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New name that we both like ...... please tell me what you think!

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mosschops30 · 20/10/2009 11:06

I had narrowed it down to final two being Noah and Daniel (middle name to be James).
DH not fussed on either really, although he actively dislikes Noah which I love.

Yesterday he said what about Ryan? And I thought hmmmmm I actually quite like it, which is how ds came to be named when we found something that we didnt both hate but didnt both love and now I cant imagine him being anything else

So opinions on Ryan please?

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flowerybeanbag · 20/10/2009 15:34

Don't like Ryan, like Daniel and Noah, but if your DH actively dislikes Noah that doesn't sound like an option anyway, surely?

pointyhat · 20/10/2009 15:37

Yes, I suppose Ryan is seen as a bit rough to some.

But my goodness, have you ever asked teachers how many naughty Daniels they kjnow?!

ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 20/10/2009 21:38

Don't like Ryan or Noah, Daniel is nice though.

lovemybabyboy · 20/10/2009 22:03

I like Ryan. I think its a lovely name

AngelicVoice · 20/10/2009 22:11

Ryan is a bit chavvy

irishmama · 20/10/2009 22:29

I wanted to call ds1 daniel but dh didn't like it. I was going to use it then for his middle name but thought hang if i have any more i may use the name daniel.Anyway ds2 is called daniel james. So obviously taht is the name I like best. I quite like Ryan as well. It's so hard choosing names.I also have 2 girls and it was very hard as there are so many nice girls names to choose from.

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Heated · 20/10/2009 22:32

Noah or Daniel

Ryan, meh.

thedolly · 20/10/2009 22:33

No to Ryan but I suggest you keep looking until you find one that you both love. It will happen .

Joseph?
Arthur?

janeite · 20/10/2009 22:34

Noah and Daniel much nicer than Ryan imho.

MrsJiggle86 · 20/10/2009 22:35

I like Ryan, my ds is Archie Ryan, so a little biased, my brother is daniel so i obviously really like that too.

nooka · 20/10/2009 22:43

Well Daniel was number 5 last year, and Ryan number 18, but both are falling in polarity. Noah was number 15, and rising. So I guess they are all relatively popular. Personally I like Daniel James best of your proposals, but it's not my baby

saltyseadog · 20/10/2009 22:45

Noah.

Not keen on Ryan at all - sorry.

MaggieEsLaMejorBruja · 21/10/2009 10:30

Ryan is too close to Brian imo

MaggieEsLaMejorBruja · 21/10/2009 10:30

I love Daniel James though

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mosschops30 · 21/10/2009 11:06

lol @ Ryan and Brian, we wemt to a christening where the vicar accidentally called baby Ryan 'Bryan' all the way through the service much to the amusement of the congregation

I dont think we will find something we both 'love'. Like I said, we didnt love ds's name, but both agreed that we liked it, although now I love it and it suits him so much.

I think I will stick with these 3, then when baby pops out just see what he looks like, thats what we did with ds and both went 'yes he looks like a luke'

Ryan and Noah have the benefit of being short which both of mine are (neither name can be shortened), thats the only thing about Daniel, being Dan or Danny.

Not too worried about the naughty connotations, every teacher I speak to has a different name that they say is the naughtiest (Callum/Connor/Josh to name a few)

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SecretSlattern · 21/10/2009 11:12

I lurve Daniel but then I have one.

Ryan and Noah are very popular around these parts and I've yet to meet another Daniel.

WRT to name shortenings, I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to names and I think kids should be called by the names they are given. DD is Natalie but has an alternative nickname as can't stand Nat and Daniel is just Daniel (but that is partly because my first cousin is called Danny and we see him regularly, didn't want to get into the whole name nicking thing with my aunt!).

pranma · 21/10/2009 11:33

Ryan is a bit ordinary compared with Daniel and Noah[a bit like Darren used to be].If you are having James as middle name why not have it as first name instead?

persephoneplum · 21/10/2009 11:33

Pointyhat - Average meaning totally dull and boring. I guess I was using 'average' as a euphemism!

Bessie123 · 21/10/2009 11:35

I think Ryan is quite a chavvy name. I prefer Noah or Daniel

Tillyscoutsmum · 21/10/2009 11:38

How about Ross ?

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mosschops30 · 21/10/2009 11:50

No to James as 1st name, I find it very boring, and lots of James' here, about 4 in ds's reception class alone! Am only having it as middle name as its dh's middle name.

No to Ross? And why Ross? It soooo doesnt go with surname

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Tillyscoutsmum · 21/10/2009 11:51

Only because my db's are Ross and Luke so they "go" to me iyswim

diddl · 21/10/2009 11:52

William?

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mosschops30 · 21/10/2009 11:57

no to William

Its not like im looking for suggestions, its taken me 9 months to get to these 3

I dont think on the whole Ryan is chavvy but I suppose its who you know that has children of that name, we know a very nice family with a Ryan.
Round here chavvy would be Josh/Ethan/Tyler, I suppose it depends where you are and who you know

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