Nameless aby boy born yesterday

[MsAnnThropic]

I had a beautiful baby boy yesterday, but we are struggling to name him.

Some of the names we quite like (or at least semi agree on) are

Milo
Reuben
Jude
Alex

Do you have a preference, or anything else similar that we may not have thought of? I'd love some thoughts (please be gentle though... I'm still very sore!!)

Congratulations OP!

I have a Reuben so I'm biased but I think it's a great name! (He was nameless for 5 days!) Also love Alex/Alexander.

Personally not so keen on Milo (I have a lot of Australian family so I associate it with the drink) or Jude (can't get past the Holocaust stars association). But a lot of people love these names so there is nothing wrong with them.

Other suggestions,
Caleb
Finlay
Jago
Jonah
Owen
Matthew
Jacob

Congratulations!! I love Alex and Jude. The other 2 are dog names to me! Sorry to anyone with kids with those names

JOEL ❤️ congrats

I have a toddler Jude and he wears it really well. His brothers are Isaac and Thomas.

From your list i prefer milo.

Jude is my fave too. Like them all though except Milo, personally that’s in my ‘dog name’ category and maybe cute for a wee one but not so much an adult wishing to be taken seriously.

Congrats- you may have chosen by now. Reuben and Jude are lovely. Also maybe Jesse or Rafael/Raphael (love Raffi)

Maybe too obvious but August sound very fab

Congratulations !

They are all nice, although quite popular if it bothers you - Alistair, Joel, Jerome, Jethro, Miles, Ronan, are less popular alternatives

Congrats. Jude would definitely be my choice. I love that name.

Congratulations.

Conrad
Jethro
Diamond

What did you go for?

Sorry I'm late back to this. Life with our newest family member has been busy!

There are lots of lovely suggestions here. Lots of which are already names in our family.

I work with a large paediatric caseload, so lots are a no just based on connotations from work!!

We are now between Milo and Reuben (DH vitoed Alex, and my other children have decided they hate Jude, even though I quite like it!)

We're stuck between the 2, with my younger 2 children at loggerheads!!

Aww good luck choosing, pleased you didn’t go with Jude, I am not a fan, and it’s really popular. Go back through the name book, you might find the ideal name for your gorgeous new baby boy. Many congrats OP.

My dog is called Milo, I named him after a gorgeous Aussie temp who I was wildly in lust with thirty plus years ago. He was a big rugby playing lad who made my heart, and everything else flutter even though I was going out with the man who became my DH.
I still love the name and congratulations on your bundle of joy.

Reuben has my vote as I have a Reuben, a kind hearted 4yo ☺️

Huge congratulations on your new baby! I hope you're enjoying the lovely newborn bubble!

Reuben

Rueben. Absolutely fantastic name. Congratulations. ❤

But spelt correctly.

Reuben or Jude

Or Reuben Jude!

Xander for me - slightly similar, but less common, than Alex.

Flip a coin for those two names

Of the two I'd go for Reuben. Congratulations OP.

Reuben 100%

All of your names are on my list! My favourites are Reuben and Alex but all of them are lovely.

I also like Max, Rowan, Myles & Noah.

Alex or Alexander are my faves.

David
Jude or Oliver - cute and think of Judith Durham and Olivia Newton John
Milo is also sweet.