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Help find a boys name (last of our friends!)

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Midbreakdown · 25/11/2020 17:48

...and both have jobs where we deal with a lot of people and children. Some negative associations with names. Our friends have all had children recently so the following names are ruled out: Finley, Gabriel, Thomas, Sebastian, Theodore, Oscar, Henry, Harry, Otis, Dylan, Felix, Jesse. We have already ruled out George, Noah, Arthur, Alfie, Freddie, Archie and Teddy. Not keen on anything to twee sounding.

The only names on my mind at the moment are Robin and Louis. I did like Max but concerned about popularity.

Could you lend a hand with some suggestions please? Nothing too off the wall but I just need some new ideas that aren't either already used, negatively associated with or too popular. Yep sounds easy doesn't it 🤣🤣

Thanks in advance.

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LolaG · 26/11/2020 22:03

Sonny. I love that name and would have had it myself but went with Henry

YerAWizardHarry · 26/11/2020 22:01

I don't agree that top 100 names need to be avoided. I've got an Oliver at a 500 pupil school and there is only two of them

TheNanny23 · 26/11/2020 21:56

Edward is number 24 with 2125 boys named it in 2019

blondie87 · 26/11/2020 16:14

I think Edward is a great name. I have young children and it’s not wildly popular but a good classic with nn potential if wanted.

Whatsyourflava · 26/11/2020 15:38

If you don't want anything too popular then I'd avoid every name in the top 100

How about:

Tristan

Laurence

Spencer

Seth

Caleb (think this is top 100 but about to fall out to won't be in there by 2020 stats)

Casper

Sidney

Peter

EverythingsTicketyBoo · 26/11/2020 12:20

Igor

festivebug · 26/11/2020 08:26

Seth
Levi
Caleb

whatausername · 26/11/2020 01:14

Marcus
Laurence
Eric
Peter

Heh1991 · 26/11/2020 01:14

Isaac
Ezra
Dominic
Lucas

I like Max though go for that!

Bag4Lyf · 25/11/2020 23:29

We liked Isaac, Niall, Fraser, Roman and James.

schafernaker · 25/11/2020 23:19

Our boys name list was:

Finley
Sebastian
Thomas
Tobias
Arthur
Flynn
Joseph

Ended up with 2 girls though 😂

longestlurkerever · 25/11/2020 23:17

Edward is great. There's one in dd2's class but it's not overly popular imo. Also James, Ivan, Rex, Alexander and Ben

CoffeeBeansGalore · 25/11/2020 23:14

Jake
Jack
Peter
Connor
Cooper
Mitchell
Aaron
Brandon
Logan
Brogan
Ross

1starwars2 · 25/11/2020 23:13

Oooh, and Charlie

1starwars2 · 25/11/2020 23:13

Oliver
Elliot
Toby

Giganticshark · 25/11/2020 23:10

Edward is my fave boy's name.
Eric?

Giganticshark · 25/11/2020 23:08

Casper, Austin, Zachary, jonny, milo

Midbreakdown · 25/11/2020 23:06

@Ingridla just my opinion but Teddy is twee to me. Too childish for a grown man. Sorry to any Teddy mums.

Thank you all for the suggestions, I do like the suggestion of the Ed's. Seems like Edward has a lot of nicknames too. I wonder how popular it is?!

Miles is a good name. DH isn't keen though. I also like Saul but he doesn't

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ringaroundmyrosy · 25/11/2020 22:17

I considered Robin for DC2 was in the list, but I knew of someone years ago called Robin and it's tricky as they were quite a character. As it goes a close friend had a baby a month before and called her Robyn. DC2 turned out to be a girl when she was born, so didn't need a boys name.

ringaroundmyrosy · 25/11/2020 22:13

Rafferty
Rory

MyCatShopsAtAldi · 25/11/2020 21:43

Adam
Alexander
Barnaby
Benjamin
Dominic
Francis
Isaac
Lucas
Seth

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 25/11/2020 21:17

I’d look at the Eds/Neds
Edward Edwin Edgar
Or Sam, Andrew, George, Tobias, Laurence, Jonathan maybe Jonah?

Ingridla · 25/11/2020 21:05

Out of interest what is regarded as a twee name for a boy!

GooGoo52 · 25/11/2020 20:51

Timothy
Ezra
Jude
Elliot
Benjamin
Joseph
Alexander
Caleb
Matthew
James
Cole

Midbreakdown · 25/11/2020 20:44

Some good names there, thanks. If you think of more, send them my way 👌🏼

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