Can anyone help me with suggestions for a baby boy's name please ?

[enigma]

Help ! I'm going mad trying to pick a name for a baby that my hubby , parents , in-laws and I can all agree on. I'm due my baby mid December and although we don't know the sex of the baby , picking a girl's name was easy - the boy's name is causing chaos ! I like Callum but hubby says that there are too many and he'll be forever known as Callum G. For every other name I say , my mother finds some bizarre rhyming slang. I feel like throttling them all. Please help with some suggestions and why you think that that would be a good name for a baby. No wacky names that scream "please bully me" please. Many thanks x

[bernardo]

I think "Bernardo" would be a nice name.

[Lizi]

Have you got a book of baby names, if so...try going through all the boys names in there - it may take some time but it would certainly cover a lotta names!! As for suggestions, here's a few if you don't have a book: Joshua Matthew Ethan Liam Julian Chris/topher Andrew Though I actually agree with you about Callum - it's nice name :)

[enigma]

Hmmmmm. I suspect you're a tad biased with that choice of name Bernardo lol ! Cool as it is , unfortunately I can almost anticipate the screeching of my mother that it sounds like a children's charity - even though it's Barnardo's - not Bernardo. I'm just so used to her mad ramblings now that i'm second guessing her !!! Thanks for the suggestion though. What does it mean anyway ? I usually go for names with special meanings. We called our first born daughter Gemma because my name book said that it means " A precious child who will blossom into life " her middle name is Amy meaning "love" and we called our second daughter Holly which means "Eternal life" with the middle name Sarah meaning "Princess". Ps Ironically enough , my mother is slating all my ideas for boys names and her best shot - claiming that it is unusual in the uk (and you will see why !) was Hank - middle name Marvin. Wonder where she got that from eh ?!! What a nerve quoting examples of rhyming slang and coming up with Hank. It doesn't take a genius to work out what he would get called at school ! Now do you see what i'm up against ??? Heeeeeeeeeeeelp !!!

[enigma]

I like a lot of your suggestions Lizi , unfortunately my hubby and I can't seem to agree. He hates Julian because it reminds him of Julian Clary and he despises him , Christopher would be apt for a baby due around Christmas but I cringe when I hear it shortened to Chrissy. Sounds a bit girly. Matthew is lovely because it means "Gift of God" but hubby says it's too "Poncey" and would shorten it to Matt - to which my mother started with the rhyming kids might say at school like clatty matty ! We went through hell for two and a half years at the hands of an anti-social neighbour who was called Andy , so that's out i'm afraid but I quite like Liam. Not sure of the meaning. If i'm correct though , I believe that it's an Irish variant of William. Joshua and Ethan are quite unusual but I believe becoming quite popular. Why is it so much easier for me to pick girls' names but WW3 is breaking out over the choice of boy's names in my family ? It's true what they say , you can't please all of the people all of the time - so in the end I think we'll just please ourselves. It's our baby after all. Would be nice if hubby and I could agree though. Sigh. Keep them coming please and many thanks so far x

[Lizi]

Your husband sounds very picky - Matthew=poncy?! I have two cousins called Matthew lmao Ummm...what else... Sean James/Jamie Daniel David Richard Stephen Simon Anthony Ben Jonathan

[beenee]

Kieran; Sean; Neil; Aidan; Zane; Dominic; Adrian; Shahan; Dylan; Ronan

I love all of these and would personally go for a unique, unusual name as it would always be more memorable for people your son meets in his lifetime. Good luck with it all!

[Lizi]

Aiden/Aidan Adrian Joel Ryan Michael Aaron Dominic

[Philtaz]

My son is called Alexander James. To me they sound a little distinguished without the 'please bully me' curse that some parents give their children! One boy in my son's class is called Armani Jake, FFS!

[juicyjamie18]

Take the high road and call him Romeo.

[K99]

Joshua Robert James Andrew Adam Matthew

[SteveD]

First of all, it will be HIS name; one which he will carry all his life. Consequently, a name which might be suitable for a cute little curly-haired toddler, may not be ideal when he becomes Governor of the Bank of England. We live in an international age; try to choose a name that people whose mother tongue is not English will not have trouble with. Who knows where his life will take him. If you give him a middle name, consider how his full name will sound; syllables, stress, intonation etc. Also, what would the initials spell? Look through newspapers and magazines and identify names which "sound OK" and note combinations of syllables and letters of the first names and family names. You don't need to like these names, just see how they "go together" and try to apply this to your favourite names. Imagine that, one day, he makes a great achievement (academic success, act of heroism etc) and his name and photo are splashed all over the papers. Has your mother actually come up with a meaningful list of 10 or more names? Ask her what she would have called you if you had been a boy? I was going to suggest Paul (a good, traditional, un-muckaboutwithable name) but if your family name begins with G, he'd probably be called "PG Tips" for a while, but is that so bad? Just a few thoughts. Let us know your decision.

[woofgang]

Without offence, and not knowing any of you,I think its time for your mum to but out and for you and your husband to sit down and calmly decide what YOU TWO want to call YOUR child. Again, I only know you by your post but it sounds like there might be a bit of a sub text here between your mum and your husband?? Tradidionally, pregnant women were supposed to enjoy a calm enviromnment and not be exposed to stress...do your (otherwise loving and sane) family realise this??

[Robinia]

You may pick a name now & when your baby is born, look at them & think that it doesn't suit them at all! (happened to us). My current favourite boys names are Luke, Ross and Nathan.

[Toffee]

Yes woofgang Ipicked up that inference too. My only advice would be to choose two names, one that you both like and a fairly standard one, so that if growing up he doesn't like your choice, or if events intervene, he can choose. My memory is drawn to a friend's family history :- grandparents married in, I think, the 1920s and decided to adopt a double-barrelled surname comprising both their surnames. Then within a couple of years Hollywood made a mockery of it all. Their surnames wer McDonald and Duck

[Elfin]

I chose Marc for mine - strong, single syllable but euro-compatible! Apart from the "no, with a C!" hassle, I think it was fine for him. Will get him to post here with any probs he had that I don't know about. Kids (and now apparently grandmothers) nearly always find something that rhymes, but equally he might have an inert name but have some physical attribute they'll pick on instead (FA Cup ears, Concorde nose, quarter-to three-eyes etc etc) so I say do what YOU think is best and leave the rest to fate!

[DOB]

Hi enigma. If you try this link, its gives the 100 most popular babies names in Ireland for 2003 as well as comparisons for the previous 5 years. It might give you a few ideas. http://www.cso.ie/publications/demog/babynames.pdf

[smudge]

James Oliver Aaron Alan Lewis - there's thousands of them now! Louis - " " " " "

[Wisebird]

Cameron is nice, and not as popular as Callum. Definitely won't be bullied and not easily shortened. Equally OK for baby and when he's grown up.

[saffstar]

I likt Thomas (nice when shortened to Tom, too), Alexander (ditto), Alistair & James

[cinderelli]

Joshua Michael Kian Joel Jonah Josiah aaron All nice names ;)