Quentin or Hugo

[Annabelsmummie]

We're expecting a boy at the end of October and have managed to narrow our name choice down to our two current favourites: Quentin and Hugo.

Our dd is Annabel.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Really like Hugo! So what if it's posh
I know a v nice Quentin too and they both go with Annabel.

Was he a good cleaner Fio?

I always think of Hugo Chavez - the portly but charismatic democratically-elected dictator with lavish spending habits. I met him once, he commanded quite a presence.

Also, the 'poshness' of Hugo is a bit outdated now, from a time when hardly anyone gave their kids unusual names so if you weren't called John or Peter, you were posh.

Apart from Algernon that is, he'll be forever posh.

I have a George, he is thoroughly decent, except for some of his line calls when he is playing tennis against his big brother.

Yes proper posh adults in Britain are called Mike or Peter (never Pete) if a man and Susan or Bunny if they're female.

Poncey.

I've changed my mind about Hugo. It's lovely. I don't think it matters if people consider it to be 'poncey',I really hate that word. There's nothing wrong with having a 'posh' name.

Quentin is awful. Hugo beautiful. Am really keen on Hugo for our next DS but DH not so keen as thinks to posh ... am working on him though .

Hugo

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I know a lovely tiny baby called Hugo and it really suits him. Would never have considered it myself, but now I know one I think it's absolutely fabulous. Quentin makes me think of Quentin Crisp...... Or that twunt who used to be on Top Gear, but those cultural references may not be a problem in Europe.

I love you MM

Howabout Theo? Works in English/French/German.

Theo is gorgeous.

Hugo

Wittering - what are your invisibilising names?

I like Hugo and know a nice little Hugo

Hugo

Suggestions:

Boris
Hubert
Humphrey
Edgar
Edmund
Rupert
Giles
Ethelred
Toby
Julian
Hugh

Hugo was the most destructive hurricane in history when it happened btw. Killed 109.

I know a couple of child Hugo's and it's a lovely name. The class thing in the UK cannot be denied but imho I really couldn't give a rats posterior if anyone came along and made erroneous generalised assumptions about my child based on a name. A name like Hugo or Quentin has far more positive annotations associated with it than negative imo so I would go with whichever I prefered.

I love Hugo, i wanted to call my ds hugo but dh was having none of it, he is Max instead which is a similar sort of name.

OK, names from friends of ds1 and ds2 at famous public school if that helps, include:

Christian
Guy
Henry
Giles
Jake
Hugh
Theo
Patrick
Will
Charlie
Jonno
Jonty
Ru pert
Max
Rob

so pretty much anything goes but I can guarantee that Quentin would get some stick.......

helenofsparta Hugo and Hermione are really lovely names.

Quentin is excellent. Cool in a 'mad scientist' geeky sort of way...

Hugo's a bit dull & hearty IMO.