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Favourite unusual boy's name?

129 replies

Mollbie · 11/08/2016 17:38

There's a great thread at the moment about girl's names but I'm having a boy...

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YourNewspaperIsShit · 18/08/2016 01:45

DP was desperate for Hector but I vetoed because it's actually becoming really popular Blush DS is Fox I suppose that's not common Smile

PaperdollCartoon · 17/08/2016 13:38

Another for Jago, I love it.

Also love Rex (this will probably be our first DS if we have one) Arlo, Casper, Cosmo, also love Torquil but I'm not Scottish so don't think we could pull it off.

DerelictMyBalls · 17/08/2016 13:31

Wreford

This makes me laugh every single time I see it on here. Grin What's the story behind it?

UntilTheCowsComeHome · 17/08/2016 00:15

Deacon
Carter
Hunter
Forrest

fluentinsarcasm · 16/08/2016 10:12

Riker
Hudson
Hendrix

Tangoandcreditcards · 16/08/2016 06:38

pootles - Grin Right there you've hit on my DP, BIL and my best mate's DH.
Ah. The 70s.

I'll throw in Dennis and Roger for good measure.

blinkowl · 16/08/2016 06:32

Inigo
Osian

soundsystem · 16/08/2016 06:28

Ooh, some great names on here!

My current favourites:

Jago
Otto
Ludo
Casper
Jasper
Zebedee (Zeb)
Zebediah (also Zeb)

Otto would be my top pick but it doesn't work with my German-sounding surname (neither DH or I are at all German, and so Otto German-surname would be a bit much in the circumstances)

Also love Taliesin but my daughter has a Welsh name and we're not Welsh so have ruled that out.

Really like Gilleathan but living outwith Scotland and with a hard-to-spell double-barrelled surname would probably be a bit unfair on the poor child, so not for me!

Love Ambrose, DH has vetoed it, but agreed to it if we ever have a dog Grin

GiddyGiddyGoat · 13/08/2016 17:56

Moses. Best boy name ever.

Rosaaa · 13/08/2016 15:04

Dexter
Cary
Roman

ineedamoreadultieradult · 12/08/2016 20:00

Arlo
Hunter
Fox
Raphael
Romeo
Skylar

DerelictMyBalls · 12/08/2016 19:58

Interesting to see Hugo mentioned - Hugos are ten a penny round here.

I love Loic, Otto, Bernard and Vern.

And DS's name! We have never met another... Smile

StubbleTurnips · 12/08/2016 19:57

Montgomery - love it.

PurplePidjin · 12/08/2016 19:51

I'd have loved to call one of my ds's Ezekiel or Santiago but wasn't quite brave enough.

Ds1s name is on here already, and ds2s often crops up as a suggestion on threads like this

BikeRunSki · 12/08/2016 19:16

Eliezer
Otto
Anders

NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 12/08/2016 18:56

Oz

workshyfop · 12/08/2016 18:52

Lysander

uggerboff · 12/08/2016 18:22

Berrigan
Duncan
Claude

Ememem84 · 12/08/2016 18:12

Gary. Apparently gary is a name that is dying out.

finova · 12/08/2016 18:07

Names I've come across that are fairly uncommon:

Asher
Lars
Laurence
Heath
Otis

hollyisalovelyname · 12/08/2016 18:03

Tarlach
Breifne ( Breff knee)
Both Irish names.

GastonsPomPomWrath · 12/08/2016 17:40

Raphael

ButterBeanSoup · 12/08/2016 17:35

Mortimer - I bloody love it!

JacquelineChan · 12/08/2016 17:34

Ralph

Ilovewillow · 12/08/2016 17:31

I love Atticus and Bartholomew - hubby did not, he preferred Crispin! We ended up with a Seth!

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