can someone please help we cant find a baby name we agree on?

Question

me and my wife are due to have a baby boy in 3 weeks and we cant decide on a name we have done loads of internet searchs and we cant find the right name, and all the names we used to like years ago are all bloody chav names now bloody chavs are like the skidmarks on the toilet that is life.
so please please please could anyone suggest some names or if you know of any sites ive done baby name.com and the other popular ones

Answer 1

My husband and I each chose three put them in a hat and pulled one out ............ that was my sons name and we have never regretted it

Good luck!

Answer 2

We've decided to call our baby boy (who's due in 3 months time) Arthur.

I'm Welsh (an Ancient History graduate) and my BF's English and I felt it really reflects our British Celtic heritage - as in King Arthur "The Once and Future King". A brave and valiant man and the kind of person I want my son to grow up to be.

We can call him Artie or Arthie for short when he's little.

Arthur was also my BF's grandfather's name and my great uncle's name (who died in WWI) so it has family connections too.

But best of all NOONE ELSE IS USING IT! I'm so bored of Jacks, Connors, Charlies, Joshuas, Alfies, Dylans, Callums, Thomases, Rhyses (hate that name even though I'm Welsh), Liams etc. I want something which stands out!!

Any name you choose should reflect your heritage and your background, it should say something about who you are and what you beleive in . It shouldn't just be something you picked up off a TV show and sounds "cute" - thats what you name your DOG not your child.

I also hate the idea of giving a kid "half" a name like Alfie, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Mikey etc. Thats really not a full name at all. I think it is much better to name a child the full version of the name - Alfred, Charles, Frederick, Michael etc, you can shorten it when they're little but then they have the chance to use the fuller, more formal version when they are older. They do grow up y'know, and I think it sounds more dignified for a 48 year old Company Director to be Charles and not "Charlie". But hey, thats just me. Maybe I'm weird.

Time we started giving our kids name they could be proud of not following some trend that will be outdated in 20 years' time.

Remember all the Nicolas, Traceys, Joannes, Karens, Sharons, Michelles, Deans, Darrens, Stevens and Lees born in the 1970s (my generation)? Those names sound really dated now. People thought my mum was mad calling me Katherine (Kate) in 1971 but my name is still in use today and doesn't sound dated unlike the names that were trendy at the time!

Answer 3

The picking of a "chav" name is irrelevant. your child will develop their own personality and will suit a nice name. We chose Eleanor for my daughter 6 years ago.... we both liked it and at the time it was a bit different. BUT.... looking at the "popular" names for children her age Eleanor had become one of the more popular choices or "chav" as you put it.
1)Just dont pick a stupid name that doesnt go with your surname.
2)Always include a neutral middle name, that way should your child not want to be known as "Kettle Smith" they can still use their ordinary middle name.
3)Dont use celebrity names eg - kettle, peaches, apple etc. THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT - NOT YOU!

Good Luck

Answer 4

There are books too, available at any bookshop. Personally, I like the following names for a boy
Daniel
Sebastian
Ashley

People have suggested putting some names into a hat; Names you and your wife both could live with is probably a better idea than 3 of your favourites, and 3 of hers ... depends on how averse one of you is to a particular favourite name.
But wait to pull that name out until you see your newborn son's face ... that might change everything! Sometimes, the first look speaks for itself.

Answer 5

My first son's name was easy, my maiden name, his father's and grandfather's middle name, and his paternal grandmother's maiden name (she was the last of her line). However, when we had the second son we had used all the good ones up! For two days after his birth we couldn't agree on a name but were forced to as registration had to take place. So we settled on the least offensive and not commonly used, two saints' names, names which could belong to a company Chairman or a dustman. We've had no complaints from the son in question, except he wishes he had four names like his brother! Good luck!

Answer 6

HENRY. If you haven't hung out at a playground lately, or checked the "Passages" section of People, you may not be aware that Henry is among the hottest names around , chosen for their boy babies by such high-profile parents as Meryl Streep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall, Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Hopper, and Daniel Stern. It's one of the few illustrious, classic male names not overused to the point of cliché in recent years, sounding both more distinctive and more interesting to the contemporary ear than Richard or Robert or John or James. And maybe more fussy, to some: Henry is coming off a long decline that followed its status as sixth most popular boys' name in 1930. It was sixth most popular in 1830, too, and has a distinguished royal (eight British kings, plus the current prince) as well as literary (Longfellow, James, Thoreau, to name a few) tradition. Although most modern parents prefer to use the full and formal version of the name, another of Henry's charms is its range of attractive nicknames: from Harry and HAL to HANK, in honor of baseball great Henry Aaron.

Answer 7

Don't worry, you may find a name you like now and when he arrives you decide he actually doesn't look like a ....... and you'll think he suits another name that never entered your head in the first place. You have a while after he's born to decide so don't panic just enjoy the last few weeks of sleep, peace and quiet before the little monster arrives.
good luck and congratulations on the soon to be new arrival !

Answer 8

Hi I'm Poppy and here are some sites:www.babyzone.com, think baby names.com, 123-baby-names.com, names:
Kevin, Mark, Chris, Thomas, Billy, Luke, James, Sam, Robert, Jordan, Remy (also can be used for a girl spelt with an i), Ry, Richard, Alex, Adrian, Dominic, Daniel, Carl / Karl, Arvin, Manuel, Chesney, Nick, Jack, Reese, Rowland, David, Dom, Ralph, Harry, Colin, Tim, John, Ruken, Borja, (pronounced bor-ka), Ron, Vaughan, Jonathan, Peter, Liam, Montan, Sonny, Bert, Indigo, Emerson, Gabriel, Ian, Henry, Heath, Malcolm, Oliver, Prestan, Stefan, Adam, Aaron, Kenneth, Kieth and last but not least lahclhan (pronounced lock-lan)

hope these are usefull

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Answer 9

Some of the old names are coming back like Adam, John & Michael. Or there's newer names like Blake or Casey. Before my boys were born I looked through phone books, & read the credits on movies & TV shows for ideas. Don't overlook last names either. My 2nd. son's name was a person's last name on a TV credit. Hope that helps. Good luck w/your new addition.

Answer 10

we are having a baby boy in 6 weeks and I wanted him to be called Zinzan after the great kiwi rugby legend zinzan brooke. Unfortunately my other half will not let me have it as a first name so it is going to be a middle name. His names is now going to be Oskari. I know what you mean about chav names though!

Answer 11

Theres a pretty big chance that no matter what name you pick.....you will think of some idiot with the same name....As ive recently found out too lol......We've gone for Daniel, as its traditional AND its the sort of name that wont be criticised throughout the school years....Whatever you pick, im sure in a years time it would have been the best name for him. Good luck and congratulations...