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Boys names -- weird or... ?

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Nataleejah · 06/11/2013 21:20

Hett
Heath
Hamzah
Hadrian (or Adrian)
Hades
Kyle
Arn (or Arnes)
Dustin

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TheGirlOnTheLanding · 10/11/2013 13:16

Kyle popping up on this list somehow made me think of the triplets called Faith, Hope and Kevin.

Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:02

Arnes is very nice

NoArmaniNoPunani · 09/11/2013 23:24

Reynard makes me think of Reynauds.

MarysDressSways · 09/11/2013 22:20

Reynard? As in fox? Hmm. You can't in good conscience use hades or azriel surely?

Heath is nice.

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Nataleejah · 08/11/2013 14:05

Reynard is interesting

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Nataleejah · 08/11/2013 11:35

Ok... Seems like Hett (Hetty - a pink hoover) and Hamzah (hamster) is out.

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Alisvolatpropiis · 07/11/2013 20:53

Heath is the most usable.

I would avoid anything linked with death so Hades and Azriel are a no.

Hamzah is a horrible name. It's not just that you don't have an Asian connection it's also just not that nice.

Hett is ridiculous.

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Nataleejah · 07/11/2013 20:49

Azriel and Reitman -- some very nice people we know and admire, and they like their names.

(For some background info, i'm not english, and my DH grew up in USA -- so we're into something international)

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tethersend · 07/11/2013 18:29

LOVE Dustin. Love it.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 07/11/2013 18:09

Azriel and Reitman equally ridiculous. WHY?????

PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 07/11/2013 13:48

Heath is very nice, I like it.

Dustin is not terrible at all.

Kyle is at least a name. Not my style, but fine.

H(A)drian - not utterly dreadful. I can imagine someone having that name.

Hett, Hades Shock Hamzah Shock Arn - really, really awful. Just... Awful. Hades? Really?

Bakingtins · 07/11/2013 13:00

There is a very, very good reason why all those names will never feature in the top 100.

loopdaloo · 07/11/2013 12:26

In answer to your question, yes, weird! I'm all for out of the ordinary names but there's a fine line between unusual and stupid!

onetiredmummy · 07/11/2013 12:25

Sorry forgot:

Azriel - some kind of angel, a Biblical name
Reitman - an American hedge fund or financial company

onetiredmummy · 07/11/2013 12:23

Here's my first word association with them:

Hett - het up,annoyed, irritated
Heath - a landscape (like Egdon Heath in Thomas Hardy)
Hamzah - militant cleric, a name from a non British heritage, lifetime of having to repeat his name if child is white British, nickname of Ham
Hadrian/Adrian - a wall, Adrian Mole, old fashioned, skin mole, the chant moley moley moley from á film (can't remember which one)
Hades - king of the underworld, kidnapped Persephone, not a nice bloke
Kyle - there are 3 Kyle's in DS2's reception class, he will always be Kyle B or Kyle H etc
Arn/Arnes - sounds French, a lifetime of having to repeat his name
Dustin - the Rainman film, a dustbin

BaronessBomburst · 07/11/2013 12:20

Hades?! Shock

Hamzah?! Shock Shock

Please, choose Hadrian if you want to be a bit weird/ different.

Littlecherublegs · 07/11/2013 12:15

The only one I vaguley like is Heath.
Kyle would be ok at a push.
Don't like Dustin but do like Justin!
Really dislike the others.

SundaySimmons · 07/11/2013 09:11

Beezelbub

Dante

Voldemort

Loki

TheNunsOfGavarone · 07/11/2013 08:22

It's a pity though, Lucifer and Azriel would be pretty good names without those connotations!

picnicbasketcase · 07/11/2013 08:12

Too bizarre for me I'm afraid. Heath is the best of a pretty bad bunch. No offence intended.

Please don't name a baby anything to do with hell or death though. Not Hades, Azriel, Lucifer, Beelzebub or Styx.

SundaySimmons · 07/11/2013 07:54

Azriel is the angel of death

Reitman is a surname

smithwillsam · 07/11/2013 05:55

I honestly love Ryan Singh. Super pretty combo and a great name that will age well. We get really positive responses about the name and his siblings agree it is the best name ever.