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Baby Boy Names

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Mokeyjen
Mokeyjen Posts: 185 Forumite
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in Marriage, relationships & families
Hello,

Following on from my earlier poll on girls names, here is one on our list of boys names!

Any input gratefully received!

Thanks
Jen

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Which Boys name do you prefer? 261 votes

Benjamin
17% 45 votes
Oliver
16% 43 votes
Joshua
14% 39 votes
Daniel
19% 51 votes
William
13% 36 votes
Joseph
18% 47 votes
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  • gingin_2
    gingin_2 Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    They are all really nice - very classic and all can be shortened to something that sounds good for a teen/ grown man i.e Dan, Will, Joe. I like Joseph most but all are nice.
  • djdido2
    djdido2 Posts: 3,446 Forumite
    I really like Oliver/Ollie the best, quite popular these days.
    I'm not a "SINGLE" mum, I'm a "DOUBLE" mum!:D
  • pixie76
    pixie76 Posts: 1,489 Forumite
    Joshua, I have always loved that name.
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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    If you think you'd shorten it to Ben, why not Benedict instead of Benjamin?
  • patchwork_cat
    patchwork_cat Posts: 5,874 Forumite
    I am split my DS is Oliver and my DD was going to be Benedict if she was a boy!
  • CH27
    CH27 Posts: 5,531 Forumite
    I voted William which is my son's middle name.
    Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    I think they are all nice. Oliver was the most popular boys' name in England & Wales last year, if that bothers you?
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  • Janepig
    Janepig Posts: 16,780 Forumite
    Daniel, by a mile!!

    I like Joseph too, just not as much as Daniel. Oliver and Joshua are a bit too popular for my liking, I know loads of both, and I detest Ollie as a short form for Oliver. In fairness though, it's a list of nice, classic, not in any way chavtasic, names. Realistically you'd do well to pick any of them. Imo :D.

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  • Flora_Poste
    Flora_Poste Posts: 123 Forumite
    I voted Daniel too. My least favourite would be William because I would go MAD if anyone called him Willie and someone's bound to at some point. I've already got a Ben so I suppose that's really my first choice.
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  • Kandboys
    Kandboys Posts: 1,440 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I voted Joseph - it's on my shortlist. But I also like Oliver and Benjamin xx
    Thank you to everyone for sharing competitions!
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