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48 replies

isthisallwehavetooffer · 05/10/2023 14:53

Thier middle names will be Douglas William.

Reid (Meaning:near the reeds)

Arlo (meaning "fortified hill")

Rowan (Meaning: Rowan tree)

Oakley (Meaning:meadow of oak trees)

Oren (means "pine tree; fair, pale)

Arden (Meaning:great forest)

Everett (meaning “brave” or “strong boar)

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SallyWD · 05/10/2023 15:07

Sorry, I only like Rowan. Arden is kind of interesting but you just know everyone's going to call him "Hard on".

Wrongsideofpennines · 05/10/2023 15:09

Rowan is lovely. Reid is my second favourite. Oren is nice but if he comes out with lots of dark hair then maybe not!

Not keen on Oakley or Arlo.

thelittlestrhino · 05/10/2023 15:10

Reid and Rowan I like a lot.

cherryassam · 05/10/2023 15:12

I like Rowan the best followed by Reid, Arlo and Everett in that order. Arlo is so popular here at the moment though, two work colleagues have had baby Arlos in the last 4 months.

Arden just reminds me of Hard on.

VeridicalVagabond · 05/10/2023 15:12

I love Rowan, my childhood best friend's uncle was called Rowan and he was the nicest, most lovely man ever (so much so that I remember him fondly now some 25 years later!)

Reid is really nice but not sure it suits with the middle name, a D into a D sounds a bit awkward. Not that it matters much as he'll rarely use them out loud together.

Arden and Arlo are also nice, not keen on the rest.

LovelyBoy2023 · 05/10/2023 19:03

I like Rowan or Oren.

tulipsunday · 05/10/2023 19:07

Rowan is my favourite

IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 05/10/2023 19:12

Rowan is the only good one.

snackprovidersupreme · 05/10/2023 19:29

Douglas William sounds so nice on it's own! Gorgeous names :)

isthisallwehavetooffer · 05/10/2023 19:43

snackprovidersupreme · 05/10/2023 19:29

Douglas William sounds so nice on it's own! Gorgeous names :)

They are too ordinary for me! I don't like traditional names. They are the names of our grandads. It would make them sound old!

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isthisallwehavetooffer · 05/10/2023 19:44

IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 05/10/2023 19:12

Rowan is the only good one.

😂😂😂 don't hold back will you

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Thegoodbadandugly · 05/10/2023 19:47

Rowan isn't to bad I wouldn't have any of the rest.

theduchessofspork · 05/10/2023 19:48

I would call him Douglas personally

But otherwise Rowen

theduchessofspork · 05/10/2023 19:48

isthisallwehavetooffer · 05/10/2023 19:44

😂😂😂 don't hold back will you

I agree. Sorry OP..

KirstenBlest · 05/10/2023 19:48

Rowan's nice. I don't like the others. Definitely not Arden

CurlewKate · 05/10/2023 19:49

@isthisallwehavetooffer Where do you get you name meanings from?

KirstenBlest · 05/10/2023 19:50

Douglas and William are both good and better than your list

KirstenBlest · 05/10/2023 19:53

If you are getting your names from a book or web site, some of them contain bogus entries.

Whataretheodds · 05/10/2023 21:52

Oaklea would need to be the spelling, surely? Otherwise it's a brand of sunglasses

Daisybuttercup12345 · 05/10/2023 21:53

Like Rowan.
Dislike the others.

Ilikeyourdecor · 05/10/2023 22:06

I don't like Reid because it's awkward to say with Douglas, but I suppose it rarely will be.

I find Arlo rather popular at the moment and personally find it too wishy-washy sounding. But I'm not on trend in my name preferences (I don't like vowel heavy names, which are seemingly all the rage).

I like all the others. Rowan and Oakley the best.

FrostieBoabby · 06/10/2023 01:00

I like Rowan, not keen on the others. Reid is quite a common surname where I live and I know a few dogs called Arlo!

Somanycats · 06/10/2023 01:06

Rowan is by far the best. All the others are going to sound weak compared to Douglas or William.

Theoldwoman · 06/10/2023 02:14

Rowan is the best.

Findyourneutralspace · 06/10/2023 02:18

I love Douglas William and would call him Douggie, but out of your other choices Rowan is nicest I think. Arlo’s ok too.

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