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Need 'cool' name inspiration

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Fetacinno81 · 12/11/2022 17:22

I know everyone definition of cool is completely different however I'm looking for some more baby boys names along the same lines as;

Cash
Ace
Maverick
Teddy
Archer

Thanks

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LazJaz · 12/11/2022 18:57

Posting to say please please please don’t name your child “maverick”
it’s an adjective that is something your child might not identify with at all. They might be someone who really likes tradition for example. They could be a huge nerd (nothing wrong with this, loads of huge nerds in my life, I love them all, but you can’t force people to be cool by the name you give them)
Maverick as a name would quite literally be a label they would have to wear forever - and as very few people are actually mavericks, it’s likely to be inappropriate.

Perhaps they will turn out to actually be quite “maverick” in their ways and you could call them this as NN but you couldn’t possibly inculcate this as a characteristic through a choice of name.

Also, the x-men character Maverick (possibly where the use of this as a name comes from) wasn’t a nice guy. One of his mutations was the ‘power of sexiness’…🤮I think you probably wouldn’t pick another Xmen name (The Beast, Wolverine, Cyclops, Magneto etc) the Xmen all had real names - they were not their labels.

It’s not to my taste but River is quite popular at the moment and “Riv” is a cool sounding nick name.

Luana1 · 12/11/2022 18:53

Zephyr
Hendrix
Rowan
Lucius
Seth
Lorcan
Ivo
Sylvan
Otto
Elliot

SuperCamp · 12/11/2022 18:53

Cart
Polar
Granite
Suede
Pond
Phileas
Macclesfield (Nn Mac or Field)

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 12/11/2022 18:50

Radward? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Why not go the whole hog and just call the poor child Kool Unique?

You are naming a future adult, not a fucking fashion accessory.

LaTangerina · 12/11/2022 18:50

Marvelous

Sandysandwich · 12/11/2022 18:48

Axel
Rhett
Malachi
Arrow
Macaulay (Mac)
Xander

I knew a Patrick who was known as Tricks and he was pretty cool

Straighouttaluck · 12/11/2022 18:48

My son is called Blue. We get lots of compliments. Although when he's legged it in a shop and I'm shouting Blue I do look like I'm having a mental breakdown screaming at a colour LOL

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 12/11/2022 18:45

Radward
Bradley
Rocket
Dynamite
Ace
Mint (for a girl)

Vinylloving · 12/11/2022 18:44

Isaac
Cassius
Max
Atticus
Rafe
Nico
Rufus
Carston
Jesper (y sounds not j)
Johnny
Nate
Woolf
Indie

NCBabyNames · 12/11/2022 18:42

This is the list that my DP came up with. I posted about it at the time... they're not to my taste but they might be along the same lines!

Hunter
Maverick
Neo
Storm
Axel
Kaleo
Kato
Brody
Cruze
Flint

KirstenBlest · 12/11/2022 18:39

Cash - I know more than one Kash, indian
Ace - hmm... don''t think so
Maverick - No
Teddy - cute and cuddly but not cool
Archer - dreadful

JennyForeigner · 12/11/2022 18:36

Levi?

Jarofhoney · 12/11/2022 18:36

I always think 'Zach' is a cool name 😎

MassiveSalad22 · 12/11/2022 18:35

ShouldntHaveBeenSoHasty · 12/11/2022 18:30

You can’t call a baby Ace ffs. He’s not one of the Gladiators. Please, please let this be for a book your writing rather than an actual human child.

But you can call them Maverick? I know a Maverick IRL. Ace isn’t that far fetched tbh. By the time these babies are grown up no one will bat an eyelid. A grown up Bertie seems weird to me but I know 6 little Berties so it won’t be odd when they’re grown up. Same with all these other trendy names surely.

ghostsandpumpkinsalready · 12/11/2022 18:32

Hunter
Coby
Marshall
Tristan
Marlo
Django
Vinnie
Cole
Ralph
River
Fox

midsomermurderess · 12/11/2022 18:31

Munro.

ShouldntHaveBeenSoHasty · 12/11/2022 18:30

You can’t call a baby Ace ffs. He’s not one of the Gladiators. Please, please let this be for a book your writing rather than an actual human child.

MassiveSalad22 · 12/11/2022 18:29

What’s wrong with sounding American? 😵‍💫

Avery
Aubrey
Otto
Sage
Acer
Asher (adore!)
Blake

Lullabies2Paralyze · 12/11/2022 18:28

A couple of people saying Ralph but all I can think of is Ralph Wiggum from the simpsons …..not my idea of a cool name haha

PortiasBiscuit · 12/11/2022 18:26

You don’t need a cool name, you need a name that encourages someone in charge of a job application to give him an interview.

Trez1510 · 12/11/2022 18:26

Nemeniah
Mungo
Mitchell
Phileas
Ivor
Owen
Paulo

wishing3 · 12/11/2022 18:26

Lennon

Youdoyoubabe · 12/11/2022 18:25

Jett

welshpolarbear · 12/11/2022 18:24

Sorry op, I don't think your names sound cool, just American (we'll half of them)

I like Archer though (and no doubt will be Archie but that's nice too)

Arlo
Finn
Casper
Griffin/Griffith

beachsandseaicecream · 12/11/2022 18:16

Dexter
Evan
Fletcher
Jethro
Owen
Xander
Otis
Otto
Nate
Ivo
Ralph
Zeph
Jonah
Jasper
Casper

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