Our boys list, let us know your favourite :)

[caitlinrose]

We still don't know what we're having yet. These are the boys names on our list. Which one would you pick? I'd love to hear your comments on all the names and also if there are associations (good or bad) so we are aware of everything:

Max
Finn
Flynn
Elliott
Caspar
George
Dylan
Otto
Edward
Aidan
Edmund
Colin

Finlay
Maximilian

I'm not sure whether Flynn is cool or ridiculous. What do you say? My husband's idea and I hated it at first but it has really grown on me since. Finn seems more boring in comparison but also more classic. Sometimes I think Finlay works better but I heard in the US it is sometimes seen as girly? I just don't know whether it will age as well.

I think we will just use Max or Finn and not the longer versions but not 100% sure yet.

As for Elliott I'm a bit worried about spelling issues.

I don't know if you know the feeling but with girls names there is a new one I like almost every day whereas with boys names the list is more consistent. On the one hand it makes me feel more secure that with the boys list we won't have any regrets whereas with the girls names I often love a name a certain day and don't care much for it anymore two weeks later (we did manage to come up with a few names I always seem to love, though). But it's exciting to search for girls names too as there are so many that appeal to me!

When my first was born, early70s, one mum on the ward was hysterical at visiting time and her husband rushed off. Turned out he'd gone and registered the baby and called him Alfie. Everyone was horrified. It came back into fashion and no doubt Colin will as well, maybe not today but soon.

Elliott or Edward

I love Otto, Elliot would be second!

Max - yes
Finn - maybe
Flynn - no
Elliott - maybe
Caspar - no
George - yes
Dylan - ok
Otto - yes
Edward - yes
Aidan - maybe
Edmund - no
Colin - no

Finlay
Maximilian

Max really popular bit boring
Finn really popular bit boring
Flynn better than Finn- ok
Elliott love
Caspar love
George really popular but love
Dylan ok
Otto too trendy
Edward love
Aidan really popular dislike
Edmund like but prefer Edward
Colin not sure, never met a baby Colin I think I could be really cool definitely not popular but due a comeback maybe

Max - ok
Finn - a bit trendy
Flynn - will get called Finn a lot
Elliott - spelling
Caspar - will get Casper a lot
George - fine
Dylan - ok for a welsh man of about 55 otherwise not ok
Otto - no
Edward - fine
Aidan - ok but a bit Jayden, Kayden, Brayden
Edmund - might get call Edward
Colin - a bit of a grandad name
Finlay - ok. A bit trendy
Maximilian - ok if shortened to Max

If I had to pick, I'd probably pick Max, George or Edward

Max- Lovely
Finn- lovely
Flynn- not so nice
Elliott- bit dull
Caspar- really love
George- dull
Dylan- meh
Otto- very nice
Edward- love
Aidan- no
Edmund- are you having a laugh
Colin- wtf?

Finlay- meh
Maximilian- nooo

Casper is my favourite followed by Otto, Edward, Fin and then Max.

Max - meh, lots of them
Finn - popular but I like it
Flynn - Makes me think of the phrase "In like Flynn" sexual and relating to the actor Errol Flynn
Elliott - dislike
Caspar - the friendly ghost
George - nice ,traditional but a bit boring
Dylan - dislike
Otto - like
Edward - see george
Aidan - like
Edmund - arsehole in the lion the witch and the wardrobe
Colin - please don't

Finlay - Dr.
Maximilian - dislike

I love Casper - I knew one once and he was lovely and I thought his name was very cool

Max - dog
Finn - too many
Flynn - the guy from tangled/ flem
Elliott - don't like Elle
Caspar - the friendly ghost
George - apart from the royal association is lovely
Dylan - boring
Otto - the bus driver from the Simpson/otter
Edward - don't like Ed, but a lovely name
Aidan - don't like aid and they may call him AIDS
Edmund - see Ed / don't like the mind but either
Colin - the Caterpillar

All in all George and Edward are lovely

Dylan is my favourite, not as common as I would have though - never taught one. Caspar quite nice, as are Otto and Max(imilliam). Finlay - too many of them.

Edward
George
Max

Flynn
Max
Dylan

Max is my favourite

Another Colin fan here! I think it’s definitely due a comeback and I like “Col” as a nn.

Edward, Max, Elliott and George are nice too. Also like Edwin as a PP mentioned.

I like Finn and Aidan best.

Edmund. Great name, not too popular, Ned, Ed, Eddie, Ted as nn if you want. Biased as I have one myself.

Edward! Lush name - my cat is called Edward 🤣

Derek is back ... we have one at my daughters school and initially it was strange to hear it but it just seems so normal now !

We have an Elliott. Everyone spells it Elliot. And I mean everyone! I so wish we'd used 1 t but he's 7 now so a bit past changing x

We used one of those, one was second choice and another is my DF's name!

Finn and Max for me.

Or Aidan. That was also on our list.

George and Edward are classic names. I also love how you can shorten Edward to Teddy. I really like Elliot as well. Not keen on Colin tbh.

Max - ok. A bit dull
Finn - nice enough
Flynn - this is my favourite. It does remind me a bit of Tangled but I still really like it.
Elliott - don't like
Caspar - like. Prefer Jasper
George - not keen. Dull.
Dylan - not keen
Otto - nice
Edward - nice
Aidan - not keen
Edmund - on the fence
Colin - awful sorry.

Finlay - nice. Definitely don't think it would be seen as feminine
Maximilian - nice

Normally I don't like surnames but I really like Flynn