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

155 replies

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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weebarra · 24/01/2016 17:30

Innes
Laurence

MagpieCursedTea · 24/01/2016 17:28

Rowan, would've been DS's name if DH hadn't disliked it so much.

almapudden · 24/01/2016 17:26

Dashiell
Ambrose

KnockMeDown · 24/01/2016 17:26

Thaddeus

Twistedheartache · 24/01/2016 17:26

Tristan

JeanGenie23 · 24/01/2016 17:25

Kit
Keir

Not unusual but not heard of much;

Patrick
Wilfred

PissPotPourri · 24/01/2016 17:24

Solomon. Delaney

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 24/01/2016 17:22

Rafe
Nicholas - Nico/Nick
Silas
Rupert
Rufus

IoraRua · 24/01/2016 17:20

Matteo
Christian
Emmet, spelled that way.
Jared
Eirnin
Ailill
Cormac
Diarmuid
Idris (though that might just be down to Elba...)

OTheHugeManatee · 24/01/2016 17:18

Cuthbert. DH hates it so we won't use it. You're welcome Grin

thegiddylimit · 24/01/2016 17:15

Jonah

I met a little Jonah recently and I loved it, such a classic name that's not common at all.

emsyj · 24/01/2016 17:12

Otto and Rupert

junebirthdaygirl · 24/01/2016 17:11

Nathaniel. Love that name

mumsnit · 24/01/2016 17:10

Laurence (nn Laurie)

It was Theo but has become v v popular over the last few years!

JustWantToBeDorisAgain · 24/01/2016 17:06

Amos (nn moss / mossie) family name but I just had girls

fuzzpig · 24/01/2016 16:50

Ezra, Elias, Silas and Lysander :)

CPtart · 24/01/2016 16:48

Evan or Lawrence

winkywinkola · 24/01/2016 16:22

Rudyard
Theodore
Jeremiah
Jonah

SevenSeconds · 24/01/2016 16:20

Christian. It didn't even make the top 100 last year.

Mincedpie · 24/01/2016 16:10

Nate

MargaretHale · 24/01/2016 16:09

Rory
Owen

MamaLazarou · 24/01/2016 16:08

Bernard

Borninthe60s · 24/01/2016 16:08

Arlo
Hugh
Rhodri
Ian

pickledparsnip · 24/01/2016 16:07

Wolfred (yes seriously)
Rafferty
August

Millionsmom · 24/01/2016 16:07

I was going to say Asa too.

I like Phineas.