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MummikinsOopNorth · 10/01/2010 22:02

Any good?

Hamilton

Hamish

Gene

Frankie

Nikolaus

Paddington

Amadou

Aleksander

Andrei

Cairn

Gregory

Elvis

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JaynieB · 10/01/2010 22:03

Love Paddington! Would you really though?

MummikinsOopNorth · 10/01/2010 22:06

Ty for your reply Yep I would, for sure! Think it's lovely and has an air of grace to it and as we're ooop north, doesn't have the connotations of Paddington, London...!

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ironlikealion · 10/01/2010 22:39

Hamilton - not keen

Hamish - lovely

Gene - ok

Frankie - ok

Nikolaus - ok

Paddington - daft

Amadou - never heard of this name, where's it from?

Aleksander - lovely

Andrei - lovely

Cairn - rather like this on reflection

Gregory - fab

Elvis - little bit daft but fine

dizzydixies · 10/01/2010 22:50

Hamilton - no, unless you're lost on the M74
Hamish - lovely
Gene - too Noel Gallagher
Frankie - goes to Hollywood and always will
Nikolaus - only if you're Russian or Polish
Paddington - dear god no, don't do it to the wee soul
Amadou - never heard of it
Aleksander - see Nikolaus
Andrei - see Nikolaus/Aleksander
Cairn - ok
Gregory - personally don't like
Elvis - see paddington

Heated · 10/01/2010 22:54

Hamilton - never

Hamish - lovely

Gene - okish

Frankie - no

Nikolaus - why this spelling? after the golfer?

Paddington - ha ha

Amadou - no

Aleksander - why this spelling? ok

Andrei - no

Cairn - no

Gregory - yes, underused and lovely

Elvis - no, no , no

Spannerweb · 10/01/2010 22:58

I do apologise but in all honesty, every one of those made me pull a face like I?d just taken a swig of last week?s milk.

ELVIS???!!

glasgal · 10/01/2010 23:52

Cairn's the best for me.

quixote · 11/01/2010 11:29

i vote elvis

notanumber · 11/01/2010 11:48

I quite like Amadou.

But...look, you keep posting reams of names, but you aren't telling us where you're from.

So where are you? You say you're 'oop north' - does that indicate Doncaster? Alaska? Tunisia? Or does it indicate your background or heritage?

Stacy is a perfectly normal name for a boy in Bow, East London or in South Carolina. It's a bit "out there" for Whitby.

It's bleeding immaterial whether I, or any other poster likes or dislikes the name you pick for your baby as long as you like it and it suits them - names are an intensely personal thing.

But if you're asking us to ok a name that you think is a bit wacky, then you need to give us some info on where you are, what your (and your partners) background is etc.

Because if you live in Birmingham, then Stacy (while it isn't what I'd choose for a boy)is fine, if that's what you like. It wouldn't stand out too much or be 'weird'.

But if you live in Worksop then I'd counsel against saddling the boy with a name that will be seen as very girly and strange.

Depends on whether or not you're bothered by your child having an unusual name. If you are, then we need geographical details. If you're not, then stop asking us. Just pick one you like and run with it.

avaj · 12/01/2010 21:26

What on earth is Amadou????!!!!
Are you just making these up for a laugh?
I think you must be from reading your girls names post.

mathanxiety · 12/01/2010 22:46

Hamilton -- no, reminds me of George Hamilton IV
Hamish -- Like
Gene -- Like
Frankie -- goes to Hollywood? no
Nikolaus -- Like
Paddington -- god no
Amadou -- Like
Aleksander -- Like
Andrei -- Like
Cairn -- no, means a pile of rocks or a prehistoric grave or some such thing
Gregory -- Like
Elvis -- no

Paddington might not have the connotations of Paddington Station, but there's the Bear too.

mathanxiety · 12/01/2010 22:47

Amadou is a popular name in French west Africa. Amadou Diallo was shot by police in NY a few years ago, was unarmed, his shooting caused a ruckus.

ironlikealion · 13/01/2010 07:45

math, that's why I like Cairn, it's a pile of stones for achieving climbing a mountain, so a nice variant of Peter basically. I didn't know it had any association with prehistoric graves though?

mathanxiety · 13/01/2010 14:57

Cairns here -- I never knew about the mountaineering link, what a nice idea. They are pretty universal and versatile, it seems. I remember learning about them way back in history class in school in Ireland when we studied the Bronze Age.

totalmisfit · 14/01/2010 10:14

if your 'oop north' is the same one i know (flat caps n whippets) and you're planning to wet the baby's head in the local at some point then the only ones i'd honestly go for from your list are:

Gregory

Cairn (possibly, as hard to ridicule directly)

Hamilton

Frankie

Aleksander (as long as you pronounce it Alexander)

I mean kudos to you for being so brave with some of your possiblities but the dry wit of the yorkshire/lancashire lot might prove a bit of a challenge, that's all. Especially Paddington.

MrsMattie · 14/01/2010 10:32

Frankie is the only one that makes me smile. the others are a bit too 'out there', or else very much associated with a particular culture / region (ie. Aleksander makes me think Polish or Russian. Hamish = Scottish. Are you? If not, it would just sound poncy).

ShoshanaBlue · 14/01/2010 13:32

Love Paddington, but be sure to put marmalade sandwiches in his hat....

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