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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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@Lilacsunflowers Sorry! My response was intended for @VeganSoulFood.
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Lilacsunflowers · 09/10/2022 12:34

What's 'brave' about most of these names Confused?

They're much more interesting and memorable than the common names like Alfie, Oliver or Jack!

I'll hazard a guess .... most people offering names did not have their son this week or within the past month.

The 'out there' nature of the names would relate directly to the time in which they were considering those names not today.

Mylittlesandwich · 09/10/2022 14:30

I really liked Malachi but we decided not to use it in the end.

timoteigirl · 09/10/2022 14:21

Pericles
Peik
Misha
Rasmus

KnittingAuntie · 09/10/2022 14:10

Zebulon

PurBal · 09/10/2022 14:02

Benedict. Augustine. Ambrose.

LeavesOnTrees · 09/10/2022 13:59

Love Etienne, but we're not French
Augustus
Lorenzo
George

merrymelodies · 09/10/2022 13:57

Auberon

Lily4444 · 09/10/2022 13:43

Rowan
Alden
Adric (I heard this one in Europe not heard in the UK but it reminds me of a cross between Adrian & Patrick)

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Babyboynamehmm · 09/10/2022 13:43

Some great names on here!

I always liked Rufus. Also now like Cassian, Soren and Willoughby to name a few!

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Dreamingcats · 09/10/2022 13:40

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)

I love Hilary for a boy!!! I thought I was the only one!!!

Also not brave enough to use Aslan, Esteban, Merlin, D'Artagnan, Athos or Vangelis

TheVanguardSix · 09/10/2022 12:34

Linus
Isambard
Merlin

Lilacsunflowers · 09/10/2022 12:34

What's 'brave' about most of these names Confused?

They're much more interesting and memorable than the common names like Alfie, Oliver or Jack!

VeganSoulFood · 09/10/2022 12:31

Fivebeanchilli · 09/10/2022 09:45

OP do be aware that some of these names that people weren't "brave" enough to use are pretty much top 20 in lots of parts of the UK eg Felix and Gabriel.

For me it was Taliesin. I would have loved to use that but wouldn't have been brave enough.

Yes, what on earth would be ‘brave’ about calling your child Cillian, Barnaby, Cormac, Felix, Lachlan, Seamus, Tadhg, or Otto, to mention only a few?

SardineJam · 09/10/2022 12:15

Tristan

MrsMoastyToasty · 09/10/2022 12:11

Stirling
Murray

We wanted a Scottish/Formula One type name.

octoberfarm · 09/10/2022 12:08

Ooh, also: Emilio, Raphael and Matteo.

fleurdelee · 09/10/2022 12:07

Lysander

PinkButtercups · 09/10/2022 12:06

LynetteScavo · 09/10/2022 08:26

DH wouldn't let me use:

Amadeus (there was a an Amadeus in DSs school and he set fire to the boys toilets and never returned, so maybe a good thing)

Bruce

Angus

Hamish

Milo (also several in his year at school so not really "out there")

Bruno

Arnold

Howard

Todd

My DS is Milo.

He hasn't met another one yet!

17caterpillars1mouse · 09/10/2022 11:51

We have girls so never got to the stage of naming a boy and thinking some were a bit too out there

However, more unusual names we considered

Cedric
Edgar / Edwin
Lucian
Nathaniel
Rufus
Humphrey
Samson
Henrik
Alaric
Alexandru
Camelot
Benedict
Leander
Micah

AlwaysFoldingWashing · 09/10/2022 11:47

Rudi

soulinablackberrypie · 09/10/2022 11:47

I liked Jago, Jarvis and Riley. DH thought they were too out there - but then he liked Tobias (which I don't hate, but he wanted Toby for short and I thought why not just call him Toby in that case, so we went for something completely different).

JessesMum777888 · 09/10/2022 11:45

I wanted Cruz (long long before the beckhams )
then partner hated it.

nancydroo · 09/10/2022 11:43

Otto

SmallMexicanChihuahua · 09/10/2022 11:37

Drake