baby boy names

nickyhutch

Max is my favourite - my DS18 is Max. It's becoming more popular but is nowhere near common yet.

gunsandbanjos

I haven't voted as I don't like any of them! Of the choice I prefer Ellis but as others have said it doesn't go with your surname, you need a name without an S on the end in my opinion.

Janepig

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

Go to the park and shout it out loud and see how they sound.

Or go to a local under 7's football or rugby match and hear the other parents yelling out their darling offspring's names. That'll help! My personal favourite was when my son was playing against a team and one of their players was called Ralph. Sorry to offend any Ralphs out there but it's a name that has some comedic value (imo), more so in a child, and greatly so when yelled at top volume every five seconds by a mother desperate for her child to do a bit more than stand there in the freezing cold looking for all the world like he wanted to yell "beam me up". Lol.

DD plays rugby with a Finn, and his mother delights in yelling his name over and over whenever he's got the ball till I just want to go "arrrggghhhh".

Jx

PS: Max is a dogs name. Just sayin'. And it's okay, because my DD has a cow's name for a middle name. :rotfl:

Tiddlywinks

pinkclouds wrote: »

Alfred is a bit too old-fashioned for my taste - perfect when he's an old man but I suppose name fashions go in cycles so maybe "old" is the new "new". Henry is a good, solid name but I don't like the combination of Harry Hilton unless you're going to break it up with one or two middle names.

I really don't like the trend to name children with the shortened versions of names.

A lot of parents don't name their children Alfred, Henry, Charles, Joseph or whatever... they just go for Alfie, Harry, Charlie, Joe etc.

The trouble is children grow up and may not want to be just known as Alfie, Charlie etc when they are in their 30s or 40s and trying to be taken seriously in a serious profession.

Use the more traditional version and then shorten it if you like - that way they have a choice.

gunsandbanjos

Janepig wrote: »

PS: Max is a dogs name. Just sayin'. And it's okay, because my DD has a cow's name for a middle name. :rotfl:

Bluebell? Ermintrude?

heretolearn_2

I agree with officially naming the child with the formal full name even if you never use it. Then they have the choice when older. I can imagine a High court judge called Alfred but not Alfie! I suppose it's a sort of snobbery but research has shown that names do effect how your get on in your career. You are more likely to work in the professions if your name is a traditional one. whether that's because those families are more likely to encourage that type of education/career, or because uni's/employers inadvertantly discriminate against those with other types of names, I don't know, but why take the risk with your child's future. After all, we all stereotype because of names, even if we try not to. Don't let some crusty old chap discriminate against your child in future for no good reason.

So even Prince Harry's real name is Henry, people forget that, Harry is a traditional 'nickname' for Henrys. Henry VIII was often called Harry/Hal as well.

Alfie sounds cute for a little kid but very working class for an adult, like someone who works on a market stall. Nowt wrong with that, but what if he wants to be a corporate city lawyer when he grows up? It's hard enough to get into that sort of thing without giving anyone an excuse to turn their nose up at him. And there's no law about discriminating because of name...

I just think it's wrong to lumber an adult with a kid's nickname. I used to call my son 'pickle' a lot, but it would have been wrong to give him that as his proper name. although people can always change their names, I suppose, if they really don't like them.

Janepig

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Bluebell? Ermintrude?

Buttercup . (joke).

Jx

Janepig

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

I really don't like the trend to name children with the shortened versions of names.

A lot of parents don't name their children Alfred, Henry, Charles, Joseph or whatever... they just go for Alfie, Harry, Charlie, Joe etc.

The trouble is children grow up and may not want to be just known as Alfie, Charlie etc when they are in their 30s or 40s and trying to be taken seriously in a serious profession.

Use the more traditional version and then shorten it if you like - that way they have a choice.

How many grown ups do you know by the long forms of their names though? DD's got a Christopher in her class, but it won't be long before he's going to be known as Chris and that'll stick. I know loads of Chris's but none of them are known as Christopher. My grandfather was Joseph, but he was universally known in adulthood as Joe (Grandpa Joe in fact) and my other grandfather was Ronald but known to everyone as Ron (Grandpa Ron!!). DS's grandfather was Samuel, known to everyone as Sam. None of them went by the long form of their name at all.

In my experience, the long form of a name tends to be used in childhood and shortened in adulthood. My DS is Alex, not Alexander, and as I've said before, although it wasn't my choice, it was DH's, he was never going to be known as Alexander, only ever Alex, so what was the point of going down the route of giving him the long form. And realistically, how many grown men do you know who are called Alexander. Alex or Sandy yes, but Alexander? I don't know any.

Jx

Gillyx

This is why I've chosen a name that can't be shortened. I HATE when people shorten my name.

Bluebell1000

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Bluebell? Ermintrude?

Bluebell would be an excellent choice of name However I might be a little biased too. Our car is called Ermintrude, her steering wheel goes 'moooo' when you turn it.

Back on the main topic, I would have liked Jack for our DS but it didn't go with our surname. I had a lovely great-uncle called Jack, I never realised until his funeral that he was actually called Robert John...

We went with Elliot, which I'd be happy for the OP to nick if she likes it That's quite like Ellis but I think it might go a bit better with Hilton?