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17caterpillars1mouse · 31/05/2023 20:56

Can I have opinions on my boys list please and any suggestions

Tobias
Rufus
Benjamin
Rowan
Ezra
Jeremiah
Judah
Ivor / Iver - nor sure which I prefer
Zachary
Sebastian - but not a fan of Seb

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ourflagmeansdeath · 31/05/2023 21:00

Tobias - I like this, love Toby too
Rufus - It's okay I can't work out if I like it or not
Benjamin - Lovely name
Rowan - Beautiful, very nice
Ezra - Lovely name too
Jeremiah - I think it has odd connotations but it does sound nice
Judah - I like Jude not Judah
Ivor / Iver - nor sure which I prefer - I don't like either, sorry. But of the two Iver
Zachary - Lovely
Sebastian - but not a fan of Seb - I like Sebastian and also am not a fan of Seb. If it helps it isn't a natural shortening imo because the sounds are very different, so it wouldn't happen unless you wanted it to. I know a Sebastian who goes by Bas/Bash if that helps??

Favs are Rowan or Ezra.

Suggestions:
Luca
August
Rory
Nico
Conan
Casper

FayCarew · 31/05/2023 21:05

Tobias - Toby is great and Tobias is fine
Rufus - only know one and he's a dog
Benjamin - Ben short for Benjamin is great
Rowan - ok but Roman is very popular
Ezra - no
Jeremiah - no
Judah - no
Ivor / Iver - anglicised welsh boy's (and engine's) name vs a village near Slough
Zachary - Zac is nice
Sebastian - but not a fan of Seb - me neither.

Theoldwoman · 31/05/2023 21:06

Benjamin is my most favourite boys name ever. So I would just pick that.

NuffSaidSam · 31/05/2023 21:07

Great list.

I like Rowan and Sebastian best (although if you don't like Seb then Sebastian isn't for you).

I also really like Benjamin. It's classic, but possibly a bit overused.

I really like the sound of Ezra and Judah, but they're very biblical and that would probably stop me using them.

I like Tobias, but not keen on Toby.

Less keen on Rufus, Jeremiah, Ivor/Iver and Zachary.

Thatbloomindog · 31/05/2023 21:08

Are you me? Your top 4 and bottom 2 were my exact boys list.
afraid I don’t much like Ezra, Ivor or Judah much though.

Thatbloomindog · 31/05/2023 21:08

Rowan is pretty popular atm. But you might not mind that.

KayEmAy · 31/05/2023 21:09

Tobias - Love
Rufus - puppy yes, person no
Benjamin - Ben is an all time fav
Rowan - Love
Ezra - Love
Jeremiah - hate
Judah - hate
Ivor / Iver - Iver
Zachary -eh sure
Sebastian - eh sure, I do really like Bash as a nn though

Lemonademoney · 31/05/2023 21:10

Love Benjamin 😍 also love William (Will)?

Rauha · 31/05/2023 21:11

I like Ezra and Ivor

WhisperingAutistic · 31/05/2023 21:14

Tobias - Lovely name
Rufus - I'm not keen. Sounds a but like a pets name to me
Benjamin - Very underused name. I like it!
Rowan - Soft sounding, slightly effeminate
Ezra - Reminds me of the horrible actor. I like the name though
Jeremiah - Nice
Judah - Nice
Ivor / Iver - nor sure which I prefer - I'm not keen on either. Reminds me of Thomas the Tank Engine
Zachary - Nice
Sebastian - Also Nice

Good choices OP!

GL123 · 31/05/2023 21:43

Love Rowan, the rest aren’t my cup of tea

JimJamJo · 31/05/2023 22:11

Rufus - lovely
Benjamin - lovely
Rowan - used to like but gone off
Ezra - lovely
Jeremiah - lovely
Judah - dislike. too like Judas?
Ivor / Iver - nor sure which I prefer. - I prefer Ivo unless very Welsh
Zachary - lovely
Sebastian - also love Sebastian but not so keen on Seb. Sebby?

Mumofgirls2017 · 31/05/2023 22:30

Love Rufus, Rowan, Ivor and zachary

rest are ok. Suggestiosn

miles
jonah
elijah
silas
gabriel
nathaniel
seth
owen
jasper
rupert
rafe
felix
hugo

CurlewKate · 31/05/2023 22:33

Have you considered Ivo?

Flowergirls19 · 31/05/2023 22:49

Tobias -no
Rufus-no
Benjamin -really have always loved this name
Rowan -no
Ezra -no
Jeremiah -no
Judah-no
Ivor / Iver - nor sure which I prefer -no
Zachary - don’t mind this at all
Sebastian - but not a fan of Seb- like this and also like seb- how about basti?

midsomermurderess · 31/05/2023 22:55

My favourite is Rufus. With Sebastian, you could nod to Europe and use Bastian as a shorting

bluechameleon · 31/05/2023 23:11

I love Tobias, Benjamin, Sebastian. Like Judah and Zachary.

arlequin · 31/05/2023 23:12

NuffSaidSam · 31/05/2023 21:07

Great list.

I like Rowan and Sebastian best (although if you don't like Seb then Sebastian isn't for you).

I also really like Benjamin. It's classic, but possibly a bit overused.

I really like the sound of Ezra and Judah, but they're very biblical and that would probably stop me using them.

I like Tobias, but not keen on Toby.

Less keen on Rufus, Jeremiah, Ivor/Iver and Zachary.

I hardly know any little Bens, do you?

cisisaslur · 01/06/2023 01:12

Theoldwoman · 31/05/2023 21:06

Benjamin is my most favourite boys name ever. So I would just pick that.

And mine. It's not that popular either. It's an all time classic name.

Sometherusername · 01/06/2023 02:28

Benjamin or Rowan

user1492757084 · 01/06/2023 03:03

Faves ...
Rufus
Benjamin
Ivor
Rowan

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17caterpillars1mouse · 01/06/2023 13:59

Right..

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FayCarew · 01/06/2023 16:08

@bby369 , I think that OP was looking for something a bit more conventional.