Last minute boys list - pls help!

[lastminutebabyname]

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!

I'd go with Patrick or Max.
The others are either waaaay overdone (Arthur, Oliver, George) or not as nice sounding to me (Hugo). I wouldn't pick a name the very common nickname of which you don't like.

You have a good list. Bin the ones you don't like the nicknames off. You can't control what other people shorten names to.
So that leaves
Arthur
George
Hugo

Kit - sounds very trendy and like a nickname so I'd bin it.

Patrick - Do you like Pat / Paddy / Ricky? If any of them cause your toes to curl bin.

Max

I think my preferences are Hugo, or Max.

I'm amazed at recent Hugo love on this MN forum section. Hugo screams to me idiot Tory MP, with a gormless look and corduroy trousers.

I don't follow politics that closely.
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Aww @RogueFemale that's a bit harsh, I know a lovely gormful Hugo! I think it's becoming loved because it's one of those 'ending in -o' names that are so popular.

I like Max best out of your list OP. Maxim and Maximilian are great, shortened to Max. I would have said Alexander but he is inevitably going to get called Alex at some point.

How about Rex or Alfred?

Thank you! This is really helping. I think I need to cross off Alexander given the NN issue as many have said. I might be able to get over Ollie, so will leave Oliver on there for now and have a proper think over the next few days. Please keep the opinions coming!

On Patrick - don’t mind Pat, not keen on Paddy!

Hugo is the new mumsnet favourite but I'm not keen. Still makes me think of braying Tory upper class twits. like the rest though.