Boys' names - can anyone help please?

[ThreeBluecubs]

Could you please tell me what you think of the following names:

Are any of them too common (chavy?) and what sort of little boy do they make you think of?

Gabriel
Joseph/Jo
Charles/Charlie
James
Oliver
Tobias/Toby
Bejamin/Ben
Benedict/Ben/Ne d
William/Will
Joshua/Josh
Josiah
Rufus
Montgomery/Monty

Thank you

Oliver is my favourite I think.

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oh, name the child after The SMiths' William. The honour, the privilege is mine

Gabriel -no
Joseph/Jo - I'd spell it JOE for a boy, JO is the girl's spelling IMO
Charles/Charlie-no
James-no
Oliver-no
Tobias/Toby -yes
Bejamin/Ben - yes
Benedict/Ben/Ne d -yes
William/Will -no, I think it has unfortunate abbreviations, sorry
Joshua/Josh - no
Josiah -not really
Rufus -no
Montgomery/Monty -no

FWIW I'd always go for a long name and abbreviate

We are considering Ned for our bump due in 3 weeks - lots of people seem to think its awful, but it makes me think of that massivley cute-but-naughty little boy in the digital camera advert (the one where he bashes the camera around, under the tap etc?). If I have a little boy i definately want him to run around the garden in hand knitted jumpers and wellies and lots of dirt....

NO NO TO NED

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Chunkamatic - your vision is lovely - but I don't like the name I'm afraid.

Not that it's any of my business of course!

Gabriel.........NO
Joseph/Jo.............yes
Charles/Charlie...........yes
James............yes
Oliver....y
Tobias/Toby.....no ( dogs name)
Bejamin/Ben ( ditto)
Benedict/Ben/Ne d( no fakring way)
William/Will..... ok
Joshua/Josh... chav
Josiah.....no
Rufus.....dog
Montgomery/Monty............dog

Call them Ned as long as he will never go to Scot;land. Or ride a donkey

so basically, what is coming out of this thread, is that if you want lots of people to LIKE the name you choose, you need a top 10 (or at least top 20) name...

I will say that, generally, people do like names if they like the kid and not if they don't. If you love one of the more obscure ones, go for it. None of these names are off the wall, your child will encounter several other kids with these names. None of them are chavvy, whatever that means, except perhaps one...

Don't give your child a lowest common denominator name.

Chunk, if youre planning on calling your baby Ned you may as well just call it Chav or Thug, it's what it means in Scotland.
My brother is always going on about the 'Neds'.

I like Gabriel, Rufus and Monty.

I like Ned too. DS has a Ned in his class at nursery and he is a lovely little boy.

"Gabriel, Rufus and Monty"

The three musketeers they ain't

you might want to reconsider ned"

But if you are really stuck on ned loolk at your ned name

i know two Neds, who are lovely little boys

Neducation

scottishmummy

Hmmm - i was aware of the connotations (sp?) for Ned in Scotland, but was hoping that the majority of people living in England (as I am) weren't.

Poor Ned, I feel sorry for him now....

Aye but the name ned does not travel well North of border - akin to calling yer wean bawbag

what sounds Okay yah in Primrose Hill does not necessarily travel so well to Maryhill

ned sounds liek a dullard