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Help with a boys name please 💙

15 replies

Sunnymay077 · 15/08/2026 11:50

cant decide between these 3 boy names?

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NamingNoNames · 15/08/2026 13:30

Depends on the surname. Arlo and Theodore are very popular, so he'd probably be Arlo/Theo Surname. Hudson is a surname and might sound a bit strange with some surnames.

BoleynMemories13 · 15/08/2026 14:27

Theodore isn't a personal favourite of mine, but I find it far preferable to the other two on your list which are both very modern.

Would you shorten it to Theo or Teddy? (If you shorten it at all). I think Theo is absolutely fine as a stand alone name too, if he'll only ever be Theo. Teddy is too nicknamey for me though, so I would stick to Theodore on the birth certificate.

SeraphinaRainbird · 15/08/2026 14:54

Arlo is lovely.

BlackberrySquash · 15/08/2026 16:34

Love Hudson!

Arlo is a bit dreary to me. And a very different vibe to Hudson.

I quite like Theodore but know a couple of early teen/tween Theo's along with Leo.

Firebird83 · 15/08/2026 16:45

All very overused at the moment. Agree that Theodore is preferable to the other two even though I’m not keen on it.

DuckWrap · 15/08/2026 16:47

There are a lot of Arlo and Theo’s but I love both!

Helenbelena · 15/08/2026 20:23

There are too many Theos! Please don’t add another one.

Helenbelena · 15/08/2026 20:24

BoleynMemories13 · 15/08/2026 14:27

Theodore isn't a personal favourite of mine, but I find it far preferable to the other two on your list which are both very modern.

Would you shorten it to Theo or Teddy? (If you shorten it at all). I think Theo is absolutely fine as a stand alone name too, if he'll only ever be Theo. Teddy is too nicknamey for me though, so I would stick to Theodore on the birth certificate.

Teddy 🧸???

Why would you shorten Theodore to Teddy?

LaurenBacallisaTerriblePenguin · 15/08/2026 20:27

Helenbelena · 15/08/2026 20:24

Teddy 🧸???

Why would you shorten Theodore to Teddy?

Its a common diminutive, e.g.Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt, former US president is the origin of the term teddy bear.

NamingNoNames · 15/08/2026 20:27

Helenbelena · 15/08/2026 20:24

Teddy 🧸???

Why would you shorten Theodore to Teddy?

Because Teddy is a traditional diminutive of Theodore. Teddy bears were named after Theodore Roosevelt.

Vaguelyclassical · 15/08/2026 21:06

BoleynMemories13 · 15/08/2026 14:27

Theodore isn't a personal favourite of mine, but I find it far preferable to the other two on your list which are both very modern.

Would you shorten it to Theo or Teddy? (If you shorten it at all). I think Theo is absolutely fine as a stand alone name too, if he'll only ever be Theo. Teddy is too nicknamey for me though, so I would stick to Theodore on the birth certificate.

Hudson is not exactly modern; the name has been around for centuries, but only as a surname.(The Hudson river in New York was named after a 17th century English explorer.) But it is still pretty horrid for a first name.

NamingNoNames · 16/08/2026 12:47

Hudson is from 'Hugh's son'. It will shorten to Hud.
There are better names. Hugh, for example.

BoleynMemories13 · 17/08/2026 07:00

Vaguelyclassical · 15/08/2026 21:06

Hudson is not exactly modern; the name has been around for centuries, but only as a surname.(The Hudson river in New York was named after a 17th century English explorer.) But it is still pretty horrid for a first name.

The trend, for using surnames as first names, is a modern one.

It's rare to hear of a Hudson born before the 2010s, in this country at least, therefore it feels very modern.

BoleynMemories13 · 17/08/2026 07:07

Helenbelena · 15/08/2026 20:24

Teddy 🧸???

Why would you shorten Theodore to Teddy?

As others have already answered for me, it's a fairly common shortening (albeit not as common as Theo), most famously Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.

These days, plenty do seem to use Teddy as a given name, according to the stats, but traditionally most people called Teddy or Ted would have been either Edward or Theodore on their birth certificate.

pointingitout · 17/08/2026 07:09

Theo and Arlo are both fine.

Hudson … I’m normally fairly ‘everyone has different tastes’ but I am hard pushed to think of an uglier name!

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