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Unusual (but not made up) boy's name

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RubyrooUK · 11/11/2012 19:54

So we are having DS2. Thrilled apart from the slog that is finding a name that DH and I actually both like. We stupidly gave DS1 both names we eventually agreed on as a first and middle name, rather than saving one for any future children.

We are so rubbish with names at this point, we are even calling the bump the same pet name we call DS1 with the term "little" in front of it. Ooops.

So that DS2 actually gets a name, could anyone help?

Neither of us is a fan of traditional English names (no Harry, James, William etc). Nice names but not for us. I am not British by origin and our DS1 has a family name from my country - think Eastern Europe somewhere.

I don't want a made-up name but looking for something that is a bit unusual. If it has an Eastern European flavour, that helps. Any ideas?

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SoYo · 13/11/2012 21:04

Dashiell is great and Dash would be a very cool nickname for boy of all ages! There's some great names on these lists. It's celtic names all the way for us (OH is Scottish and my family are all Irish and I've got an Irish name) but if it werent I'd be trying to force some of these into the list!

SoYo · 13/11/2012 21:04

Dashiell is great and Dash would be a very cool nickname for boy of all ages! There's some great names on these lists. It's celtic names all the way for us (OH is Scottish and my family are all Irish and I've got an Irish name) but if it werent I'd be trying to force some of these into the list!

Rhubarbgarden · 13/11/2012 15:39

That should have been I really like Dashiell.

mathanxiety · 13/11/2012 05:58

Dashiell is very cool.

legalalien · 12/11/2012 18:53

Peter
Josef

MyLastDuchess · 12/11/2012 18:51

Joris (Your-iss): Dutch for George, quite common here.
Jarno (Yarn-o)
Jeroen (Ya-roon, more or less)

Rhubarbgarden · 12/11/2012 18:51

I really Dashiell.

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RubyrooUK · 12/11/2012 18:46

How funny bear we were discussing Dashiell the other day as I liked it. DH liked the fact you could maybe be called "Dash" which sounded cool. Smile

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Nicknamegrief · 12/11/2012 18:14

Ezra
Corin
Ammon

All Hebrew ish, which you seem to favour (we do too).

Asher means happiness in Hebrew. Was on our list.

Bearcrumble · 12/11/2012 18:06

I like Sasha, Mischa, Antonin and Laszlo.

Also (though not E. European but may fit your bill) I like Dashiell.

Ebb · 12/11/2012 17:58

Alexandru
Xavier
Nicolae
Abel
Fabian
Gabriel
Zoltan

BlueChampagne · 12/11/2012 14:09

Conrad/Konrad
Torin

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RubyrooUK · 12/11/2012 10:52

Thanks everyone. Some great names on here. Just trying to balance a name we love with it being at least vaguely recognisable in the UK. No-one can ever spell or pronounce DS1's name (although it is very short!) which we hadn't expected as we didn't think it was very unusual. Whoops.

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paolocee · 12/11/2012 09:43

How about Victor/Viktor?

mathanxiety · 12/11/2012 00:42

Ruslan
Aslan
Armin
Jonah
Zacchaeus
Zachariah
Omar
Samson
Malik

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RubyrooUK · 11/11/2012 21:19

These are great. Keep them coming! Although DH has instantly banned Attila......too many The Hun associations for him....Smile

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mathanxiety · 11/11/2012 21:06

Aram (Armenian name)
Arnaud or Arno
Arlo
Ari

mathanxiety · 11/11/2012 21:04

There is Janos (pr Yanosh)

InNeedOfBrandy · 11/11/2012 21:01

I really like your choice of Asher OP

I have a friend called Effron it's hebrew for singing bird, even if you don't like Effron maybe have look through Hebrew names?

Matsikula · 11/11/2012 20:59

Timo
Florian
Sascha
Misha
Valentin
Attila
Vaslav
Hermann
Some of these are diminutives, but I think you could use them as names in their own right in England. I like Emil, and the connection with the book is cool.

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RubyrooUK · 11/11/2012 20:49

Hahahahaha ivykaty. That's a good plan. I might take that option whatever name we go for....

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ivykaty44 · 11/11/2012 20:45

Lie to the Inlaws then - tell them it is spelt yarnis and just put it correctly on other paper work - they will not find out for 10 years or so by which time no explination will be needed Wink

ggirl · 11/11/2012 20:43

Asher from your list is a lovely name

Timor?

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RubyrooUK · 11/11/2012 20:43

Well, math had DS1's middle name on the list so you are all being a great help. I've not thought of a few of these at all, so will quickly run them past DH.

Although sadly Goran makes me have inappropriate kinky thoughts about a certain tennis player so that one's out for my child.....

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