I've always loved reading through the baby name threads - I'm now expecting my first baby next month and only just realised I have the perfect opportunity to post my own thread!
My husband and I don't know if we're having a boy or a girl. If it is a girl, we have a name we both agreed on early on and have stuck with (probably out of fear we'll go off it if we over discuss it). If it is a boy, I think it could be nameless for a while as we can't find one we both love or feel is just right. I feel that we've looked through every name going, although still open to other suggestions in case we've missed anything.
This is the boys name list we have (although some are more from my list, some are more from his!) Like I've said, don't love any of them in particular, so happy for people to rip them apart with their views 😁 It wouldn't put me off a name anyway, names are so subjective. Something that does put me off though is popularity as I had a popular name at school, although it hasn't really been an issue in adult life so perhaps I should get over this as a concern?
• Alfred (like that the nickname potential allows flexibility since we're so indecisive)
• Arlen
• Arthur
• Colin
• Felix
• Fergus
• Fergal
• Frank
• Franklin
• Fred or Freddie/Freddy
• Ivan
• Ivor/Iver
• Luan
• Malcolm (nn Malky/Malc)
• Patrick
• Sidney
• Ted or Teddy (or to be more original, Tedder)
We've decided on middle names - there will be two beginning with B (family names so wouldn't use them as first names). Surname is Irish and begins with R.
Thank you.