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Can't decide on a name for my newborn son

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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    if i was to have a boy it would be kail or gabrielle but i`ve got three girls so ..oh well,shut up now lol:beer: congrats anyway

    Gabrielle is a girl's name so you could have used it for one of your three. Kail???
  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    For boys I like really short names, my son is called Kai, we also thought of Fynn, Pel, Kes etc, I like the more unusal names but not weird ones

    as for girls, if I was to have another daughter she would probably be called Greta or mayne Izanne

    If Fynn, Pel,Kes,Kai and Izanne are your idea of names that aren't weird, I'd hate to see the ones you think are!!! Most of them are just a random collection of letters!
  • ailuro2
    ailuro2 Posts: 7,540 Forumite
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    I've got it- he will be adored by millions and set you on the path to a debt free life-


    MARTIN:money:










    except it rhymes with fartin'
    :o
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  • Ellidee
    Ellidee Posts: 6,216 Forumite
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    Heard about the twins called Kate and Sidney Pye ? Dh worked with a girl called Crystal Chantelle Lear ( say it quickly )
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  • ailuro2
    ailuro2 Posts: 7,540 Forumite
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    There was a teacher at school who called Mrs Mee who allegedly had a son called Euan.

    There are 'allegedly' twin boys in Dundee called Douglas & Angus, which is the full title of one of the rougher housing estates in Dundee:rotfl:

    Douglas is also good for a boy who has no canine pets.;)

    Sorry- don't mean to make fun of this, it is a serious business, and something that has life changing or enhancing qualities- given the wrong name or one with many spellings can be a burden.

    (Can you tell I dislike having a first AND middle name that can be spelled a number of different ways, and that there were four of us with the same first name in my registration class in high school- also my maiden name rhymed with beans, so had everything linked to Heinz as a nickname all the way through school:o )
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  • doraexplorer
    doraexplorer Posts: 931 Forumite
    well i have a girl who's called poppy and my sister has 2 girls called daisy and lilly ... there all flowers. its lovely .

    poppy got her name after a poor donkey on the beach in greece when i was pregnant . my son called the donkey poppy and took her apples every day and preceded to tell every one his baby sister was going to to called poppy.
    we actually called her megan for the first week but had to change it when her big brother got really upset over this and after a family vote she ended up poppy.

    so my girl got named after a donkey :)

    daisy is after a great granny and lilly just followed suit ....
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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    It's also a good idea, if you name your child after something else (eg jewel, flower, town), to check the spelling of it first!!
  • Violet_Isle
    Violet_Isle Posts: 90 Forumite
    Oh I love babies.
    I've got to say my favorite name for a little boy is Leo. So cute (and sexy for when they get older)
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  • Lillibet_2
    Lillibet_2 Posts: 3,364 Forumite
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    We named our son George. Hubby thinks it's because of his family tradition of naming every other generation of 1st born sons George since the year dot (or about 1600 and something anyway) but actually it's becuase he's named after George Michael & I've been saying since I was about 7 that I would name my son after him! I got away with having Michael as a middle name as it's after my dad but hubby insisted in having something in between so he's George Henry Michael, Henry was just something neutral from neither side of the family which we both liked although we also considered Samuel. It also worked out that we had him baptized on St Georges day. Good thing we didn't have a girl, hubby & I couldn't agree on anything so defaulted to Georgina! If I ever had any more I like Noah, Daniel or Zachery....must be my religious upbringing comming out in me! Girls names are still a no-go zone! To be safe, we aren't having any more:rolleyes:
    Post Natal Depression is the worst part of giving birth:p

    In England we have Mothering Sunday & Father Christmas, Mothers day & Santa Clause are American merchandising tricks:mad: Demonstrate pride in your heirtage by getting it right please people!
  • minimacka
    minimacka Posts: 777 Forumite
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    I have two sons my eldist is called Elliott James and youngest Thomas Liam, I really wanted to call my youngest Oliver but we had a cat which was called Oliver so I couldnt :rotfl:

    I never realised how much my name would make me cringe when I got married but im now called Sally McNally and I hate it. :eek:
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