Boys names - pretty please help!!

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July 27th, 2011, 05:26 PM
Taurean

Boys names - pretty please help!!

I know I'm only 18 weeks but boys names are frustrating me already :wall:

We had two gorgeous boys names picked out when I was pregnant with DD but both have been used since - one by a family member and the other by one of the girls in my mum's group for her second son. Boo!!! Just so you know, they were Isaac and Oliver. I'm one of those women that just can't use a name once it's been used in our immediate family or circle of friends so sadly, they are totally out of bounds now.

I've really fallen for Xavier this time but DH is not keen AT ALL. He's just not budging on it. The only boys names he likes on my very short list are:

- Jacob
- Orlando

Jacob is a family name on both side - DH's dad's side (one of the first males on the family tree that we have history for) and it was also my mum's grandfather. I really like it but I'm a bit scared by 'J' names :hide: So many people, especially teachers, seem to say that the kids with 'J' names are the naughty ones! Now I can't get it out of my head!!!

I love Orlando but we are a bit scared it's 'too modern'. Of course the name came to our attention because of Orlando Bloom but that was many years ago when he first hit the spotlight. The last thing we want is people thinking we picked it because of Miranda and Orlando :rolleyes: Not that there's anything wrong with that but it's just not the reason.

So what do you girls think? Any other suggestions would be awesome. Our surname starts with 'H', is two syllables and is 7 letters long. It's not a common name either.

TIA!!
July 27th, 2011, 05:28 PM
BeautifulMadness

explains why i was naughty @ school lol im a J lol
July 27th, 2011, 05:31 PM
Taurean

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explains why i was naughty @ school lol im a J lol

You're not helping the cause! :rofl:
July 27th, 2011, 05:32 PM
NaeNae

My fav boys names are:

Jacob
Callum
Caleb
Mitchell
Xander
Tobias
Jackson
and
Spencer

Nae x x
July 27th, 2011, 05:35 PM
feeb

Jacob is a beautiful name but I am biased!!

I have heard that James is a naughty name but yet I know some beautiful kids called James!!

I also love

Harrison
Noah
Thomas
Patrick
Matthew
Leo
Angus
Hamish
Oscar
Lachlan
George
Toby
Charlie
Fletcher
Fraser
Emmett
July 27th, 2011, 05:36 PM
Arimeh

Aricyn :p

Um other boys names that I liked:
Zephryn
Keenan
Jonas
Macarian
Azarius
Jasper (somewhat normal yeah!?)
Jordie
Jory
Cypher
Skyler
Finn/Safin

Umm I think thats all I can remember from my list...
July 27th, 2011, 05:43 PM
Ginger

J named boys definitely are naughty!
July 27th, 2011, 05:47 PM
Taurean

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J named boys definitely are naughty!

Yeah, I didn't think I'd imagined hearing that. Jacob is looking awfully good as middle name :lol:

There are some awesome names on your lists girls but so many of them are already friends or family names :doh: I mean literally heaps of the names you've all just mentioned are 'gone' (you're list is the exception though MNB but I think they'll be too alternative for DH and Jasper has been used by two friends already. Can you believe my luck?!

There is one though that I love and that's Hamish but is that too much given our surname starts with 'H'??

Can you guys give me the 'yay' or 'nay' for Orlando too? Ta!
July 27th, 2011, 05:53 PM
NaeNae

I don't mind Orlando actually, I don't think its common. I think Hamish H is cute maybe try yelling it several times and see how it feels?
July 27th, 2011, 05:53 PM
Nai

Even girls with J names ate naughty!

I like Orlando
Also how about Oscar, Orson, declan, max, callan, cooper
July 27th, 2011, 06:01 PM
Cranky Kitten

Not keen on Orlando sorry - and yes it is because of Orlando Bloom, not because I dislike him per se but because it makes the name very dated.

Hamish would depend on what your surname is, having the same first and last initial isn't that bad, but if it sounds similar or doesn't "ring" I wouldn't do it.

