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Oscar, Jacob or Peter?

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Curseofthenation · 14/07/2023 22:20

Hi all, me again, my DH and I like Oscar, Jacob and Peter for a boy. Which is your favourite?

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Coffeeandcakemum · 30/07/2023 21:09

Peter

MoChridhe · 30/07/2023 21:12

My DS is Jacob Oscar

GuessThatGranny · 17/02/2024 21:45

Peter. Long over due a comeback and very cool

TenThousandSpoons · 17/02/2024 21:51

Love Oscar and Jacob.

I really dislike Peter.
Peter Pettigrew, Peter Beale, Peter out.
Will definitely get shortened to Pete when he’s older whereas no Oscars I know are called Ozzy.

KirstenBlest · 18/02/2024 11:34

Peter

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 18/02/2024 11:36

Jacob is my favourite. I like Peter as well. Oscar is okay but I’m not a huge fan of it.

UltraWoman · 18/02/2024 11:36

Peter

UsualChaos · 18/02/2024 11:43

Curseofthenation · 14/07/2023 22:26

Thanks for the opinions! The only problem I have with Peter is the nn Pete. It sounds like a middle-aged man to me 😅. I really like Peter though and wonder if we could pull off avoiding Pete as a nn.

I like Jake and Jacob pretty much equally, so the same issue isn't there.

Petey is nice though. But will inevitably become Pete, yes.
Jacob for me.

user1492757084 · 18/02/2024 13:30

I could never warm to Jake as a nick name.
Cobby, maybe and Ossie, maybe.
Peter and Pete I like.

Curseofthenation · 18/02/2024 17:41

This is a zombie thread guys. I had a little girl, so none of these got chosen.

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KirstenBlest · 18/02/2024 17:48

Congratulations! 👶Flowers Bear

89redballoons · 18/02/2024 19:35

I know a baby Peter with older brother Thomas. Cute names and they go together nicely. They haven't been shortened yet but then you wouldn't expect people to shorten a baby's name.

My favourite of your choices is Oscar, though. Jacob is fine as well but reminds me of Rees-Mogg so I wouldn't use it.

89redballoons · 18/02/2024 20:03

Curseofthenation · 18/02/2024 17:41

This is a zombie thread guys. I had a little girl, so none of these got chosen.

Blush oops.

Curseofthenation · 18/02/2024 20:11

KirstenBlest · 18/02/2024 17:48

Congratulations! 👶Flowers Bear

Thank you! We made a decision that Oscar would have been the name for a boy. I still like all three though.

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DiscoBeat · 18/02/2024 20:22

I prefer Oscar but I don't love its over-use. I'd choose Peter

TenThousandSpoons · 20/02/2024 18:02

Ah congratulations on your dd! Sorry I didn’t twig it was a zombie thread.

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