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36 replies

Lun27 · 12/11/2023 11:39

Finley or Barnaby?

My 3 week old needs a name. Brother is Fred. Open to other options too!

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YourNameGoesHere · 12/11/2023 11:45

Barnaby. Having different initials will be helpful as they get older.

Ionapussy · 12/11/2023 11:46

Barnaby

Ralph
Magnus

Barleysugar86 · 12/11/2023 11:48

Barnaby.

Finley and Fred sounds like a childrens TV show.

Olika · 12/11/2023 11:51

Barnaby

bobby81 · 12/11/2023 11:52

Barnaby. Congratulations x

BoleynMemories13 · 12/11/2023 11:54

I much prefer Finley as an individual name. Barnaby isn't my style at all.

Normally I would advise different initials regardless of own personal opinion of the names. However, you can't have a Fred and Barnaby as he will inevitably become Barney.

Flintstones, meet the Flintstones...

Sorry

Finley is lovely and, despite the same initials, Fred and Finley/Fin sound fine together to my ears.

Daffyyellow · 12/11/2023 11:54

All great names but I would avoid having 2 starting with the same initial. I prefer Barnaby anyway, but Fred and Barney is too Flintstone for me, sorry!

ThickSkinnedSoWhat · 12/11/2023 11:55

Barleysugar86 · 12/11/2023 11:48

Barnaby.

Finley and Fred sounds like a childrens TV show.

But if Barnaby gets shortened to Barney then the OPs family become The Flintstones

Jewelspun · 12/11/2023 12:22

Finley is a lovely name. But the F initial is the same as your other son so I would avoid that.

Barnaby is a bears name.

What about Miles or Jago?

Theoldwoman · 12/11/2023 13:35

Fred and Barnaby.

Others I like:

Fred and Avery
Fred and Cosmo
Fred and Miles
Fred and Weston
Fred and Rupert
Fred and Maurice
Fred and Christopher
Fred and Quentin
Fred and Peter

Catandsquirrel · 12/11/2023 13:37

Not Fred and Barn(ab)y. Too Flintstones. If Finley is your other choice then go with that.

peaceinourtime · 12/11/2023 15:13

Dean

NotFastButFurious · 12/11/2023 16:51

Fred and Finley or Fred and Fin is too many F’s for me! I like Barnaby but immediately thought of the Flintstones!
fred and Oscar
Fred and Ottis
Fred and Albert / Bertie
Fred and Stanley / Stan
Fred and Sidney
Fred and Hector
Fred and Henry

Changednayme · 12/11/2023 17:07

Barnaby

SoupDragon · 12/11/2023 17:10

Finley. Barnaby is awful (and yes, the flintstones)

Mumofgirls2017 · 12/11/2023 17:41

Prefer Finley but Barnaby to avoid same initials

fred and

harvey
jasper
charles
miles
arthur
albert
sam
ralph
ray
james
spencer
marley

theduchessofspork · 12/11/2023 17:41

Barnaby

Too many Finlays

I don’t mind the Flintstones ref

Otherwise

Arnold / Arnie
Ernest / Ernie
Laurence / Laurie
Tobias / Toby - or just Toby
James / Jim
Zachary / Zach

SleepingStandingUp · 12/11/2023 17:42

Fred and Barney definitely

RadRad · 12/11/2023 18:00

Barnaby or Brady

glasshalffull0 · 12/11/2023 18:35

Finley

Cloudb · 12/11/2023 19:36

Finley

Newuser75 · 12/11/2023 19:45

Barnaby is lovely

Or Rupert or Hugo.

WanderingWitches · 12/11/2023 19:47

Finley
I'm not a fan of either names but Barnaby is particularly dreadful

Watchthedoormat · 12/11/2023 19:48

I don't like either but by a small margin I prefer Finley

wited · 12/11/2023 19:49

You can't have a Fred and a Barney