Anna27 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 We can't decide on a name for our baby boy, registering the birth next week! all suggestions welcome..We have a toddler call Archie so wanted to avoid all the obvious ones like Freddie, Bertie, Charlie (not that we don't like them) thought that something would come to us once he was born!We like Heath and Orlando? struggling with possible middle names for these... Any Ideas of names that go with Archie?? Thanks Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
edanna Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Jack? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth_Baldock Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Orlando is fabulous. I know two people with baby boy's who have 'Rex' as a middle name, and I think it's just lovely. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSJ57 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Harry? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nappy Lady Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 We planned on calling a boy Oscar, then had a second girl...I think Orlando is cool, love Jack too & my dad was Harry - an excellent name!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
taper Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 At times like this, I can think of no better advice than that offered by Half Man Half Biscuit. In Breaking News they advise:'A woman who described herself as ?A little bit Bridget, a little bit Ally, a little bit Sex And The City? and chose to call her baby boy Fred as a childishly rebellious attempt at a clever reaction to those who might have expected her to call him Julian or Rupert. Bit of advice: call him Rupert, it fits, and besides it?s a good name. Don?t be calling him Fred or Archie, with all its cheeky but lovable working class scamp connotations, unless you really do have plans for him to spend his life in William Hill?s waiting for them to weigh in at Newton Abbot.' Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yak Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I love Angus, Hamish, Fergus, Fraser (latent scottishness will out!). Rupert is great too.Good luck in making your decision! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal7 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Some I liked but OH didn't: Casper, Noah, Rafferty, Elijah, Rufus, Ralph, Wilf, Rollo, Otto... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanity girl Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Joshua, Max, Edward Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboarder Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I love Orlando (Heath not so much) but would you ever want/need to shorten it? Hard.Some we (I!) liked...GabrielJasperLouisJacobHerbieRowanSamuelJoel Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Love, love love elijah...also liked Pip for a bit but was vetoed. Nicholas cd be nice (nicky?). Walter. Vincent. I like old fashioned names! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanne Panne Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Leo! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal7 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 ooh love Pip- Great Expectations! Also like Fergus, William, Robin. Good point sb re shortened versions - poss a problem with Elijah? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Eli works - though is in fact a name in its own right. Didn't get either past my husband though. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontheedge Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Names that are strong and stand the test of timeDavidThomasDanielJoseph Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs cuckoo Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I like heath and Orlando too, and crystal7 your list were pretty much the same as our favourites. Ethan goes well with Archie - as does Felix and Louis. As for middle names, i'd pick a family members name even if quite trad.Good luck and let us know what you choose. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmei Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I always think boys names are so much harder than girls!James? (know so many people including us who used it as a middle name, but think it's lovely in its own right)Alexander - a great one to shorten or spell differently: Alex, Lex, Xan, Sasha...I also liked LeifLove Pip too!Isn't one of the key tests to imagine shouting the name in a crowded playground to see how good / bad it sounds? :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillyanginger Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Sooo difficult...but such fun at the same time. Absolutely love Fraser!! We liked Noah, Jonah, Elliot, Jasper, Tristan, Luca... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDmummy Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Nice to see my boys' names in your lists!I love Orlando but hubby didn't, also concerned about the name's longevity (ie., when they are at secondary school/an adult) which is why my husband also wouldn't let me have Ptolemy (which is a rather silly name really).Get a top 5 and try then with your surname. See which one has a nice ring, think about what they would be like as they are growing up and into adulthood. How would it be shortened? What would his initials be?I love Eli, Jago and Milo (or Mylo). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuperted Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I used to feel the same (that girls names were way easier) but now I just love boys names! Just met a mum of 5 (yup!!) who had four gorgeous boys names:Elijah (I love Eli too ;)ReubenMicahJude.Thought they were lovely. Also love:FelixAriIsaacInigo (not allowed that one boo, I love it!)And a few others that I keep a little closer to my chest ;)Good luck choosing!X Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuperted Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Oooh EDMummy I love Jago (as in Iago?) and my mum was gunning for Ptolemy when baby son was coming along! I do like it but it's a little bit out there and horrendous to learn to spell!!Orlando great also... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellenden Jo Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die" Love that film! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboarder Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 How long has baby been nameless? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna27 Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Thanks everyone, there are some great name suggestions here. Baby is Seven weeks today! need to name him before the local authorities hunt us down! Still like Orlando glad so many others do, also Jago is interesting, we liked Harper before posh spice named her girl, also tried out Sawyer. I find boys names so hard but finding it harder to commit to one! Surname is Watts I kept my family name, I feel that some of the names need a middle name to go with watts with it being one syllable? For example Orlando Watts, Jago Watts etc..He is Actually registered at the doctors as Arthur Watts as the had to put a name down for him (something we can later change) the receptionist suggested ElvisThanks and keep them coming...:) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Beth Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 And one of favorite Virginia Woolf books is Orlando! Loved the movie too! Personally, I like short, simple boys names - Tom, Sam, Ollie, Elliot, Ben, JakeI have a cousin from the south in the US called Charlton. The name Dakota has a certain ring to it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20791-nameless-baby-help/#findComment-505302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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