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Original poster

Help me find a boys name...

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Juno77 · 17/01/2014 10:15

I am going to be really fussy, dismissive for ridiculous reasons and probably sound like an arse on this thread. But I am really stuck. We've had a girls name set for a few months and I am still happy with it. But the boys name.. we keep going off them.

I need help.

I don't want anything common, in both senses of the word.

Our list thus far has been:
Jackson
Deacon
Brodie
Caleb

And I liked them all at first, and now I hate them. I think they sound chavvy. I have a DS with a top 10 name and thankfully he goes by a lesser used NN anyway, but still, I don't want to repeat that. He's one of 4 in his year.

HELP!

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SomewhatSilly · 22/01/2014 21:13

Louis

SomewhatSilly · 22/01/2014 21:12

Ronan
Conan
Roman

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 22/01/2014 21:11

Colum?

notso · 22/01/2014 21:10

I can't believe Isobel is your girls name. I am disappointed OP.

I don't think you were being rude, annoying but likeable maybe! I have seen people be incredibly rude and nasty on baby names threads and nobody bats an eyelid.

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Juno77 · 22/01/2014 21:08

I do like Rowan.. But, I have a female friend called Rowan. Calling a little boy the same name would be weird for me.

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Sleepyhead33 · 22/01/2014 21:04

ep-it might be easier to lose a friend than find a boy's name you like!

Sleepyhead33 · 22/01/2014 21:04

do you not like Rowan? It is a name I really hanker after and wish I had called my DS (Cillian)

HeeHiles · 22/01/2014 21:01

Well just de-friend her then Wink

Original poster
Juno77 · 22/01/2014 20:59

I really hope so!

I don't know what my aversion is to boys names. It's really frustrating.

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Original poster
Juno77 · 22/01/2014 20:59

I do like Rudy! But a friend recently had twins and called one Rudy..

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Sleepyhead33 · 22/01/2014 20:59

As in it will be easier for your sake

Sleepyhead33 · 22/01/2014 20:58

Isobel is lovely. Let's hope you have a girl then!

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Juno77 · 22/01/2014 20:58

Isobel wasn't top 100 in England last year either.

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HeeHiles · 22/01/2014 20:58

Rudy is my favourite boys name - but I didn't have any boys so if you like it you can have it! I knew a Rudy in my childhood and have never met another!

mum2bubble · 22/01/2014 20:57

what about nordic names?

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Juno77 · 22/01/2014 20:57

Okay Santana, that's fair enough. I've obviously touched a nerve and I apologise for causing offence.

I personally view certain names that way. Not sure why anyone would care that much, but that's how I feel. Andi shared that in the interests of not wasting people's time posting names I wasn't going to like.

Again, I'm sorry for causing offence.

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Juno77 · 22/01/2014 20:55

sock possibly in England, no idea. Not here anyway. Like I said, only 33 born last year.

We won't move to another country Grin

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SantanaLopez · 22/01/2014 20:55

People are trying to help, you don't need to describe things as awful, chavvy, schemie and the various other delightful terms you've used.

LuisSuarezTeeth · 22/01/2014 20:53

Chavvy is as Chavvy does, OP.

Bernard?
Barrington?

IneedAsockamnesty · 22/01/2014 20:50

Is Isobel not a top 10?

What if you move

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Juno77 · 22/01/2014 20:47

santana why do I sound rude? Genuine question.

I asked for suggestions, I don't like some. I've explained why. I apologise if that's rude - I didn't realise MN was a place for social niceties!

I wouldn't say 'I don't like that name' in real life. But this is an Internet forum. I've seen a lot worse!

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Juno77 · 22/01/2014 20:45

I don't really like any of the classic boys names though, and herein lies my problem..

Isobel isn't very popular here. Isn't in the top 100 - in fact only 33 registered last year.

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SantanaLopez · 22/01/2014 20:45

Isobel? That's incredibly popular Confused

You do sound really rude btw.

Viviennemary · 22/01/2014 20:37

I think you are right to reject all the names you listed in your first post. They are all totally dire. Just go for a good classic name and you can't go wrong. IMHO.

ToffeeJungle · 22/01/2014 20:37

Isobel is pretty - quite popular though which was a reason for discounting some of the suggested boys names...

Of the Isobel's I know their male siblings are Benjamin, Zac and James.