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Original poster

So depressed by the lack of interesting boys names!

131 replies

Nessalina · 31/08/2014 19:34

Due in 9 weeks, and every boys name I hear bores me to tears!

Not interested in cutesy little boy names (Alfie/Archie/Charlie) and absolutely no 'Thomas the Tank Engine' names (Edward, Henry, James, etc).

Impress me with something a wee bit different!

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MsCoconut · 06/09/2014 01:06

OP, Your short list has many great names! I'd have a hard time trying to pick a short list from it. Theodore, Nicholas, Zachary, Finlay, Spencer, Elliot, Desmond, Samuel, Luke and Emmett are all on my list of favourites.

Maybe keep throwing out names of other Theodores to lose the chipmunk association with your DH (Theodore Roosevelt, Theo Walcott).

ErrolTheDragon · 05/09/2014 22:59

I see someone has already mentioned Mowgli but the latest development is Montezuma (nn Monty....) ... fans of The Archers much prefer Maurice, definitely due that comeback.

I saw you had Vivian on your girl's list, that's a male name too.

wizzler · 05/09/2014 22:51

Sebastian, Raoul,

AbbieHoffmansAfro · 05/09/2014 21:29

Simeon
Moshe
Urban
Arne
Stefan
Bruno
Asher
Jonquil
Jolyon
Edwin
Rufus
Godwin

Only use Erik if the middle name is going to be 'Bloodaxe'.

PoseyParker · 05/09/2014 21:21

Acer and Fox are on our list. My little boy's middle name is Falcon. I wish I'd had the guts to make it his first name.

Raeray · 05/09/2014 21:12

Inspiration from your girls list - how about Jesse?

handcream · 05/09/2014 21:03

Cary?

Original poster
Nessalina · 05/09/2014 20:54

Maurice could be due a come back Grin

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WandaBenjamin · 05/09/2014 20:15

Ooh and...

Inigo
Amos
Saul
Aubrey

WandaBenjamin · 05/09/2014 19:47

Some which I'm not sure have been mentioned yet:

Francis
Hugo
Ivo
Leonard
Marcus/Magnus
Barnaby
Quentin
Alban
Gregory
Horatio
Xavier
Zebediah
Maurice
Vaughan
Vincent
Corin

newrecruit · 04/09/2014 14:33

That East London list reminded me why I do t live there anymore!

Keir Hardy was the first Labour M.P. - I think you would have to be a bit of a leftie to get away with it.

My rules were no names that were primarily a)surnames or b) dogs. So no Buster, Mungo, Fletcher or Cooper.

I know a lovely Beau and an Otto

butternut22 · 04/09/2014 14:19

Oban

misskipper · 04/09/2014 13:09

Some brilliant suggestions!! Am 38 so many of these already have associations both adults and children.....It's sooo hard!!!

Is Duncan cool these days? What about Sandy (short for Alexander)?

We'll probably end up naming him something really simple, after all this wonderful effort!!!

ABlandAndDeadlyCourtesy · 04/09/2014 09:46

Elias
Jesse
Isiah
Ishmael
Lawrence

Hoopalong · 04/09/2014 09:38

Yes OP I read a book years ago where one male character was called Juniper and it stuck with me for years as lovely unusual etc.

Only1scoop · 03/09/2014 14:00

Chester

Douglas

Buster

Patrick

PomPomPingPong · 03/09/2014 13:57

Wystan

CruCru · 03/09/2014 13:23

Atticus
Ephra
Miles
Giles
Etienne

AtiaoftheJulii · 03/09/2014 13:08

Just adding

Jupiter (sounds a bit like Juniper?)
Cosmo
Obadiah (Obi - so cute)
Lorcan
Amos

as I don't think they've been mentioned yet.

Could also have Jed for Josiah like President Bartlet :)

RaspberryBeret34 · 03/09/2014 12:49

I love Holden and Austin too.

RaspberryBeret34 · 03/09/2014 12:48

Lincoln
Magnus
Flynn
Rafferty
Jett
Jago
Leon

Just some I've heard recently - Lincoln is my DS's name :).

Coops251 · 03/09/2014 12:44

My son is Holden Cooper. We struggled to find an unusual boys name too, think a girl would have been easier!

I'm currently pregnant with baby 2 and don't yet know what it is!

minniemaus · 02/09/2014 22:07

Some great names on this thread!

Love Austin, Quentin, Arthur and Magnus. Or how about Fabian?

Original poster
Nessalina · 02/09/2014 20:48

Austin & Ezekiel are both very cool! Grin

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RiverTam · 02/09/2014 20:05

Ezra James
Idris James
Keir James