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Does a BOYS' name exist that isn't overly popular, sound similar to something overly popular, about to become overly popular or just plain boring or dated?

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leoniethelioness · 07/05/2016 18:05

Blatantly plagiarising from another poster's thread but I have been wondering this about boys' names. DH & I are expecting our first baby in September and we've agreed on a girls' name but have absolutely no idea what to call our baby if it's a boy (we don't know the sex).

All suggestions would be much appreciated!

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leoniethelioness · 08/06/2016 21:30

Nice to see my thread resurrected. We found out we are having a boy so it's been really useful! I think we've decided on a name now. ☺

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disappoint15 · 08/06/2016 15:25

Marius
Casimir
Erasmus
Bruno
Paul

Gummibaers · 08/06/2016 14:32

Yes, lots of them exist imo. Just look outside the top 250 or so.

Lexilooo · 08/06/2016 13:56

Brian? Derek? Cedric? Cecil? Cyril? Arthur? Sidney? Roger? Neville? Nigel? Alan?

Notsoaccidentproneanymore · 08/06/2016 13:40

I like old fashioned names. What about;

Donald
Frank
Sydney
Patrick
Albert
Arthur

BendydickCuminsnatch · 08/06/2016 13:33

My DS' name complies and hasn't been mentioned yet Halo

Sophronia · 08/06/2016 13:25

Anton
Alastair
Aaron
Alec
Asa
Asher
Alaric
Amos
Abel
Bram
Clark
Corin
Calvin
Clement
Damon
Dorian
Dominic
Eli
Edwin
Everett
Eric
Fabian
Francis
Gregory
Hallam
Jesse
Jago
Jeremy
Jonathan
Keir
Laurence
Luke
Leonard
Matthias
Magnus
Marius
Micah
Nicholas
Owen
Philip
Patrick
Paul
Robin
Saul
Solomon
Timothy
Torin
Vincent
Victor
Wilfred
Walter
Zacharias

MrsOllyMurs · 08/06/2016 12:36

Christian

BertrandRussell · 08/06/2016 12:32

My ds is called Patrick. He has only ever come across one other in this country. I think it fills your brief perfectly.

KateLivesInEngland · 08/06/2016 12:30

Arlo
Addy Addison
Edison
Ellery
Will
Ted
Albie

I'm just trying to remember what I was considering when we had our last DC!

LittleBlueRidingBoot · 08/06/2016 12:26

Tom

PotteringAlong · 21/05/2016 16:29

Gary

SoThatHappened · 21/05/2016 16:28

Diggory

WakeUpFast · 20/05/2016 10:07

Willem
Alistair
Henry
Darling

Dogolphin · 20/05/2016 10:00

Vaughn
Laurence
Hector

Pipilangstrumpf · 20/05/2016 08:51

Out of the thousands of names used last year (ONS list), MOST of them are neither too popular (only top 100) nor boring (depends how you define boring) nor dated (previous top 100). How about these:

Angus
Benedict
Christopher
Dominic
Elliot
Fabian
Hector
Ivan
Julius
Lawrence
Miles
Otis
Patrick
Quentin
Rufus
Tristan
Vincent
Xavier

Imps9 · 19/05/2016 21:44

In answer to your question OP - no. I genuinely think that such a name doesn't exist. Or if it does, I wish I could bloody well find it Grin

SabineUndine · 19/05/2016 21:33

Chad.

Dogolphin · 19/05/2016 20:08

Owen

Pipilangstrumpf · 18/05/2016 14:22

Elliot
Quentin
Darius
Edwin
Lawrence
Tristan

Agree about Ben being very common round here...!

donthaveto · 11/05/2016 00:28

Lancelot, Gideon, Job, Jeremiah, Rupert,

donthaveto · 11/05/2016 00:19

Darrel/Darryl

MadameJosephine · 10/05/2016 21:48

I really wanted either Edison or Darwin for a boy but both were vetoed by DP. I live in hope that if I keep suggesting them on here one day a mumsnetter will use one of them Smile

Flopsyhopsy · 10/05/2016 14:23

Ben, Toby, Max, Finley.... these are not supposed to be 'overly popular' Confused. Not sure where you live but there are more than enough of them around here...

IFailDaily · 09/05/2016 23:57

Tobias (Toby), Nicholas, Finlay, Rowan, Graham