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HisHX · 04/06/2022 20:10

Please help me cut down my (fat too long) boy’s list! Any connotations I should be aware of? Any excessively common right now? Any that are objectively awful that I’ve somehow become name blind to?!
thanks! X

Barney
William (Billy)
Charles (Charlie)
Dominic
Ethan
Eric
Finn
Fraser
George
Jack
Jesse
Joseph (Joe)
Jude
Leonard (Lenny)
Milo
Otto
Rory
Samuel (Sam)
Sid

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AppleJack263 · 06/06/2022 13:45

Barney - the dinosaur
William (Billy) - alright
Charles (Charlie) - meh
Dominic - very 90s
Ethan - bezingha
Eric - nice
Finn - very common
Fraser - no
George - alright
Jack - boring
Jesse - nice
Joseph (Joe) - classic
Jude - very cool
Leonard (Lenny) - no
Milo - yes
Otto - yes
Rory - no
Samuel (Sam) - no
Sid - well cool

bellamountain · 06/06/2022 13:47

Finn, Joseph or George are lovely!

HisHX · 06/06/2022 17:59

My 4 year old nephew.. “if I had a cousin called Sid, I just don’t think I could love him” 🤣 how’s that for brutally honest feedback!

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KayEmAy · 06/06/2022 18:30

Barney - I will only every be able to sing "I love you, you love me..."when hearing it
William (Billy) - love the name William, but like Will or Liam more as nicknames
Charles (Charlie) - Love Charlie
Dominic - cool and underrated
Ethan - basic name, don't dislike it or love it, just average vibes
Eric - classic and underrated
Finn- love it but so popular at the moment
Fraser- like Foster or Fisher more
George - classic and underrated, will always love this name
Jack- strong, classic, great name but also growing in popularity
Jesse- love this name, super underrated
Joseph (Joe)- not a fan personally
Jude - lovely name just not my style
Leonard (Lenny) - just prefer Leopold
Milo - cute and cool
Otto- I've never understood the hype on this one
Rory - love this
Samuel (Sam)- Sam is one of my favorite names, I just am not a fan of Samual
Sid- bad kid vibes, could be Toy Story childhood but it's just what I get lol

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 08/06/2022 01:57

In order for me :
William (prefer Will to Billy though)
Samuel
Charles
Joseph (even though you've ditched it)
Jack (John even nicer)

All timeless classics that should serve him well (George is too but I've never liked the sound of it for some reason).

Many of the others are very trendy right now or rapidly rising and are more likely to date him .I'm especially not keen on Otto, Sid and Barney - although I do have a secret soft spot for Barnaby instead, Fraser (if some Scots links) and Erik (spelt the European way) even if they might be a bit more fashionable right now.

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