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cornflowerclouds · 30/11/2024 09:10

Baby boy due soon and still can't decide on a name! We both like simple, fairly unique but definitely not unheard of names, I would be happy with most names on our short list so would be so so grateful for anyone else's perspective ...

Tristan
Oscar
Milo
Caleb
Quinn
Leon
Nathan
Justin
Eric
Seth
Callan

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Luminousalumnus · 30/11/2024 14:59

Fave is Eric by a mile.
Then Nathan, Leon, Oscar in that order.
Not a fan of any of the others

Doitrightnow · 30/11/2024 15:09

XmasNameChangeFail · 30/11/2024 14:58

I really like Leon and Nathan. Strong, classic, elegant.

Strongly dislike Tristan (wet), Seth (hate the ‘th’ sound at the end) & Quinn (a bit footballers wives).

Eric is pretty quirky for a child these days. It could grow on me.

Edited

Sounds like we have similar taste. I also dislike Tristan, Seth and Quinn for those reasons. I also hate Caleb because of the b at the end.

I love Justin. Others are fine.

How about Conan?

mrspresents · 30/11/2024 15:30

Tristan-no
Oscar-yes
Milo-tweenie
Caleb-yes
Quinn-yes
Leon-yes
Nathan- no but like Nathaniel
Justin-no def not
Eric-no
Seth-no
Callan-yes but Callum, he'll be correcting all the time

itsgettingweird · 30/11/2024 15:32

Tristan 3
Oscar 5
Milo 8
Caleb 1
Quinn 6
Leon 2
Nathan 4
Justin
Eric 10
Seth 7
Callan 9

BibbityBobbityToo · 30/11/2024 15:39

Caleb is the only one I would entertain.

Be careful Justin goes okay with the surname to avoid lifelong ridicule e.g "Justin Scott", "Justin Brown" etc.

Sett is a scruffy old (dead) gamekeeper.

rightinthedavinamccalls · 30/11/2024 16:18

Leon or Nathan.

BootballJoy · 30/11/2024 18:24

Tristan, Milo, Caleb or Eric are my favourites.

The only ones I don't like are Nathan, Seth and Leon.

twentysevendresses · 30/11/2024 19:01

Tristan 👌🏻love this
Oscar - ok but ten a penny
Milo - really awful, really really awful!
Caleb - bit too biblical but ok
Quinn - awful
Leon - dislike 👎
Nathan ok 🤷‍♀️
Justin - wet (like Timothy or Malcolm)
Eric - meh 🫤
Seth - as Caleb, bit too biblical but ok
Callan - did you mean Callum? If not, then absolutely not! Doesn't even sound like a name 🤦‍♀️

WonderingWanda · 30/11/2024 19:05

Oscar
Nathan
Leon
Seth
Milo
Eric
Tristan

Wouldn't be on my list at all.
Quinn
Justin
Caleb
Callan

FormerGoth · 30/11/2024 19:17

cornflowerclouds · 30/11/2024 09:10

Baby boy due soon and still can't decide on a name! We both like simple, fairly unique but definitely not unheard of names, I would be happy with most names on our short list so would be so so grateful for anyone else's perspective ...

Tristan
Oscar
Milo
Caleb
Quinn
Leon
Nathan
Justin
Eric
Seth
Callan

Top name = Eric

Yes to Leon, Oscar
Maybe to Caleb, Milo
No to Nathan, Tristan, Quinn, Seth, Callan

Worst name = Justin

mathanxiety · 30/11/2024 19:32

I like Oscar, Leon, and Callan best.

Not keen on Eric or Seth.

Kazzmarie12 · 30/11/2024 19:41

Erik is a great name, apparently means Brave ruler, Ever powerful !

Blackoutbeans · 30/11/2024 20:00

2nd Milo
4th Caleb
1st Quinn
3rd Seth
5th Callan

RuthW · 01/12/2024 07:48

Tristan nice but I struggle saying this one

Oscar lovely

Milo nice

Caleb ok

Quinn too girly

Leon dislike

Nathan dislike

Justin too 80s

Eric fabulous

Seth too short for me

Callan dislike

Sunnyflow · 01/12/2024 15:49

I really like these - they've great underused names:

Eric
Quinn
Leon

I strongly dislike these - I find them overused and dated

Oscar
Milo
Justin

Lastly, Seth sounds slithery and lispy so i don't like it at all

Sunnyflow · 01/12/2024 15:50

There's also the option of Quentin with nickname Quinn?

SeaDragon17 · 01/12/2024 16:05

Tristan - posh boy, Jackie Collins character
Oscar - Love it but I did call my hamster that when I was 12
Milo - NZ hot drink
Caleb - the dumb as rocks southern US guy, lives in a trailer park
Quinn - mean girl
Leon - the naughty boy
Nathan - nice. Will grow up to work in recruitment or as an estate agent
Justin - the best friend of Leon. Plays football at playtime and falls off his chair to make Leon laugh
Eric - Lovely boy. Will make his mum proud. Gets bullied for taking a briefcase to school.
Seth - drops out of uni to play guitar and smoke dope in an old van driving across Europe
Callan - spends his life being bitter that everyone calls him Colin or Callum

Words · 01/12/2024 17:13

Tristan - Tristan Farnon from All creatures, so probably that
Oscar - dog
Milo - dog
Caleb - dodgy biblical character, or a wild, low church 18th century preacher
Quinn - Irish surname
Leon - fast food chain
Nathan - no
Justin - no
Eric - no. Agree about the nerd with a briefcase though
Seth - cold comfort farm
Callan - no

Words · 01/12/2024 17:15

I hope you like opera though OP if you go with Tristan.
If that is not your vibe, you may be considered a bit pretentious.

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 01/12/2024 17:22

Tristan - 8
Oscar -3
Milo - 2
Caleb
Quinn - FIRST PRIZE!!!
Leon -7
Nathan - 9
Justin -5
Eric - 4
Seth - 6
Callan - 8

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 01/12/2024 17:23

Forgot Caleb - dislike as it has Biblical roots and I'm a Gold Star Atheist!

DramaAlpaca · 01/12/2024 17:25

I strongly dislike Seth, Quinn and Milo.

The rest are fine. My favourites are Tristan and Callan.

SnoopysHoose · 01/12/2024 18:32

Callan and Quinn
Tristan is very posh boy.

Sunnyflow · 01/12/2024 22:49

Eric and Quinn are the best

SunshineFlowersFood · 01/12/2024 23:38

Tristan, Eric, Caleb, Oscar, Leon, Justin, Nathan, Seth, Quinn (love for female), Milo, Callan (have you considered Caelan or Callum?). Actually, I might have just been unfamiliar with it, not sure if Callan will grow on me.

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