If you like granny names for girls, what would you pick for a boy..?

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Think we are down to a shortlist of two boys names (as mentioned in previous thread). These are Felix and Oscar. I love the name Felix but am worried it is too out there and also the cat connection is in the back of my mind...dont want ds's name to attract negative attention. Also grandparents hate it! Should I go for it anyway seeing as how dh and I love it? Is the cat connection that bad? Oscar I also love but feel it is the safer choice.

Do you have any other boy name suggestions we maybe haven't thought of? (dd has a granny type name so that gives indication of taste). Gentle honesty please!!

Ernest
Job
Michael
Larry
Terry
Peter
Ronald
Ivan

Helen1374, you are a woman of quite remarkable taste. Can't think of better names for two boys myself.

Edmund or Vincent. Can't comment re. Felix as I really love it, much more than Oscar in fact.

I loved all the granny names on that thread.

I have a Felix, and between first and middle names of my DC we have Maxim, Henry and Stanley covered so I must really love Grandad names too!

I like Bertie, Archie, Angus and Alfie

not enough Berties imo

Arthur is dreamy

i know

Gilbert
Theodore
Ken
Laurence
Henry
Humphrey

Felix does remind me of the cat...

Oscar is ok, not my favourite and becoming quite common.

I really love

Arthur
Quentin
Monty
Albert

Wilfred (Wilf or Freddie)

I love the names Felix and Oscar..always have. I also love Hector and Vincent.

I also love Bert/Bertie and Walter is my personal fave

ooooh thanks diamondhead, I'm all pleased now!!

Bit of a coincidence. , although I have different middle names.

Hobogoblin, Oh cool, you have a Felix!! Can I ask whether you ever had any negative reactions / cat comments when introducing Felix to people? Or was this never an issue given it is just such a cool name!

What is your take on the cat connection, was this something you considered before choosing?

Hector and Walter, my faves

Some people have mentioned the cat connection but not in a negative way, just the occasional acknowledgement iyswim? I was aware but didn't give much heed to the cat food 'issue' personally.

My Felix is actually quite proud of being like the rather cool and quirky Felix ad cat, which is saying something for an often contrary 7 year old!

We actually named Felix Rory for several days after his birth but then changed minds and am so glad we did.

Sounds good with a French accent too, by the way!

Arthur nn Art
Edward nn Teddy
Hector
Hugo
Herbert nn Herb or Herbie or Bertie
Wilfred
Cecil
Perrigrin

I WANTED OSCAR BUT LOTS OF DOGS CALLED OSCAR- ERNIE I LOVE TOO!

walter
wilf

In our attempts at a french accent Felix does sound really good!

I think your laid back approach is the best way forward, hobbgoblin. ie recognise the cat connection but don't take it too seriously. I'm sure I am over analysing the whole thing now anyway...mostly due to previous negative comments from grandparents.

Liking some of the other suggestions too, Hugo is lovely.

Oh Ernie - lovely!! Arnold/Arnie, and I also like Kenneth too

Friends of ours have a newborn Vincent, it's not a name I would have thought of, but is actually quite lovely. I don't think there's anything wrong with Felix or Oscar, but my gran's cat is Felix and my friend's dog is Oscar so there would be many connotations here! You should go with what you want, and don't bother announcing it until the baby arrives by which time most people are too busy falling in love with them to notice.

diamondhead, you're not attached to Louis Theroux are you? I recently found out that he has an Albert and a Fred, I was most excited!!

What are your middle names?

Gustave
Ludo
Otto
Edgar

I love sidney

Felix is wonderful. I love it. I was forbidden to use it on as according to DH it's "a wanker name"
He's a miserable git though and if i wasn't saddled with him I'd use it like a shot.

Oscar doesn't float my boat especially, but is a very pleasant name.

I love Felix, DH doesn't. But anyway, it doesn't go with the surname (that has an X too and both names together sound like a tongue twister), so I can't go for it