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Gentle giant name for a boy?

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Cocolatte24 · 17/02/2023 16:57

I recently had a son and we’re struggling to find a name; he’s a gentle giant and super tall so I’d like to find a name that suits a larger baby and is quite soft/ round sounding if that makes sense?

I’m looking for any ideas and also ones that lend themselves to a nickname

So far we’ve thought about Henry and Barney but I’m not sure how I’d shorten Henry - I don’t like Harry or Hal, and Barney just reminds us of the purple dinosaur!

Any ideas?

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Pollywoddles · 17/02/2023 20:53

Fionn - anglicised version Finn, after a famous giant from Irish folklore.

Squirrelsnut · 17/02/2023 21:00

DS was over 10 lbs at birth and is now only a moderately tall, slim 15 year old.
What about Adam nn Addie?

TheOriginalEmu · 17/02/2023 21:01

Sugarfree23 · 17/02/2023 18:42

Patrick

But I'm also on the view your naming a future man, and all babies are gentle.

You never met my son Taran, it means thunder and that’s because he was born loud and feisty and never stopped 😂

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Cocolatte24 · 17/02/2023 21:03

Thanks all so much for the suggestions they’ve really helped.
Obviously no one knows how big he’ll be when he’s grown up but he was 2ft at birth and never dropped weight. We’ve also got tall people on both sides of the family so I’d be surprised if he ended up on the small side but you never know 🤷🏻‍♀️

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nodogz · 17/02/2023 21:25

I dated a big kiwi rugby player called rowen. Absolute definition of a gentle giant.

Em339 · 17/02/2023 21:27

Hank is a nickname for Henry - which in my head, suits a gentle giant baby 😁

SorryForTheRant · 17/02/2023 21:46

@tiggergoesbounce has hit the nail on the head, Jude is the perfect name for a gentle giant

Thesoundofmusic23 · 17/02/2023 22:27

Oliver
Theodore (Teddy)

Blueberry40 · 17/02/2023 22:31

Ben, Joe or Finlay.

pursudebyablackdog · 17/02/2023 22:39

Hagrid?!
Max(imus)
Titus
Erebus
Cedar
Lancelot

Or 'normal' names
Oscar
Julius
Stephen
Connor
Nickolas
Hector
Edgar

pictoosh · 17/02/2023 23:27

"he’s a gentle giant and super tall"

He's a newborn baby? Pick a name you like, not one to attribute to his height. Odd way to describe him.

pictoosh · 17/02/2023 23:35

My eldest was 2 ft long and weighed 10lb 4.
He's a very average 5ft 11 now at 21.

Likewise ds2 was 10lb 1 and 59cms. He's pretty small for 15 now.

Neither are giants or super tall. They are both gentle enough though.

crocusfocus · 17/02/2023 23:38

magnus
titus
horatio

Rosecherry · 18/02/2023 00:03

Baby Boy Congratulations!

Ideas
NAMES / NICKNAME
Daniel - Danny / Dan
Tommy - Tom
Benjamin - Benji /Ben
William - Wills/Will
Matthew - Matt
Terence - Terry
Robert - Rob

ComeTheFckOnBridget · 18/02/2023 00:13

Hulk?

ComeTheFckOnBridget · 18/02/2023 00:14

He does sound gorgeous op, congratulations and I hope you find a name you like:)

RosesAndHellebores · 18/02/2023 00:18

Gulliver springs to mind
or
Marmaduke

KirstenBlest · 18/02/2023 06:57

Hercules

cakebytheoceon · 18/02/2023 07:33

I have A very tall Alfred xx

lemonsugarsnap · 18/02/2023 07:54

What about Barnaby? As nice as Barney IMO but no purple dinosaur connotations!

thirdistheonewiththehairychest · 18/02/2023 08:03

Boaz

Justhereforaibu1 · 18/02/2023 08:37

I do t know why but I immediately thought Lawrence

WinterFoxes · 18/02/2023 09:03

Edward - Teddy/Ted is a very cuddly nn
I like PP's suggestion of Bruno
Sam is a very cuddly name

Crinkletinkle · 18/02/2023 09:29

Hugo
Lachlan

MissBridgetJones · 18/02/2023 09:36

Angus x

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