AARRGGHH!Can't decide on ds name...i may just call him "baby".

[nobodysfool]

I'm due in 6 weeks and we just can't decided on a name for ds2.
Ds1 is called Finlay, usually shortened to Fin and we have a Scottish surname.
I like names that can be shortened and am just pulling my hair out.
Sorry to ask but any ideas?
Please.
P.S. 3d scan of ds2 on profile.

Daniel?(I am biased)

My Daniel has Finlay as a middle name, btw.

have a relative called Daniel so couldn't call him that.
I really like usual names as well.

Lewis (my ds)
Rhys
Noah

Skyler (Sky)

Cooper
Austin
Keir
Ford
Ruariadh

Okay so you can't shorten some of those, but they are nice

Love Skyler!
How cool is that.

DH works at Fords so that could cause a few smirks

DS! best friend is called Noah that could get confusing.

Keep them coming....

Ossian (pronounced oshun)?
Seamus?

Sorry. I thought your OP said you liked names that could not be shortened.

Ossian
Seamus

Benedict - Ben
Edward - Ted

Donald
Jasper
Cormack
Alexander

I really like Jasper but dh said what if we have another red head?Jasper Carrot?

dd1 wanted to call dd2 Butter. Any use? It's quite original, won't be too many of them in the class.

Butter is quite sensible compared to what ds1 want to call ds2.Addy-Baddy-bell (i kid you not!)

Would anyone even remember that Jasper Carrott had red hair? He pretty much has none now, doesn't he?

Tbh, I wouldnt have thought of that - but why not keep it in reserve and if your DS comes out with a shock of black hair, use it - and if he comes out red, use Rory instead! Or Rufus, or Alastair.

Addy-Baddy-Bell has potential. Could be shortened quite easily.

Sorry, not being particularly helpful am I? Hope you find a name you like, it's really hard isn't it? We had boys names all sorted for dd2 but could not agree on girls!

pmsl!! I think I wrote something similar last year, we couldn;t agree on a name for DS2, he was a day old before we agreed on one.. Callum

Did Jasper Carrot have red hair?
DH said no because of carrot top.
Sods law isn't it we had a few girls names we liked.

Rufus is great, as is James..
Alexander
Rupert
Samuel
Benjamin (Benji, not Ben though)
Christopher (Kit)
Oliver
Adam
Lucas
Marco
Frederick (Freddie/fred)
Francis (Frankie)
Joseph (Joe)
Toby
Harrison (Harry)

oooh, I've got it!!!

Elliot.

I don't know why, but I really really like that name at the minute

'Baby' is really cool - might not be great when he becomes a hedge fund manager though I guess....

at sparkeltastic!!
Would be fine if he goes for boxing though..

DS signed some of xmas cards 'Boy' yesterday
TBF his name is Bobby and he forgot a couple of B's

My friend with a Finlay called her eldest son Caelan.

My ds is Wilfred(Wilf) I have a lovely friend called Keir so i like that name too!!

I'm really pissing myself off that i can't decided on a name.
We had no problems choosing ds1 name and it really suits him.
I don't know why we are finding it so hard to choose this time-could be the fact that we used our favourite boys name on ds1 and that we have to choose a name that 'goes' with ds1 and we now know lots of kids so we don't want to copy names no matter how good they are.

I'm really pissing myself off that i can't decided on a name.
We had no problems choosing ds1 name and it really suits him.
I don't know why we are finding it so hard to choose this time-could be the fact that we used our favourite boys name on ds1 and that we have to choose a name that 'goes' with ds1 and we now know lots of kids so we don't want to copy names no matter how good they are.