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Boys' names

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UnlikelyPilgramage · 18/11/2015 19:52

Any thoughts? I like:

Wilfred
Nathaniel
Sebastian
Charles

I would welcome any more suggestions as I have loads of girls names I like but struggle with boys - even the above are more 'best of a bad bunch' than ones I love!

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CPtart · 19/11/2015 19:25

Adam, Luke, William, Marcus, Evan, James, Isaac, Alexander, Lawrence, Zachary.
Nathaniel is quite nice but I detest Nate as a nn.

Gracey79 · 19/11/2015 18:51

Thomas
Jacob
Harry

KLG3101 · 19/11/2015 18:48

Unlikely I should add George is my husbands choice!!

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UnlikelyPilgramage · 19/11/2015 18:41

I like Rory - it used to be one of my favourites but it seems very popular at the moment.

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BalaRua · 19/11/2015 18:27

Rory? :)

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UnlikelyPilgramage · 19/11/2015 18:26

I don't either KL so I sympathise with your husband!

I like Andrew, Edward and Arthur but for various reasons they are out. I really don't like Conrad and have never been so keen on Anthony. I don't really like Dominic or Quentin and Magnus is rather too out there and I don't like surname-as-first-names at all.

I am fussy, I know!

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KLG3101 · 19/11/2015 18:23

So many fabulous names thank you! Why can't my husband like any!!!

tammytoby · 19/11/2015 14:41

How about

Dominic
Quentin
Elliot
Magnus

Laquila · 19/11/2015 14:05

I have a Nathaniel. You might find some more inspiration on a thread I started last week asking for ideas for our second baby, due in a couple of months:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/2507060-Aghh-boys-names-unusual-but-not-crazy

BlueChampagne · 19/11/2015 13:59

Conrad or Anthony

CakeRattleandRoll · 19/11/2015 12:51

How about Jago instead of Hugo?

Or:
Andrew
Edward
Arthur
Alasdair
Owen

Love Nathaniel.

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UnlikelyPilgramage · 18/11/2015 20:22

I like Louis - but the surname again is an issue as its almost rhyming!

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UnlikelyPilgramage · 18/11/2015 20:22

Isaac is nice. John always sounds very heavy to me, somehow - not keen on jack.

You're right that Hugo is also posh but I utterly love it so its poshness is a little lost on me Smile but it's a no sadly. Benjamin makes me think of a toy monkey DD has! Grin

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Narp · 18/11/2015 20:21

Louis

Narp · 18/11/2015 20:20

Slight curve-balls:

Gregory
Dominic

Narp · 18/11/2015 20:19

John (underused, IMO)
Jack - I know it's a variant of John, but I still like it as a stand-alone)
Isaac

Narp · 18/11/2015 20:16

ThroughThick

I know! I have a posh-ometer that's set fairly low (I have an unusual name and was always accused of being 'posh', so I would steer clear of Sebastian, Jasper, Quentin etc)

Narp · 18/11/2015 20:14

Right! Trying to 'place' your taste, and I think I'm getting there - fairly classic but not posh.

I also work in a school. Boys' names are tough at the best of times....

I also like Nathaniel but would use Nate as a NN

I have a Charles/Charlie but it because it became really popular that year (Charlie and Lola books had just been published) and I sort of regret that, even though I like the name and it suits him. You might be OK, though.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 18/11/2015 20:13

Wow people have different perceptions of names.

Benedict is no posher to me than Charles or Sebastian. Or Hugo.

Benjamin then?

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UnlikelyPilgramage · 18/11/2015 20:08

I like Benedict but it's awfully posh!

I don't like guy or rowan or Dylan at all, sorry (I should mention I work in a school! Far too many children have put me off perfectly nice names!)

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BikeRunSki · 18/11/2015 20:08

I really like Nathaniel.

Narp · 18/11/2015 20:06

Guy

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 18/11/2015 20:05

I like Nathaniel and Sebastian, and Charlie but dislike Charles.

Benedict
Theodore
Zachary
Lucas
Dylan
Stanley

Narp · 18/11/2015 20:05

Laurence
Rowan
Benedict

Narp · 18/11/2015 20:04

Hugh
Rufus
Bruno

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