Loren for a boy? Or other Anglican name?

[Anonymous]

I love Loren. I also really love Bram.

Your names are great: Bram, Teddy, Ambrose, Bowen. Bowen is my least favorite, but I've never heard of it before.

[Anonymous]

Mark, Stephen, David, Charles, William.

Nigel is a Brit name you seldom have in the US and better than some of the ones posted. Also Duncan, Hugh, Augustine, and Angus (Scottish FWIS).

[Anonymous]

Lorn or Lorne is popular these days with the kids because of Lorne Michaels from SNL.

[Anonymous]

No one would be able to pronounce it or spell it. He'd go through life saying "Not LAURen, LORen and it's spelled L-O-R-E-N."

Of course, this fails the spelling test I just rejected Loren for, but we know a boy named Graeme (pronounced Graham) and I think it's a great name and a great spelling variant. Another acquaintance has a Quinn, another name I love.

It's probably becoming way overused but Finley and Finn are both nice. I agree with the PP about Owen, Rhys (although again with the tricky spelling) and Gareth. I also love the name Griffin and would totally have named my son that if DH had been on board. Rory is good although probably trending girl in the U.S. Reid is a nice variant on Reed. Eamon (pronounced aim-on) is a nice Irish boy's name (although yes also difficult for Americans to spell).

[Anonymous]

I live in England and my DH is English. Neither him, nor I, have ever heard Loren for a boy. Don't do this, there are a million English sounding names out there without resorting to Loren.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:def a girl name.

+1 That's my DD's name.

Spelled Loren? Or Lauren?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lorn or Lorne is popular these days with the kids because of Lorne Michaels from SNL.

That show has been on for 40 seasons. Why would the name Lorne be popular now?

[Anonymous]

Loren is Scandinavian, not English.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My BIL is Loren, and he really hates it, so he has always gone by his middle name. I'd pick a middle name you love, so that if he doesn't like Loren, he has a ready alternative.

I went to college with a Loren. In one class, the teacher preassigned us for group work and Loren had to be reassigned because they thought he was a girl and they were trying to balance the groups by gender. He complained that people always saw hiS name and assumed he was a girl. Not sometime I would suggest for a boy.

[Anonymous]

Another English poster. Noone has heard of Loren over here, but might I suggest Fergus. It seems like every other boy in London is called Fergus. Also Jack, Ralph (pronounced Rafe), Gareth, Teddy, Freddie, Jake etc

[Anonymous]

Lorne would be better. Teddy ok. I don;t like Bram, Ambrose or Bowen.

Some other ideas:
Elliot
Hugh
Charlie (Charles)
Oliver
Ethan

[Anonymous]

I like Teddy (short for Theodore). Loren's nice but it definitely seems like a girl's name. Bowen is OK. Bram and Ambrose are OK I guess too. What are your other kids' names?

[Anonymous]

Ambrose? For a boy? No.

I like the Hugh suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ambrose? For a boy? No.

I like the Hugh suggestion.

Ambrose is a boy's name. I've never heard it used for a girl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:def a girl name.

+1 That's my DD's name.

Spelled Loren? Or Lauren?

spelled "LOREN". I have seen other girls with names spelled this way.