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Favourite soft boi names

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HolyMusicalBman · 08/02/2021 12:16

Love names like Theo, Leo, Tristan, Dylan, Valentine and Ewan. The proper soft sounding masc names. What are your favourite soft masc names.

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StressedTired · 08/02/2021 13:39

This is all really down to personal choice. I think Owen and Theo are quite hard sounding masculine names whereas you give them as examples of soft names. To me, softer non-masculine boy names are Kelly, Kerry, Hilary, Corin - boy names that are now more commonly thought of as girl names.

Bluesername · 08/02/2021 13:37

Hercules
Voldemort
Dalek
Balonz
Goliath
Herod
Darth

ThatsnotmyBorishishairistoneat · 08/02/2021 13:37

Elliot

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HolyMusicalBman · 08/02/2021 13:36

@MichelleScarn

Do you mean soft as in the pronunciation is 'soft sounds' or soft as a description of the expectation of personality? Remember the 'that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet..
Soft sounding. The quote got me though because I love the name Romeo so much
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Keratinsmooth · 08/02/2021 13:35

Lucifer has a lovely soft sound....

MichelleScarn · 08/02/2021 13:33

Do you mean soft as in the pronunciation is 'soft sounds' or soft as a description of the expectation of personality? Remember the 'that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet..

Gwegowygwiggs · 08/02/2021 13:32

A friend of mine has an Eden. He’s a beautiful little boy and suits the name perfectly. She is due DC2 at the same time as me (we already know we are having a boy) and I have tried to get her to tell me her favourite boy names so I can try to steal one if she has a girl!

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HolyMusicalBman · 08/02/2021 13:28

@JackieWeaverIsTheAuthority

Sorry I put in boy and it changed it to boi 🤦.

😂 yeah, sure!

I did, I've just had to update my autocorrect settings. I just wanted to see everyone's favourite soft boy names e.g. Owen, Theo, Noah
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LucasLeesEyebrows · 08/02/2021 13:26

@KaptainKaveman

Shirley? I believe that's suitable for both genders.
Ditto Tracy - isn’t Ice T’s real name Tracy? Probably not what you want to hear though OP.
PursuingProxemicExactitude · 08/02/2021 13:26

The actual names mentioned are all perfectly nice, without their new label.

Kind of hoping the OP is wanting to name a fictional character rather than an actual tiny creature that might be expected to take a particular socially mediated shape.

borntobequiet · 08/02/2021 13:26

The only people I have seen spell boy like this are “too cool for school” teens who swagger a lot and pretend to be drug dealers. Is this your aspirational image?

JackieWeaverIsTheAuthority · 08/02/2021 13:25

Sorry I put in boy and it changed it to boi 🤦.

😂 yeah, sure!

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HolyMusicalBman · 08/02/2021 13:24

Sorry I put in boy and it changed it to boi 🤦. Basically a soft sounding, boy name. Masc means masculine name

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Thebusiness · 08/02/2021 13:24

So is it for a boy or a girl? Or is that the whole point?

LucasLeesEyebrows · 08/02/2021 13:24

I was looking to see if I had gone on to the doghouse board but nope.

TopTabby · 08/02/2021 13:23

What the?? Sounds like soft boiled.
Soft masc?? I'm older than I thought obviously (& glad).

Bluesheep8 · 08/02/2021 13:23

Soft boi means a feminine man name. Ffs it's not hard to figure out.

It is if you've never heard of it and haven't got a clue what the op is on about!

CandyLeBonBon · 08/02/2021 13:23

Soft boiled?

Glenchase · 08/02/2021 13:21

What does boi mean? Perhaps change your autocorrect settings to assist with your spelling.

KaptainKaveman · 08/02/2021 13:21

Shirley? I believe that's suitable for both genders.

JackieWeaverIsTheAuthority · 08/02/2021 13:18

Morph?

LadyCatStark · 08/02/2021 13:18

Are you wanting this kind of name for an actual, real baby or for yourself be use you want to be one of these “softbois”? If it’s for a real child, stop putting your woke values onto them and just give them a name you like, preferable one that fits with their gender or a gender neutral one if you must.

Twickerhun · 08/02/2021 13:15

Am I drunk or are you?

Alternista · 08/02/2021 13:15

Xerxes Grin

Seriously. There’s no such thing. People become who they’re going to become and their name takes shape around them.

Bluesername · 08/02/2021 13:14
Hmm