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33 replies

carol33wine · 26/06/2022 16:28

Finally narrowed down the baby name list... can't seem to choose one.

Basil
Cal
Corey
Elijah
Isaac
Jake

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Amdone123 · 26/06/2022 16:31

Elijah or Isaac.
Sorry, don't like the others.

Sunbird24 · 26/06/2022 16:33

Not really keen on Basil or Cal, but quite like all the others

SpaceJamtart · 26/06/2022 16:36

I like really like Issac, Jake and Elijah in that order.

I like Cal, sometimes short for Caleb or Callum but I cant say it naturally in my accent, it sort of sounds like "Cow"

ClocksGoingBackwards · 26/06/2022 16:37

Definitely not Basil! Still too many people young enough to automatically think either Fawlty or Brush.

Not Cal either, unless you want to use it as a nick name for Callum, which is nice.

I like Issac but I’d assume you’re religious, and Jake, but Jack is better.

fancyfrogs · 26/06/2022 16:46

Isaac or Elijah are lovely. Basil is horrific

daisypond · 26/06/2022 17:03

I really like Basil. Hands down my favourite.
None of the others. Jake at a push.

Hurstlandshome · 26/06/2022 17:18

Jake and Isaac are the only two I like.
Corey (slang) means something rude in London. Check out Collins dictionary, if you're worried.

TealGuitar · 26/06/2022 17:21

I really like Basil as well
Like Cal, but as nickname for Callum
Like all the others, Corey is my favourite but they are all nice.

legaltigger · 26/06/2022 17:56

Corey is rude where I'm from!!

KirstenBlest · 26/06/2022 18:01

Basil - cool
Cal - short for Caleb? I like Caleb
Corey - no
Elijah - a bit too long and babyish, blends into all the other El names, of which there are many
Isaac - ok
Jake - ok

Mymoneydontjigglejiggle · 26/06/2022 18:20

I like Isaac, Elijah and Jake. DH likes Basil.

Riverlee · 26/06/2022 18:24

Basil - original
Cal - feels like a nn to me
Corey - love it
Elijah - not bad
Isaac - not bad
Jake - nn for Jacob?

Sarah13xx · 26/06/2022 18:30

Cal is cool but not keen on the rest sorry

DontLikeCoffee · 26/06/2022 18:37

Love Elijah.

Basil is terrible.

AmandaMirandaPanda · 26/06/2022 18:38

I like Basil and Elijah (although I slightly prefer Elias or Eli).

I used to work with a (posh American) Basil and it worked very well for him. I'd kind of put it in a category with Hazel and Olive, which have become quite popular, so not sure if a Basil revival is coming! It's (usually) pronounced differently in US English (BAY-sil rather than BAH-sil), although that may not matter.

uncomfortablydumb53 · 26/06/2022 18:41

I like Elijah and Isaac
Cal could be a shortening of Caleb which is lovely

DramaAlpaca · 26/06/2022 18:52

I like Cal, and Jake is OK.

I really don't like the others.

Hazelnuttree · 26/06/2022 19:02

I'd pick Isaac. Not that keen on the others. Zachary?

TenThousandSpoons · 26/06/2022 20:11

I like Jake and Isaac.

Basil sounds a bit try-hard.
Cal sounds like a nickname.
Elijah is ok but prefer Ezekiel.
Corey - American teenager

JustAnotherViper · 26/06/2022 20:15

Basil! Unusual but not unknown. Ties in with the current nature names trend but he’s not likely to have loads of mates with the same name. Definitely cool.

AliBaliBears · 26/06/2022 22:42

I like Isaac.

Also like Cal as a nickname but it's not a full name to me. I like Calum and Caleb.

Elijah is ok, prefer Elliot and Elis.

Not keen on Jake but like Jacob and Jack.

Really dislike Basil, sorry.

PedalPedal · 26/06/2022 22:43

Cal or Corey

candyflossxox · 26/06/2022 22:47

Only like Jake.
Deffo not Basil, sounds like the herb.

MassiveSalad22 · 26/06/2022 22:55

Cal 😍😍😍 Calvin. Was on our list and would really have suited DS2.

Luredbyapomegranate · 26/06/2022 23:16

Elijah
Issac
Caleb nn Cal (Cal is not a name)
Jacob nn Jake

Basil is just unkind
Corey sounds like a 90s American teen with a meth problem

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