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Help me name a 4th boy!

87 replies

Anniemabel · 05/12/2020 19:05

I’m really struggling with names as I have three boys already so with their first names and middle names I’ve pretty much used up all the names I really like!

I like Oscar and Arthur but those have both been vetoed. I also like Atticus and Otto, but not sure if Atticus is a big pretentious and Otto is an odd choice since we have no German links. If I went for either of those I’d want to give the baby an uncontroversial middle name in case he hated his first name.

Please help me with suggestions for other names I might like or opinions on Atticus and Otto!

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Musmerian · 05/12/2020 22:18

Edmund.

AngelDelightUK · 05/12/2020 22:22

I think Otto flows better with your boys names you’ve already got. Adding Atticus to the mix would make them a bit of a mouthful, and I love Atticus

William, Sebastian, George and Otto/Oscar/Arthur just seems to work well.

Nell96 · 05/12/2020 22:23

Not keen on Atticus - I like the literary connection, but not the sound, and it's a bit name to live up to. Otto is nice, but not sure it's one I'd choose myself - sounds a bit abrasive perhaps. How about -

Noah
Rowan
Reuben
Jacob
Ethan
Jude
Benjamin
Seth
Frederick
Leonard (Leo)
Augustas (Gus)

Ikeameatballs · 05/12/2020 22:26

Montgomery nn Monty
Francis
Amos
Edwin
Cillian
Xander
Bertie
Quentin
Conrad
Rocco

SoftSheen · 05/12/2020 22:30

Henry (this is the best match with your other names, IMO)
Edmund
Alexander

SoftSheen · 05/12/2020 22:31

Ikeameatballs Montgomery and Conrad are good too.

Whatsyourflava · 05/12/2020 22:36

Otto is lovely and won't raise any eyebrows these days
Stick with that

Etinox · 05/12/2020 22:55

I came along to suggest Otto!
Ivo is lovely too.
Bede
Benjamin (correctly for once!)
Idris- out there but if you have Welsh connections?

Goslowlysideways · 05/12/2020 23:07

Love Atticus and Otto

Seth
Max
Elijah

Littlemissnutcracker · 05/12/2020 23:11

I don't really like your choices of Atticus or Otto and I think your other three boys have great names. Theo would really work well.
I love names like Henry. Jude. Ben. Thomas.

DramaAlpaca · 05/12/2020 23:53

I don't mind Atticus but I'm not keen on Otto.

I also have three boys. If I'd had a fourth he'd have been Daniel or Finn. I ended up using Finn on the dog Grin

Bin85 · 05/12/2020 23:55

Alexander - Alex or Xander
Stefan
Felix

Shylo · 05/12/2020 23:57

I think atticus is a bit too much, I prefer Otto

I also like Jared

AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken · 06/12/2020 00:09

You have all the names that were on my boys' name list when I was pregnant with my so . I also like:

Xavier
Hector
Earnest

DukeOfEarlGrey · 06/12/2020 00:10

I love Atticus and Otto but agree they don’t fit with your other boys’ names.

Theo is a great name too and fits beautifully with the rest.

toomanydicksonthedancefloor1 · 06/12/2020 00:17

Jonathan?

caringcarer · 06/12/2020 00:38

Your other children have traditionally names.

Christopher
Jonathan
Edward
Michael
James
Robert
Andrew
Rupert
Jack
Simon
Phillip
Arthur
Frances
Gordon
Miles

AugustL · 06/12/2020 00:45

"William, Sebastian, George" and...

Thomas, Lucas, Isaac, Elijah, Jeremiah, Otto, Matthew, Jacob, Benjamin, Samuel, Alexander, James, Ezra (or maybe not with the George you already have), Noah, Nicholas, Joseph, Gabriel, Tobias, Aaron, Andrew, Rex, Max, Leon, Leo, Austin, Zachary, Lucien, Theodore/Theo, Malachi...

beavisandbutthead · 06/12/2020 09:43

Kit

MercyBodle · 06/12/2020 11:33

I love Atticus. It doesn't seem pretentious to me, though I don't really understand what that means! Not so keen on Otto, prefer Otis.
August
Magnus
Fergus
Milo
Hugo
Nicholas

Rosesaresweet · 06/12/2020 11:36

William, Sebastian, George and

Caspar
Quentin
Reuben
Atticus
Frederick

I really dislike Otto.

Growingyou · 06/12/2020 13:08

Don't love Otto (but perhaps because an otto is slang for a rubbish bin in Australia). I love Atticus written down but can't imagine having to call for Atticus at the park - it seems like a mouthful. Perhaps because there is no natural nickname "Will, Seb, George, Atticus!". Theo goes well, as does Arlo, Oliver.

Growingyou · 06/12/2020 13:09

Oh I just saw the suggestion of Samuel.

William, Sebastian, George and Samuel are a lovely sibset.

GoodbyePorpoiseSpit · 06/12/2020 13:21

Like Otto!
Also:
Ivo
Wilf
Arthur
Xander
Milo
Jake
Pete

HeadPain · 06/12/2020 18:49

Don't know what you think of Evander, but I watched a video yesterday that said it was only used 9 times last year in UK, so if you want a more unique name...

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