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Struggling to find a boys name we really like! Help!

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PinkLime · 16/09/2022 09:07

I scour the baby threads regularly but I’m still having trouble narrowing down names for our baby boy

Dh and I like the following:

Caleb
Bohdi
Seb
Gene - dh doesn’t like

I’m not keen on classic boys names like George, Christopher, Arthur etc.

Our daughter has a lovely name people will have heard of but it’s not popular.

Based on our small list of names, please can you suggest names you think we will like?
Thank you!

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Blossomandbee · 31/12/2022 15:08

Nate
Tate
Seth
Felix
Rex
Joab

Letitrain93 · 31/12/2022 14:32

Caleb, Micah and Jasper are my favourites from all the suggestions. I also like your new suggestion of Saul, it’s really under used and I think it has a lovely sound to it :)

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PinkLime · 17/09/2022 21:20

Thank you for all your suggestions, some lovely names here.

We are going to add Saul and Miles to the list, I like Micah, Jasper too, as well as Casper.

Caleb is popular on this thread too :)
I really like it, dh does too but he doesn’t love it. We didn’t find our dds name till quite late on, but when we came across it, we just knew that was the one!

@stayingaliveisawayoflife Yes, it’s finding a balance isn’t it? We want a name that’s not too obscure but not super popular either.
Arlo has a nice sound to it - I think there will be quite a few baby Arlo’s in the next few years!

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Boxowine · 17/09/2022 19:49

I have always loved the name Caleb.

Also, Noah, Sam and Luke.

stayingaliveisawayoflife · 17/09/2022 19:46

I'm a teacher so have experienced quite a few name owners.

Caleb is lovely and is different but easy to say and recognise.
Arlo is different but again easy to say.
I have taught a Wilf but that is a character in Biff and Chip books.
Louie is lovely but a recent royal name so may get quite popular.
Aled is a lovely name and not used much.
Finn another short one.

Names are difficult as you don't want one everyone has but they need a good long term name that lasts and never sounds wrong.

Happenchance · 17/09/2022 19:11

Conleth
Damon
Wyatt
Lowell
Cedric
Hywel / Howell
Lorcan
Nye
Saul
Deacon
Conrad
Nils
Frey
Morgan

piratehugs · 17/09/2022 18:47

Dhruv

3rdOfHisNameBreakerOfPens · 17/09/2022 18:45

I like Cole and Tristan :)

ElizaSkye · 17/09/2022 17:23

Jonah
Jago
Lowen

nachoavocado · 17/09/2022 17:10

Mason
Cody

FlissyPaps · 17/09/2022 17:09

Ace
Kai
Finn
Cassian
Jude
Jasper
Zander/Xander
Juno
Max
Miles
Hero
Reign
Noah
Hugo
Saul
Jacques
Leo
Shay
Chase
Cohen
Cole

NicolaSixSix · 17/09/2022 15:13

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/09/2022 09:39

Of your list I like Caleb a lot, Seb is fine but only short for Sebastian, the other two are really awful (sorry..)

Jerome
Nathan
Jethro
Joss
Joel
Seth
Silas
Saul
Franklin
Corin
Rory
Ethan
Aaron
Arran
Owen
Gawain
Jonas
Max
Guy

@Luredbyapomegranate you could’ve said you don’t like the other two instead of saying they’re really awful?

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/09/2022 11:25

Sorry any repeats

beau
seth
ethan
joel
asher
kai
river
jay
flynn
jesse

France98 · 16/09/2022 18:29

Brodie
Ezra
Caspar
Keir

DotDotDotDotDot · 16/09/2022 12:12

I like Caleb and Isaac from your list.
Reuben and Micah have a similar feel I think.

Abhannmor · 16/09/2022 11:28

Ethan looks nice written down. But people say it like methane.
Rory ...I'm biased as that's my brothers name.

Cole is nice I think.
Sebastian too.

DoNutSweatTheSmallStuff · 16/09/2022 11:18

Amos
Nathan
Dominic
Rowan
Ellis
Christian
Marcus
Jared
Linus
Ambrose
Justin

Rainbowqueeen · 16/09/2022 11:03

Levi
Tate
Declan
Keegan

anotherpotoftea · 16/09/2022 10:42

The villain in Heroes was called Sylar, not Sirus!

VerveClique · 16/09/2022 10:42

Austin
Miles
Theodore (Ted)
Murray
John

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PinkLime · 16/09/2022 10:35

Thank you everyone for all your replies so far

We really like the ones suggested below:

Arlo
Silas ( but my dh says it reminds him of the evil guy from that tv series Hero’s 😫)
Kit
Monty
Ruben
Isaac - Zac

I like Jude and Rory, but dh not keen on Rory & I already know 2 lovely Judes

Please keep any more suggestions coming!

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Autumnsunbaby · 16/09/2022 10:27

Like Caleb and Bodhi (this is how I would think to spell it btw!)

Other ideas:

Theo
Leo
Jude
Isaac
Finley
Max
Ezra
Arlo
Harris
Remy
Rafe
Louie

KangarooKenny · 16/09/2022 10:20

Reuben/Ruben.

Moonface123 · 16/09/2022 10:14

kieran
Joshua
Raphael
Isacc
Monty
Kit
Finn

puddingandsun · 16/09/2022 10:11

Sawyer
Scout
Landon
Logan

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