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Please, we need help, traditional, but not boring boys names, to go with...

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NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 02/12/2008 15:58

...brothers Thomas and George, also have a strong boys name as a surname that begins with O, so we have to be careful with initials.

I am looking for something different to Max and Jack, but as nice as them, maybe a little bit wacky but not too much, and deffo not poncey (I am a Southerner in the North West, I have to be careful with my accent) We have been through countless name books/websites and not hit on the one yet, so it's over to you lot!

To give an idea, my favourites are Seth, Seb(astian), Albert (Albie), DH likes Charlie and Harrison, neither of us like each others (Well to be fair, I love Harrison, but I don't like 'Arrison, which is what it becomes up here!)

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NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 02/12/2008 17:59

OK, maybe Stan isn't a good idea...

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MadameCastafiore · 02/12/2008 18:02

Freddie
Hugo
Fraser

Zebraa · 02/12/2008 18:02

Timothy

Luke

Norman

Rudy

William

Heath

Rupert

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NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 02/12/2008 18:04

Ooooh Rudy is nice, is it a bit American though?

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Zebraa · 02/12/2008 18:06

I love it - not at all. It's a really lovely name.

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NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 02/12/2008 18:09

More please

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frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 18:19

Arthur
Walter
Bay
Blake
Blair
Edwin
Edmund
Fergal (I know a really cute little Fergal)
Leo
Marcus
Nairn (my current fave for a boy)
Munro
Dylan
Brodie
Johnny
Alfie
Euan

Hmmmmm........good luck!

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 18:20

Oh just thought of Magnus - I didn't like it but a friend has a baby Magnus and it's actually really cool.............

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 18:23

Gregor
Ross
Donald
Duncan

Or are they a bit scottish?

or Louis?

or Hercules? (if you want unusual)!

maddylou · 02/12/2008 18:27

Gareth
Stefan
Theo
Jack

CilC · 02/12/2008 18:29

Alexander
Edward
Frederick
Arthur

SpecialOffer · 02/12/2008 18:29

Matthew
William
Toby

These are my fav!

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NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 02/12/2008 18:31

OK, Arthur (Art), Walter (Walt), Euan, Donald (Donny), and Theo I love, DH says no. Can't have anything beginning with B because of the initials. Others are either already in use, can't have 'because so and so is called that', or I don't like very much.

How do you pronounce Nairn?

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Phoenix · 02/12/2008 18:32

Lewis (ds' name)
Rhys
Noah
Jonah
Finley
Reuben

shubiedoo · 02/12/2008 18:33

Martin

Zebraa · 02/12/2008 18:41

Wilkie

Milo

Jacob

Dylan

SAEJ · 02/12/2008 18:44

Lawrence
William
Lyndon
Christopher
Nicholas

SpaceTrain · 02/12/2008 18:49

Alistair?

(although Ali and Oli might be too similar for nicknames)

Sesi · 02/12/2008 18:57

I really like Cassius, also like:
Garrick
Conall
Ewan
Glyn
Hayden
Hector
Keir

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:03

Like 'Nair' - (rhymes with hair) - you know, the hair removal stuff.
Except with a 'n' on the end - Nair-n.

findtheriver · 02/12/2008 19:05

Nicholas.

Initials would be NO ! But apart from that it seems to tick the boxes??

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:05

Or what about Felix? (I have a nephew Felix - or I'd have used it myself probably)

or Cameron?

or Harvey? (another of my nephews!)

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:08

Rufus?
Hector?
Alexander (Lex for short ?)

Barnaby.........?

frazzledoldbag34 · 02/12/2008 19:11

Otto?

Ferdinand (Ferdie for short)

Lucas?

findtheriver · 02/12/2008 19:17

Adam?