Hey 'Spillers - recommending is what we do best, so I'd like some suggestions please!
I need a fab boy's name, ready to bestow upon my second son (due mid July!) - so please fire away. His surname will be Broughton rather than McFlah though, so please do bear that in mind. We had a million cool and beautiful girl's names ready, but it's not so easy for a boy it seems...
Many thanks - can't wait to hear suggestions!
Forgot to say - there are spill points on offer for any names we do end up using (as well as a trip to McFlah heights to babysit if you like!!)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations mr and mrs McFlah - I will be watching with interest.
ReplyDeletemy best (male) mate who is married to a German woman (and living down near Nilpferd) any way they are expecting their first in late july
He is trying to convince her that WOLFGANG is absolutely fine for a boy!
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteEdgar of course.
ReplyDeleteWhy did I instantly think Edgar too? Is that someone famous? Must be. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteFantastic scan picture, our little ones are fascinated by their pictures inside mummy's belly.
ReplyDeleteI think Zadok is a rather fine Old Testament name; but we weren't brave enough to use it for our boy.
Congratulations, and all the very best from here...
Congrats to the McFlahs. We'd better have that A-Z of Scottish indie before Summer or it'll never happen.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Agree boys' names are a nightmare though - I was so relieved to have girls. We were considering Rudi and Inigo, but would probably have chickened out, so you're welcome to either of them.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteI have an informal understanding with my girlfriend that, if we ever have a son, he'll be named Xerxes.
I've always quite liked the name Alexander, with the diminutive Sasha. Stefan too, for some reason.
Thanks guys!
ReplyDelete@all - you're thinking "Edgar" because my surname's Broughton - however because my forename is Edward - I can;t go anywhere near Edgar without appearing to be some sort of ego-maniac. A colleague of mine named his child after himself, and now the kid is referred to ask "Wee xxxx".
@shane - Wolfie is an awesome name, just ask Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream. His two boys are Wolf and Lux (like Lux Interior fae the Cramps)
@shari & daddypig - the far end of the alphabet is cerainly an uncharted one, deep down with the Zs and Xes.
@Barbryn - Rudi was on our list for the first baby, but it got stolen by a minor pop star's bass player when i let it slip in conversation. The theft really annoyed me. Inigo is a good one, expecially if you like architecture.
keep em coming folks , i'm loving this!!
Hey, great news Blimpy!
ReplyDeleteI was always keen on Tain as a boy's name.. probably because of the Glenmorangie slogan, "handcrafted by the sixteen men of Tain". The internet informs me it's an Irish name meaning "stream". Obvious, really. Sure to be plenty of other great Gaelic ones, I'd imagine.
Stabbing a finger at (nearly) random into my Chamber's common English christian names, I came up with Gerard. Gerard Broughton- sounds like a heraldic specialist. No bad thing these days. He could abbr. to Gerry on pub nights.
Wonderful news.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the Family McFlah!
He could abbr. to Gerry on pub nights.
Even better - JERRY
Bobby.
ReplyDeleteHe can go visit Shoey and race Nascar.
Yep, that ole Bobby Broughton sure can drive him a car.
Hey, better to die in a fiery car crash than be teased for being a Gerard. Gerard Broughton, omg, break out the tweed nappies.
I like Sasha soon as I saw it in SV's post. Almost wish I wasn't celibate now. Boy named sasha can be an athlete, actor, nutritionist, auctioneer ... anything he pleases.
Congratulations, BLimpy!!
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I'd wanted to name Isaac Inigo, but (obviously) it didn't happen.
I advise you to run any name you're considering by Brodie. David mentioned the idea of naming Isaac "Jupiter." Malcolm instantly said Jupiter stupider. He'll come up with any kind of teasing name the other kids will eventually happen upon.
How bout Brian, after Speng, of course. And for the alliteration.
It's simple and not unusual, but I like James/Jamie.
I like a lot of the old Ska names...Desmond, Derrick, Alton, Carlos, Roland, Campbell, Delroy, Horace...I really do.
I like thinking of names, so I'll be back with more.
Sasha is indeed cute. I am terribly predictable and like all those names that everyone is giving their kids these days: Max and Josh and so on. I like Theo and Leo and Rufus too. And Sam. Because that was my first best friend's name. And it's sort of solid. Er, glad (but a bit jealous) it's your call, not mine!
