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Unusual but not made up boys names?

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Armadale · 28/04/2014 19:07

I really don't want to use a top 100 name.

I was one of 5 girls with the same name in my primary school class and one of 6 girls with the same name at secondary and it has really put me off.

However...looking at the lists, it is clear a lot of these names are popular for a reason and a lot of the less popular ones are either completely made up nonsense or just odd.

What I think I'm after is maybe a Victorian or earlier name that used to be classic but has fallen out of favour a bit. ie unusual but still recognisable as an actual name and not totally outlandish

Any suggestions gratefully received, thanks!

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AMI88 · 05/05/2014 17:23

I'm in a bohemian area also (I'm a CM) I come into contact with lots of children, some of my favourite wonderful names are;

Kato
Kofi
Spike
Buddy
Horatio
Ptolemy
Sky (also works for girls)
Micah
Carter
Pheonix
Austin

Don't know if these are to taste, but all these boys are lovely and the names do suit them!

ElviraPink · 05/05/2014 16:55

Clement

pickledparsnip · 04/05/2014 08:08

Just wanted to say that it really depends where you live. Unusual names are very popular down where I am, so much so that they sort of stop being so unusual. My son has a top 10 name (which I dislike, ex's choice), butit isn't so popular where we live. When we go to visit family, every other child has the name. I wish he had a more unusual name.

I know the following

Amos
Wilbur
Wilfred
Demian
Conan
Jasper
Zerin
Theo
Barnabus
Barney
Marli
River
Vivienne
Forrest
Magnus (nn Mags)
Austin
Odin
Fergus
August
Gene

Lannypanny123 · 04/05/2014 07:56

My nephew is Barnaby

RockySpeed · 03/05/2014 19:03

I met a Walter at the park yesterday Smile

Footle · 03/05/2014 19:02

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Raxacoricofallapatorius · 03/05/2014 18:49

There is a Josiah in my family every generation going back to the 1600s.

I named DS Raphael believing it to be fairly unusual. Then I taught a parenting class using a 11 day old Raph and three other women liked and used it. Unless we move, there will be 4 in his village primary reception class.

Ohhelpohnoitsa · 03/05/2014 18:44

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Germgirl · 03/05/2014 18:41

I never contribute to baby name threads (haven't got children, not going to have any) but I just wanted to say I love the name Amos. Just love it!

Ohhelpohnoitsa · 03/05/2014 18:33

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BikeRunSki · 02/05/2014 20:07

Zephania
Zaccheus
Claude

RoseberryTopping · 02/05/2014 20:03

Boaz is another cool one if you like biblical names.

HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs · 02/05/2014 19:09

Josiah - very popular in Victorian times. I wish I was brave enough to use it.

WorldWildWifeFund · 02/05/2014 19:03

Have a look at Old English names

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Armadale · 02/05/2014 18:55

I love Theodore, but we will have a Theodora at some point, hopefully, even if this one turns out to be a boy! (Old family name), so Theodore wouldn't work!

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RoseberryTopping · 02/05/2014 18:39

What about Theodore? That's one off our list that is just within the top 100 (number 97 I think) Theo is a nice NN

DogCalledRudis · 02/05/2014 18:16

Hadrian
Dustin
Leander
Reitman
Azriel

whiteblossom · 30/04/2014 18:12

Adrian
Ellis
Joel
Lex

Sigyn · 29/04/2014 23:33

Wilfred

Otto

Both sadly veto'd by my dp for ds.

However we did end up with a name on this thread Smile

ohmymimi · 29/04/2014 23:28

Bevis
Clovis
Hereward
Osric
Arnulf
Hengist
Egbert
Alfric
Norris
Wystan
Kerwin
Geraint
Gethin
Ivo
Julius
Kaspar
Lancelot
Melville
Orville
Piers
Rafferty
Simeon
Willard

MooseyMouse · 29/04/2014 22:23

Ernest is lovely as is Ernie.

ivykaty44 · 29/04/2014 22:18

Magnus reminds me of master mind

Ohhelpohnoitsa · 29/04/2014 20:25

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Sundaedelight · 29/04/2014 16:28

Piers - a classic but not very used.

evamummy · 29/04/2014 14:08

Some great suggestions already. Really like Quentin, Edmund and Magnus!

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