6 days old and still no name

[carron81]

hi

i had my son on monday and me and my boyfriend cannot think of a name.

We've had 9 months and this is all we have:

Charlie
Tammie
Joe

Thats all. Can anyone help.

[cazzz1975]

tammie.. for a boy..?
I would pick a normal name or name him after a family member?

[annie0000]

Hi carron - congratulations. It can be difficult can't it?

When my first son was born, we ended up trawling through the graduations lists in the paper. We ended up with Craig but was a close run with Gregor. Others on the list were Alex, Walker, Kerr & Grant ( I like the name Struan but OH hated it!). We also nearly called him Blaven after the mountain in Skye.

My second son didn't have a name for a week and a half. We settled on Ciar, My husband liked Ciaran, I still liked Kerr so we compromised. Others on the list were Archie, Joseph & Austin. He did nearly end up called Cairn as we were sticking a pin is a map looking for inspiration and as we live in scotland, where there are loads on mountains we kept on hitting Cairns.

Is there some family name that you would consider?

Good luck with it and let us know what you settle on.

[craft1948]

They all have the same names as they're a bit inbred.........my dad's a shetlander. My cousin's from Lerwick and he's called Campbell......that's a nice name.

[carron81]

sherrardk - hi yeah, that was me. i was looking for your post to let you know but couldn't find it. we got back on friday so in total we spent 6 days away from home

we went down and stayed in the red cross for two nights then i got taken in on monday and flew home on friday

the whole experience from being told when it was going to happen to it happening was amazing compared to my daughters birth.

everything was so organised and calm and even joked at the song on the radio as I was getting prepared 'Final Countdown'.

i have a very neat scar and i'm in less pain now after a c-section than a forceps/ventouse delivery. i was walking about by the 2nd day. so impressed with it and i know i had my doubts but it was definately the right choice for me.

once i got to the mainland i would've been sent away anyway as the baby kept moving from back to back to transvers so it would've been a section whatever

[karenmac60]

I think the Tammie thing is a variation on Tam, which is quite common in Scotland as a variation on Tom.

[annie0000]

Just saw you were from Scotland as well, what about a good Scottish name then, think about the islands and mountains and you can't go far wrong. What about Lorne or Harris or Ross or Rory?

[sherrardk]

So pleased that everything went well for you - it must have been difficult leaving your daughter at home for so long. Good luck with the baby's name (makes me broody just thinking about a new baby - I need a good slap!).

[carron81]

i like the name gregor. that was on my list but my boyfriend doesn't like it. we just cant agree

i like my brothers name but a friend just called her son that and they'd be in the same class and the OH doesn't like it. if we named him after my dad he's have one of those names where first and second name are similar like donald mcdonald.

[craft1948]

annie I think you'll find that the vast majority of shetlanders don't consider themselves as scottish................

[annie0000]

If it is a Mc or Mac name, a forename starting with the same letter or sound as the bit after the Mc bit tends to go well - that's why we ended up with Craig and Ciar, our surname starts McK.

[carron81]

i liked harris to but again my oh doesn't!! not having much luck

[annie0000]

I agree Craft but it's about time we integrated them ;o). there are only so many times you can keep repeating the same names over and over and as you know it gets confusing when you are doing geneology!

[annie0000]

Is there anything he does like - even if it's something you dont and it would give a clue to which way his taste lies?

[RJUKL]

Give him a name that can't be shortened, ridiculed or misspelled such as Paul, Andrew, William, James.

[MarkRae]

Andrew, William and James can all be shortened - Andy, Will and Jim, etc...

[k8bailey]

Congratulations Carron & Family!!! So glad it all went well for you! Sorry can't help with the names....I'm dreading my next being a boy because I can't think of any names I like - my fave boy name is Finn, but that's my brother's name, so I can't use it.

Good luck deciding! x

[tamborine]

Name the child after your father ...... he is next of kin till your bf marries you.

(solved! - now for the bashing......hehe)

[joannie10]

personally I like short names like Scott, Craig, Mark but two friends have had boys recently. I was not sure of the names at first but really like them now I know the little boys they are Logan and Leighton. Congratulations carron and good luck with the naming. You must let us know what you decide.

[annie0000]

joannie - I have been waiting for someone to name their child in text speak and that's what the name Leighton always reminds me of. L8on. maybe carron could try that and see if the registrars let her!

I like Logan and also Callan and Cian. My neices boys are Oscar and Caleb if you are looking for something a bit more unusual. Others in our area are Theo, Hayden, Reece, Jamie, Cameron, Connor, Callum, Owen, Ewan, Nathan and Ethan.