We've had classic names, what about EXICITING or BEAUTIFUL boys names?

[IwantPeace]

The classic names were nice but seemed quite dull IMO, what boys names would do you like that could be described as exciting or beautiful?

I understand people spelling his name wrong if they don't know him... But family??? He's 3 now and we must have sent out soooo many Christmas cards, Birthday cards etc and they still spell it wrong... I think this is just laziness!!
I actually quite like phoenix... Maybe for a girl though...

I had never even thought of girls names both times we were expecting... I guess because deep down I knew I was having boys both times...

Cazzaben - this is a genuine question. WHY didn't you spell it properly?

I had my baby and I called him what I WANTED to call him... It is spelt properly for him.... to be honest Seeker I dont go around questioning people about how they spell their childrens names... surely its an individuals preference??? I dont believe there is a right or wrong way to spell it... Just because it isn't common doesn't mean its not PROPER!!!!!

So in YOUR opinion I have spelt it wrong... well lucky for me I dont have to receive any cards from you do I?

Well, that's me told. But I really don't think you can be cross with people who get it wrong, can you?

Even Google says "Did you mean Reuben?"!!!!!!!!!

I've seen Ruben as a variation as well. If someone chooses to spell a name a particular way, it's rude to ignore that if you know their preference.

One of my friends has the same name as me but spelt with one extra letter in her version. It's not rocket science to add the extra letter into her name.

Ruben is a variation.

Absolutely. Friends and family should get it right. But everyone else in the world the Rueben meets will think it's a typo. Fair enough - namer's choice. But it's not reasonable to be cross with people who get it wrong.

I already said that I dont mind when strangers get it wrong as they dont know how I spell it... But like you said Friends and family should get it right.

In fact if you type in Rueben it will come up with lots of people named Rueben...

Anyway I dont need to make any justifications to anyone about how I spell my sons name. If its unique then fine it suits him well doesn't it?

My name is Carolyn and I'm always getting called Caroline... They are both just as common so does it make it ok for people to constantly call me Caroline??

My dd is called Phoenix

it constantly gets spelled Pheonix by by other people - ugh.

And some of her nursery teachers call her Felix - to the extent to which she asked me "mummy, is my name Felix?"

quite annoying but all par for the course I guess.

'mummy, is my name felix?'

LetThemEatCake

I feel your pain everytime I see my daughter's name written as Pheobe or Phobe. Usually by the same people who say 'is that from Friends?'

Mind I hate it just as much when she is addressed as Feebs but that's a whole other thread .

Cazzaben, totally agree that friends and family should not be misspelling your child's name!!!!!
For what its worth a good friend of mine has misspelt my dd's name wrong for years. Her name is not "way out" or anything but there is more than 1 way of spelling it and she chooses the wrong one every time

I have told her but it makes no difference.

I always really loved the name Lysander (having seen a production of A Midsummer's Nights Dream) and swore blind at the age of 14 that my future son, should I be so lucky as to have one, would be given that name. In the event, last year, we chose Willaim instead!

I do still like it though....

William that should be...!

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I love Raphael and suspect there'll be a mini-oom of them in Liverpool.

Really, really love Amadeus but just know I couldn't use it. Bit too indulgent

Jannai

My son is called Cosmo - I never need to put a surname on his name tapes. Also know a Ferdinand, a Hamilton, a couple of Gabriels, a Pablo and an Xavier. Why should girls have all the best names!

I like Lucien.

Just heard of the name Obi. Anyone no how it is pronounced?

Our son is 3 weeks old and he's

Gabriel

Dp's choice mainly - i vetoed it years ago when pg with dd! However i fell in love with it this pregnancy.

People hate it then tell us how beautiful it is after a few days or a week or so!

It's a perfect and beautiful name for a little man xx

nappy...my gues it is it pronounced Obee...just as Obi Wan Kanobi (no idea of spelling, lol)

Hehe...and this reminds me...when ds 2 (Yannic) was born our lovely neighbour send a card congratulating us on the Birth of our son Anakin...she was so embaressed...and couldn't think of how she got it confused...bless her

Cosmo will always be that Fairy in Fairly Odd Parents... (when growing up I went to school with a girl called Cosima...

Ok ladies, Lots of ideas on here, but I need HELP!! I need a boys name for no4. I have 2 girls with fairly short russian 1st names and very traditional long english middle names. I have a son called Jensen. He also has a long traditional middle name. ( kind of our theme) The surname causes problems for names related to colours / motorbike names etc because its sparks and I just couldn't do that to the kid!!

Dp won't go for anything too extreme and I won't go for anything too boring or well used.

( in case you are wondering I had never heard of Jensen button)

tia...

if you like different names there are some great Welsh names on here: www.babynames.org.uk/welsh-boy-baby-names.htm