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

160 replies

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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Montague22 · 09/10/2022 08:46

Caspar
Cillian

MintyFreshOne · 09/10/2022 08:45

Ephraim

donttalkaboutbookclub · 09/10/2022 08:44

Gabriel. I've just always loved that name!

notasillysausage · 09/10/2022 08:42

Ezekiel

IndiGlowie · 09/10/2022 08:36

Percy

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

baxtersm · 09/10/2022 08:22

Tadhg

twinkletoesimnot · 09/10/2022 08:21

Seamus

imsureineverdo · 09/10/2022 08:20

Sebastian

ChakaKhanfan · 09/10/2022 08:19

I always quite liked Keir but can’t do that name now.

QuitWhileAhead · 09/10/2022 08:19

Lysander
Leollan
Atticus

ThreeKneeRepeater · 09/10/2022 08:16

Lysander
Lionel
Rory
Jolyon

Spyral · 09/10/2022 08:15

Grover

... but it was dh that wasn't brave enough - I still would've.

Seaweasel · 09/10/2022 08:10

Gabriel. It was right up there until my brother fell about laughing when I told him at about 6 months pregnant. Just wasn't so appealling after that.

Mumofgirls2017 · 09/10/2022 08:08

Everest
caspian
leander
cosmo
jupiter
cedar
finch
birch
lysander
titus
phoenix
oslo
flint

portocristo · 09/10/2022 08:07

Rupert, after reading Jilly Coopers Riders , everyone was horrified lol

piglet81 · 09/10/2022 07:55

Roderick
Laurence

catinboots123 · 09/10/2022 07:48

Merlin

DotDotDotDotDot · 09/10/2022 07:39

Cassius, Forrest, Wilder, Caspar, Elwood, Emrys, Santino, Lennon, River, Roswell, Roscoe, Dawson, Joah, Ori, Elio,

illiterato · 09/10/2022 07:29

Jean- Baptist’s or even just Baptiste ( we’re not French)

Rockadile · 09/10/2022 06:59

Cosmo
Griffin

AceofPentacles · 09/10/2022 06:58

And Huxley (thanks Huxley pig)

AceofPentacles · 09/10/2022 06:58

Kingsley
Kingston
Wolf (is middle name though)
Otto

Imissmoominmama · 09/10/2022 06:09

Felix
Rufus
Barnaby

I’m glad we didn’t now. DS’s name is on a pp’s list though.

Sammilouwho · 09/10/2022 06:02

Algernon - I love this, husband hated it 😂, Merlin (we did choose this as middle name though)