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Hit me with your unshortenable boys names

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GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 31/01/2023 19:39

For sims.

You guys have been helpful before with difficult sim naming decisions, so here I am again!

The parents are called Davy, Dotty and Evangeline.

Last name will be Tolane.

The name must be unshortenable (I'm aware things can always be shortened, but it must have no obvious shortenings). Must also not already be a shortened form of a common name (so no Sam, Max, Ben etc) - it needs to be a name in it's own right.

Siblings are Lexi (I'm aware this doesn't fit the criteria, but she's Davy's from a previous relationship and her mum named her - her full name is Alexandria), Nova, Rae, Jett, Cleo and Zoë. They all have different first initials so it would be good if this baby could have too.

Middle name will probably be Peter, Ryan or Scot (family names) - most likely Peter, since that's Dotty's dad's name and she's the one giving birth, but then she's the only one who has a child's middle name after one of her parents (her late mother, Samantha) so maybe not...

If you have any good ideas for girls I'm open to them too - I'm 80% I will cheat and make this baby a boy since "Jett needs a brother, stat" has been the discussion leading up to this baby being concieved, and I'm not letting them have any more!

OP posts:
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Theoldwoman · 01/02/2023 02:52

Wade
Cade
Reeve
Shay
Paul
Rex
Bruce
Cole
Scott
Jed
Mark
Dane
Zane
Quade
Quinn
Frank
Garth
Luke
Lars
Nate
Joel
Carl
Trey
Trent
Beau
Gage
Jude
Blair
Noel
Vance
Lance
Taj
Chad
Blake
Quinn
Cliff
Jive
Hank
Dean
Wayne
Sean
Seth
Saul
Thad
Shane
Flip

Blog34 · 01/02/2023 23:26

Rafe

TheVanguardSix · 01/02/2023 23:33

Lars
Niall
Thor
Tex
Lev
Axel
Franz
Leif
Jai
Ray

user1492757084 · 03/02/2023 07:50

Dean Scot
Boyd Peter
Scot Peter
Moe Ryan
Mark Ryan

Mae Peta,
Dawn Scarlet

Wren Dorothy

Consufed · 03/02/2023 08:49

Fox
Guy
Idris
Ethan
Leon
Owen

OrlandointheWilderness · 03/02/2023 09:17

Barry

DisplayPurposesOnly · 03/02/2023 09:29

Cedd

AllOfThemWitches · 03/02/2023 09:35

Joel

AllOfThemWitches · 03/02/2023 09:35

I miss playing the sims

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 06/10/2023 20:58

Thank you all again for the name suggestions.

The baby (not a real baby, just in Sims, since some people were confused) was finally born today, and the winner is...

@CombatBarbie, who suggested the name Kai.

Here he is: Kai Ryan Tolane (hopefully the picture uploads!)

Hit me with your unshortenable boys names
OP posts:
Longdarkcloud · 09/10/2023 20:53

Hugo
Jude
Troy
Trent
Kit
Lee/Leigh
Mark
George
Yves
Er. —. Friend’s gggrandfather was called this — comes from Bible and since seen it a number of times in baptismal records in mainly the West Country
Cary
Cory

Rahrahrahraah · 09/10/2023 22:02

So much better looking than a real newborn 😂

Good name choice OP! My grandma had the same criteria and ended up with "Keith" 😬

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 09/10/2023 22:37

Bloody hell, that’s one big baby!

user1492757084 · 10/10/2023 04:23

Bruce
Todd
Wayne
Quinn

May
Dawn
Elle
Tess

Bananaramad · 10/10/2023 04:33

Theo
Tony
Sean
Mark
Nate
Ryan
Daid
Lars
Eric

peaceinourtime · 10/10/2023 13:21

Congratulations on sims Kai. For names that can’t be shortened you can also add Otis and Tex

PTSDBarbiegirl · 10/10/2023 13:27

Bo.... But I've just seen surname.

Longdarkcloud · 10/10/2023 20:07

Wow, who had the painful pleasure of giving birth to Kai, OP?
Ive heard of the sims and I even bought my granddaughter a game years ago but I don’t have a clue as to how it all works.
Do you keep the people like pets?

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 23/10/2023 08:48

Longdarkcloud · 10/10/2023 20:07

Wow, who had the painful pleasure of giving birth to Kai, OP?
Ive heard of the sims and I even bought my granddaughter a game years ago but I don’t have a clue as to how it all works.
Do you keep the people like pets?

Dotty gave birth to this one (and the first set of twins - Nova and Rae. Evangeline gave birth to a singleton, Jett, and then the second set of twins - Cleo and Zoë).

The people (sims) do have some autonomy, but they're not great at looking after themselves if you leave them completely to their own devices, so you have to micromanage them a bit to stop them playing video games until they starve to death and continuously feeding the baby when what it really needs is its nappy changing and stuff like that. The sims have wants and fears which you can use to help decide what to direct them to do.

OP posts:
loseweightpleasegod · 23/10/2023 08:56

Hugo

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