Boys names I love:

Carmichael
Alexander
Lachlan
Samuel
Leon
Daniel
Nicholas
Paul
Simon
Nathaniel/Nathan
July 27th, 2011, 06:11 PM
BeautifulMadness

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You're not helping the cause! :rofl:

lol sorry

My hubby is James and he is very smart and sporty there u go lol maybe a girl thing lol

Kyle
Christian
Peter
William
July 27th, 2011, 06:33 PM
Taurean

MNB - Finn was another fave but there is a Flynn if the immediate family. Too similar! :doh:
July 27th, 2011, 06:34 PM
Taurean

Cranky - thanks hon but all your names are either family (most of them!) or ex boyfriends :rofl:
July 27th, 2011, 06:37 PM
Taurean

BM - thanks hon. James seems to be the exception to the rule :lol: I actually like James but it's DHs best mate and an ex boyfriend of mine (I sound like a right tart with all these ex boyfriends! In my defence, lol, most of them were in highschool but still, I just can't do it!)
July 27th, 2011, 06:39 PM
Taurean

Nai - loved Oscar but he's a nephew :wall: Also like Declan but DH doesn't and the fact that it doesn't convert easily to a nickname is a negative for me.

Picky preggy cow, aren't I?! Yes, nicknames are important too!
July 27th, 2011, 06:40 PM
Taurean

Hamish actually sounds good with our surname despite both starting with H.

Nae - you know our surname, what do you think?
July 27th, 2011, 08:32 PM
Melbournemumma

Hamish Jacob sounds nice as does Hamish Orlando. I love Hamish but am a little biased as it's ds2s name :)
July 27th, 2011, 09:33 PM
onthefly

I like Nathaniel and Miles.
July 27th, 2011, 10:19 PM
nickers

Kade
Caden
Kale
Cyan
Harley
Jude
Ryder
Noah
Nixon
Nash
Tyron
Tallon
Taj
Gaige
Tallon
Zeke
August 3rd, 2011, 06:00 PM
Taurean

I have a new name to add to the mix! I think this could well be it...or at least a hot contender :D

Ethan

I'm liking it a lot more than Orlando and so is DH. It goes well with our surname and we could use either Isaac or Oliver as a middle name.

Hamish will definitely stay on the list and I think Jacob will too even though J names do scare me a bit :lol: It is a gorgeous name, a family name on both sides and we both love Jake for short.

Now how to shorten Ethan :think: Would I be OK with the lack of nickname-ness?

:

I like Nathaniel and Miles.

Nathaniel is a great name but it was my sisters 'first love' (we all loved him!) and her hubby is actually Nathan so the name has kind of been 'done' by my sister, IYKWIM! LOL! Miles is cute but we watch Home and Away and therefore Miles will always be 'Milko' or Sally's big brother to us, PMSL.

Nickers - the few names I really like on your list have already been taken by family or friends too. I can't believe how hard boy names are!!
August 3rd, 2011, 06:11 PM
blessedatlast

I like Ethan :) Definitely my fave out of Orlando or Hamish. I think Ethan Jacob is nice :) He would probably get called Ethy when he's little.. My baby boy will be Jett and as if he will be naughty!! :rofl: He'll be a good little Mama's boy..
August 3rd, 2011, 06:12 PM
Cranky Kitten

Shortening Ethan hmmm?

Eth? Pronounced Eeth.

Ethan Isaac and Ethan Oliver both sound nice.
August 3rd, 2011, 06:14 PM
Artechim

I like Jacob with your surname and it goes with I's name well too. Not a big fan of Orlando and I don't think Hamish H sounds as good as others.

Are you finding out the gender at your next scan? We found out this time round to halve the name fight/discussion!

William goes well with your DD name :)
August 4th, 2011, 10:46 AM
No.5

A friend of mine who had a son this year wanted to call him Xavier, but her DP didn't like it either but liked something similar so they ended up goig with Z a v i a n.

Can't really be much help with boys names - DS wasn't named for 2 days because there wasn't a name I loved (or even liked all that much!)
August 4th, 2011, 11:04 AM
Aimz

Love Ethan Oliver :)