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!

What are the names that you love that your friends have used? (Just to get an idea of what you like)

StressedHEMum - I was brought up in the 3 Towns and live somewhere quite similar now so I know exactly what you mean, hence names that are lovely but more suited to middle England will not really do up here.

So far am liking:

Elliot (still favourite but don't know see above)
Daniel
Matthew

Can't have anything starting with R or a small name like Jack, Zac, Joe etc

I like:

Nathan
Oliver
Thomas
Jack
Andrew
Joseph
Lewis
Callum
Louis
Fraser
Blair

Realising that my boys names are a lot more traditional than my girls.

problem with nathan in scotland is (the one we knew anyway), if they're chubby, it turns into 'nae thin'

Oliver is a great name though

OOOh OOOOh SweetKitty one of mine
That's a first!

To be fair, I like every single name on your list although you cannot move around here for Callums, Lewis's (?)and Jacks.

oohh you like some of mine

Megglevache - the second I like list is the ones I like but cannot have, same here loads of Callums, Lewis's and Jacks, cannot have Nathan either

Oliver - well think of a well known drunken actor who died a few years ago, rules that out

hello dizzy

William? Billy/Bill/Will- can't go wrong.

No can't have William, know a few and well it's put me off

pants, I like Will

would also have a really good think about Oliver (surname issues?)

what about Daniel?

Well in that case you can't go wrong with Gaylord in my opinion

Gaylord it is then

there you go Kitty, all sorted

Gaylord pmsl

Dizzy - yes surname issues with Oliver, Daniel a maybe but is it too well safe (apologies to mums of Daniels) oh girls names are a lot easier

Declan or Dylan are cool and would go with your surname??

Already have a Declan in the family and Dylan is BFs wee boy.

There's no hope for me really is there?

Declan am not keen on, Dylan I like

am trying to think of all the boys in the classes/playgroups etc but I think they've all been mentioned

Nicholas
Timmy (Timothy)
Jed
Arthur nn Art
Max
Iain
Euan

will keep thinking, there has to be one out there for you

Lucas
Jayden
Lyndon
Jamie
Liam
Arthur
Jonny
Richie
Damon
Damien

Bradley

Ethan
Nicolas
Anders

yes there is one out there.

Jude
Edward
Felix
Jake
More biblical

Aaron
Benson
Bartholomew (Bart)
David
Jacob
Joel
John (great name)
Noah
Seth
Sammy??

yes there is one out there.

Jude
Edward
Felix
Jake
More biblical

Aaron
Benson
Bartholomew (Bart)
David
Jacob
Joel
John (great name)
Noah
Seth
Sammy??

behave yourself with Bradley - Bradders?!?!?

Megglevache - well two of your names will be his middle names

Conall
Angus
Gregor
Duncan
Dougal (I know it might have comedy connotations for some but I love it)
Ossian (nephew's name)
Cathal (ditto)
Martin
Malcolm/Callum/Colm

and slightly more of the wall but I also really like Nechtan.