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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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yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo · 31/08/2014 23:57

Grin very pleased to see that our soon to be born babys name has been mentioned. We love it!

bouncingbelle · 31/08/2014 23:51

Aidan
Elliott
Perry
Rudy
Ruaridh (pro. Roo-ry)
Garth
Gus
Troy
Nico

ACM88 · 31/08/2014 23:45

I like strong sounding names, patrick, Michael, Wilfred, albert, Christian. Are they boring? Confused

tmae · 31/08/2014 23:37

I was the opposite and couldn't think of girls names,

Some of the boy's names I liked were
Levi
Lysander
Dennen
Ezra
Liev
Cillian
Atticus
Alexei

There were so many more but my mind has gone blank!

BlueChampagne · 31/08/2014 22:47

Torin
Conrad
Wreford

Original poster
Nessalina · 31/08/2014 22:42

I think that's the trouble - there are indeed thousands of boys names, and I like quite a lot of them, but there's very few that I really love Sad

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Nessalina · 31/08/2014 22:41

Yes that's true, easily misspelled names are bad news.
I absolutely love Diggory (and also Digby) but DH has vetoed.
Ellis is nice, I like that.

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Lucked · 31/08/2014 22:32

Magnus

brokenhearted55a · 31/08/2014 22:30

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Sunbeam18 · 31/08/2014 22:29

Keir

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funnyoldonion · 31/08/2014 22:14

I met a guy called raven yesterday and he really suited it, I also love Floyd

Bunbaker · 31/08/2014 21:14

There are thousands and thousands of boy's names. There must be something you like.

If you choose Erik, your child will constantly be correcting people's spelling of it.

midnightagents · 31/08/2014 21:09

dylan, Leon, finnley and sid are my favorites for boys.

TheObligatoryNotQuiteSoNewGirl · 31/08/2014 21:08

Quinn
Lucien/Lucian
Emilio
Silas
Toby
Sebastian
Mason
Maddox
Reuben
Marius
Bowen
Forrest
Marco
Micha
Rory
Heath
Jett
Josiah
Jediah
Harrison
Ellis
Leeland
Seth
Hosea
Elliot
Jefferson
Eli
Rhett
Adam
Penn
Warren
Thaddeus
Ezekiel
Isaiah

sillymillyb · 31/08/2014 21:06

I met a little boy called Otto the other day which I love :)

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Nessalina · 31/08/2014 20:59

Yes, we know it's a boy! And I have a million great girls names Confused

I like Matthias. Erik is strong too!
Remy is also good (though a bit Gallic?)

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Showy · 31/08/2014 20:48

I have a Raphael Erasmus but also like...

Ivo
Caspar
Ezekiel
Bram (Abraham)
Django
Sacha
Emrys
Taliesin
Ari
Remy
Amos
Hector
Hamish

Lonecatwithkitten · 31/08/2014 20:47

Do you know what you are having? I entirely failed to engage with a single boys name and there were only girls names on the table when I went into labour. I had a girl I am convinced my brain knew I didn't need to bother with them.

PumpkinBones · 31/08/2014 20:44

Horatio or Quincy

Lunastarfish · 31/08/2014 20:42

Fletcher
Harrison
Raphael
Jonah
Brody

florascotia · 31/08/2014 20:40

Edmund, Edwin, Wystan, Blaise, Branwell, Brochan, Bryce, Cavan,Cathal (ka-hal), Cathir (ka-heer), Calidore, Caradoc, Carrig, Colm, Dorian, Elfed, Esas, Siward, Swithin, Ludovic, Fergus, Innes, Alpin, Alvar, Anders, Arvid, Erik .... there are lots more

ps Harris (earlier poster) is a nice name, but, IF, IF,IF that matters, rather popular in Scotland at the moment.

rachel234 · 31/08/2014 20:29

We have a Quentin - that's not that common. Or how about Milo, Dominic or Reuben?

NannyPeach · 31/08/2014 20:25

Ezra
Niall
Etienne

RabbitSaysWoof · 31/08/2014 20:21

Jed
Jonah
Harris