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

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nice choice natty,

birth cert - charles william OD ?
everyday - charlie ?

or keep working on DH and call him william!

goodluck

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

I like Noah though.

Elliot
Lewis
Oliver

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

Christopher
Max
Logan
Elijah
Barnaby
Phillip

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

Finn
Frank
Max
Joseph
Jake

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!

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!

Do we have a name yet>??

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

Ooh! What about Fintan?

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!)

lovely, well done

Louis
Matthew

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

Lovely choice

lovely!

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

Now enjoy him!!

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?

no why would it?

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

i am a broad minded catholic
and so is my DH

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.

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