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Found out we're having a boy and we don't like any names!!

119 replies

Writerwannabe83 · 04/04/2017 22:14

We had loads of lovely girls names in mind, I was convinced we would be told it's a girl and DH had even joked that we'd be screwed if it was a boy as he'd have to be nameless.

When we had DS we found out at 16 he was a boy and by the time I had him at 39 weeks we still hadn't agreed on a name, I didn't feel strongly about anything. My DH named him, it was a name I didn't even particularly like but I didn't like anything else either.

So now we are faced with naming another boy and we're in the exact same situation.

DH has come up with a few suggestions that he likes: Reece, Cameron and Lewis are his latest but I'm so completely nonchalant about them.

We don't want anything weird or old fashioned but nor do we want something common. I work with babies aged 0-2 and see about 40 new patients a week so at least I know which common names to avoid....but then it makes it harder when my husband suggests names which I know to be really popular and I tell him no for that reason.

Maybe I could just give the baby one of girl'a names? Grin

Why are boys names so hard? Sad

I desperately need inspiration!!!

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Writerwannabe83 · 06/04/2017 17:18

Noah will always make me think of Noah and his Ark and I just couldn't lumber a child with that Grin

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MaroonPencil · 06/04/2017 17:17

What were the girls names you liked? Are there boy versions of those?

LordScuttlebutt · 06/04/2017 17:14

Noah seems to be popular around here.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 06/04/2017 17:12

I love Daniel/Danny, one of my favourite names.
Goes well with Arron too.

Writerwannabe83 · 06/04/2017 17:04

What do people think of Daniel?

Arron and Daniel?
Arron and Danny?

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MWestie · 05/04/2017 18:39

Magnus
Fraser
Harris

Writerwannabe83 · 05/04/2017 18:00

I really like Jesse for a boy but DH's brother has got a daughter called Jessica and gets called Jess/Jessie so we can't really have it for our son too.

I like Reece but our surname is only one syllable so I don't want a one syllable first name too because then the babe just sounds so short and blunt.

When DS has gone to bed I'm going to have another read of this thread when it's quiet so I can think seriously about people's suggestions.

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junebirthdaygirl · 05/04/2017 16:07

Blaise is a name.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/04/2017 09:14

Seen anything you like yet OP ?

user1243 · 05/04/2017 09:11

Jesse
Aidan
Oscar
Toby
Theo
Adam
Eli
Parker
Xander
Quest
Edison
Tide
Noah
Myles
Tobias
Caleb
Heath
Mason
Nathaniel (Nate)
Hunter
Rowan
Wilder
Joseph
Harry

Some of these are more out there but you won't find another child with the name of it being old fashioned.

ColourfulOrangex · 05/04/2017 08:59

Jasper is really cute, my friend just had a baby boy and named him Jasper

Matthew
Ashley
Teddy
Peter
James
Spencer
Samuel
Joshua
Ryan
Zachary

KingJoffreysRestingCuntface · 04/04/2017 23:22

Gaston.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/04/2017 23:17

Arron and Jasper
Arron and Reece
Arron and Rory
Arron and Miles
Arron and Marcus
Arron and Nathan
Arron and Dylan
Arron and Samuel

CaoNiMartacus · 04/04/2017 23:16

Lonon sounds like one of the noble gases!

I really like Thady, which was mentioned upthread.

Astro55 · 04/04/2017 23:15

L on on -

It's unusual - but I heard a child with this name today - and it really suited him

peaceloveandbiscuits · 04/04/2017 23:11

How do you pronounce Lonon? Confused

Astro55 · 04/04/2017 23:05

What about Lonon?

Lennon
Marcus
Jarred
Mason
Logan

JonSnowsWhore · 04/04/2017 23:05

I'm exactly the same OP, could have picked out of loads of girls names but wasn't keen on any boys names. Found one we both liked but keep seeing it used on girls/pets now so I'm bloody doubting it! Will be following this thread with you to see if anything comes up!
I love Jude, but OH hates it so can't use it.
I've already used the only other boys name I liked on my last one Sad

SSR24479 · 04/04/2017 23:00

Rory
Axel
Finlay
Damion
Theodore
Tristan
Quentin
Sebastian
Sidney
Rupert
Heath
Jamison
Bradley
Martin
Alfie
Kian
Marshall
Callum

fortunacookie · 04/04/2017 22:58

I lurve Lu-EE!Grin

Writerwannabe83 · 04/04/2017 22:53

I like your DHs suggestion of Lewis,

I like it too but the letters are practically an anagram of our surname and when you say it together it's a bit of a tongue twister and it looks a bit odd.

DH did suggest the spelling of Louis but I can't be doing with people pronouncing his name as Lu-ee all the time which would undoubtedly happen.

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/04/2017 22:50

Toby is gorgeous. Have you thought of letting your little boy choose a name?

I liked Toby but DH said no.

Our DS wants to call it Blaze as his favourite cartoon is currently Blaze and the Monster Machine. I said no to that so he asked if we could call him Domino after our neighbour's cat Grin

Our son is called Arron.

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dollarstodonuts · 04/04/2017 22:50

Levi
Tobias
Cole
Vaughn
Broderick (Brody)
Logan
Lachlan
Stellan
Colin
Dashel
Marshall
Samson

peaceloveandbiscuits · 04/04/2017 22:50

Joffrey totally going to suggest Morpheus to DH now.

Zoflorabore · 04/04/2017 22:50

I love Caleb and Oscar, I have a 14 yr old Oliver and when I was preganant with dd who is now 6 I had the opposite problem to you and loved boys names. Sod's law...