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i have come back to talk about builders and baby names

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PavlovtheForgetfulCat · 08/10/2009 07:24

Here is my list, please rank in order of preference 1-4, or rate it out of 10

Monty (Montgomery)
Laurie (Laurence)
Gabriel/Gabe
Reuben

All of these go brilliantly with both our DDs full and shortened name, and our surname.

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EldonAve · 08/10/2009 07:26

Monty (Montgomery) 7/10
Laurie (Laurence) 9/10

Kayzr · 08/10/2009 07:27
  1. Reuben
  2. Laurie
  3. Monty (Montgomery)
  4. Gabriel/Gabe
PoisonToadstool · 08/10/2009 07:27

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Cies · 08/10/2009 07:46
  1. Monty
  2. Laurence
  3. Reuben
  4. Gabriel
PCPlumIsMyHomeboy · 08/10/2009 07:51
  1. Laurie (Laurence)
  2. Monty (Montgomery)
  3. Gabriel/Gabe
  4. Reuben
eandh · 08/10/2009 08:02

Reuben
Monty
Laurie
Gabriel

differentWitch · 08/10/2009 08:03

Gabriel
Reuben
Laurie(Laurence)
Monty(Montgomery)

MaMight · 08/10/2009 08:20

Why builders?

MmeGoblindt · 08/10/2009 08:35

Lawrence 9/10
Gabriel 8/10
Reuben 4/10
Monty 2/10

diddl · 08/10/2009 08:38

Gabriel
Reuben

Thissideofchannel · 08/10/2009 09:22

I love

Monty (Montgomery)

and

Lawrence (Lawrie)

I don't like Rueben/Reuben because it is so hard to pronounce if you're not English (and Ruebe is carrot in German ).

Rindercella · 08/10/2009 09:25

Monty (Montgomery) 7/10
Laurie (Laurence) 4/10
Gabriel/Gabe 10/10
Reuben 3/10

3LegsandNoTail · 08/10/2009 09:26

Gabriel/Gabe
Reuben
Laurie (Laurence)
Monty (Montgomery)

MaggieBehave · 08/10/2009 09:28

Monty (Montgomery)- 7 I like it but my Dad would say, after general montgomery, very good, I have a book about him upstairs if you'd like to borrow it.
Laurie (Laurence) - 8 really cute but also classic. like it.
Gabriel/Gabe - liek it, but ....... prefer just Gabe on its own. Not Gabriel. Can you do that?
Reuben - love it... My dc1 was almost Reuben.

MaggieBehave · 08/10/2009 09:29

Gabe -7
Gabriel -4
Reuben -9

BonsoirAnna · 08/10/2009 09:32

Reuben 10/10
Gabriel 10/10
Monty 6/10
Laurie 1/10

liliputlady · 08/10/2009 10:41

I like Reuben the best.

MrsVik · 08/10/2009 11:30

Gabriel - 2/10
Laurence - 8/10
Reuben - 4/10
Montgomery 4/10

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PavlovtheForgetfulCat · 09/10/2009 09:45

Oh what a mix! You have not helped at all! Well yes you have, in that no one name has been completely panned .

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princessmel · 09/10/2009 09:48

I don't get the builders bit!!

Not keen on any I'm afraid but I'd pick Reuben out of the 4.

overmydeadbody · 09/10/2009 09:48

Laurie 9/10
Rueben 8/10
Monty 6/10
Gabriel/cabe 0/10 Horrible name

southernbelle77 · 09/10/2009 09:56

Monty (Montgomery) - 8/10
Laurie (Laurence) - 8/10
Gabriel/Gabe - 7/10
Reuben - 6/10

What has it got to do with the builders tho?!! That might change things!

deepdarkwood · 09/10/2009 09:59

IN order of preference (best first):
Laurie
Monty
Gabriel
Reuben (partly because i don't think there's a good shortening)

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PavlovtheForgetfulCat · 09/10/2009 12:47

I left MN for a while, and came back to talk about baby names, and another thread about builders.

The builders bit was a red herring really

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FABIsInTraining · 09/10/2009 20:41

Monty (Montgomery) 4th
Laurie (Laurence) 3rd
Gabriel/Gabe 2nd
Reuben 1st

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