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To ask your favourite of these 3 boy names please!

79 replies

DeFuckingLightful · 03/07/2022 10:31

So I’ve managed to narrow my list down to 3 names, but I am SO stuck on which I like most. I have a feeling many of you won’t like any haha! But they are:

Arlo
Caleb
Harlen

Fwiw I have 2 other boys named Cody and Hugo!

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redbigbananafeet · 07/07/2022 01:55

Caleb

HaveringWavering · 07/07/2022 02:30

Strokethefurrywall · 03/07/2022 10:42

I like them all but my favorite is Harlen- after my favorite author, Harlen Coben.

I know a few adult Arlos and it's getting pretty popular where I am (not UK), and Caleb is a lovely underused biblical name.

They're all solid!

The author is Harlan Coben, not Harlen.

Wannabeewallaby · 22/07/2022 23:30

Arlo so you don’t have two with same initials.

PetalLeaves · 22/07/2022 23:34

Caleb.

I just think of my video door bell when i think of Arlo

sunglassesonthetable · 23/07/2022 09:00

Arlo

Letitrain93 · 30/12/2022 19:31

definitely Caleb!

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 30/12/2022 19:40

I love Caleb, but I do like Arlo.

Harlen not so much...

Cakecakecheese · 30/12/2022 21:42

Arlo reminds me of a town in Essex. Actually Harlen isn't too far off it either.

pilates · 30/12/2022 21:44

Caleb

ThatshallotBaby · 30/12/2022 21:46

Arlo

Yankydoodledandy · 30/12/2022 21:52

✨️Harlen is absolutely lovely.

CamillasToe · 30/12/2022 21:53

Caleb

RocketIceLollie · 30/12/2022 21:58

My boy is called Arlo. Although it's become quite a popular name now I love it.

icanwearwhatiwant · 30/12/2022 22:00

My favourite is Arlo but I also like Caleb which goes well with your other two sons.

Hibernatalie · 30/12/2022 22:04

I've never heard of Harlen. It's nice. My favourite is Arlo but Caleb goes the best with your other 2 names. They're all nice names though.

Lightningrain · 30/12/2022 22:06

Caleb

I like Harlen but I think it could easily be misheard or misread as Harlem,

Talaforniababe · 30/12/2022 23:32

Arlo is the best of the three.

Enko · 31/12/2022 09:11

Not my type of names but Arlo goes best with the other 2 IMO

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DeFuckingLightful · 31/12/2022 12:21

So he’s here and he isn’t actually named any of the 3 I posted🤣 I named him Reggie!

To ask your favourite of these 3 boy names please!
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imalreadygone · 31/12/2022 12:22

Awww hello reggie

Bluetree89 · 31/12/2022 12:36

I love the name Harlen I wanted to use it for a boy but unfortunately my dh would not agree to that one!

678sarah · 31/12/2022 12:54

Another vote for Caleb…. By a long way!

678sarah · 31/12/2022 12:54

Sorry I hadn’t noticed you’d had Reggie… Congratulations!

RocketIceLollie · 31/12/2022 13:42

Congratulations :)

Enko · 31/12/2022 14:08

Congratulations and Reggie is far better than any of the other 3 :)