze · 10/09/2020 11:49

Andrew,
Michael
Angus
Elliott

Happenchance · 10/09/2020 12:01

Jovian
Edgar
Josiah
Frasier
Francis
Ernest
Lucian

sorryforswearing · 10/09/2020 12:32

I love Miles. That would be my choice. Also like Duncan, Guy and Louis ( no s sound).

SingingSands · 10/09/2020 14:22

Gabriel
Fraser
Tobin
Stuart
Simon
Nigel (don't laugh, it's a brilliant name!)

LarkDescending · 10/09/2020 15:31

Nice list, though I am not keen on Fabian. Love Miles.

Maybe Alastair, Angus or Giles?

LarkDescending · 10/09/2020 15:31

Or Rory?

17caterpillars1mouse · 10/09/2020 16:15

Clara and Felicity are both gorgeous

I like William, Joseph and James and I also like Rupert

Have you considered...

Dominic
Nicholas
Timothy
Christopher
Benedict
Reuben
Rufus
Robin
Lawrence
Peter
Patrick
Edmund
Victor
Michael
Daniel

Eightfeet · 10/09/2020 18:58

I quite like Guy (has similar vibes to Miles for me), Tristan and Austin are great. DH just thinks of Austin powers though :/

Nothing else leaping out at us. Do keep posting, thank you! :)

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CaffiSaliMali · 10/09/2020 19:18

Edmund
Patrick
Alastair
Peter
Nicholas
Christopher
Jonathan
Francis
Andrew
Richard
Michael
Gabriel

CaffiSaliMali · 10/09/2020 19:52

Frederick
Raphael
Barnaby
Nathaniel
Magnus
Caspian
Ambrose
Emmett
Hugo
Ivo
Jago
Jasper
Laurence
Phillip
Sebastian
Tobias

Grufallosfriends · 10/09/2020 20:19

I like Miles, Quentin and Felix. How about Rufus or Xavier?

TigerQuoll · 10/09/2020 23:16

Julian

Justpickaname · 10/09/2020 23:46

How about Oscar?

Ellmau · 12/09/2020 14:54

Rupert
Alexander
Giles
Hugo
Hugh
Ivor
Ivo
Julius
Roderick
Ralph
Rollo
Henry
Anthony
Alexander
Geoffrey
Marius
Lucius
Lucian
Lucas
Ludovic
Dominic
Marcus
Jared
Jocelyn
Benedict
Lawrence
Valerian
Roger
Jesse
Justinian
Jasper
Florian

purplepingu · 12/09/2020 15:07

Eli?

BabyLlamaZen · 12/09/2020 15:47

Casper
Jasper
Milo
Emmett
Nathaniel

BabyLlamaZen · 12/09/2020 15:48

seth
Jonah

GnomeoNameo · 12/09/2020 22:09

Emeric

MrsGilly1 · 13/09/2020 07:38

Hi,

Adam
Arlo
Benjamin
Caleb
Charlie
Daniel
Elias
Elliot
Finn
Hamish
Jacoby
Kit
Lucian
Matthew
Nicholas
Oscar
Quentin
Ruben
Sebastian
Tobias
Xander
Zachary

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