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Another boys name thread-with a difference....

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Familytree · 14/08/2006 13:49

...well I think so anyway but I would say that as I need some responses!

We're having a boy and would like some suggestions for names but we're quite fussy in so far as we don't like modern names and would prefer more old fashioned/trad names that aren't used very much IYKWIM. In our immediate family the names we already have are:

Miles
Theodore
Kit
Henry
Dylan
Frank (Francis)
Oscar
Leo

Anyone?
The only one we can think of are Felix and Caspar but they don't make me go "yes! That's it"

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mummydoc · 14/08/2006 15:16

I love Caspar and what about Rupert ( both mine girls ) or would have def used Rupert

CountessDracula · 14/08/2006 15:19

How about

Inigo
Cornelius
Digby
Jasper
Ferdinand

spudballoo · 14/08/2006 15:19

Great thread! I have the exact same problem. We have an Albert Rafael Thomas, known as Bertie. But we're struggling with a boys name for this baby. If it's a girl she'll be Celia. But if it's a boy it will be nameless at this rate.....

Very helpful suggestions!

Sommerville?

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CountessDracula · 14/08/2006 15:21

Aloysius
Ptolemy
Cosmo

Fimbo · 14/08/2006 15:22

Spud I think you need to have names that sit well together. e.g. I know a child called Gary whilst his little brother is Odin. Looks and sounds odd imo.

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Familytree · 14/08/2006 15:23

Rang dh and pretended that I'd had a flash of inspiration and told him about Lenny, he said he's only go for that if the full name was leonardo

Goodness me lots of very whacky suggestions here.

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Greensleeves · 14/08/2006 15:23

Jasper is lovely

Colin
Clive
Willard
Hubert
Raymond
Ralph
Neville
Eugene
Bertram

CountessDracula · 14/08/2006 15:23

Lennny???

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Familytree · 14/08/2006 15:24

Jasper! That is really lovely.

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madmarchhare · 14/08/2006 15:24

William Francis

Fimbo · 14/08/2006 15:24

Leon

Sparkler1 · 14/08/2006 15:25

I remember when I was pregnant, both times, dh and I couldnt think of any boys names that we liked. Everything we came up with sounded awful. It's a good job we ended up with two girls.

Have to say, from this thread, theonly name that has appealed to me lots is Ellis.

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Familytree · 14/08/2006 15:25

Yes Countessdracula.
I love Len/Lenny. It would really work with the other names too I think.

Not sure about Leonardo and a Theodore though. (too similar?)

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Mercy · 14/08/2006 15:25

I love the name Raphael GS (friends ds name)

CountessDracula · 14/08/2006 15:25

I have a friend called Jasper it really suits him (and one called Caspar too, in fact dd has two almost identical teddy bears called Caspar and Jasper)

NomDePlume · 14/08/2006 15:26

God, Neville is a grim name.

CountessDracula · 14/08/2006 15:27

Gary and Phil Nevilles' father is called....

Neville Neville

(I know from the oft used chant at the footie, "if your Dad's called Neville Neville you're a c**t")

CountessDracula · 14/08/2006 15:28

(to the tune of She'll be coming round the mountain)

Norah · 14/08/2006 15:28

Raphael makes me think of Ninja Turtles though !

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Familytree · 14/08/2006 15:28

No!

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CountessDracula · 14/08/2006 15:28

We had a dustman called Lenny when we were little

Fimbo · 14/08/2006 15:30

Lennie Bennett - did he do Celebrity Squares?? (showing my age).

Norah · 14/08/2006 15:30

Actually wasn't Leonardo a Ninja Turtle too ?

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Familytree · 14/08/2006 15:31

Oh no!
He had a dodgy frizzy geri perm.

Thanks

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Norah · 14/08/2006 15:32

The turtle had a perm ??? No !

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