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Cannot choose a boy’s name! Help!

47 replies

Dreamcatcher34 · 21/09/2020 10:14

It’s starting to drive me crazy. I like so many girl’s names but it’s a boy, so I’m stuck. I like relatively unusual but not completely out-there/stupid names. I’d like them to be the only one in their class, but I still want a lovely name. Please help.

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MaverickDanger · 21/09/2020 12:51

Ronan
Ross
Andrew
Aidan
Jeremy
Timothy

We have the same “requirements” and are likely to go with Lachlan or Owen. So hopefully you’re not in the same school catchment areas as us Wink

Wetweekend99 · 21/09/2020 12:35

Lawrence nn laurie (mainly because I love little women and hugh Laurie)

Our boy name we had picked out when we were having children was Elliott.

LittleTiger007 · 21/09/2020 12:30

Malachi
Tobias
Barnaby
Ned
Gabriel
Thaddeus
Theodore
Reuben
Raffael
... look up the 1000 top boys names used in 2019 and skip the first 100. There are some great names there.

everyonesmama · 21/09/2020 12:27

Dominic
Donovan
Costello
Andre
Piers
Xander
Milo
Tobias

badg3r · 21/09/2020 12:21

Yes to the only one in their class... one of mine has a name used 80 times the year they were born... there was another in their nursery class 😂

TinaTraybake · 21/09/2020 12:20

Ashton
Sebastian
Patrick
Lochlan
Jackson
Tyler
Harvey
Louis
Cole
Logan
Caleb
Reece
Daniel
Leo /Leon
Hugo

TinaTraybake · 21/09/2020 12:16

Kit
Abel
Evander
Mason
Caspian
Brooks
Atlas
Solomon
Hendrix
Wilbur
Arthur
Max
Vincent

Kanaloa · 21/09/2020 11:26

I agree there’s no guarantee of having the only one in the class. What style of names do you like? It might be easier if you post a few you like then people can add suggestions.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/09/2020 11:20

Keith
Colin
Mark

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/09/2020 11:20

I’d like them to be the only one in his class.
That’s unrealistic, though. No matter what name you choose there’s no guarantee of that.
You’re probably but not definitely less likely to find the following names in the class room now.
John
Paul
Alan
Gary
Carl
Terence
Lawrence
Trevor
Norman
Brian
Cedric
Maurice
Horace
Donald
Wilbur

babyguffingtonstrikesagain · 21/09/2020 11:10

Otis
Gideon
Jude
Solomon
Jasper
Rupert
Amos

OnlyToWin · 21/09/2020 11:08

Richard

timeisnotaline · 21/09/2020 11:07

Abraham. Alfred. Martin. Damien. Denis. Fergus. Ralph. Edmund. Adrian. Nelson. Clancy. Cyril. Bertram. Francis. St John (sinjun)
I always hope someone chooses one of my names and lets me know. Even if I don’t like it myself (I definitely don’t love all my suggestions) it would still be a huge win Grin

FluffyEggsontoast · 21/09/2020 10:59

If you want them to be the only one in their class (and i obviously appreciate there's not guarantees) I'd take a list of the top 100 names and make sure you cross off every single one!
I see Rory suggested for example. A nice enough name but there's loads of them (and loads of top 100 boy names starting Ro_) so I would cross that off.

Tristan
Cole
Curtis
Barnaby
Casper
Seth
Sidney
Laurence Laurie
Otis
Otto
Christopher Kit
Peter

ButterflyOfFreedom · 21/09/2020 10:53

Amos
Ambrose
Roscoe
Tobias
Owen
Leon
Dominic
Ellis
Francis
Noel
Evan

mylittleavalon · 21/09/2020 10:45

Reuben not how I spelt it!!

mylittleavalon · 21/09/2020 10:45

Dominic, Nathaniel, Lachlan, Rupert, Matthias, Nicholas, Flynn, Stanley, Chester, Rubeun, Jules, Jett, Neil, Quentin

Elwynne · 21/09/2020 10:24

Ralph
Orlando
Patrick
Hamish
Roscoe

Good luck!!

NWnature · 21/09/2020 10:21

Rory

Nomoreilove · 21/09/2020 10:16

Alistair