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Boys names - what am I missing?!

29 replies

Swan2019 · 13/09/2019 22:07

Baby boy due in November and we can’t decide on a name.

Top of the list are:
William
Jack
Edward
Arthur
Elliot
Rowan
Hamish
Rory

We want something classic and strong, but I feel as though they’re all a bit boring. Can anyone offer some inspiration?

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elQuintoConyo · 14/09/2019 21:33

Edgar.
Edgar Allen Poe. Very Halloween, perfect for November!

Kerry197878 · 14/09/2019 20:57

My son is called Elliott .. but do love Noah thats his middle name

fireandbrimstoneetall · 14/09/2019 20:52

I am a secondary teacher, I have about 2 Jacks' from year 7 to year 13, it's really not THAT popular... and it is a lovely name... what about Jamie?

Yika · 14/09/2019 20:40

Lovely names. A few more:

Hugh
Piers
Angus
Aidan
Adrian
Leon

Grufallosfriends · 14/09/2019 20:33

Wasn't Jack THE most popular boys name for years recently?! There must be thousands of Jacks...

fireandbrimstoneetall · 14/09/2019 20:28

Jack is a lovely name! If I had had a boy, this would have been his name!

Edward, you get the option of Ted or Teddy.

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2019 19:23

Edgar
Tudor
Guy

Grufallosfriends · 14/09/2019 15:54

Hamish on your list isn't too common or boring. I like it.

I also like the suggestions of
Dominic
Leonard
Quentin
Torin

IckleBear · 14/09/2019 15:26

Hector
Ezekiel
Zachary
Daniel
Norman

Anerak · 14/09/2019 10:09

Elliot

TheVanguardSix · 14/09/2019 07:56

Richard
Roland
Raymond
Michael
Frederick
Bernard
Henry
Laurence
Vincent
Norman
Leonard
Aelred

Sunshineys · 14/09/2019 07:49

Magnus
Quentin
Dominic
Reuben

AverageMummy · 14/09/2019 06:46

Rowan is really lovely
Also really like William & Edward

JaneJeffer · 14/09/2019 01:12

John

MrsBertBibby · 14/09/2019 00:52

Conrad
Robert
Torin
Tobin

MissPepper8 · 14/09/2019 00:00

We're not finding out what we're having but currently struggling between Rowan and Theo.

So Rowan is a favourite but from your list I also think Arthur is kinda cute too.

MissHenty · 13/09/2019 23:10

The following from you lost are lovely classic names that won’t date
William
Jack
Edward
Arthur

I really like them all but find Edward a bit dull.

Not so keen on Hamish but really really like Elliot

Rowan is likely to date as the name has come from nowhere to suddenly being very popular in certain areas of the country, could be this generations Keith or Darren. Plus it’s nearly identical to the very popular name “Roman” (now about to enter top 50, will be top 10 soon). It would annoy me that people always seem to get the names muddled (“is it RoMan with an M or RoWan with a W”?)

Rory is a cool name I think. Quite funky for a little boy. Not massively unusual though. Some more uncommon suggestions above

MissHenty · 13/09/2019 23:05

How about:
Rex
Wilfred
Milo
Miles
Ralph
Eli
Ellis
Patrick
Peter
Grayson
Rudi/Rudy
Otis

OnlyToWin · 13/09/2019 22:58

Feel Richard is due a revival!

MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 13/09/2019 22:56

How about Hector?

Or:

Henry
Louis
Alexander
Thomas
Rufus
Gabriel

RickOShay · 13/09/2019 22:56

Nice names op.
What about
Conrad

Benedict

Christian

Raphael

Douglas

itssquidstella · 13/09/2019 22:53

@bridgetreilly I LOVE Hereward but there's no way DH would ever agree ☹️

Astronica · 13/09/2019 22:53

Magnus
Edmund
Rufus

Adultmummy · 13/09/2019 22:52

Guy
Gavin
Fraser

Shmithecat2 · 13/09/2019 22:52

Gideon

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