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What's your favourite (slightly) unusual boys name?

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strawberrypenguin · 24/01/2016 15:52

Looking at boys names for DS2 and struggling a bit. DS1 has a traditional top 10 name but we can't find another similar we like for DS2 so I'm thinking we might need to go a bit more unusual. So I'm looking for some inspiration!

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starkers1 · 28/01/2016 11:11

Rex... by a mile, if had a DS would call him this Smile

KatOnATinRo0f · 27/01/2016 22:59

I love so many of these names. I obviously can't have that many children so o will probably have to have a lot of cats.

The weirdest ones I'm drawn to on the list are Saint John and Wolfgang. I'd never have the guts for either but they are quirky.

dementedma · 27/01/2016 21:29

Petroc is lovely.

ampersandand · 27/01/2016 11:25

Merlin
Nelson
Leonard

Izzyathome · 26/01/2016 19:58

The more unusual ones of my short list are;
Otto
Archer
Angus
Otis
Magnus
Hamish
Leon
Rafe

RoseDeWittBukater · 26/01/2016 19:58

I have one of these too Grin and I also didn't realise how unusual it was when we chose it, it's biblical so I assumed classic.

If I was to have any more DS I love -
Stanley
Elias
Reuben
Eric
Idris

3sugarsplease · 26/01/2016 19:43

My DS's name is on here Grin

I also like Tiberius, Reuben, Magnus and Valentino

Pleasemrstweedie · 26/01/2016 19:35

Stiliyan - I never understood why this didn't take off.

BikeRunSki · 26/01/2016 19:25

Kester

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mumsnit · 26/01/2016 19:01

Ooh I love the name Stellan SquadGoals
Wish I was brave enough to use it...

Not sure why it would be any kind of an issue that Laurence is the girls variant in France though? It's a great boys name here in the UK!

MagpieCursedTea · 26/01/2016 17:57

No but that is a lovely name!

ShmooBooMoo · 26/01/2016 17:19

Is it Oakley, Magpie? I love that name :)

MagpieCursedTea · 26/01/2016 15:54

I'm ridiculously pleased that my DS's name has been mentioned a couple of times. I love it but didn't realise how unusual it was until after he was born and we started telling people. It's nice that at least two other people on here have heard of it and like it!

Sophronia · 26/01/2016 15:48

Alaric
Magnus
Pasco / Pascal
Piran
Jago
Jory
Jowan
Elisha
Clement
Barnabas
Cosmo
Micah
Soren
Marius
Fabian
Amadeus
Matteus
Jesper
Melchior
Rasmus
Malachy
Colm
Darragh
Oisin
Florian
Morris

MyNewBearTotoro · 26/01/2016 14:52

Ezra
Rufus
Rudi
Rupert
Gabriel

StDogolphin · 26/01/2016 14:33

Barnaby

SuburbanRhonda · 25/01/2016 17:03

DS's two best mates are called Bill and Ben Smile

MackerelOfFact · 25/01/2016 15:28

My personal faves are:

Wilbur
Casper
Otto
Asa
Ivo
Percy
Austin
Sebastian
Lucien

Bit of a weird mix!

MrsHenryCrawford · 25/01/2016 15:18

Howard
Micah
Elijah
Harris
Arlo

Ilovegummibaers · 25/01/2016 14:21

My favourite boys names (at the moment) are
Quentin
Reuben
Lawrence (but not Laurence which is female in France, the male version being Laurent)

I agree with the previous poster - more of these names should actually be used! There are enough Harrys, Charlies and Noahs out there imo.

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strawberrypenguin · 25/01/2016 14:06

Yes whats it is! Does narrow the field a bit when looking at other boys names!

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WhatsGoingOnEh · 25/01/2016 13:19

it doesn't fit with DS1. We can't really use anything with 'Ben' at the start 'Ted' or 'Elliot' (which I like) as they would all sound rediculous paired with him!

what'd DS1's name? Is it Bill?

CrystalMcPistol · 25/01/2016 13:14

'My DH vetoed Saint John'

Good for him!

Hamiltoes · 25/01/2016 13:13

Malachy

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