Names for a boy

[Renaissance227]

Has anyone any ideas of strong/unusual English names for boys?

[WaftyCrank]

I have a Gabriel :)

I know some say it's poncey etc but I think it's a strong boys name and not popular at all where we are.

[Renaissance227]

I like it but my DP doesn't.
Plus, its Hebrew and reminds me of Thomas Hardy's character Gabriel Oak!

It is unusual though

[WaftyCrank]

Yes I realised when I posted that it's Hebrew. I've not heard of Gabriel Oak, I'll have to have a google.

I also have a Joseph however that's also Hebrew and quite popular.

[GetDownYouWillFall]

How about Orson?

[Renaissance227]

Thanks anyway, WaftyCrank

[WizardMum]

Merlin

[Renaissance227]

Reminds me of Orson Welles GetDownYouWillFall and I'm not a fan!

[Renaissance227]

Merlin?! Seriously!

[GetDownYouWillFall]

Ah nevermind! What about Jasper?

[Renaissance227]

Had a dog called Jasper when I was a child!

I'm finding this naming business so hard

[GetDownYouWillFall]

SIGH, You are just too picky!!!

How about Huxley?

[Renaissance227]

Don't you think giving someone a name they will have to live with for the rest of their life is important and calls for being picky??!!!

Aldous Huxley... No thanks!

[BlueChampagne]

Alban
Harold
Alfred
Hereward
Arthur

[GetDownYouWillFall]

Yes I was joking, of course it's important

[Renaissance227]

Alban - All Bran
Harold - It's not an old man!
Alfred - Alf?!!
Hereward - Doesn't fit with surname and NO!!!
Arthur - Not bad but doesn't fit with surname

Thank you anyway!

[Blu]

John

or

Arlo
Stanley
Seth
Reuben
Oscar
Alexander

[Renaissance227]

John - Too popular and already three in the family
Arlo - Not bad, so I'll put to my DP tonight!
Stanley - Stan?! No
Seth - No, no, no
Reuben - DP doesn't like this one, so it's out!
Oscar - Not keen
Alexander - My DP's name and we both don't want an Alexander junior situation!

Thank you.

[4madboys]

my ds4's middle name is Arlo :) i like that.

my ds2 is Oscar Reuben! but you dont like those so...

we liked Emmet for baby no 5, but she was a girl... so we didnt get to use it!

[4madboys]

was...that should be IS as was makes her sounds deceased or something!

[Incapinka]

My son is Arlo! Love the name!

[rachel234]

How about Quentin, Tobias, Thaddeus, Theodore or Dominic?

[InstantAtom]

Aaron
Gregory
Oliver
Jacob
Nicholas
Aidan
Leon
Maxwell
Luke
Patrick
Matthew
Edward
Liam
Fergus
Peter

[IssyStark]

Going through cousins/uncles/father/in laws etc, I get the following list:

Thomas
John
Iain
Nicholas
Miles
William
Andrew
Cornelius (ny grandad, not really that serious a suggestion!)
Neil
Joseph
Matthew
Alexander
Kenneth
Daniel
Oliver
Peter
Christopher

Not that unusual (Cornelius excepted) but certainly strong names.

[Renaissance227]

There are some good names here. Thank you.
Still haven't agreed on one yet though.
Any more suggestions? Slightly more unusual (but not silly) names?

[evamummy]

Have a look at the ONS statistics from last year. There is a list with ALL boys name given last year (well, all those used at least twice). If you look beyond the top 100 or even top 250 you'll find some lovely underused names. There are around 5,000 to choose from .

I like Arlo and Quentin but they seem to be getting more popular.