ReplyDeleteNilpferd - I might as well keep Tain, to go with Shane and Zane.. (we like to make our drunk friends speech a challenge - having my thirty third birthday in a Dublin pub, wasn't the brightest idea all those years back either!)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome to it, Shane.. if you ever do use it, I'll send you a bottle to be opened on his 18th..
ReplyDeleteCongrats to be...
ReplyDeleteWolfgang is mos def cool - "Wolfie" - you can bring him up as a Wolfsburg supporter too!
I like :
1. Lars
2. Merle (my boy´s name...)
3. Blixa
Was going to put more but can´t think aftre watching Lyon teach Loadsadinero Madrid a lesson in football - wahey!
and if he gets in a pickle - Branston.
and on the wolf front Waylon is son of wolf for the Celts too.. but that would have piss take potential.
ReplyDeletesteen is right Brodie needs to vet the names for that Bart mishap moment.
(the bottle sounds great Nilpf.. but we just couldn't cause that much confusion again - that's if we did have another etc etc etc...)
@ Blimpy - you certainly need a good traditional Scottish name. ToffeeGirl and I had Robert and James lined up but never got to use them - the wouldn't have suited our two girls at all. So they're unused and free to a good home ...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations by the way!
Hey, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteDorian Mad(ison?) Paul Broughton seems the obvious choice - like the idea of an hommage to Speng, too (then you can invite the Arctic Monkeys to his christening!)
My eldest son is called Morgan, we didn't know what we were expecting, but were, I remember underwhelmed by our prospective list for boys. We were at the hospital a week early due to a false alarm when the name presented itself when we were sitting in a waiting room. I think it was to do with the fact that I come from near where Morgan cars are made in Worcestershire. So there's your answer, go with a slightly retro British car name :) There's loads to choose from.
ReplyDeleteAlvis (Alvin?)
Aston (Martin?)
Austin
Bentley
Dawson
Dennis
Hillman
Jensen
Lea Francis
Morris
Riley
Rover
Sunbeam
Wolseley
If you want to go butch and think of trucks then Foden would be my pick. Foden Broughton 'the first' has quite ring I think.
Morgan's middle name is Rufus; he's 22 and learning to cope ;)
Can we go with Micro McFlah for now?
ReplyDeleteYou could call him Calvin later in honour of my fave Scottish Indie band?
ReplyDeleteI like Steen's Ska list, couldn't miss with any of those, plus Nesta, Gregory, Christy, Delroy, Astor, Dino, Miles, Errol etc.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Congrats!
Congrats from Holland as well!
ReplyDeleteThis makes sense now - remember that mid-Sept night when Blimpey didn't post anything and we all wondered why?
ReplyDeletecongrats Blimpster - great news!
ReplyDeletehaving an alliterative name myself I always push for the same initials.....can't think of too many B's though....
Ben
Brian
Bob
Billy...
Billy Broughton has a nice ring to it...sounds like a bare knuckle fighter....and I think that's an ambition we all share for our kids.....
I once lived in a little place in Worcestershire called Drakes Broughton, any relation?
ReplyDelete@tatyo = there's broughtons all over - it actually dates back to 12th century knights or summat
ReplyDeleteWe are the knights that go Ed
ReplyDeleteCongrats from me too, Blimpy.
ReplyDeleteWe really stuggled with boys' names too: seems you can be far more creative with a girl's name...
Donds from me for Alexander - was my first choice but Mrs KidneyPie wasn't keen.
Have you considered Brighton? I think that would go rather well with your surname...
I love the sound of Alvis Broughton, excellent.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, Jerry Garcia's real name was Jerome John Garcia.
Not sure about Jerome Broughton though.
Congratulations Blimpy.
ReplyDeleteSportsmen is a good place to start for boys . . .
Roger, Lennox, Joe, Lester, Frankie, Willie, Max, Franz (or Franny). Couldn't recommend Sugar Ray, but what about Robinson Broughton? Just a thought.
Taking Jimmy Japanther's alliterative thinking to its logical conclusion (in my world, that is), you're very welcome to Bishbosh Broughton. Now that does sound like a bare-knuckle fighter!
