Right come on then Mumsnetters, find a name for my son (shock)

[sweetkitty]

Never thought I would ever need a boys name, bit after the shock of Saturdays scan we need one.

Nothing is jumping out at me, so anyone want a try.

Here's our criteria:

1. Surname is one Syllable and starts with R, quite harsh sounding so need a name with at least 2 syllables so things like Jack are our

2. Cannot have a name starting with R

3. This child will be growing up in Scotland so more erm poncey upper class names will have him might as well having "beat me up" stamped across his forehead so names like Quentin, Augustus, Apollo, Cosmo etc are out

4. I like traditional strong boys names, not keen on your more "modern" names i.e, anything with unusual spelling or starting with a K IYSWIM

5. And of course blooming friends and family have pinched all the good ones.

So you see we have a job on our hands!

Samuel
Nicholas
Joshua
Ivo
Finegan/Finnian/Fintan/Finbar etc

Hully, I believe, is always deadly serious.

David
Alexander
James
Daniel
Andrew
Aaron
Joseph
Samuel
Samson
Jacob
Adrian
Matthew
Harr y
Zeth-There is one at one of my groups, along with a:
Braden & a
Fergus

Angus
Niall
Alexander
William
Hamish
Craig
Crawford
Iain
Donald
Douglas
Elliot
Erskine
G erard
Gillean
Hector
Graham/Graeme

I like David - it means beloved.
Matthew is lovely too. Matt is a good strong man's name and Matty is sweet for a little boy.
Isaac is lovely also.

David - cannot have it will be one of his middle names after his Dad and GreatGrandad
Elliot - was my favourite name but went off it a bit, don't know if it's a bit nerdy and then there's that character in Scrubs that would have the exact same name and she is a girl
Daniel - possible
Lachlan - no
Fraser - no
Hamish - no know a dog called Hamish
Finlay - know loads
Christopher - know one
Isaac - no
Oscar - is my cats name

I went through the list of every boys name registered in Scotland last year and still cannot find one I like, am a bit aren't I?

SK, that's fab you're having a boy! (you won't remember me maybe but I have been on the antenatal thread on & off with you, just haven't kept up). Your DDs must be excited!

Others have said but I agree that Adam, Matthew and Isaac are all good, though you may be posting right now to say they're not ...

Jonathan
Christopher
Andrew
Patrick

Evan?

Matthew
Samuel
Aidan

hiya lockets wondered when you and dizzy would turn up

dorothea - thank you I think we still cannot believe it

Back to names:
Evan - doesn't go with surname
Anthony - no
Dominic - quite like but don't know if it's "the" one IYSWIM
Saul - doesn't do with surname
Nathaniel - know a lot of Nathans
Christopher - know one
Andrew - know a few
Patrick - no
Joseph - know one
Adam - know one

When I say know one I mean friends or family's children

All my friends have nabbed the good names

Nathan?

ha ha - x-posts sorry!

Benedict
Elliot
Gregory
Nicholas

Finnian
Finlay
Jacob
Josiah

Nathaniel

has anyone said Jacob? or William?

Lucius
Oliver
Daniel
Aaron
Henry

Vincent (i like Vinnie)
Samson
Silas
Elijah
Caius
Sebastian
Levi
Lucas