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A boy's name that fits these rules

163 replies

piratehugs · 06/06/2020 10:44

None of our shortlist feels quite right. Can you suggest a boy's name that matches these criteria?

  • It's not an outlandish name, but you can count the number of people you know of with that name on the fingers of one hand.
  • Ideally two syllables.
  • Can't end in an -ee sound (as it would rhyme with his surname).
  • Straightforward to spell (mine isn't and it's irritating).
  • Ideally isn't also a surname (as his surname could also be a first name - could be an admin hassle).
  • Sounds strong but also friendly (obviously this is subjective).

I was convinced it was going to be a girl called Thora. Had no idea it would be so hard to find a boy's name that ticks all the same boxes.

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LunanMoon · 07/06/2020 18:36

Has Troy been suggested? Or Thornton? Or Torrance?

Can't think of anymore?

AdalbertWaffling · 07/06/2020 16:51

Sorry ignore Tristan from the list, just seen that's been vetoed!

AdalbertWaffling · 07/06/2020 16:49

You seem to be drawn to names beginning with T, so how about:

Tristan
Tobias
Thaddeus
Trey
Thomas
Torin
Tate
Teo
Thackeray

SingingInTheShithouse · 07/06/2020 16:00

I've known 2 adult Thorns in my life, both in their 50s now, though one is sadly no longer with us. Both are/were very cool & genuinely lovely guys. Both English decent too.

piratehugs · 07/06/2020 15:21

@SingingInTheShithouse

Thorn Egon Griffin Malin Rock
Thorn is interesting. I've never heard that before. Do you know anyone called that? Or is there a fictional character I should have heard of?
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Tsubasa1 · 07/06/2020 14:38

Leo
Callum

Nanalisa60 · 07/06/2020 14:36

Duncan
Calum
Fraser
James

Think I have been watching to Watching to much Outlander but I just love Scottish men’s names they sound so strong

SingingInTheShithouse · 07/06/2020 14:26

Thorn
Egon
Griffin
Malin
Rock

Grufallosfriends · 07/06/2020 13:46

Tristan sounds a little sad, maybe because triste in French means sad.

How about
Torben
Reuben
Quentin
Roman
Thorsten

StellaDelMare · 07/06/2020 12:50

Roman
Koa
Noah
Ezra

DotBall · 07/06/2020 12:45

Elden
Marcus
Rowan
Geoffrey

Flappingflamingo · 07/06/2020 12:25

Isaac
Joel
Ryan
Tobias
Toby

EskSmith · 07/06/2020 12:09

I wouldn't get too hung up on the unusualness tbh. I am named a hugely popular 70's name. There were 4 of us in my class. Dd2 is named a name outside the top 100, a name I had never met anyone with.

There are only 5 girls in her year group (small school) dd2 is one of 2 with her name!

piratehugs · 07/06/2020 10:11

I don't like Tristan. I don't know why. I think when I was at primary school, everyone thought it was a poncy name, and it's stuck.

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LunanMoon · 07/06/2020 10:08

If you like those what about Tristan?

piratehugs · 07/06/2020 10:00

@ILoveStickers

Torsten
Torsten is great, but DH isn't keen. When I suggested it, he countered with Thurston, which I like too.

Thurston doesn't meet the criterion of being easy to spell though (there are at least two ways people would get it wrong) and it's quite surnamey too. I just imagine the poor kid having to deal with a lot of admin errors, with a double-barrelled surname, a first name as a surname, a surname as a first name, a dad whose nickname is part of the kid's name, all topped off with a bit that people can't spell. But maybe that happens to everyone and he'll have to suck it up.

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BatleyTownswomensGuild · 07/06/2020 08:26

Ivor
Ewan
Matthew
Eric
Adam
Frank
Owen
Alex
Oscar

BikeRunSki · 07/06/2020 08:21

Evan
Eben
Rex
Ronald
Michael
Darius
Matthew
Robert
Leif
Anders
Tobin
Drew
Ash
Martin
Milo
Miles

I know you says nothing too surnamey, but the problem with boys’ names is that they mostly could all be surnames.

SociallyDistanced2020 · 07/06/2020 08:13

Baxter
Wilfred
Dylan
Conan
Connor

Andrew
Matthew
David
Richard
(I don't know many boys with these names, as they're 'older' iyswim)

DonLewis · 07/06/2020 08:05

Jago

Tentativesteps133 · 07/06/2020 08:04

Luca

Grufallosfriends · 07/06/2020 08:02

Roman
Quentin

Obvs · 07/06/2020 07:29

Corin
Cormac
Torin
Laurence

ILoveStickers · 07/06/2020 07:27

Torsten

Porridgeoat · 07/06/2020 07:21

Rory