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Thanks so much everyone! It's so nice being able to use his name and have it apply to a real person rather than just a dream :)

Henry Gabriel, our darling boy born last night. He's a beautiful brother for Agatha Arwen and a beloved son for us - we are absolutely bowled over with love!

Thank you so much to all the Berries...

Thanks so much!

Thanks everyone! We have decided that Cy would be too much if we also use my maiden name. I'm pretty sure that including my Dad's family name will make him (and us) really happy. Thanks for holding...

Thanks everyone. Cy is short for Cyril but my Dad HATES it so I couldn't possibly use it.

There definitely won't be any more grandchildren unless I have another baby but I don't believe in...

Our baby is due VERY soon and although we have picked two excellent first and middle name combos, I am having a last minute wobble.

One of our options in Henry Gabriel (which we both LOVE) but...

Dickon from The Secret Garden - gentle, strong and in tune with the natural world.

I'm going to go against the tide and say that I don't think Hayes is the same style as Oliver and Miles at all. It doesn't mean it can't work, just that it stands out as being different to his...

It's so linked to Chandler Bing for me that it's hard to think of anything else (he was my fave Friend too). But I agree with the previous comment that it has a WASP-y vibe.

And if it does have an African-American sound to the Berries' ears will that put you off the name?

I have never heard of it as a first name but I am not in the US. It reminds me of the surname Alder which in turn makes me think of trees so it has a bit of a nature vibe which is nice. It's not my...

Theodore and August get my vote, I think they are lovely as stand alone names and also work beautifully with your sibset. They both have a French "feel" which is the same vibe I get from your other...

Edward, George and William have all been mentioned and I agree that they are similar in style to Henry.

I also think Hugo has the same vibe as Henry which (to me) is quirky-classic old man :)

Love it, not door it!!

I'm an avid reader and an old fashioned-name lover so already have made the literary connections to the names I love without needing to research IYKWIM. However, I recently started liking the name...

I really dislike it - so sorry! I love old fashioned and clunky names but Barry just conjures up images of someone who is a bit hopeless and lacking in personality for me. I am really sorry as I know...

Ryder definitely.

This!! Thanks Mischa for saying exactly what I was thinking :)

Definitely Benjamin! It's got so much class and despite being a traditional name sounds as fresh as Evan to my ears. Erik and Logan aren't in the same league as Evan and Benjamin IMHO.

I like both...

I voted Franklin too, it's a great, dignified American name. Maverick is in the same realm as names like Ace, Rebel and Blaze IMHO and they kind of make me cringe, sorry! It's cool that Gratis is in...

I think realistically we'll have two children (we have a little girl and a baby boy due in March) due to finances and our ages but it would have been lovely to have three or four.

Two more girls:...

I'm also British and actually think Margaret Thatcher IS one of the worst people you could name a child after, a view I know is quite widely shared in the UK.

However if the child in question was...

I really struggled to choose on this one! I almost went with Barnabas because I like the slight stuffiness of it, along with the grandeur and it's underuse. But in the end the Englishness in me...

I think you have wonderful, classic taste and your name choices come across as having been made by someone mature and stylish. Kudos to you I say! :)

I'm in Australia too and am considering a top 40 name for our son to go with our daughter's outside-the-top-1000 name so I know exactly what you mean!

I would say that Sebastian and Felix are much...