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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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ChristieEatonEvans · 04/12/2008 11:36

How about Alistair?

HarleyQuinn · 04/12/2008 11:37

Cameron
Hayden
Lucien
Wade
Marley
Carl
Adam
Kai

jempurd · 04/12/2008 14:13

stanley?

Tobermory · 04/12/2008 14:27

William
Gabriel
Lucas/Luke

Leons · 04/12/2008 14:49

Fred/Freddie.

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 04/12/2008 15:05

Oooooh Finnan is lovely, and a nice alternative to Finlay which seems to be getting very popular, and Arran is really growing on me, will run them past DH, but I am not going to be held responsible for my actions if he knocks them back again!

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Zebraa · 04/12/2008 15:58

When is baby due?

Ewan

Bradley (never mind initials, Boris Johnson has done alright...!)

Wallace

Shaun

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 04/12/2008 16:43

Baby is due 3rd Jan, but something tells me we'll be lucky to make it till xmas at this rate.

And I love Bradley, and DH agrees (which is a shocker!), but we couldn't do that to him, it's not even as though there is an obvious nn for him to be known as that doesn't start with a B.

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pramspotter · 04/12/2008 16:55

Theodore?

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 04/12/2008 16:55

Chipmonks again!

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AmyO · 04/12/2008 16:56

i think the only name i haven't seen on here is Frank/Francesco...what do you think?
Robert? (not so keen on it but don't remember reading it on the thread...)
Don't know what we're having and having same trouble as you, tho we have a couple more months to think about it - boys names are HARD!
Good luck

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 04/12/2008 17:00

Not so keen on Frank or Robert TBH.

Arghhhhhhhhhh how do I convince him of any of the perfectly lovely names on my list? (And scoot over the fact that I've ignored his, frankly, measly list?! )

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pramspotter · 04/12/2008 17:03

Asher
Archer
Marcus
Micah

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 04/12/2008 17:05

Only one I've not asked him about is Micah, but I am fairly sure he wouldn't go for it.

Will add it to list to run it by him though!

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AmyO · 04/12/2008 17:10

what about his name?/his middle name?
would they be useable? at least he'd like it! (unless he doesn't like his own name, then you're a bit stuck...

AmyO · 04/12/2008 17:10

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MKG · 04/12/2008 17:11

NJ--please use Sebastian ds2 was going to be Sebastian for the longest time until I woke one morning and changed it.

My other favorite boy name is Gabriel.

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 04/12/2008 17:14

DS1 has DH's name as a middle name, and DH doesn't have a middle name to pinch.

MKG if it was up to me, I would deffo use Sebastian.

Cor, my poor usually perfect DH is getting a hard time off me isn't he? But how can anyone be so bloody unhelpful?!

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Chocolatedays · 04/12/2008 17:21

Pressume you've considered Jay (after Jay-Jay)

NatalieJaneIsPregnantAgain · 04/12/2008 17:23

Yep, have a Jay in the family.

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Chocolatedays · 04/12/2008 17:30

Or
Jason (exPlayer), or managers: Bruce, Charlie /Charles, Nat, Walter, Frank (Franklyn a nicer version) or my fav Bolton related name....Fitzroy (no doubt Fitzy to his friends)

janx · 04/12/2008 19:17

Can we get a prize if he picks one of our names?

Andrew
Billy
Corin
Daniel
Eddie
Francis
Gino
Horace
Ian
Jimmy
Kieran
Liam
Milo
Nero
Oscar
Peter
Quentin
Rory
Stuart
Toby
Victor
Xavier
Zak

FabioTheLiterateCat · 04/12/2008 19:18

Fabio

jempurd · 04/12/2008 19:39

another one for the mix, not sure if I've seen it on here... Nathan?
And Maxwell, Maxton?

frazzledoldbag34 · 04/12/2008 19:44

Niall?