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Help me narrow down my list

34 replies

Dinosaur19 · 08/11/2020 13:38

DS2 is due. We have gotten down to:

Ted/Teddy (would be Ted on birth certificate)
Jude
Otis
Beau
Reuben
Harry

Ds1 is Oscar.

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Dinosaur19 · 08/11/2020 13:44

Forgot to add Noah!

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Oneandabean · 08/11/2020 13:44

Love ted but very popular.
Jude is also increasing in popularity, not to my taste
Otis is nice but might be a pain having the same initials
Beau very popular again, not my taste again, I find it a bit cutesy
Reuben is lovely, was on my boys list for DD
Harry it’s nice but there’s so many of them, there’s 4 in my daughters year at school

Giraffesandducks · 08/11/2020 13:48

I think Reuben is lovely with Oscar
Ted and Jude nice too
Not so keen on Beau or Harry personally

Giraffesandducks · 08/11/2020 13:49

Forgot Otis! Think Oscar and Otis too samey

Squiffany · 08/11/2020 13:50

Ted/Teddy have been extremely common the last couple of years.

Dinosaur19 · 08/11/2020 14:01

Think Otis is my favourite but worried about both of them being ‘o’ 😩

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emilybrontescorsett · 08/11/2020 14:04

I think Otis and Oscar are far too similar. I really like Jude.

Tavannach · 08/11/2020 14:07

Otis.
Oscar and Otis sound really good together but are different enough not to be confused. Just make sure he has a differrent middle initial.

Disfordarkchocolate · 08/11/2020 14:09

Reuben is lovely.

hollylouise1994 · 08/11/2020 14:31

Firstly @Dinosaur19 you have GREAT taste in names I generally like them all, but I think Teddy is overdone now and Harry is getting a bit dated to my ears.

I love Jude, Noah and Beau from your list. Oscar and Jude make the best sibling combination IMO.

DramaAlpaca · 08/11/2020 14:38

I like Otis with Oscar.

Also think Jude and Harry go well.

I'm not keen on the others.

Harvey3 · 08/11/2020 14:42

I like them all apart from Beau.

Flymetothestars · 08/11/2020 14:58

Otis is great @Dinosaur19
Love all the names on your list except for Reuben

Ritascornershop · 08/11/2020 15:03

Otis and Oscar are too similar and too many Harry’s about. Not keen on Beau. I love Jude and Reuben is my favourite.

MikeUniformMike · 08/11/2020 15:05

I only like Harry.

Ismellphantoms · 08/11/2020 15:51

Hate the use of Ted as a first name. Use Edward and call him Ted. Beau is awful. It's the male version of Belle. I've never liked Harry as it's short for Harold or Henry.

Jude, Otis or Reuben are okay.

christmasclove · 08/11/2020 15:53

Harry

Starlightstarbright1 · 08/11/2020 15:55

Reuben I really don't like but the ones I know are very odd or very naughty.

Ted I like on a baby but find it haed to imagine a grown man called Ted

I also don't like Beau to femanine.

I love Noah, Jude

Harry very common.

purplejungle · 08/11/2020 15:55

Reuben

TheDetectiveBadge · 08/11/2020 16:01

I like Otis and Ted.

Giraffesandducks · 08/11/2020 16:02

For Ted you could have Theodore or Edward on birth certificate?

Dinosaur19 · 08/11/2020 16:55

For Ted you could have Theodore or Edward on birth certificate?

Could do but I don’t really like either! And I don’t see the point in giving him a name which will never ever be used?

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ShanCalla · 08/11/2020 17:31

Ted is a full name and I don't think there will be too many- there are a lot of different names becoming popular now.

chickensoup23 · 08/11/2020 17:38

Otis is on my shortlist
Love Otis or Reuben!!

Lobsterquadrille2 · 08/11/2020 17:39

Reuben.