Last minute boys list - pls help!

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Please help me pick a name for baby boy due in a few days time. We had picked another name, but suddenly changed our mind. Short list in no particular order is:

Oliver (but don’t really like Ollie!)
Arthur
George
Hugo
Kit
Patrick
Max
Alexander (again dont like Alex!)

Thanks!

Hugo

Arthur or Patrick

Patrick.

Kit is a shortening, I'd go for full name on birth cert if that's your choice.

Have a relative Alexander who is known as Sandy, just to give another option.

I like Oliver and Alexander best. Both of my children have names that I don’t like the nickname of! Oliver is short enough where it may not be shortened in later life, whereas Alexander probably would be…

Hugo and George. Good, strong, classic names.

Christopher with nickname Kit- or Alexander. I also like Patrick but don't choose that unless you like Paddy too!

Arthur
Hugo second place

I love George, Arthur and Max - my top 3 boys names!
Patrick is quite nice, and Hugo is ok (posh boy vibes). Kit is nice if short for Christopher - I’m not keen as a standalone name (a bit childish as an only option for an adult imo)
I think you need to cross off Oliver and Alexander if you don’t like Olly or Alex - as that’s what they will become in secondary school, even if you manage to control it until then)

Kit!

alexander, Arthur or Patrick second choice

Max - great
George - fine

Hugo - nice but too trendy
Arthur - too popular, Arfur
Kit - too trendy, too nicknamey

Patrick - do you like Pat & Paddy?
Alexander (you dont like Alex, he could be Al, Xan, Xander, Sandy, Sascha)
Oliver (You don’t really like Ollie)

I have an Alexander but also don’t like Alex. He’s still a baby but so far have been using Xander or Xandy (affectionate name that I only say to him) for short although most of the time still just use Alexander especially outside of our family. On the odd occasion someone has referred to him as Alex it feels weird and not like his name so I hope either full name or Xander sticks

George or Patrick are my favourites or Kit as a NN.

George

Planning on naming my son Christopher nn Kit (if he's a boy, that is!) so I love that one haha! If you like Kit but not Christopher, I think Kit is fine as a full name but if you wanted it as a nickname, you could always go the Beckett route instead.

Alternatively I like Patrick, and you could maybe go Alec instead of Alex as a nn for Alexander if you like that better?

didn't mean to quote, sorry!!

Kit
Patrick
Alexander are my favs. All great names

Arthur and Max are OK

George is meh.

LOATHE Hugo....

If you don’t like Ollie or Alex then I would avoid as he’s bound to be called that at school and you can’t control what other kids call him.

I know soooo many George’s it’s so popular.

Patrick or Arthur

Only like Alexander.
Definitely not Kit.

🤣🤣my son is Kit, I love it!

That would be my first choice from that list, second choice Hugo.

I like

Patrick
Arthur
George
Hugo

Not keen on he rest

Personally I'd advise against Oliver and Alexander if you don't like the most common shortenings. They might choose to go by them when they're older.

George and Arthur are my favourites from the rest. I quite like Kit too.

Max is ok but I'm not keen on Patrick or Hugo.

Love George, Alexander, Patrick and Oliver. Agree that it might be hard to lose the common shortenings, especially for Oliver.

Oliver (but don’t really like Ollie!) me neither
Arthur no
George no
Hugo like it but many perceive it to be too posh
Kit love it
Patrick no
Max yes
Alexander (again don't like Alex!) Xander?

I like all of them apart from Hugo (not sure why, just sounds pretentious to my ears!) My favourite is probably Max.
I wouldn't go for Alexander if you don't like Alex as I really think it would end up shortened...Oliver might be safe from Ollie but Alexander is that bit longer!