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Tell me a boys names iv never heard before?!

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ChristineDaae · 15/07/2013 08:07

Stealing the idea from the girls thread someone else started because some great names came up on that thread, but I'm pretty sure this baby is a boy so need some inspiration!

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DownyEmerald · 15/07/2013 22:30

Lowrie

Tanat

iclaudius · 15/07/2013 22:20

More please!!

scarlettsmummy2 · 15/07/2013 21:51

Manus
Callan
Struan

Oxen · 15/07/2013 21:48

Eden

Clawdy · 15/07/2013 21:46

Orion
Valentino

ouryve · 15/07/2013 19:02

Floyd

We toyed with Floyd for DS2's middle name, but chose something slightly more conservative, in the end.

ShowOfHands · 15/07/2013 19:00

I considered quite a few of these names (Murdo, Griff, Sholto, Ivo, Cosmo).

Anyway, I also considered or used...

Erasmus
Vitali
Emrys
Willoughby
Sacha
Shadrach Wink
Meshach Smile
Abednego Grin

elQuintoConyo · 15/07/2013 18:57

Cursed fat fingers!
Hareton
Linton

Salvador
Santiago
Augustine/Augustus

elQuintoConyo · 15/07/2013 18:54

Allardyce
Horatio (Crane, CSI)
Daedalus
Sergio
Nobody (am thinking Dead Man with Johnny Depp)
Hateton
Linto
Heathcliff!!!
Guy
Gianluigi, my favouite Italian boys' name ever!

tabulahrasa · 15/07/2013 18:50

Somhairle/Sorley - like the poet

Innes
Athol

jalapeno · 15/07/2013 18:48

Euros just looks like currency though!

JemimaMuddledUp · 15/07/2013 18:43

Euros.

Although you might have heard of it if you are Welsh and/or a Gorky's Zygotic Mynci fan.

jalapeno · 15/07/2013 18:40

Ignatius
Ptolemy
Cosmo

Loving Isambard!

elQuintoConyo · 15/07/2013 18:09

Btw most of my list is Catalan.

elQuintoConyo · 15/07/2013 18:08

Ferran
Marius
Roc
Ivo (pron. Eebo)
Jordi (but sounds like Geordie!)
Brunelio (my DH's current silly-name for DS, it changes weekly!)
Ismbard

Rutger is looooooovely Smile

RalphtheTimid · 15/07/2013 17:53

Phelim

SneakyHateSpiral · 15/07/2013 16:35

Haestan
Marius

flybynight · 15/07/2013 16:27

Murdo (Scottish and not posh)
Donian (likewise)

diplodocus · 15/07/2013 16:24

Govan
Lysander
Nimrod
Icabod

OneoftheseBoxes · 15/07/2013 16:23

Corran. My DH wants it, but I'm not sure

amessageforyouYoni · 15/07/2013 16:18

Ailbhe (Alby)
Cillian
Cormac
Oisin (Osheen)
Lorcan

some of my Irish faves

PoppadomPreach · 15/07/2013 16:17

Mufidy

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ChristineDaae · 15/07/2013 16:14

Wow I actually haven't heard of most of these. my daughter has used one of these names for her favourite toy though, only coz she couldn't say it's proper name x

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GoingUpInTheWorld · 15/07/2013 15:19

Ruben, Drazen, Taylon

Leeds2 · 15/07/2013 15:06

Roman

Wilson

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