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Soft names for a boy

79 replies

ibis17 · 05/10/2022 13:11

Hello,

My partner and I are expecting a baby boy, but really struggling to bond with a name. For some reason we have a long list of girls names we love but it feels harder with a boy. We want something unusual, but not something that might sound too out there or put him in a line of fire re bullying. We prefer the softer sounding names that are less traditionally 'male' and like the idea of a name that is linked to nature (although this isn't essential at all). Our top name for a girl was Alba, and we love Albie and Alban, but already have friends who have used these for their children so need to avoid copying... We have a daughter who is Elinor.

Some boy ideas so far are:
Espen
Albur
Alben/ Albin
Rowan
Oskar

But if anyone feels like brainstorming further... I would love to hear alternative ideas :-)

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