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Can’t use my only boy name

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MrsXx4 · 04/06/2021 11:09

Due in 5 weeks time. We have seriously struggled with a boys name we both agree on, we finally found one a few weeks ago and I felt really settled on it, I don’t 100% love it but I seriously haven’t come across anything else I wanted to consider.

The name is Archer. A family member has just announced her babies birth and this is her babies name! Typical! But it is what it is, we never told anyone so it’s just a complete coincidence.

So if I liked Archer, what else might I like? Please help!

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Rainbowqueeen · 06/06/2021 21:30

Other names
Mitchell
Logan
Ashton

ODFOx · 06/06/2021 21:21

To go with Noah:
Seth
Rowan
Reuben
Samuel
Jasper
Felix
Joshua
Isaac
Solomon (Sol)

Similar (in my head) to Archer:

Taylor
Fletcher
Cooper
Tyler
Kyle
Arthur
Aston

Orphlids · 06/06/2021 20:44

Saxon or Loxley?

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MrsXx4 · 06/06/2021 19:52

@Nohomemadecandles don’t! Grin I love Fox but I would not be brave enough to use that! My dh would love to pick a name like Fox or Hero or Warrior Grin but I have to be able to shout it in public and feel confident! I am just not cool enough to pull off shouting out for a little Fox over the park!

Dh doesn’t like Asher, I do. He thinks we may as well go for Archer as it’s so close anyway.

I like Parker and I like Seth too.

Elijah is getting a few mentions, it’s growing on me.

Some of the names suggested I do really like but couldn’t use because of friends / families kids.

Thanks for all the help you lot! My shortlist is growing and I’m actually feeling really excited about meeting the little one and seeing what he suits!

.......he will be a girl now won’t he!! Grin

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Cleverpolly3 · 05/06/2021 22:50

Asher is lovely

How about

Brody
Jericho
Silas
Hal
Vigo
Inigo
Rufus
Adam
Luca
Lachlan
Pete

Nohomemadecandles · 05/06/2021 22:42

Not on your list but I'm liking Josiah. (Joss) and, don't flame me, Fox.

shreddednips · 05/06/2021 22:36

Sorry OP, I'm terrible at thinking of boy names too, but I think Asher is just gorgeous from all the suggestions so far 😍

Bubbles1st · 05/06/2021 22:07

Parker

Myusernameisnotmyusernameno · 05/06/2021 22:06

I like Nate or Seth

SpacePug · 05/06/2021 22:00

I love Asher but the only Asher I know is a woman

NameChange30 · 05/06/2021 21:59

I like Elijah. Not too common and not too "out there". Goes well with Noah.

Nuggetnugget · 05/06/2021 21:54

Simeon

Nuggetnugget · 05/06/2021 21:54

Conan
Seth
Rueben
Nathaniel

Issac is really strong. I love it

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 05/06/2021 21:52

@MrsXx4

I keep seeing Hudson, it’s growing on me for sure.

I really like Ellis too but have a very close friend with a boy named Ellis.

I also don’t mind Blake.

I have a son already called Noah if it helps.

@MrsXx4

DS4 is Noah too.
his brothers' names are Joshua, Samuel, Michael, Isaac & Elijah.

other names I considered : Aaron, Reuben, Jethro, Micah, Dominic

AppleDumplin · 05/06/2021 21:48

Flynn
Rowan
Jude
Theo
Atticus

Echobelly · 05/06/2021 21:47

Aiden
Asher
Adrian

NameChange30 · 05/06/2021 21:43

If he likes Zane, does he like Zach (or Zack)? Could be short for Isaac or Zachary

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MrsXx4 · 05/06/2021 21:37

I’m liking a few of these suggestions. I’ve made a shortlist:

Jasper
Hudson
Cooper
Isaac
Lewis

DH has come up with Zane but I’m not entirely convinced.

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sarah13xx · 05/06/2021 15:30

Oh nooo ☹️ Was sure this was going to happen to me! One of my best friends was due around the same time as me but luckily hers was a girl.. was sooo relieved because I think we have similar taste 😂 Archer is very unusual too! Tate as someone else has suggested is nice. Vince/Vincent/Vinnie? Ari? Finn? Jasper?

Synchrony · 05/06/2021 13:04

Talan?

TatianaBis · 05/06/2021 09:09

Love Jasper - nicer and more classic than Archer. Also goes very well with Noah being biblical.

AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken · 05/06/2021 07:13

Speak to her and ask her if she’d mind if you also used it. Explain it was the only name both you and you partner love etc.
My cousin asked me if he could use my son’s name if he was to have a boy in the future. I don’t at all.
I only see him a few times a year so it’s not going to be constantly confusing for the kids and honestly, I was quite flattered that he loved the name enough to have such an awkward conversation about it.
Will they have different surnames?

YenneferOfBattenberg · 05/06/2021 07:07

Yeah I find boys names really hard! We have a girls name we both love and agree on so at least that’s sorted but I have a strong feeling this baby is another boy.

This was me OP and when DS2 ended up being a DD1 it was quite a surprise! We didn't even really seriously think about girl names when I was pregnant as I didn't see the point. Luckily when DD was born one of the few names we had discussed (and I really loved) suited her.
Even more lucky really as DH had secretly gone off of the only boy's name we had managed to agree on.

We had issues finding names we both liked with both DC. My DH is really picky! Grin Good job we aren't planning any more kids.

Good luck settling on a name (or even sounds like you might have enough suggestions for a shortlist if you are lucky).

BlueDucky · 05/06/2021 06:09

Mason?

Tillygetsit · 04/06/2021 23:37

Fletcher? They made the arrows the archers used!

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