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Finding boys names impossible!

30 replies

BananaHammocks · 26/03/2013 07:28

Please can you suggest some boys names for me!

my favourite by far is Amos but as our surname ends with a S it doesn't really work :(

I also Like but wouldn't use:

Walter - Someone would end up shortening it to Wally!
Nelson - Same as above but with Nelly.
Rowan - Don't like the fact that it's unisex
Jasper - looking at the stats in darkgreener it's clearly going to enter the top 100 soon.
Seth - Already too popular

If it helps my favourite girls names are Claudia, Saffron, Henrietta and Clementine.

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BananaHammocks · 28/03/2013 19:23

Aaaargh surname STARTS with and S not ends with an S! Oopsy!

I would shorten Walter to Walt but I just think that wouldn't be the case when he started school!

Nelson is a meaningful place name and has some good namesakes, but I just think if I can avoid a son being called Wally or Nelly I probably should!

Still love Amos above any other boys name, how bad would it sound with 2 Syllable surname starting with St?

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flowerygirl · 28/03/2013 18:12

Rowan is great, I had no idea it was unisex!

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 27/03/2013 19:54

We have different taste, as I don't like Amos and really don't like Seth. But I love Rowan. Gideon is lovely. Really, really don't like Nelson, sorry.

Littlecherublegs · 27/03/2013 16:38

Caleb
Isiah
Linus
Gabriel
Cornelius
Silas
Atticus
Finn
Jude
Wyatt
Elias

(though aware some of these end in 's' so might be ruled out for the same reason as Amos!)

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 27/03/2013 16:37

Asa
Joel
Levi
Evan

seeker · 27/03/2013 13:32

My nephew is half Punjabi and he is Rohan- pronounced Rowan,

forevergreek · 27/03/2013 13:15

Oh really, the 2 Rohans I know are from India and pronounce it 'row-an' still.

MERLYPUSS · 27/03/2013 10:18

Rohan can be pronounced Ro-harn. It is Asian. I dont like R names as my DS says W instead of R so Rohan would've been bad for him (was shortlisted)

FossilMum · 27/03/2013 10:12

Rory
Alex

seeker · 27/03/2013 09:35

Patrick

moogy1a · 27/03/2013 09:31

Franklin?
bit biased as it's ds's name, but I love love love it.

forevergreek · 26/03/2013 15:08

I think Amos could go ok with some s surnames. Amos Stone for example works ok

What about:
Jared
Conrad
Otto
Rohan- is boys spelling compared to Rowan which is unisex
Lionel
Elijah
Benji
Ivo

CheeseStrawWars · 26/03/2013 11:07

Edgar
Saul
Jethro
Malachi

bigbluebump · 26/03/2013 11:06

Seth sounds so lispy, sorry I don't like it at all.

Wishfulmakeupping · 26/03/2013 11:04

There seem to be a lot of Seth's suddenly in east mids

Wishfulmakeupping · 26/03/2013 11:03

I was going to suggest Johan also.
Emmett is lovely

LandofTute · 26/03/2013 11:03

I don't think Seth is very popular is it? I've never met any and i've met a lot of children!

bigbluebump · 26/03/2013 11:02

I'd also think that Walter would be shortened to Walt, if at all. Also, Wally would be alot better than Willy (William/Will)!

LadyBigtoes · 26/03/2013 10:57

Walter could be Walt, not Wally?

What about Atom (hungarian name), I love that.

mayanna123 · 26/03/2013 10:54

Quentin
Adrian

KatoPotato · 26/03/2013 10:52

Robin.

hatsybatsy · 26/03/2013 10:48

Eli/ELijah
Isaac
Milo

monica77798 · 26/03/2013 10:40

seth and jasper are good names. i like those

soontobeslendergirl · 26/03/2013 09:53

Owen
Jonah
Edgar

Beatrixpotty · 26/03/2013 09:05

Amos is nice.2 of my boys have names ending in s and so does my surname,go for it if it is your favourite!