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Boys name you weren’t quite brave enough to use?

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Babyboynamehmm · 09/10/2022 03:28

Struggling to think of another boys’ name. I like names that aren’t super popular - so i’d love to hear your boy name choices that maybe were ever-so-slightly too “out there” for you to use!

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Shiningstarr · 09/10/2022 17:11

Lilacsunflowers · 09/10/2022 17:08

as people would say his initials are 'D&C' as in dilation and curettage.

Never heard of that Confused

I know, I don't think any single person would have heard of that either. Just in my dads head I think. 😓

I'm sure David Cameron never came across it.

notdaddycool · 09/10/2022 17:09

Barnaby, Felix, Edmund

Lilacsunflowers · 09/10/2022 17:08

as people would say his initials are 'D&C' as in dilation and curettage.

Never heard of that Confused

Thethingswedoforlove · 09/10/2022 17:06

Caleb

Shiningstarr · 09/10/2022 17:00

I wanted to call my first son Dylan, our surname starts with the letter 'C', and my dad said that I couldn't possibly choose this name, as people would say his initials are 'D&C' as in dilation and curettage.

I don't happen to agree with him at all, but this really put me off and so I was unable to use anything beginning with D after that.

A name I would love to use for a boy if I had another, is Etienne.

A girls name I've always loved, is Indigo.

shipwreckedonhighseas · 09/10/2022 16:33

I liked Douglas but for some reason DP wouldn't consider it and thought it was far too something or other. Douglas? Surely it's quite ordinary.

BeyondsEnergyObsession · 09/10/2022 16:20

Ex was absolutely insistent that DS1 was going to be Øyvind (Öyvind? Can't remember how to spell it...). No idea where it came from, think he may have been a footballer?

FizFletch · 09/10/2022 15:53

I don't know the gender of my unborn yet but for boys names I love Ivo and Fox. Not really "out there" as such but probably are for where I live! We are over run with Alfie's and Ollie's here

Trez1510 · 09/10/2022 15:47

LouisaMayAlcott · 09/10/2022 15:42

I have a Gregor and I love the name I've never considered it very 'out there'!

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I think it's more about time/place in terms of trends at that time ....

Iin a time when every second boy was being called Connor, Aiden, Declan, Rory, Kylar, Skylar, Tyler, Kaiden, Jayden, Rayden etc. etc. 'Gregor' was truly out there!! lol

Love the name.

LouisaMayAlcott · 09/10/2022 15:42

Trez1510 · 09/10/2022 05:29

Murdo
Lochlan
Stanley
Niven
Remy
Johnny
Gregor
Guy
Cormac
Roland

I have a Gregor and I love the name I've never considered it very 'out there'!

LeavesOnTrees · 09/10/2022 15:42

Bear
Buster

2bazookas · 09/10/2022 15:39

I favoured Jason for our firstborn...until DH said "That's a German Shepherd kind of name".

mumonthehill · 09/10/2022 15:37

Both of my ds names are on these lists, however I was not brave enough to use Gilbert and I love it still.

SequinsandStilettos · 09/10/2022 15:37

Hunter (too gladiators)
Hugo (too posh)
Holmes (surname not a name)
Hayden (also girl's name)
Hazel (seemed outdated)
Honey (Boo boo)

roarfeckingroarr · 09/10/2022 15:35

Fox

roarfeckingroarr · 09/10/2022 15:34

Names I wanted but 'D'P vetoed: Cosmo, Lysander, Percy

EL8888 · 09/10/2022 15:33

MintyFreshOne · 09/10/2022 08:45

Ephraim

I’m still tempted by this one…

whatwouldAnnaDelveydo · 09/10/2022 15:29

Aldous. Not British enough to pull it off.

TheBirdintheCave · 09/10/2022 15:28

whatausername · 09/10/2022 03:32

Abraham
Ananias
Amadeus
Asher (not that out there tbf)
Ether
Zepheniah
Wyatt
Quentin
Gilbert
Hillary (people see it as a girl name now)

My little boy is Gilbert :D

Barleysugar86 · 09/10/2022 15:27

Lysander for me. Such a beautiful name but I was worried it would sound pretentious.

BeanyBops · 09/10/2022 15:25

Caspian, Gabriel, and my ultimate favourite - Ambrose.

goldfinchonthelawn · 09/10/2022 15:19

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 09/10/2022 05:39

Isambard
Ignatius
Samson

Isambard would have been such a cool name.

Riverlee · 09/10/2022 15:13

PinkButtercups · 09/10/2022 12:06

My DS is Milo.

He hasn't met another one yet!

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I know one who would be early twenties now.

Riverlee · 09/10/2022 15:11

Jabez

Riverlee · 09/10/2022 15:10

Bjorn
Roderigo