ReplyDeleteHearty congrats to you both!
ReplyDeleteMy son's name is Vincent (named after the motorcycle, the singer or Mr. Van Gogh - take your pick) and there is always room for another in the world!
And of course Blimpy Broughton has a certain je ne sais quoi... Seriously though, what a lovely sturdy surname. I can't think of many first names that wouldn't nestle up nicely to it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments Guys!
ReplyDeleteI will respond more indepth later - but re allitical names. I'm definately a fan - my firstborn being Brodie. People just love saying allitical names!
Well hey, you're welcome to Barbryn Broughton too.
ReplyDeleteIf we have a boy, I'm definitely going for a ska name now.
How about a mediaeval name to go with that ancient surname? Blaise Broughton will stand him in good stead when he starts his own band.
ReplyDeleteDo have a certain weakness for those old biblical names; Zadok seems particularly inspired!
oops, meant to say congratulations too!
ReplyDeleteMethuselah Broughton might guarantee him a long life...
ReplyDeleteHow about Hamilton?
ReplyDeleteHamilton Broughton IV. Now there's a sturdy name. This is a chap you know can depend on, just like his daddy (the Earl) and his daddy before him.
Congratulations Blimpy!
ReplyDeleteHow about Buster? Alliterative, and nobody would mess with him.
My wife and I had a deal that she would choose girls names and I would choose boys, and we ended up with two sons. She did veto Elvis though.
What about Paul? Has a sturdy ring to it, got Biblical connotation if you want, lots of famous Pauls he could say he was named after .... and alwasy handy to have a Paul bearer in the family. Lots of Spillers getting up there, you know.
ReplyDeleteMany, many congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI like Sholto, which is Scottish / Gaelic and means 'sower' I believe. Had it in mind for young Munday but got vetoed.
Mr M wanted to call ours Samantabadra (Mr M is a Buddhist) - this means 'all things good' but I wasn't going to inflict it on wee sprog so we ended up with Sam. Now we keep having to explain that it isn't Samuel. Scottish fore-names in our family (my maiden name is Scottish)are: Kenneth, Campbell, Ian, Alan, Andrew and James. I like 'Kenneth' which I believe is also Gaelic, and means 'fair'. But then Murgatroyd isn't bad, either!!
Oh, and I forgot Keith (assume that's Scottish too??)
ReplyDeleteAn Arcadian and son of Mercury who took the Greek pantheon, alphabet and laws to Italy where he founded an even older city on the site of Rome; and also the only man to win the world heavyweight title four times: Evander.
ReplyDeleteFurther congrats from me.
ReplyDeleteIf I had ever had a son, I would have wanted to name him Benedict: one of the better saints (I can witter for hours about the merits of his monastic rule), my favourite male character in Shakespeare, and easily shortened to Ben for normal life.
Belated congrats from me too, Mr & Mrs Blimpy.
ReplyDeleteAlliterative with Broughton, hmm? OK I'll have a ponder. In the meantime, if Alexander is under consideration, and bearing in mind the comments about the far end of the alphabet, there is always the option of using the diminuitive Xander ...
Wow, many congratulations to the Broughton-McFlahs!
ReplyDeleteGremlin´s Blixa suggestion reminded me of Bix, like Bix Beiderbecke.
Bix Bam Bam Broughton
ReplyDeleteOf course, Evander would shorten to Evan . . .
ReplyDeleteWhich might be odd
ReplyDeleteOr lengthen to Evander Graaf; son of Blimpy, bound to be a sparky kind of kid, ;)
ReplyDeleteWon't generate a very big fan base though.
ReplyDeleteThis points back to my Hamilton suggestion. People like you could claim it is for Peter Hamill - all 113 of you.
Floats like a butterfly, stinks like a bee. You know I love your humour TCM, always fluid never static.
ReplyDeleteI do try and amp it up for you TY, and there's never been any resistance so I've assumed you have the capacitator for more.
ReplyDeletewhere's fintan? he's an electrician
....Or by your floats like a butterfly comment were you suggesting he call the boy Muhammad? I don't think they like muslims in Scotland much.
