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Unusual Boys Names

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SausageSmuggler · 15/10/2011 21:21

Hi all,
Pregnant with DC2, got my 20 week scan in 3 weeks and we're hoping to find out what it is but i'd like to have a shortlist of names.
I think we've decided (for now at least) on Delilah Mei for a girl (Mei spelt that way as a nod to one of my favourite films, not a bid to be 'interesting') but really stuck for boys, plus DH and I just can't agree. We have Dexter so it needs to go with that, only other criteria is that it should be unusual but not really weird.

Can anyone inspire me?

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mummyslittlesoldier · 17/10/2011 11:46

My little boy is Xavier which i think goes very well with Dexter. Dexter is my top choice if i have another boy.

laughalot · 17/10/2011 11:45

Aidan, Archie, Cory, Lennon, Adrian, Harrison, Cole, Devon, Gabriel, Layton ?

dreamingofsun · 17/10/2011 11:28

we used your criteria and then our friends called their son the same name. So you may find you are wasting your time and should choose your favourite irrespective of popularity

idlevice · 17/10/2011 11:11

Ethan is Danii Minogue's son. Any sleb-related name will see a rise in popularity, not that that means the name is any less nice or otherwise.

DoTheStrand · 17/10/2011 10:57

What about Rudy, or Rory?

I've got an Ashton, don't know any others directly though have bumped into two slightly older ones in the playground. Def getting more popular though (it is also a girls name in the US though).

I agree popularity is regional (I have seen some sudden clusters of names round here I would never have expected to be that popular) but Ethan does seem to be getting very popular everywhere - I have heard of several baby Ethans recently and lots of people have said it is on their lists.

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SausageSmuggler · 17/10/2011 09:00

The thing with names is they're very regional, I haven't come across anyone with the names I said. Funnily enough it's the same with Jack despite being one of the most popular names in England.

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UnDeadDolly · 16/10/2011 22:11

Luther

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NonnoMum · 16/10/2011 21:57

Stephen
John
Brian

-won't be any of those in playgroup

Dragonwoman · 16/10/2011 21:57

Sterling

hulabula · 16/10/2011 21:54

Miles is too metric imo, it's like calling your son Kilometres, sorry.

I do like Rufus and have to agree that Bernard/Bernie is quite cool.

pinkhebe · 16/10/2011 21:51

I know 2 Miles, although I also know 2 Dexters!

rachel234 · 16/10/2011 21:47

Bernard, nickname Bernie is great!

I agree - Ethan, Dominic, Reuben are very popular already. Rufus is ok, a little dog like perhaps. And Miles is the plural of mile to my ears (unless you're not in the UK/US where miles aren't used).

thousandDenier · 16/10/2011 21:22

Ethan? Reuben? They're not even slightly unusual Grin

Now Bernard will be the only one in his class (unless he's in the class of future DS as I love that name)

thousandDenier · 16/10/2011 21:19

Boris
Gerald
Bernard
Enoch
Basil
Horatio
Dudley
Conal

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SausageSmuggler · 16/10/2011 21:16

Thank you ladies, lots of lovely names here knew I could count on you!

I've read them all out to DH and we have a few:

Miles (I love love love Milo but DH doesn't so this is a good compromise)
Ethan
Rufus
Dominic (I actually suggested this one last time)
Reuben

We did like Jasper but the middle name would be Peter, after my dad and our surname begins with P so we thought it would be too much of a tounge twister.

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rachel234 · 16/10/2011 21:11

I love Eric, Quentin, Clement and Gregory.

I'd have a look at the ONS list of all boys names last year - lots of lovely underused names outside the top 100 or even top 250.

tothemoonandback · 16/10/2011 19:39

Heath is a lovely name for a boy.

BikeRunSki · 16/10/2011 18:48

I know loads of baby Jensens! I think it was top 20 last year.

Eric
Derek
Jeremy
Geoffrey
Ian
Edwin

comedaygoday · 16/10/2011 08:54

I think it depends what style unusual you want. For example you could go for:

Unusual biblical: Amos, Jeremiah, Josiah, Zadok.

Unusual old man revival: Edmund, Edgar, Leopold.

Unusual historic: Scipio, Pliny, Descartes.

Kayano · 15/10/2011 23:52

Jensen

Dexifehatz · 15/10/2011 23:35

I have a Dexter his middle name is Miles.I think they go together well,

BikeRunSki · 15/10/2011 22:28

I only know 1 each of

Eben
Ambrose
Seth
Amos
Jed
Randal
Saul

Fixture · 15/10/2011 22:24

Milo, Rufus, Max, Jerome, Julian, Miles, Sidney, Benedict, Dylan, Lawrence, Tristan, Eric, Aaron, Gregory, Edwin, Patrick, Gabriel, Christian, Reuben, Elliot, Josiah, Adam, Harrison, Michael, Peter, John, Victor, Amos, Nathaniel, Eugene, Walter, Raymond, Leonard, Ernest, Clifford, Nicholas, Elias, Aubrey, Jasper, Dominic, Clement, Alfred, Hector, Levi, Scott, Sebastian, Theo, Evan

tammytoby · 15/10/2011 22:13

Quentin
Thaddeus
Lysander