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Names similar to Cooper or Spencer

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ReginaPhalange89 · 12/02/2019 14:21

I find boys names really difficult. I don't like anything too "unique" but all the sort of common ones I just don't love either .

Cooper , Fletcher and Spencer have came up in discussion and we both seem to like these . Any suggestions of something similar ?

Or any other suggestions of names you love that aren't so uncommon they're wierd lol

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aliceandkids77 · 15/02/2019 18:39

I instantly thought of
Quentin
Grayson
Hunter
Rainer
Beckett/Beck
Tommy
I love all your picks, I think the ones most similar to your choices are Hunter, Rainer and Grayson x

Antonin · 13/02/2019 14:24

Stirling
Leith

Antonin · 13/02/2019 14:14

OP as you like the sound of surnames why not look at both your family trees to see if there are any surnames there that appeal to you. You then have the advantage of explaining your choice by saying ‘it’s a family name’.
Another source for less used names is places. Any favourite places that mean something to you and DH? Lewis is used a lot but there must be less used place names you like

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 13/02/2019 14:11

My primary was in the catchment area of the Art College so several of out pupils were the children of Art lecturers and students, hence the wonderful names. We also had a girl called Alexia which I still think is a beautiful name.

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 13/02/2019 14:09

Onestep, Gulliver was known as Gilly by friends, but Gulliver by the teacher.

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ReginaPhalange89 · 13/02/2019 13:40

Ooooh Maddox has surprised me , I quite like that! Not sure if I'm put off by the fact I went to school with a guy who had that as a surname though.

Keir is nice , I suggested that before and my OH said no as he had a friend called that
He also said no to Adam last night so that's off the list :( he knows loads of Adams apparently.

I quite like Murray....

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OneStepMoreFun · 13/02/2019 13:12

Chocolate Gulliver is an exceedingly cool name.
I remember we had a Zebedee. He was very naughty and had long hair. His parents were actors.

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 12/02/2019 23:31

I went to a Scottish state Primary school in the 1970s.

We had Roderick, Gulliver, Titus and Keir in the class, along with the usual Mark, Michael, Keith etch.

It's good to be different.

Calloway · 12/02/2019 22:45

Porter

OneStepMoreFun · 12/02/2019 22:34

Maddox
Clayton
Asa
Rollo
Brodie

SinkGirl · 12/02/2019 22:34

For some reason when I scanned the tread titles and saw yours my brain misread it and I thought it was about Mad Men, so you could go with Stirling, Cooper, Draper or
Price 😄

IHeartKingThistle · 12/02/2019 22:30

Oh and one of my all time favourite Year 7 classes had a Hugo, a Jethro, a Conrad and a Hartley.

IHeartKingThistle · 12/02/2019 22:29

Bailey is always taken apart on here but I really like it. Also Brodie.

Subla2401 · 12/02/2019 22:21

Hmm what about Parker? Huxley? Carson?

youllhavehadyourtea · 12/02/2019 21:32

Hunter
Archer
Jenson
Harrison

These are names on a similar theme to OPs suggestions I've heard recently at a Baby Bookbug Group.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 12/02/2019 20:37

Ashton

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 12/02/2019 20:34

Grayson
Hunter
Dexter
Finley
Riley
Ethan
Sean
Emerson
Addison
Aubrey
Preston
Carter
Gideon
Jasper
Emmett
Emlyn
Ben
Aston
Ethan
Mitchell
Samual
Lester
Milo
Nate
Tate
Nico
Elijah
Eli
Oscar
Ross
Evan
Grey
Harrison
Indigo
Devon
Jacob
Leigh
Logan
Maxwell
Max
Seth
Neo
Rhys
Theo
Xavier

Cosmoa · 12/02/2019 20:23

Morgan

RainyDaysAndTuesfays · 12/02/2019 19:28

Smith
Archer
Hayden?

Cbeebiesrehab · 12/02/2019 19:21

Dexter, Rex, Marshall, Fraser, Frank/Frankie, Preston, Brynley, Chester, Gideon, Joss

budgetneeded · 12/02/2019 18:33

Has Martin been mentioned?

Cosmoa · 12/02/2019 18:28

Cassius
Marley
Sullivan
Jasper
Casper
Harley

itssquidstella · 12/02/2019 18:15

Turner
Hunter
Tate
Walker

Upthepong · 12/02/2019 18:14

More seriously, Lorimer means harness maker.

Upthepong · 12/02/2019 18:12

Churchill Grin

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