Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Unflip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Unflip

1 2 3 4

Original poster

want an unusual boys name (not too outragous)

82 replies

baby5ontheway · 31/10/2014 09:40

I'm in a bit of a pickle, I'm after inspiration for an unusual boys name, nothing ott like a celebrity would choose, but nothing boring or ordinary, any ideas? Please

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

slippermaiden · 19/11/2014 20:55

Fraser!

Rnb · 19/11/2014 20:52

I have a Rex. My other sons are Benedict and Lucian.

sesamstrasse · 19/11/2014 20:08

My family are Russian, my brother is called Sacha.

BelleStar · 19/11/2014 18:01

Lex.

Linguaphile · 19/11/2014 17:13

Fox
Wolf
Axel
Wilf
Tove

Wailywailywaily · 19/11/2014 16:50

Hugo

Wailywailywaily · 19/11/2014 16:47

Otto
Roy
Ray

BathshebaDarkstone · 19/11/2014 16:42

Wayland
Euan

tammytoby · 19/11/2014 16:40

I like Rex, Solomon and Quentin.

HenriettaTurkey · 19/11/2014 16:40

My friend has a little boy called Atticus. I love it!

tammytoby · 19/11/2014 16:37

"Sacha is a boys name, Sasha is not."

No! Sacha is the French version (as they pronounce ch as sh like chat) whereas Sasha//Russion is the English version and Sascha is the German version). All boys namd and in Germany, Sascha is only allowed to be used for a boy.

serin · 18/11/2014 22:18

Rex sounds v cool.

I know a 16yr old Fox, he is supercool too.

sesamstrasse · 18/11/2014 20:42

Sacha is a boys name, Sasha is not.

ReggieJones · 17/11/2014 19:02

Sawyer
Asa
Cassius

BurbGirl2013 · 17/11/2014 16:25

sorry for horrendous typos! Better version- baby5- we chose Rex for our DS (1 yr old) and this was only shortly after Fearne had her Rex. She’s hardly A list huge but stylish and quirky anyone who did know she had also chosen it commented with a nice smile as in " good choice". I adore the name, am so glad we stuck by something unusual( & IMO pretty cool!) name - it’s had the most amazingly positive comments and suits our boy- who I feel already is displaying signs of being creative, chilled and brilliant (well, I would say that) partly because he has this name! Hope you go for it if you like it

BurbGirl2013 · 17/11/2014 16:24

baby5- we chose Rex for our DS (1 yr old) and this was only shortly after Fearne had her Rex. Shes hardly A list huge but stylish and quirky anyone who did know she had also chosen it commented with a nice smile as in " good choice". I adore the name, am so glad I stuck by something unusual( & IMO pretty cool!) name l, its had the most amazingly positive comments and suits our boy- who I feel already is sipalyign signs of being creative, chilled and brilliant (well, I would say that) partly because he has this name! Hope you go for it if you like it

ZingOfSeven · 06/11/2014 02:35

Zebedee
Jethro
Obadiah
Levi
Malachi
Aaron
Reuben
Noah (DS4)
Isaac (DS5)
Elijah (our baby DS6 )
Abraham
Raphael

I could go on - I love Biblical names!

Or how about Zenith and Quasar -remember the IT Crowd?

sallysparrow157 · 06/11/2014 01:51

Zebediah and Josiah are two of my very favourite names. Zeb or josh nice acceptable nicknames.

aoife24 · 06/11/2014 01:45

Sorely, as in the poet.

AgathaPinchBottom · 05/11/2014 22:02

How about:

Kip
Clement
Cecil
Leonard
Nico
Conrad
Caleb
Gerald
John
Bob

Muskey · 05/11/2014 21:35

Wayne
Raymond

Medibeagle · 05/11/2014 21:31

Magnus

devoncreamtea · 04/11/2014 12:03

love Ellis!

Any nearer choosing OP?

Asher is lovely - means happy

Laurie

Solomon

Gilbert (love it!) or Ghillie

Rex

Harris

Sasha

Moss

rocketqueencass · 04/11/2014 10:55

My boys are Spencer, Ellis and Holden.
I think they're unusual but not outrageous - although Ellis is quite popular around here now.

Axl, Hudson, Saul, Dalton, Zephyr, Saul, Cedar, Magnus, Stellan, Niall, Milton?

DustBunnyFarmer · 03/11/2014 22:53

Corvid (okay, so not technically a name, it's the word for the crow family of birds, but I really liked it and I would have used Corky for short!)

Corbin is the more traditional boy's name that shares the same linguistic root as the crow family.

Unflip

1 2 3 4

Swipe left for the next trending thread