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Can't find a boy's name I like!

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Littlebitsleepy · 21/02/2019 15:41

I must have looked at 50 different lists of boys names and while there are some I quite like (some of the old man names, or ones with historical links), I haven't found a name I love yet. Can anyone think of any boys names that don't get suggested all the time that I may not have come across yet?

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BertieBotts · 22/03/2021 21:02

Oh no I didn't notice it was a zombie thread!

BertieBotts · 22/03/2021 21:02

I love the old English Aelfraed (really it has those combined Ae characters but I can't do them on my phone) and Elfraed which means friend of elves! But DH isn't keen.

Idris is the other one I love which comes from Welsh if you have a Welsh connection.

Have you been on behind the name? They have a good selection of old English names I've never seen anywhere else and not too much bloat of random names. Their advanced search is really great.

AnxiousAnnie86 · 22/03/2021 20:33

@Littlebitsleepy my absolute favourites are Stanley snd douglas x

Violetlavenders · 22/03/2021 20:33

Love so many names on this thread in particular Marcus, Quentin, Christopher and Austin.

AS19 · 22/03/2021 20:23

What did you go end up calling him?

ButterflyOfFreedom · 23/02/2019 23:22

Cornelius
Ambrose
Lysander
Amos
Tobias
Xander
Drake
Nathaniel
Xavier
Quentin
Patrick
Owen
Rufus
Jasper
Rafferty
Dexter
Fletcher

SnowWhite33 · 23/02/2019 21:12

Cornelius/Cornelis
Francis
Julius

RebeccaWrongDaily · 23/02/2019 12:22

Robert is the name. Bobby / Rob / Bob / Bertie.

Twisique · 23/02/2019 12:20

Ezra

ketchupormayo · 22/02/2019 21:29

Find boys names so difficult!! I like caper and Rupert but my husband hates them. Alex is my back up I've always loved it!

Aquamarine1029 · 22/02/2019 20:59

Ephraim

MumUnderTheMoon · 22/02/2019 17:49

Tiberius
Dennison
Develyn
Wolf
Fox
Kitt
Jarvis
Banner
Potter

Millimollimandi · 22/02/2019 15:09

Maximilian

NameChange30 · 22/02/2019 14:58

You don't have to love the name. You do have to like it and you might find that as you get closer to giving birth, or after baby is born, it just feels "right". You will also grow to love the name because it belongs to the child that you love.

HTH. (My son has an awesome name that I wasn't crazy about at first but grew on me and now I love it!)

Twisique · 22/02/2019 14:54

Alaric
Wulfric

Whoops75 · 22/02/2019 14:36

Friend has a Shay and I really like it.

Nesssie · 22/02/2019 14:35

Noah
Hunter
Luca
Riley
Harvey
Declan

SheChoseDown · 22/02/2019 14:31

We have an Austin, nn Aus, Aussie.
Unusual but not weird. I hope 😅

Pp who has Maverick, I love it!!!!

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Littlebitsleepy · 22/02/2019 14:02

Some great suggestions, thanks! I still don't think I've seen one that I love but maybe that's not going to happen. Maverick's a brilliant name!

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SPR1107 · 22/02/2019 13:34

Rupert!!

junebirthdaygirl · 22/02/2019 13:24

Love the name Nathaniel

blondeirishmummy84 · 22/02/2019 13:13

Our son is called Maverick and we absolutely adore it. It not totally out there but its a little different. We love the meaning and it really suits him.

And yes, hubby is a Top Gun fan lol.

Pregnant with DC2 and although we dont know the gender yet, if its a boy we like Sonny.

BlueChampagne · 22/02/2019 11:35

Conrad
Edmund
Edgar
Bede
Byron
Caedmon
Alfred
Aidan
Oswald
Oswin
Cuthbert
Harold
Godwin
Godfrey

Lucinder · 21/02/2019 23:57

Eldritch (Elfin /fae /strange)
Aethelstan (great anglo saxon king)
A friend's kid is called Loki (norse god of mischief etc)
Bran (the blessed) celtic god of regeneration - (his head is the one supposed to be buried under the tower of london and the reason for the Ravens being kept there).
Herne (celtic god of the hunt)
Godfrey (gods peace - French origin)
Ryder - from the Old English rīdere (rider, knight, mounted warrior).

anitagreen · 21/02/2019 23:18

Or my favourite Alan Grin

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