HELP cannot settle on a name, cant keep calling him baby!

[TheNatty]

i had my little boy 2 days ago (2 weeks early) and we cannot pick a name.

surname: O'Dwyer
Bro and Sis: Thomas and Ellen

what on earth can i call him? the only name i like is william and DH wont have it.

poor thing has been called "little man" or "baby" for 2 days now

[MissSunny]

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[nomorecake]

nice choice natty,

birth cert - charles william OD ?
everyday - charlie ?

or keep working on DH and call him william!

goodluck

[KIMItheThreadSlayer]

What does your DH have against William it is a good solid name.

I like Noah though.

Elliot
Lewis
Oliver

[LackaDAISYcal]

lol nomorecake....that's exactly what I suggested to Natty on another thread

[KIMItheThreadSlayer]

Christopher
Max
Logan
Elijah
Barnaby
Phillip

[CurlyCasper]

Just been reading all these with interest

How about pushing for William with the shortened form of Liam?

Liam O'Dwyer

I think it sounds good. I grew up with a couple of Liams and they were always the fit, fanciable, strong boys!

x

[pranma]

Finn
Frank
Max
Joseph
Jake

[mumbobumbo]

Caleb?

Jacob (Jake for short)

My father's name is Norman - Granny and Grandad argued bitterly over that, and my Grandad always insisted on calling him BILL for WILLIAM!

[pscc]

we have same surname- called our little boy connor, eventhough he looks like a thomas- but you already have a thomas!
Good luck whatever you chose!

[bargainhuntingbetty]

Do we have a name yet>??

[Blottedcopybook]

Rowan? I think Rowan O'Dwyer sounds lovely and it fits with Thomas and Ellen?

My daughters were going to be called either Eric or Jonah if they'd been boys, if that helps

[Blottedcopybook]

Ooh! What about Fintan?

[TheNatty]

yeah we are going with...



Charles William O'Dwyer
(charlie to u and me tho )

DH was being stubborn about using charles and he doesnt like it, but i have put my foot down (well i said its charles or william pick cos we are chosing right now!)

[dizzydixies]

lovely, well done

[louismummy]

Louis
Matthew

[dizzydixies]

louismummy - she's decided on the name Charles (Charlie) William

[Blottedcopybook]

Lovely choice

[slowreadingprogress]

lovely!

[squidlet]

Glad baby now has a name and its a beautiful name.

Now enjoy him!!

[AvengingGerbil]

Glad you've chosen; probably too late to mention now, but with a surname like O'Dwyer, both Charles and William are distinctly Anglo/protestant names: is this an issue for DH?

[TheNatty]

no why would it?

[AvengingGerbil]

Just that not many Irish Catholics call their sons Oliver or William for historical reasons. Sorry if my query was inappropriate.

[TheNatty]

i am a broad minded catholic
and so is my DH

[idunnop]

DH and his family are Irish Catholic and we're planning on William - hadn't occurred to me (or DH) it would be a problem. And Liam is an Irish short form.

[idunnop]

Trying to think of famous examples... how about Charles Haughie, former Irish Prime Minister? Must be plenty of others I'm sure.