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Please help us decide on a name for our boy!

56 replies

AprilRae91 · 01/07/2022 15:46

Our first child, a boy, is due in October and we are really struggling to agree. We both like’ lots of names but I’m not sure we love any.

Family members have commented that some of these are a bit ‘odd’ (‘what’s wrong with James’ etc). I think my partners current favourites are Fox or River but I couldn’t bear people snorting when we introduce our beautiful baby!

Atlas
Avery
Blaze
Caspian
Eli
Elias
Evander
Forest
Fox
Harper
Issac
River
Sebastian
Shiloh
Theodore
Winter (this was our 100% choice for a girl, but we’re not sure it fits for a boy)

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itsgettingweird · 01/07/2022 19:41

There not all totally out there - some more than others but all acceptable.

My favourites are

Issac
Sebastian
Theodore
River
Winter
Harder
Blaze

The others are a bit too different for my taste but I wouldn't batter an eyelid if someone used them!

PurBal · 01/07/2022 19:31

Caspian

Calmondeck · 01/07/2022 19:29

I really like Eli and Sebastian (Bastian)

SheepingStandingUp · 01/07/2022 18:16

Atlas - I mean I wouldn't but I'd think it was kinda cool on someone else
Avery - I love
Blaze - no.
Caspian - gorgeous and Cas is cute too
Eli - fine strong name
Elias - same as above.

Evander- no.
Forest - meh.

Fox - no animals. No.
Harper - girly
Issac - perfectly average name
River - I like
Sebastian - gorgeous and also in the sensible category
Shiloh - no, for either sex
Theodore - lovely and also very mainstream
Winter - I like, it good kooky

SpaceJamtart · 01/07/2022 18:11

I really like Eli and Evander

DotDotDotDotDot · 01/07/2022 18:08

I love Caspian/Cassius/Cassian for a boy. Cass would be a very cool nn for a boy IMO.
Theodore is nice aswell but Theodore/Theo/Teddy is probably one of the most used boys names I’ve been hearing in the last 3 years, in my area at least. I do like the nature type names like River and Forest but I don’t think I’d be brave enough, maybe you are?

maeveiscurious · 01/07/2022 18:06

We have two Dc one has a standard name the other is unusual. Remember some of this is pregnancy hormones and you need to think of your DS as a young man and a grown up.

Fox and blaze are cutie names but less so on an adult. If they have an unusual name at some point someone is going to make them feel uncomfortable and then it will come back on you.

You want a name which will carry them through life and that people won't have a strong reaction to.

Blowyourowntrumpet · 01/07/2022 17:57

Blaze is just awful.
Isaac (spelled properly, not Issac), Sebastian and Theodore are OK.
The others are absolutely dreadful. Sorry.

MamaFoxToBe · 01/07/2022 17:51

I love River and if my baby's last name wasn't going to be Fox then River would have definitely been on my list

MajorCarolDanvers · 01/07/2022 17:49

Elias or Theodore

The rest are mostly pretty out there

AmandaMirandaPanda · 01/07/2022 17:43

I like Elias, Eli, and Evander. I'd use Blaise instead of Blaze.

Also quite like River, I don't think it's that "out there" and don't really think of it as more male than female, or vice versa. Shiloh is traditionally both masculine and feminine in Hebrew, but the Jolie etc association may be the first one for a lot of people as it's not that common a name.

DuchessOfSausage · 01/07/2022 17:29

Atlas - no
Avery - no
Blaze - Blaise is nice
Caspian - fine
Eli - no keen
Elias - not keen
Evander - no
Forest - gump. no
Fox - ok
Harper - no
Issac - no
River - no
Sebastian - no
Shiloh - no
Theodore - no
Winter - no

ComfyChairPose · 01/07/2022 17:08

I feel like Winter is a girls name.
I like unisex names on boys though.
Love Kim, Sacha, Jesse, Shelby, Dara

1moreyear · 01/07/2022 16:32

I like Avery and Winter. Both on my fantasy (no more babies) name list.

I would have actually had winter for about but my 3rd was a girl so it's her middle name.

Beautiful names and actually Avery Winter are great together!

caringcarer · 01/07/2022 16:29

My nephew has fox as his middle name because his Dad supports Leicester Football Club, and they are known as the foxes.

pinklavenders · 01/07/2022 16:21

I like Caspian. Elias and Fox.

DogsAndGin · 01/07/2022 16:20

Atlas or Caspian

ComfyChairPose · 01/07/2022 16:19

"Fox" is one i like now but fear it might sound like your Da saying "ooh bit of a hottie" in ten years.

TheWayoftheLeaf · 01/07/2022 16:18

I LOVE fox

ComfyChairPose · 01/07/2022 16:18

SHILOH is always going to remind people of jolie-pitt. Avoid! Agree that shiloh harper and avery seem like girls' names now.
I like Blaze but my son knows one. Theo is nice

SallyWD · 01/07/2022 16:15

Teaandcrumpets95 · 01/07/2022 15:49

From your list I really like:

Isaac
Sebastian
Theodore

Same for me. I don't like any of the other names.

uncomfortablydumb53 · 01/07/2022 16:11

I Love Elias
They're all nice
Winter is usually a girl though

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AprilRae91 · 01/07/2022 16:04

@DramaAlpaca yes I wondered about Avery, Harper and Shiloh being feminine. I thought they were boys names, but the second two have been used by celebrities for their daughters

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Derbee · 01/07/2022 15:59

Blaze is awful btw

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AprilRae91 · 01/07/2022 15:59

Typo alert ‘Isaac’

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