Boys names - quick poll

[Tinker]

Don't know what sex I'm having but we're struggling to pick a boys name. All seem to be "taken" - in fact 2 potentials have been taken in last 2 days!

But, bit shy about posting this now, we both like teh name...Jesse.

Will he get laughed at (You big jessy) or have a lifetime of saying "Yes, Jesse, you know, just like Jesse James"

Opinions please.

Lockets and Tinker, still trying to guess your Greek names: Zoe? Aphrodite?

Caspar has cropped up in discussions...as had Conrad . Jesse would be pronounced Jessie. Oh, there's Jesse Birdsall as well. Oh that might swing it, named after and El Dorado star!

Conrad has gravitas I think.

Oh, don't know if I should reveal. Begins with an L, sounds like Olivia, don't say if you work it out.

Remember Jess Conrad, Tink? (No, you won't, because you are so young )

Ds had a very cool friend called Caspar. And another, also cool, called Oscar. I like them both.

I do Jan . Conrad is dismissed because boyfriend knew horrible family with that name plus Conrad Black is horrible as well isn't he?

Nah, they sound like a pair of dobermans

dd was in a class with a little nuisance called Conrad so that puts me off.

Conrad Black is indeed horrible, but Caspar was a friendly ghost and I still like the name

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I wouldn't go for Jesse whether it's pronounced Jessy or Jess. Just sounds girly to me (but that may be coloured by the fact I know a Jessica).

Love Celtic names though and have several lined up for my Mythical Third Child

Famous Jesse (males)

Jesse James
Jesse Johnson
Jesse Metcalfe (he was quite scrummy - have a look )
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Owens

does it go with your surname though? that's a very important bit of an unusual name?

cod, someone i used to work with in southampton had kids with names like those..he doesn't work in tv does he?

we had such angst choosing our kids names - you can always find something against every name - and trying to find something which sounded right with our surname was hard too.

In the end ds1 got the same name as my mum's (deceased) dog - which my brother found extremely amusing.

Five years on it just isn't relevant any more - he is who he is and his name belongs to him

By the time your little person is old enough hopefully Conrad Black will have vanished from the national scene, Tink.
I like Conrad a lot, and Christian (French but works fine in English too) and especially Dominic.
Miles? Sebastian? Jerome?

Yes, lots of cool Jesses - think that may be middle name then. Both got boring English surnames. As to which one teh baby will have, well, that's another "discussion"

who the heck is Conrad Black?

Like Christian, mostly because Paolo Maldini has a son with that name. But it's been dismissed by partner.

Conrad Black is horrible Daily Telegraph owner (ex) married to Barbara Amiel - also horrible

Right, must go, any other opinions greatly appreciated.

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