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Meeko505 · 21/08/2024 21:37

Baby due in 10 weeks and still not sure what name we're going to go with. We have four favourites, though atm I don't feel very certain on any of them:

  • Wilfred: Would shorten to Wilf a lot, which I think is cute, though worry it's a bit posh sounding.
  • Oisin - (with a fada but I can't do it on my laptop!) - Partner is Irish. Do like the name, but just not 100% on it and child will grow up in England with English accent etc.
  • Sylvester - A new name to the table. I actually do really like this, but worry it's a mouthful and no decent nicknames. Cat association is purely positive for me, don't mind Stallone association that much either.
  • Kester - Like it, but a bit unusual and do not want baby to be called Kes by anyone.

We're tending towards the more unusual but mostly I think because by now one of us has veto'd most of the more common names - my taste is probably a bit hipster (Magnus, Casper, Reuben, Felix etc.) whereas his taste ranges from old man (Frank, Larry) to very unusual (Seneca). Other suggestions welcome, as well as opinions on the above names.

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TwirlBar · 22/08/2024 10:19

I know you said you don't fancy O names that much, but just to let you know that Oscar is also Irish in case it's of interest at all. He was Oisín's son in the old legends.

I really like it but my partner says no. He is picky imo!

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Sopshef · 26/10/2024 19:20

What did you go with in the end? A lot of your names are on our list

Feelingfine279 · 28/10/2024 19:03

Frank is my favourite of what has been suggested, just Frank. Francis is okay! Franklin has a completely different feel to Frank

id pick Frank

TheCultureHusks · 28/10/2024 19:12

Interesting set of names!

Kester will absolutely be Kes. So don’t do it! I think you’ll probably go off it too. It’s lovely but quite harsh. Kit would be a great alternative, but I do think you need the longer name or Christopher.

Oisin is nice, inoffensive, you’ll get Osian all the time though.

You can’t have Sebastian and Sylvester!! Also, just no. There are much nicer and less jarring new hipster discoveries surely.

Wilfred reminds me of Boris J now, also seems a bit behind the curve now. But ok.

Hector, if he likes classical? Works with Sebastian.

Jago?

TheCultureHusks · 28/10/2024 19:13

Oh missed that this was old!

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