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I'm still buzzing from the last scan. As soon as the sonographer located mini-me, his tadger was instantly undeniable, waving proudly in the womb-soup upon the screen.
I'd have been over the moon either way, but a little lad, what a 40th b'day present eh?
Cue the name list. Wow, its trickier than I remember. We have a few rules, the name must be easily shortened to a nice nickname, ideally not a 'standard' (ie, regular top 10/50/100) name (sorry, bit pretentious aren't i) - and of course we mustn't be ashamed to call it out loud in a supermarket.
Lochlan is currently high on the list as we really like Lochie or Lucky. But I don't do 'L's' so well, fat tongue syndrome, so i'm yet to be convinced.
I also like Willem (Willy or Lemmy) - but the OH isn't so keen as we have zero connection to Holland.
We have Scot and Irish roots, so happy to lean towards traditional names form those regions. I think i've exhausted every book/online resource so i'll be surprised if there are many original recommendations, but it'll be a pleasant surprise if you do have one.
Hit me!
A boy? There's only one choice:
Aonghas.
(It's pronounced like Innes)
Binners
My son was nearly called Tiernan, because of his mum's Irish roots...
Might fulfil your requirements...
Firstly, congratulations on your new addition!
Secondly, Derek. I have yet to meet a baby called Derek. Can be abbreviated to Del or Rek. I don't believe it is in the top 100 of current baby names either. Win, Win!
Louise.
😉
(I'm not keen on names with odd spelling. Willem, for example. Poor kid will spend ages saying "No, not William..." 🙂 )
Loads of great Scottish boys names (my son has one) and for Irish then it has to be Rory.
My youngest one is called Alastair.
He has maybe a 30% chance of anyone spelling it correctly.
What's the surname?
@perchy - reckon mine will agree with you! He has an i and not an a.
He has an i and not an a.#
Then he is clearly wrong. 😉
Loads of great Scottish boys names
Struggling to think of one other than "Jimmy"...
Jimmy/Jim/James are/is shortlisted
Awaits with interest suggestions from DezB!!
Rowan
Toby
Jude
Miles
Milo or Mylo
Toby
Barnaby
slimjim78
Its (going to be) a Boy!
I’m still buzzing from the last scan. As soon as the sonographer located mini-me, his tadger was instantly undeniable, waving proudly in the womb-soup upon the screen.
Seems awfully presumptuous of you to assume his or her gender just because they have a penis. Best to err on the side of caution and choose a gender neutral name so that your baby can feel under less pressure to conform to gender stereotypes. Here's a list for you
https://closeronline.co.uk/family/news/unisex-baby-name-gender-neutral-meaning/
Cousin is called Rory so OH won't have it (shes a teacher so it's hard to get any name past her, based on her experience of satanic namesakes)
Barnaby is also taken (great name), and Toby is our dogs name 🙂
Miles is a maiden name in our family, but OH doesn't like it.
Jude, hmm not considered that one before, i'll see how it settles.
I like Milo, alas, OH doesn't.
Slimmerjimmer18?
Or
Slimjimjnr18?
Percy.
I get that a lot.
To your initial criteria I'd add:
Easy to spell.
Easy to pronounce
Easy to spell.
Easy to pronounce
Bob.
He could shorten it to Kate.
Adolf - it’s due a comeback.
If that’s too much then maybe Donald, or Nigel
As soon as the sonographer located mini-me, his tadger was instantly undeniable, waving proudly in the womb-soup upon the screen.
Dirk?
Roger. There are not enough Roger's in the world, Rog for short, lovely.
Dougal / Dougie have previously piqued my interest.
BTW - middle name will likely be Peter.
Adolf - IIRC its one of the few 'banned' names at registry offices. Bit Nameist if you ask me.
Dirk. Dirk is a cool name.
Dougal / Dougie have previously piqued my interest.
Dugald. My family is littered with alternating generations of Dugald ( my Grandad) and Douglas (my oldest uncle, whose oldest son is named Dugald and whose oldest grandson is Douglas)
My wife's family had alternating generations of Archibalds. Every second one was an Archie, alternating with Baldie. ( Bal - pronounced like in ballet rather than like in ball)
Or Alexander. Can be shortened to Sandy ( like my Dad ), Alex, Eck, Xander
Finley or Finlay depending how popular you want it to be , gets shortened to Fin, Finn or Durks (shortened surname) depended on who it is but he even calls himself Durks these day due to that being his nickname at Football.
High five (that's not a name suggestion, although...)
Bob.
You should name him Dave after Rodney.
Tintin..
