baby boy names

peachyprice

Gillyx wrote: »

Aw bless. Youre better being sure as theyre stuck with it a long time is that loo-ee or lew-is. I like.both and considered lewis for my son

He's Loo-ee, now that he's 17 he mostly uses Lou, which really suits him too.

tesuhoha

My 23 year old son is Harry. (Originally Harold but at 10 years he insisted on having it changed to Henry by deed poll) It was unusual to be called Harry when he was born and we were scorned for calling him that. However, I have always liked it. The second favourite was Gregory and we also liked George which is his middle name. I also think that Liam is a really nice name. With Hilton for a surname I don't think Harry is ideal.

I had a friend who really wanted to call her daughter Holly but her surname was Berry.

Robert seems to be quite popular now also. I would stick to classic names that do not date. Jonathan I think is nice and is not bad shortened to Jon. Someone I know has called their son Lucien which I think is quite nice.

lostinrates

Janepig wrote: »

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

I know two alexanders, a handful of Sachas, and lots of Alexes, only one sandy though. I love the name Alexanda, more than alexandra for a girl. A lot of our friends use the long versions of their names and dh's pet hate is when people use an abbreviations of his as an assumption of friendliness, while i tell him to be less uptight about it (and he never corrects them, just grinds his teeth a little) it is true that having the long version gives a good choice, and some people really do use and prefer them.


Personally, i like the name Christopher, love the abbreviation Kit, which is what the two christophers we know well both use, but am not keen on Chris.

Uniscots97

Ellis is a lovely name. A friend of mine wanted something original for her little boy (now 7) and she called him Mitchell. Another called her little boy 'Mackenzie'. Not keen on Alfie or Connor, I have friends who are in the police force and social work and all the trouble makers seem to have those names. You wouldn't want to label a child before it's own character develops.

Janepig

lostinrates wrote: »

I know two alexanders, a handful of Sachas, and lots of Alexes, only one sandy though. I love the name Alexanda, more than alexandra for a girl. A lot of our friends use the long versions of their names and dh's pet hate is when people use an abbreviations of his as an assumption of friendliness, while i tell him to be less uptight about it (and he never corrects them, just grinds his teeth a little) it is true that having the long version gives a good choice, and some people really do use and prefer them.


Personally, i like the name Christopher, love the abbreviation Kit, which is what the two christophers we know well both use, but am not keen on Chris.

Maybe it's just a local thing, because honestly, just about everyone I know gets called short forms of their names (like it or not) or by nicknames. David's a really common name (being in Wales) and they're all either Dave or Dai. The only David that gets his full title from me is my brother, I have a pathelogical incapability to call anyone else David. My last manager was David and even though we knew he wasn't keen on being called Dave, none of us working for him could help it! Even Ian's are known as "E". It's like an affectionate thing I think. And my name, being unshortenable, gets extended to Janey by quite afew people. Or JT (in a similar way that I sometimes get referred to as JP on here:D).

Jx

ciderwithrosie_2

Gillyx wrote: »

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

Ohh boys will find a way to shorten it, or just call him something else completely random! My middle son has a four letter name, his mates shortened it to a 3 letter one which I suppose is getting off lightly as most of them are known by nicknames, infact I have to think really hard what their real names are now.

However, I can't talk as we really should stop calling our 17 yr old, 6ft youngest son - 'Small' but it's a hard habit to break after all these years!

NBirdy

I always imagine the name being called out at the doctor's surgery when the child is being called in for an appointment.

Of your options I chose Jack, as it goes best with your surname. I like Ellis most but with your surname it reminds me of Paris Hilton I'm afraid!

You could do Archie as a less popular alternative to Alfie? George is nice too. Gryff? Oscar?

lostinrates

Janepig wrote: »

Maybe it's just a local thing, because honestly, just about everyone I know gets called short forms of their names (like it or not) or by nicknames. David's a really common name (being in Wales) and they're all either Dave or Dai. The only David that gets his full title from me is my brother, I have a pathelogical incapability to call anyone else David. My last manager was David and even though we knew he wasn't keen on being called Dave, none of us working for him could help it! Even Ian's are known as "E". It's like an affectionate thing I think. And my name, being unshortenable, gets extended to Janey by quite afew people. Or JT (in a similar way that I sometimes get referred to as JP on here:D).

Jx

Not a local issue for us, our friends are spread out throughout uk and well beyond! Perhaps that's relevant too though, perhaps having a 'big name' opens doors into a big world? I don 't know, and we certainly know people with abbreviated names too, but i would rather give the child a choice to abbrievate than make it for them.

Bitsy_Beans

Sorry but there was no way I was calling my DS Harold :eek: Reminds me too much of Neighbours :rotfl:

I like Harry (for obvious reasons but it is popular - hadn't realised it had reached the giddy height of number 1, I thought Jack was permamently welded to that spot :rotfl:).
So if I had to choose I would choose Tristan, to me it doesn't sound posh (is that reverse snobbery in action?) but not sure it blends well with your surname.

I hated having to pick boys names, neither me or my H could decide on more than one. I love Leo and H wouldnt even entertain it.

minimad1970

I like Issac and Freddie. My son, he's now 16, didn't have a name for 3 weeks as I have a long surname and nothing seemed to go with it. Thinking about it though Issac Hilton might sound too similar to Issac Newton, may not be a bad thing.