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18 replies

KSAM · 25/11/2022 15:02

Please help me and give me ideas for baby boy names for my 1 day old baby. I like Elijah and Reuben but husband isn't keen, he likes Joshua but we can't use that as a family member is named Joshua. We're stuck, HELP 💙

Also out of interest, which is your fave, if any, out of Elijah, Reuben or Joshua?

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Gummibär · 25/11/2022 15:07

I like Reuben best. How about Quentin or Roman?

SheWoreARaspberryBeret123 · 25/11/2022 15:08

Congratulations op!
I think my favourite is Reuben.

Ok, ideas are as follows:

Orlando
Jude
Oscar
Isaac
Theo
Indigo
Sylvan
Leon / Leonado / Leander
Arlo
Ludo
Jacob / Jake
Caspian
Zachary

MissyB1 · 25/11/2022 15:08

I work in a school and there are lots of children called all of those names as they are so popular at the moment, I’m a bit bored of them all tbh.I know they are traditional and biblical but there are others you could consider.

Joel (Old Testament prophet)
Caleb
Jonah
Isaac
Gabriel
Saul (a favourite of mine)
Seth

fairycupcakes · 25/11/2022 15:14

Congrats on your precious baby OP ❤️

out of those three names my pick would be Reuben.

my suggestions for you:

Joseph
Benjamin
Ezra
Gabriel
Jude
Eli
Seth
Isaac
Jacob
Roman
Zachary

Longdarkcloud · 25/11/2022 17:48

Josiah
Jonas
Julius or Julian
Nicodemus
Of your favourites I prefer Reuben

beachsandseaicecream · 25/11/2022 17:51

Congratulations!

Out of your choices I'd choose Joshua.

Other ideas:
Jonah
Jethro
Nathaniel
Dominic
Ethan
Evan
Gabriel
Raphael
Dominic
Eric
Julian
Lawrence
Samuel
Benjamin
Timothy
Christopher
Jonathan
Andrew
Joel
Robert
Benedict
Marcus
Miles
Daniel
David

AdelineLou · 25/11/2022 18:11

Do you want a name with a NN.

I’m liking
Cuthbert (Bertie)
Arthur (Art/Artie)

KylieCharlene · 25/11/2022 18:13

Elijah is my favourite of the three.

soulinablackberrypie · 25/11/2022 18:47

None of these is really a favourite of mine, and you said you can't use Joshua, so I will just say I think I like Elijah slightly better than Reuben.

It sounds as if you like Old Testament names, so here are a few of my favourites:

Adam
Benjamin
Nathan
Joseph
Joel
Simon
Jonathan
Daniel
Samuel (sort of - at least I like Sam and this is the obvious way of getting it)
Aaron

RoseValleyRambles · 25/11/2022 18:53

Those were on our shortlist. How about Elias?

GlassDeli · 25/11/2022 19:03

I like Joshua best.

Felix
Adam
Theodore
George
Miles
James
Thomas
Luke
William
Nathaniel
John
Benjamin
Ezra
Peter
Barnaby
Joseph
Edwin
Simon
Christopher
Daniel

GlassDeli · 25/11/2022 19:04

Alexander

TalkisChips · 25/11/2022 20:15

Love Elijah. Reuben is everywhere, I know loads of them!

tunthebloodyalarmoff · 25/11/2022 20:20

Joshua. My boys name would have been Fraser

Gingersnappy · 25/11/2022 20:41

Of your 3 names, I like Elijah best. Maybe he would agree to something similar like Ellis or Elias if you like either of those

bloominglovelyorange · 26/11/2022 23:36

How about Eli or ellis

Mumofgirls2017 · 28/11/2022 21:55

I like Elijah best. How anout

ezra
ezekiel
jacob
joseph
daniel
isaac
zachary
ethan
caleb
nathan
gabriel
jonah
levi
silas

Theoldwoman · 29/11/2022 01:01

Reuben is a firm favourite, it was on my list many moons ago but alas I only had girls. I still love it though.

Timothy
Francis
Adam
Jeremy
Caleb
Luke
Peter
Elias
Sebastian
Thomas
Fraser
Ewan

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