(Baby) Robin
if you want ‘not in the top 100’.... Timothy
also, the 3 letters should not an acronym make of that which can be inferred anything bad!
pig, dik, sag etc
Dave/Rodney 🙂
I like the acronym game - last letter would be B, so tricky to make a good one with P as the middle name. Might need another middle name.
Nigel Oliver
Wow this far down and no-one's mentioned...
Louise. Obvs.
Keith.
Kryters, old fruit, do try and keep up!
Bobra.
Or, if you insist on a sensible answer, Ossian. Pronounced "Aw-shan", old Irish origin, means "little deer".
last letter would be B
Eric?
Either rap or Monty Python reference.
More sensibly, Guy?
I like the acronym game – last letter would be B, so tricky to make a good one with P as the middle name. Might need another middle name.
APB surely. So when you call him in for tea/dinner/supper depending on class and Northernness you can put out an APB.
So, Alan. There aren't enough Alans in the world.
Are you sure that was his old man you saw waving proudly in the wind and not the umbilical cord ..but assuming you were correct either Dick or Willy ..
Congratulations on your great news though ..he will keep you young ..I was 45 when my boy came along and I got to enjoy a second childhood ...
P.S. I've managed to squeeze WMDS, XJS and IRS past the fun police.
Tarquin, has that roll of the tongue sound.
Dylan
Judas is a name that’s fallen out of favour and is long overdue a comeback.
congratulations OP
Isambard
Ichabod
Tiberius
Hades
I agree with flash . Dont burden him with a name he will spend his whole life spelling or cor Willem.
Stanley for the win.
Congratulations op.
Randy or Shabba?
You could help save Gary from extinction ....
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/no-garys-left-in-britain-by-2050-2015030696029
and for Irish then it has to be Rory.
Um. I hate to break it to you.. but...
Congratulations dude! Pleased for you.
Anyway, some great Oirish names but can I just advise that if you choose one, pick one that’s easily pronounced and spelled.
Sincerely,
Ciarán 😀
My sister named her little boy Ivor.
That was a head scratcher for me as its traditionally a Welsh name, so I asked why.
Apparently Ivor is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin and its meaning is 'archer-soldier, bowman'.
We're from Nottinghamshire...... Think about it.....
Also his dad's name is Thomas..... Again, think about it......
Good reasons I think. I like it.
My favourite boys name is Alfred. After the greatest English King, and it shortens nicely to Alfie when you're young and Alf when you're an old fart.
Well, for Norse you've got to consider Thor (after the cyclist) or Odin (after a loud noise).
Flash would make a good boys name.
Just In
Nimrod is a good name for a boy. No middle name.
SonnyMcSonFace
Maverick
Uisdean
Ruiriadh
And whatever George in Gaelic is. (Seòras)
Was going to say Stanley which is what we called our lad as it was way off the top 100 when we named him and I haven't kept up with fashion as the next one was a girl but it seems it's a solid middle order type name these days.
Good luck whatever, just make sure it scans ok as a name and works with his middle name for those occasions when you really need to use his full name. ;o)
Oi.
middle name 'You'.
Third and fourth names 'come' 'here'.
Jesus
Zebedee. Or Zeb for short. Or Bedee. Or Z.
Congratulations to you and your partner!
How about;
Lachlan
Murdo
Archie
Ewan
Malcolm
Eagleclaw
Mothra
Panthro
Moze Bigleftear
Wolfhammer
Barry
Or if you plan on having two:
That one
And
The other one
Cosmonaut.
Arthur.
Boddington.
Ajax.
Nesta.
Zaranthustra.
Alfonso. I can't say that I've ever met one.
Gorbachev
Flu-Strength Darren
Seriously tho
Patrick
SpongeBob
Mr Crabbs
Sextus.
If you’re a Brexiteer that is..
Oooh MacCruiskeen, that's a rich vein...
Imulgel (bit girly)
Gee (''s linctus)
Rennie
Bludgeon is a good strong boy's name.
Congrats slim.
Edric.
Fergus
finlay
farquahr
frankie
phillip
sunshine
sunny boy
oh Danny boy
What happens if he doesn't identify with "male"
If you are going to use a nickname, just give him the nickname or choose a short name in the first place.
Nicknames are for when you either don't like your name, or it it's too much of a mouthful to bother with 😉
It's a pain in the backside working for a large company when you are known by a nickname as no one can find you on the corporate directory. I then changed directory listing to my nickname (which doesn't help as there are various ways to spell it) but then all my official stuff like qualifications and ID cards ended up with my nickname!