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Original poster

I don’t like boys names…

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Lissie87 · 13/02/2022 18:23

I’ve got another thread about girls’ names but I’m at a loss for boys… I’m bored by standard names but find trendy names too trendy! Impossible I know but does anyone have any suggestions?

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MummyMe87 · 16/02/2022 07:24

I have a Sebastian and a Zachary.
I agree boys names are much harder. I also liked Ezra. If I have a third and it’s another boy I’m feeling very stuck!!

Penvelopey · 16/02/2022 06:45

Zachary
Mason

Violetandpurple · 16/02/2022 04:53

Our Current Boy List

Isaac (Fav)
Chester
Benjamin
Reuben (OHs Choice)
Sebastian

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Lissie87 · 15/02/2022 23:03

I quite like Joel…! Also Simeon if it didn’t sound like simian.

But Joel could work! Thank you.

(I mooted Jasper but it was a hard no from my husband…)

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bloominglovelyorange · 15/02/2022 22:00

Peter
Tristan
Laurence
Austin
Ellis
Wilfred
Eric
Vincent
Justin

Opus17 · 15/02/2022 21:54

Julian
Hugo
Julius
Magnus
Benedict

Happenchance · 15/02/2022 21:43

Simeon
Cedric
Simon
Frasier
Alisdair
Francis nn Frankie
Damon
Bruno
Hadley

Yahyahs22 · 15/02/2022 21:37

Cassian is one of my favourites

17caterpillars1mouse · 15/02/2022 21:31

A few of my favourites

Tobias
Rufus
Barnaby
Elliott
Nicholas
Nathaniel
Alasdair
Patrick
Joshua
Micah

APurpleSquirrel · 15/02/2022 21:11

Have you looked at unisex names?

Rowan
Avery
Casey
Clay
Devin
Dylan
Jules
Morgan
Quinn
Reese

Redsquirrel5 · 15/02/2022 21:00

Tarquin
Jonty
Darby
Marcus
Joel
Gerard

INeedtobealone · 15/02/2022 20:56

Hector
Evan
Eli
Ellis
Sidney
Stanley
Willem
Vincent
Quentin
Dexter
Marcus
Eric
Axel
Julian
Gregory
Xander
Isaac
Malcolm
Owen
Edwin
Edmund
Ralph
Tobias
Lawrence
Gabriel
Raphael
Benedict
Nathaniel
Drew
Louis
Caspar
Jasper

Taswama · 15/02/2022 20:49

Esther is biblical so what about Isaac, Jacob, David (underused currently), Saul.

BiscuitLover3678 · 15/02/2022 20:49

Reuben

BiscuitLover3678 · 15/02/2022 20:49

I’m also thinking classic but more vintage like Jasper? Edward, Edmund, Rupert.

Perhaps Tristan?

Isaac.

silverpinecones · 15/02/2022 20:48

Luke
Lewis
Zachary

Those are my never to be used boy names

BiscuitLover3678 · 15/02/2022 20:48

Something like Joshua

RosesAndHellebores · 15/02/2022 20:47

Conrad
Magnus
Gawain
Merlin

Moonface123 · 15/02/2022 20:46

kitt
Jude
Finn
Joel

Bundlesofchocforme · 15/02/2022 20:45

Claudius? Then you still get Claudie. I love Caspian. How about Roman or Ronan if you like Romilly?

Newuser82 · 15/02/2022 20:42

Eli, Moses,Gabriel,dexter, Ezra, Jude, Rafe, Raphael.

Thurlow · 15/02/2022 20:42

Go through some old family names, you might get some inspiration there.

If I’d had my own way DS would have been Owen or Saul. Sadly DH had to have a say as well Grin so we ended up with Douglas

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 15/02/2022 20:42

You can always call him Sue.

TheCountessOfGrantham · 15/02/2022 20:40

Francis
Forbes
Cary
Xavier
Benedict

MotherOfCrocodiles · 15/02/2022 20:34

If you can't get excited about the aesthetics of boys names try one wheee you like the association- historical figure, author, fictional character, real life friend or relative