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Need some help with boys names please

46 replies

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 08/06/2018 19:36

Found out DC2 will be a boy Smile
Very excited but it means we have to disregard our long list of girls names and start thinking about boys names which, for some reason, we've found much trickier. We already have one DC who is Esme so would ideally like something that sounds nice with her name.

To give you an idea of what we might like:

Ned (vetoed by DH because of Game of Thrones)
Seth (like it but don't love it)
Gabriel (same as Seth)
Ezra (can't use)
Joel (again like but don't love it)
Noah (doesn't work with last name)
Gene (vetoed by DH)
Alec (doesn't work with last name)

There were 5 girls in my year at school with the same name as me so would like to avoid anything too overused!

Any suggestions would be gratefully received!

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Mountainsoutofmolehills · 12/06/2018 00:20

Cosimo
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Ceebs85 · 11/06/2018 21:54

Following as I'm pregnant with a boy.

Love Nate but DH vetoed it
Never considered Joel but I like it!

He wanted Casey for a girl and I vetoed it but maybe I like it more for a boy...

PinkAvocado · 11/06/2018 20:01

Nate is nice.

My earlier comment should have said that Gabriel IS my favourite l!

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 11/06/2018 18:33

foxpox I LOVE the name Francis but DH doesn't like it Sad

Not keen on Andre or Nathan to be honest.

We are leaning towards Nathaniel at the moment. If we go with that then he will be known as Nate but we want to officially use Nathaniel so he has the option when he's older.

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auntyflonono · 11/06/2018 07:28

Nathan

PinkAvocado · 11/06/2018 07:21

Gabriel/Gabe isn’t favourite on your list and Seth my least favourite.

foxpox · 11/06/2018 00:36

Francis
Sebastian

They are names of brothers I know to some of the names you like

Eatmycheese · 11/06/2018 00:17

Love Joel and Aiden

jeanzbeanz · 11/06/2018 00:11

Andre?

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 10/06/2018 20:53

Nathaniel is lovely

TatianaLarina · 10/06/2018 20:43

Love Gabriel.

Nathaniel in second place.

Others are meh.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 10/06/2018 20:39

I like Nathaniel, Joel & Aidan.

Icklepup · 10/06/2018 10:24

I like Nathaniel

Frosty66612 · 10/06/2018 09:04

I really like Joel from that list

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 10/06/2018 09:03

Thank you all. You've been so helpful. Ok, so our current list now looks like this:

Nathaniel (nn Nate)
Seth
Asher
Joel
Gabriel (nn Gabe)
Aiden (DH has accepted he was being daft about the Corrie thing Grin)

I also liked Cole, Travis and Joss from your suggestions but DH not keen on any of them. He thinks Travis and Cole are too American (I can see his point) and that Joss sounds like it should be a nickname rather than a stand alone name.

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GreenMeerkat · 10/06/2018 07:59

I love the name Aidan, one of my all time favourite boy's names. It's my brother's name. I would use it myself but I have another brother and wouldn't be fair to use one name over the other.

Bubblesoup · 10/06/2018 04:49

Or...

Emmett
Liam
Sawyer
Asher
Everett
Declan
Jasper
Rufus
Wilber
Jackson

I'm on a roll Wink

Bubblesoup · 10/06/2018 04:44

Owen
Evan
Harris
Marcus
Jonah
Angus/Gus
Dylan
Sean
Solomon
Hamish
Frank
Austin
Elliot
Flynn
Finn

Sorry for any repeats!

TatianaLarina · 09/06/2018 16:49

It is very American.

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 09/06/2018 15:40

I like quite like Travis but worried it might sound a bit too American?

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Frosty66612 · 09/06/2018 14:14

Kieran
Kai
Gavin
Niall
Callum
Blayne
Reece/Rhys
Joss
Brodie
Joel
Finley
Dylan
Jack
Joseph
Struan
Kian
Zach
Stanley
Jude
Cole
Travis
Connor
Eric
Elliott
Elias
Tobias
Cameron
Chester
Austin
Shay
Ennis

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 09/06/2018 13:44

Thank you all. From your suggestions so far I really like

Evan
Ethan
Isaac
Jed
Theo
Elijah

But, frustratingly, can't use any of them as they're already used by family members or close friends

Have added Nathaniel and Asher to our list. Although we're not 100% convinced the latter sounds right with our last name.

Keep them coming! Smile

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 09/06/2018 12:18

Love Alec.
Benedict (Ned).
Joseph
Arthur

IVflytrap · 09/06/2018 11:29

Asa
Jethro
Micah
Eric
Miles
Asher
Ivar
Rafe
Lorne
Keir
Jed
Jago
Xavier
Raphael
Joshua

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