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Help! Just found out I am having a boy and struggling to think of a name

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Minniethemoocher · 15/07/2008 13:34

Just found out that we are having a little boy, and need a name!

So far I have though of:

Theo(dore)
Felix
Benedict
Ferdinand
Louis
Milo

DH likes Michel - I'm not so sure....

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mrsruffallo · 15/07/2008 17:24

I like Felix

4madboys · 15/07/2008 17:27

i have a Theo he is theodore

i REALLY liked Milo for ds4 but dp said no cos of the tweenies instead we have called him Rudi Arlo

dp has always liked the name Felix and i said no each time cos of the cat food.....

we have Theodore

Oscar Reuben

Dylan Lucas

and the baby Rudi Arlo

Max was also a name that we liked, oh and Rufus

HolidaysQueen · 15/07/2008 17:34

I like a lot of your ideas - we had a few of them on our shortlist but chose Leo in the end. Milo was our reserve name in case he didn't look like a Leo!

Idobelieveinfairies · 15/07/2008 17:36

Declan....my ds is proud of his name...his friends reackon it's the best name a boy could have

Idobelieveinfairies · 15/07/2008 17:37

awwww Leo is lovely-i wanted Leo for latest ds..but dp said no..really wish i hadn't listened to him....lol

KatieScarlett2833 · 15/07/2008 17:39

I have a Michael too. No negative comments, so far (he's 11).

teafortwo · 15/07/2008 17:42

Felix is nice! Cute for a little boy, cool for a teenager and charming for a man. He will love you for it!!!

jellybeans · 15/07/2008 18:12

Theo(dore)..i LIKE THEO BUT NOT THEODORE
Felix...OK
Benedict...REALLY DISLIKE
Ferdinand....REALLY REALLY DISLIKE
Louis....NICE
Milo....DON'T LIKE

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Minniethemoocher · 15/07/2008 20:27

Thanks! Lots of ideas coming, this is so much harder than choosing a girl's name!

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violetsmile · 15/07/2008 20:31

I like Felix,

love the name Joshua but then I would do as that is my ds' name! lol.

Daniel is nice.

I like Lewis and Alex for a boy too.

So many nice boys names!

madmarriedNika · 15/07/2008 23:12

Theo(dore)- like Theo although perhaps a bit "public school" as DH would say!
Felix - like, but can't stop the cat connotation. Plus know 3 little boys with this name, it's getting quite popular!
Benedict - sorry doesn't work for me
Ferdinand - doesn't work for me I'm afraid
Louis - like a lot. Also like Lewis.
Milo - not sure, again increasing in popularity if that matters to you.

Some ideas:
Arran
Oran (Irish)
Alistair (Ali)
Callum
Samuel
Jacob
David
Rowan
Ronan
Luke
Jude

I definitely found choosing boys names much harder than girls (and DH & I hardly ever agreed!). Good luck!

madmarriedNika · 15/07/2008 23:14

PS. also like Leo and Oscar a lot!

memoo · 15/07/2008 23:16

Harvey?

daffodill6 · 15/07/2008 23:24

Callum
George
Jako
Aubrey
Gabriel
Manny
Zeke
Caius

And I could get more pretentious! Sorry but.....

TwoFir · 16/07/2008 14:04

but what daffodill?

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Minniethemoocher · 16/07/2008 21:28

Thank you for your replies, lots of good suggestions!

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