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Brother for Rafe

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MeAndThree1993 · 12/10/2025 21:27

Second baby boy is due very soon and we cannot come up with a name.. It seems as though I’ve read every thread/name list/suggestions out there and nothing feels right.

I prefer names that aren’t overly common, but equally not completely unheard of. I prefer stronger sounding over softer names.

We’re both teachers which just seems to add to the difficulty of choosing something unique and untainted 😂

my current list is:

Arne (pronounced Arnie)
Rome
Mason
Conan

my husband isn’t overly convinced about any of these,

His suggestions are,

Sonny
Brooks
Joey
Freddie
Seb

And I’m not overly convinced on these…

we seem to keep circling and circling.

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WiltedLettuce · 16/10/2025 15:20

Oscar

DillyDilly26 · 23/08/2026 18:17

Oberon :-)

faerylune · 23/08/2026 18:22

MeAndThree1993 · 12/10/2025 21:27

Second baby boy is due very soon and we cannot come up with a name.. It seems as though I’ve read every thread/name list/suggestions out there and nothing feels right.

I prefer names that aren’t overly common, but equally not completely unheard of. I prefer stronger sounding over softer names.

We’re both teachers which just seems to add to the difficulty of choosing something unique and untainted 😂

my current list is:

Arne (pronounced Arnie)
Rome
Mason
Conan

my husband isn’t overly convinced about any of these,

His suggestions are,

Sonny
Brooks
Joey
Freddie
Seb

And I’m not overly convinced on these…

we seem to keep circling and circling.

I really like Arne and Freddie

what about
Brodie
Sylvan
Piers
Cedric
Roland

SnowFrogJelly · 23/08/2026 19:55

Zombie

Notdoingtoobadfor52 · 23/08/2026 20:02

Rudy

Snugglemonkey · 23/08/2026 21:01

Winston

Havanalily1806 · 24/08/2026 17:19

We are going with Rafe if this baby is a boy!

We really didn’t have any other options we both agreed on, DH did like Sonny, Jesse was in contention for a while.

I did like Felix but the cat food thing was too much for me. I like Cooper as others have mentioned too

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