Opinions on my boy list please

[Brightfield]

Hello,

I'm not pregnant, but we are TTC #3 soon so have started to compile name lists.

I've been through the top 2,000 names and have shortlisted these as my favourites.

Gilbert (Bertie)
Hubert (Hugh/Bertie)
Herbert (Herbie/Bertie)
Arlo
Ernest (Ernie)
Hector
Otto
Angus
Ivo
Barnaby
Milo
Raphael/Rafael (which spelling do you prefer?)

Surname is Scott.

I look forward to reading your responses.

Thanks!

Barnaby is nice. I think Gilbert Scott was a naturalist. Hubert is quite unusual.

As for Mabel, why not Amabel? It might sound madey-uppy, but it's actually old and Latin.

I have a Milo, pre Tweenies (imagine how I felt when they named them). He is not teased and there are hardly any other ones about (he is 12 and my youngest). Older two have very 'sensible' names so I am really glad I took the plunge and gave him a more unusual name (I know its quite popular now, but wasn't then). Someone did buy him a tin of 'Milo' drink once as a joke (its a milky drink like Ovaltine!!) but he really didnt mind. He quite likes it (the drink and the name....).

Otto would be lovely with a different surname. Inevitably he would be called Otto Scotto.

Love Angus, and Ivo reminds me of that little Scottish twin in Child of Our Time who is utterly lovely but looks like VERY hard work for his poor mum.

Angus or Milo

Gilbert (Bertie) NO!
Hubert (Hugh/Bertie) Like Hugh but not Hubert
Herbert (Herbie/Bertie) NO!
Arlo Really like this but not sure about it with SCott tbh.
Ernest (Ernie) NO!
Hector Lovely and sounds nice with your surname
Otto Fab name but doesn't go with Scott
Angus I like this but I think that it will sort of run in to your surname and sound like it's all one word because of the S ending and beginning
Ivo Ok
Barnaby Great name and goes wel with Scott
Milo Nice
Raphael/Rafael (which spelling do you prefer?) I think I prefer it with and "f".

Apologies for spelling and puctuation!

Hector, Angus and Barnaby are my faves.

Milo is one of the Tweenies I think, so might not be best for a first name. Having said that my DS has it as a middle name, but I didn't know one of the Tweenies was called it too.

I love these names. Barnaby is on my list for a theoretical boy.

Another poster on here with a Mathilda. I'm changing dd's name, I really am. It's like the Emmas of the 80s.

Barnaby and Milo would be my runaway favourites.

I like Raphael. In fact I love Raphael.

i dont like any of them do you really like them names? x

Of that choice, I like Barnaby best, then Raphael.

but would the child be picked on for that name, i knoe few people with somewhat names and they have been teased about them, id just be a bit careful

Yes I do really like these names, hence my post.

Barnaby is my firm favourite, Angus my partners.

I think Mabel may become trendy, especially since the new Fratellis song. Hopefully I'll have a boy!

none of them my cup of tea

Mabel is a cyclical/timeless classic and will never be truly "trendy" although of course is destined for top 100 and I don't know who the Fratellis are anyway lol - It's probably not one for you then.
Barnaby features quite frequently in the Times BAs.

But mabel is already trendy.

Yes, it is old lady chic is that what you mean?
It is still only in the 460s in terms of stats popularity with only 59 registered in the whole of Eng and Wales last year. It will be popular again soon but I knew that when I picked it.

Arlo is vey definetly a name my friends ds is called Arlo!!!

Gilbert (Bertie) I like Gilbert but not Bertie. Bertie is trying too hard to be avante-garde. But it's just yucky.
Hubert (Hugh/Bertie) no but Hughie is nice.
Herbert (Herbie/Bertie) Herbie ok. Quite like that one. I think of the car and I like that. Bertie still bad.
Arlo - no. I love Arnaud though.
Ernest (Ernie) OK, but definitely put Ernest on the BC.
Hector - Love this one, also love Victor
Otto - Nice, I like it. Pallindrome. Are you Anna?!
Angus - like it. Like Fergus more.
Ivo - Like it. Like Ivor more.
Barnaby - Love it.
Milo - LIke it. Personally I'd go for miles iwth Milo as a nn though. Milo will date more. The O thing is nearly over darling.
Raphael/Rafael Love it. Raphael.

None of them are my cup of tea, they all sound like a group from the old folks home.
I think he or she would be bullied at school with names like that.

my littlest boy (12wks old) is called Rudi Arlo, so i LOVE Arlo as a name

i REALLY liked Milo but dp said no cos of the tweenies i also liked Raphael but again dp said no
i know a Barnaby and i like that, i also know an Otto and he is a lovely little boy

not keen on Angusbut the others are all nice

my other boys are Theo, Oscar and Dylan to throw some more names on the table for you

Mabel is a cyclical/timeless classic and will never be truly "trendy"

Erm, if you say so.

I'm sure that's what people said about Ruby ten years ago.

Thank you Cecy but I think I'll make my own mind up about that.