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I need some help naming baby boy, due in October.

If dd (Alice) had been a boy she would have been a Frederick which is still by far my favourite boy’s name. But I think it’s just too popular around here! At least 3 in our local park at the weekend. And there’s a Freddie with the same surname initial at her nursery.

I might decide I don’t care and go with it anyway but thinking of alternatives. So far have come up with:

Edward - love this but I’m not keen on Eddie. Also have a nephew called Ted already so that might be a bit close
Rowan - DH’s favourite. I like it but don’t love it
Laurence - I think this is lovely. DH less keen but hasn’t ruled it out

Which would you choose from those 3? Or any other ideas?

I would pick Edward
Suggestions
Oswald
Laurent - Laurence is gender neutral in France, I heard, this one is still French
Jacob
Maximilian
Lucian
Sebastian
Peter
Jeremy

Edward from your choices

or

Isaac
Oliver
William
Nicholas
Joseph

Matthew
James
Hugo

Harry

I like Rowan most from your list.

Suggestions:
Hector
Noah
Henry
Elliot
Robin
Peter
Benjamin
Otto
Vincent

I like Frederick, followed by Rowan. :)

James, Benjamin, Christopher, Nicholas, Nathaniel

Francis/ Frank
Ralph
Jonathan
Arthur
Edmund
Barnaby/ Barney
Rufus

Edward is my favourite with Alice. Frederick is gorgeous too, and I wouldn’t let popularity put you off (my son has a top 5 name and is the only one in his school with the name). Or do you like
George
Henry
Arthur
Max
Thomas
Samuel
Benjamin
Luke
Jacob
Joseph

Alice and Frederick.

Mine all have very popular names and they don’t care one iota.

Suggestions:

Alice and Francis
Alice and Tobias
Alice and Benjamin
Alice and Cameron
Alice and Jeremy
Alice and Louis

Samuel
Peter
Nathaniel
Kit

Alice and Wilfred

Alice and Edgar

Laurence is gender neutral in France
Unless you are French it doesn't matter if a name is a girl's name there. It's a boy's name here.

Edward - will be Ed or Ted.

Rowan - nice but you don't love it.

Frederick - you love it

I prefer Edward from your three.

Next Rowan or Rohan.

Laurence is nice.

Others ..
Xavier
David
Claude
Hamish

Like Edward and Alice, lovely

Alice and

james
charlie
henry
Thomas
george
oscar
harry
daniel
William

Eric has a similar feel to Frederick and Edward.

Richard
James
Michael
Paul
Timothy

Jacob would work really well with Alice x

I think Alice & Jack sound really nice together

Prefer Edward from your list. If you like Edward but not the nickname how about Edwin?

I like Jack with Alice as a PP suggested.

Robin
Thomas
Joe (Joseph)
Toby
Theo

Frankie

DD would have been Lawrence if she’d been a boy 😊😊 lovely well-known name but I don’t know any little ones.

Like Freddie but don’t like Eddie? And Fred and Ted is OK but Ed and Ted isn’t? I say go with your heart, Freddie is a lovely friendly name and yes I know lots of them but if my kids are anything to go by they LOVE meeting other kids with their same name.

James was my initial reaction to your title but I don’t like James 😄

Gabriel

Another suggestion: Ferdinand

How about Ernest? Little Ernie ❤️

Alice and Frederick
Alice and Ben

Alice and Lawrence sound off when I say them out loud. Not sure why, but they sort of sound similar!