This is a baby name shower blog; let's focus. Robert J Van De Graaff's middle name was Jemison; Jemison = son of Jemi. If I had my time over I'd have gone Icelandic with my offspring, they knew how to do alliteration, it was a way of life, like harpooning cod.
ReplyDeleteBlimpy Blimpyson
They're shit scared of Muesli - not muslims.
ReplyDeleteFurmity; the missing link between muesli and porridge.
ReplyDeleteFurmity Broughton? A boy named soup?
Furnity sounds Amish
ReplyDeleteooooo, reminds me - remember in that movie when we got to see whatshername's tits? Witness, that was it. Loved that movie.
And someone has to point out that this was all Broughton by Blimpy
ReplyDeleteGoodenough, that was her name.
ReplyDeleteWhatsher Namestits was 3 stops from Wenceslass Square last time I looked.
Mnemonic - I thought Blaise was a top top suggestion, but it has been shot down by herself.
ReplyDeleteEveryone else - thanks for the comments and keep em coming, we're on the verge of some sort of breakthrough here.
I probably should say that we do have a current front runner, and that it's been mentioned but not as a name suggestion in these very commmments.
Oh, neat. Going the R2D2 route.
ReplyDelete9.20PM Broughton, that could work.
Would his name change as he travelled?
ReplyDeletewould he become 10.20 in the spring?
Jet Lag Broughton.
ReplyDeleteMaster of the international date line.
Married to a super modal.
What a life.
Malcolm?
ReplyDeleteJust call me Broughton, Jimmy Raybob Broughton
ReplyDelete---
Malcom's not here steen. look out back
NASCAR, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteButch?
ReplyDeleteDrako
ReplyDeleteKeep going,,,,,
ReplyDeleteDennis Van Broughton
ReplyDelete...cheers Mr.McFlah
(have you ever heard the album Witch by the band Witch?
almost metal with J.masiacs on drums and Happy Birthday gezza in it too - can't find it anywhere..if I dig it out I'll do a AOTW.. it would either hit JPs or DsDs sweet spot, wouldn't like to guess who...)
Butch?
ReplyDeleteNot really Mark, I've just always preferred to keep my hair short
Elvis?
ReplyDeleteIs he over there with you fellows, tin?
Why are we so concerned about the kid's name anyway? More people will know him by his screen name anyway. My wife and I met online and she still calls me by my screen name.
ReplyDelete(gets a little embarassing in the grocery store when she says ''might as well get some apples too studmuffin69''
Closest we have is an Elvis Perkins since Costello moved to Vancouver for middle of the road piano music.
ReplyDeleteRE: Fellows ... TY isn't a fellow 'cause he never completed his final term paper. That diploma on his wall is mail order off the internet. You can tell by the typos.
'Cos I fellover on my way to the exam hall; curse you Bananaskintanman!
ReplyDeleteand the rest still know you as tiny - as we've seen you devour 69 muffins.
ReplyDeleteThe DsD alliteration equation has been ... well, if not solved, at least reduced to simple alternatives -
ReplyDeleteBruce
or, my preferred variant,
BRYCE
Any good to you?
You'll also want to check the most popular names of the year list. Nothing worse for a kid than being one of 3 in his class.
ReplyDeleteI know this first-hand - in nursery every time the teacher said ''tincan'' five hands went up.
mrs tin says Cole or Mason
ReplyDeletenursury weened on special brew eh?
ReplyDeletemy kid is posh.. sent him with a bottle opener for his grolsch.
we had to go to a byob school
ReplyDeletetiming.... eh..
ReplyDeleterhythm method to be avoi....
bring your own beckham?
ReplyDeletethat is posh.
ouch
ReplyDeleteYou're moving into the Tatanka Premier league of puns now
Butch Broughton has a certain ring to it.
ReplyDeleteI think Anthony is just about right, consider: The Honorable Anthony Broughton MP,
ReplyDeleteor perhaps The Tony Broughton band, live from Edinborough! Can't miss.
Ed Jr? (They do that a lot over here).
ReplyDeleteCongrats from me too!!
ReplyDeleteLiking Benjamin - shortened to Ben.
Bix is fabulous also.
Bisous
FP
Not to buke you FP, but isn't Bisous a bit feminine sounding for a boy? Plus when people are saying Bisous Broughton fast it sounds a bit like pea soup.
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