Stuck for baby boy names, our favourite just got vito’d by my mother!

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We are due our first baby - a baby boy in mid November but we are really struggling with names.
The middle name is going to be George after my dad.

Our top name was Archer, but when I told my mum, she quite angrily said it wasn’t a real name and I should be using Archie, as Archer sounds stupid. So it has put a spanner in the works and now we regret telling her our front runner.

The rest of our list includes:
Wilf
Charlie
Otis
Hugo
Seb (Sebastian)
Tobie (Toby)

We don’t want anything too out there but also don’t want anything too common. Any suggestions would be hugely appreciated.
Middle name George.
Surname starts with a W if that helps.

Thank you :)

This this a hundred times this. Dont start out letting her think that she rules your parenting decisions.
Use the name you love.
You may well have to advocate for your child a LOT in life, so start now by being strong and using the name YOU and your partner want.

Yup!

I agree that Archer is a bit of a daft name.why not use George as a first name. Its a very nice acceptable name. Dont much like any on your list. Hugo is OK but a bit posh.

Congratulations!

Apart from Wilf, your names are all quite commonly used.
Hugo is the only full name on your list; your style embraces nick names.
George is a fine second name; it goes with many first names.

My favourites, inspired from your list ..

Hugo George
Sebastian George
Wilbur George
Charles George
Alistair George
Archibald George

I like all your names including Archer but Otis is my favourite.

Only thing is I would spell Toby like that and not Tobie

Archer is great, much better than Archie.
Definitely use the name you want.

Charlie

Walter

We know an Archer he’s a brilliant kid! Ignore dm and use your name x

I had similar with my daughter fern. Now my mum acts like she never said she dislikes it and says it’s lovely. She gets annoyed if I say she didn’t like it 😵‍💫 go with the choice you love. I’m so glad I stuck with fern xx

Please please use Archer you’ll regret it if you don’t!
i think it’s a great name but it doesn’t matter what others think.

my mum was very opinionated on my name choices which massively swayed me but luckily the name we chose for our little girl we never told anyone beforehand my mum would have hated it
when we announced her name I knew it took a while for her to get used to it but she now loves it

just go for it it’s a great name x

Omg this!!! 🤣

Why is it daft?

If you go with Archer, rest assured your mother will call him Archie anyway, so make sure you’re prepared to deal
with that, because it might grate after a while. Names are a personal choice. I don’t like Archer, and Archie even less, but that’s just me. I’m not a fan of nicknames as names full stop, but again, personal choice.
If you go for Wilf, call him Wilfred and shorten it to give the kid a choice. Tobie (Toby) to me is absolutely a dogs name, but I like Tobias as a much stronger and more unusual name. Otis is a cats name - sorry. Charlie is up there with the Archie’s and Alfie’s of the world as totally overdone, as is Seb. Those guys are everywhere. I’d spend the next few months looking at other names if you’re not sure, tell absolutely nobody - especially your mother who had her go when she had you so she can butt out, and then practice shouting those names up the stairs at full volume several times a day, as you will do for the next 18 years. That’ll give you a good idea of what you like and don’t like 😁

@Viviennemary · 11/11/2025 23:21
I agree that Archer is a bit of a daft name.why not use George as a first name.
Agree. It's a surname and looks like a longer name for Archie because you didn't like Archibald.
Hugo is OK but a bit posh.
It's not. There are lots of them.

Hugo
Charles