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Hunter or Dechlan?

47 replies

CatsArePeople · 17/07/2022 22:43

DC4, if girl - she wil be Katherine. But boy? tel me

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Etinoxaurus · 18/07/2022 13:33

Declan is lovely, Hunter not.

Marymary987 · 18/07/2022 13:34

I prefer Hunter.

PeekAtYou · 18/07/2022 13:35

Hunter makes me think of Hunter Biden which is an awful association. Like picking Donald or Boris as a name.

Jeschara · 18/07/2022 17:23

Declan, Hunter is a name I dislike.

Alwayswonderedwhy · 18/07/2022 17:26

Declan. Hunter is one of those names that the child/you will be judged for.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 18/07/2022 19:00

Sussyknowsthemeaningoflife · 17/07/2022 23:43

Declan
Hunter makes me think of Joe Biden's terrible terrible son. 😔

what's so terrible about his son? The fact he had/has drug problems.

Do you consume a lot of right wing 'news'?

smileandsing · 18/07/2022 19:03

I think 'Dechlan' may be the Scottish spelling

SirChenjins · 18/07/2022 19:08

smileandsing · 18/07/2022 19:03

I think 'Dechlan' may be the Scottish spelling

I don’t think it is - we just spell it Declan here too.

Neither are great OP.

Luredbyapomegranate · 18/07/2022 21:18

Declan spelt normally

Figgygal · 18/07/2022 21:21

Hunter isnt far off Jaxon in terms of marmite names
Declan is ok how youve spelt it is not

Cindie943811A · 18/07/2022 23:12

How about Nimrod?
in the Bible Nimrod was a mighty hunter

ofwarren · 19/07/2022 04:14

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 18/07/2022 19:00

what's so terrible about his son? The fact he had/has drug problems.

Do you consume a lot of right wing 'news'?

The fact that he sleeps with prostitutes is quite terrible to be fair...

Dustyblue · 19/07/2022 06:10

I have a Declan so I'll go with that :)

We're in Australia so don't have to deal with the Ant & Dec thing though. Not a common name here.

Sussyknowsthemeaningoflife · 19/07/2022 07:34

ofwarren · 19/07/2022 04:14

The fact that he sleeps with prostitutes is quite terrible to be fair...

And then uploads videos to amateur porn sites.

comealongponds · 19/07/2022 07:50

Declan without the “unique” spelling

smileandsing · 21/07/2022 22:15

SirChenjins well the two I know in my part of Scotland spell it with an 'h' 🤷🏻‍♀️
It seems the consensus is to leave the 'h' out though

Oojamaflipp · 21/07/2022 22:18

I know a Hunter, although his parents seem to call him 'Un'ah, which is even worse. I would go for Declan out if the 2.

PestoPasghetti · 21/07/2022 22:20

Declan. Why would you want to encourage aggression in your son right from the off with a name like 'Hunter'? 'That's my boy, the cold-blooded killer! I'm so proud!'

emmathedilemma · 21/07/2022 22:25

Jeez how do you get from liking Katherine to Hunter and Dechlan?? Let’s hope it’s a girl!

AlwaysLatte · 21/07/2022 22:34

My not sure about either. Is it pronounced Decklan or Deshlan? And Hunter would be an unfortunate name if they grew up to be staunch vegans, possibly?

Aerielview · 21/07/2022 22:42

Declan. Don't mess with the spelling to try to make it unique.

Kanaloa · 21/07/2022 22:44

Declan is ok but I don’t like your spelling, I think it would invite confusion. I like the sound of Hunter but it doesn’t have very nice connotations - I imagine someone literally hunting. Hudson is nice too, similar sound to Hunter without the violent imagery.

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