Help us name our son!

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I am due soon with our first DS and we are having such a hard time choosing a name. He will have 2 sisters who have quite classic names, nothing too unusual.

Our shortlist (in no order)
Edward (nn Teddy/Ted/Eddie)
Casper

Hugo

What do you think of these names? Any other suggestions?

Thank you!

I love Edward - and I love all 3 short versions of Teddy / Ted and Eddie - it’s so versatile for all ages and personalities, and gives options if there are other Edward’s in his class.

I don’t particularly love Casper or Hugo, personally, but they are solid names.

Other ideas

Jasper
Toby
George
Arthur
Sebastian
Zachary
Max
Isaac
Louis
Harry
Henry
Joseph
Jacob
Alexander
Elijah / Eli
Samuel
Benjamin
Thomas
Samuel

I love Edward and all the diminutives. It would be on our list if we didn't already have one in our lives!

Love Hugo.

Edward- lots of nicknames too!

I love Edward. Classic and works for whoever he wants to be! I’d use the nickname Eddie though - every little boy I meet seems to be called Teddy!

Hugo is OK but still screams “posh” to me, although it’s now pretty popular.

Not a fan of Casper at all.

Also love the suggestions of Isaac, Alexander, George, Samuel and Benjamin.

If you choose Edward, I'd have one shortened version & stick to it. I know a 7 year old Edward who goes by 5 different names - poor kid - I swear he doesn't know who he really is!

Love Casper and Edward nn Teddy/Ted

jasper
leo
theodore
henry
jude
ralph
felix
louis
alexander
arthur
vincent
spencer
rowan
george
august
frederick
rupert
wilfred
rufus

I love Edward and the nicknames you mentioned. My cousin named his son Ned which I think is awful.

I think Caspar is spelled with two As? Quite like it. Not keen on Hugo. Edward is OK but I really dislike Teddy and variants.

Oscar goes with your style, but is quite popular, I think.

You could go a bit retro with Robert, Philip, Paul?

I don't like Teddy or Hugo or Casper so we probably have different tastes but how about
Anthony or Alistair.

Love Edward shortened to Ned, might that work?

Love Hugo too - such a classic name

Hugo also rare

They are all great names!
My favourite would be Casper.

Edward is my least favourite of those, just cos I think Teddy is overdone

i like:

Freddie
Conrad
simon

How about Laurence (Laurie)?

@Moreteaandchocolate you obviously like Samuel as you've typed it twice! But I can only agree with you Great name!
I like nearly all your other suggestions too.
I think I'd add William to the list.

I love Edward, with Ted or Ned as nicknames. Henry, Gabriel and Reuben are other names I think are along the same lines.

Edward! If in doubt between multiple names if you like them the same - I generally say go for the most classic,timeless option ( especially if siblings have also got similarly classic names - I might go for Hugo or Casper if sisters were more unusual Persephone and Octavia for example as Edward might sound a bit boring in comparison).

Casper and Hugo are also very trendy now - especially Hugo. Plus I’d have no idea what age or background an Edward was and that can be a real benefit as he grows older.

I had Edward on my own list btw - along with similar classics:
Alexander
William
James
Thomas
Samuel
Nathaniel
Michael
Maximilian/Max
Hugh (not Hugo)

Apart from Hugh and possibly Max and Michael, they are all pretty timeless ( hard to guess ages) and backgrounds I think.

Like most, it seems, I like Edward. Though I don't like Ted or Teddie.

But I don't like Hugo or Casper.

If you want 'classic', what about
James
Charles
Alexander
George
Henry
David
Andrew
Peter
Robert

Ivo
Clement
Ambrose
Joseph
Felix
Barnaby
Edmund

I like the three names you're considering.

Edward with NN Teddy would be lovely.
I like Hugo a little more than Caspar, but you can't go wrong with any of the three imo.

Edward is my fave.

Also like..
Edmund
Claude
Clement
Charles
Stuart
John
Richard
David
Alistair

Edward.

Depending on sisters names:

Francis
Caleb
Benjamin
Luca
George
Adam
Jeremy

Edward