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Fantasy baby boy names please

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frazzledoldbag · 28/04/2009 10:09

What would you call a DS if you could call him whatever YOU wanted without input from DH/family/whatever? Am due in 2 wks with DC3 and neeeeeeeeeed some fabulous inspiration. Thanks.

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lixanismapolium · 29/04/2009 15:04

Zed. I love it and DH thinks I'm a complete looney!!!!

flooziesusie · 29/04/2009 15:11

spike

Mize · 29/04/2009 19:53

DS1 is named Tanis
DS2 is named Gabriel
I LOVE both names and was lucky that DH was very agreeable.
If I were to have another boy it would be:

Octavian
Augustus ( Augie ! )
Atticus

frazzledgirl · 30/04/2009 10:14

Finn (due partly to my love of a certain NZ musical family).

DH said if he wasn't allowed Ole Gunnar Van Nistelrooy Keane Cantona, I couldn't have Finn

but also

suwoo · 01/05/2009 09:22

Frazzledoldbag, you and I have similar taste in names. Luckily for me, I have managed to succeed with Felix and DS2 (due July) will be called this .DH wouldn't entertain Milo or Montgomery which I also loved.

Good luck

Meglet · 01/05/2009 09:26

Bruno.
Jasper.
Sebastian.

BlueChampagne · 01/05/2009 12:41

Zadok
Apollo
Theseus
Byron

slug · 01/05/2009 12:52

Hemi (James in Maori)
Rapata
Wiremu (William in Maori)
Ropata (this is an in joke for Kiwis of a certain age)

Definite theme here.

My BF's husband decided Darius would be a good name for the sluglet and still calls her that, despite her rather inconveniently being a girl.

SummatAnNowt · 01/05/2009 12:54

Caspian
Garion
Lysander

frazzledoldbag · 01/05/2009 14:33

suwoo thanks! Whenever I think of this baby, I think 'Felix' but DH is really not keen.
I might try the puppy-dog eyes on him in the delivery room and see if that works!

I also like Monty a lot.

Meglet I love Sebastian (again DH says NO) and also love Bruno (but we have a hamster called that already so that's a no-no too).

I also like Hugo and Hugh (not quite so much).
Oh god, it's a struggle.
Not long to go (in fact I thought I was going into labour last night.....running out of time!)

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frazzledoldbag · 01/05/2009 14:34

suwoo - what is your DS1 called (if you don't mind me asking? You might inspire me!)

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rempy · 01/05/2009 14:35

Malachi, or Hector.

Obviously chose something much much duller that those. Think gospel writers.

suwoo · 01/05/2009 16:51

I don't think it will . Noah Joseph Ashworth Surname. DS2 will be Felix Arthur Ashworth Surname. DD is Madeleine.

How long have you got?

FairLadyOfMuslinCloth · 01/05/2009 18:01

Noah!!!!!!!!!!

dh never allowed me to use that name and I soooo love it!

janeite · 01/05/2009 18:05

My mythical ds1 would be either:
Gabriel Barnaby (which dp also likes)
Benedict Rowan
Laurence Gabriel
or one of the above first names with Westley as a middle name (which dp hates!).

IheartNY · 01/05/2009 18:06

I have 2 boys with lovely normal names, but I always wanted to sod what anyone else thinks and call one of the 'Indiana'

Karam · 01/05/2009 19:05

I love...

Jolyon for a boy (Joe, Jon, Joly)
Jasper
Edwin
Josephus

Definitely a J theme going on there, but as the mother of 2 DDs boys names will remain a fantasy for me!!!

EachPeachPearMum · 01/05/2009 19:27

Kester
Arlo
Rufus
Milo
Thurston

DH vetoed all...

and Septimus... possibly my favourite, but there's no way I'm having 7

angel1976 · 01/05/2009 19:36

Quite a few people have nominated Atticus. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Atticus, what a beautiful, classical and noble name for a boy. Made the mistake of telling the inlaws the name and DH went off it. Still, my boy is now a beautiful Aidan so I'm happy. There's still a chance with the second one though at the moment, I am loving Tristan.

Flappythebat · 01/05/2009 19:41

I was going to start a thread about a very hypothetical dc3, which of course would turn out to be our first ds!

dd1 has a welsh name, dd2 has an english name, so if we have a dc3 we would have a scottish name so all nationalities of our family are represented!

His name would be Struan Murdo.

fizzpops · 02/05/2009 21:11

Inigo
Atticus
Noah

We have a DD and I only had Noah on my boys' names list (which was made deliberately mainstream for my DH) and even that was vetoed. He went with my girl's name choice though after seeing the forceps so maybe there is a chance with possible DC2

LaDiDaDi · 02/05/2009 21:17

I love Edwin but can't posibly use it with dp's surname (it would be a bit like John Johnson but not iyswim).

I also love Atticus and Arthur, I'm hoping dp might be persuadable on Arthur if this bean is a boy.

devientenigma · 03/05/2009 23:57

Love Efram, Harley and Harvey, but I have a Brynley.

woodstock3 · 04/05/2009 15:51

felix
alfie
(both vetoed by dh)
i also liked Toby but dh has a colleague he hates with this name so it was out

sazzerbear · 04/05/2009 15:54

Ezekiel or Cornelius