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Help with my ridiculous boys name criteria

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Jerrylarrygary · 15/02/2023 17:02

I'm trying to think of boys names, and drawing a complete blank as I either don't like them, or if I do they have been used by my friends and family who've had boys over the last few years. I do realise I sound insanely picky, but does anyone have any suggestions for nice names with these criteria:

Doesn't begin with E, D, L or B
Not cutesy but not traditional
Not an 'old man' name
Class neutral (probably a terrible way to put it!) - i.e. not Jasper or Hugo, and not Kayden or Brayden.
Not one of these: Toby, Arlo, Ben, Theo, Leo, Isaac, Elliot, Finley, Max, Reuben, Louis, Jonah, Nathan/Nate, Etienne, Noah, Sam, Oscar, Alfie

I am open to:
Something nature related
A bit unusual is fine but nothing too out there
Welsh influenced would be ok for our family background but we do currently live in England, albeit a border town.
Not bothered on length, nickname or shortenability.

It will have an unusual but not at all weird 3 syllable surname.

Help?

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WinterFoxes · 17/02/2023 23:12

My favourite Welsh name for a boy is Idris.

Classless:
Rory
James

Nature:
Heath
River
Robin
Clay
Ash

hopsalong · 17/02/2023 22:43

I think you need to ask yourself why you hate so many boys' names. Very few words, including names, are phonologically objectionable. A small number of names (Quinn, discussed above) have connotations that some may dislike.

Do you like a lot of girls' names? Why so?

ThePastafarian · 17/02/2023 18:49

Gwyn?
Atlas?

MooseBreath · 17/02/2023 17:07

Wesley
Stephen
Owen

schoolsoutforever · 17/02/2023 15:52

Merlin? I once knew a young man with this name and thought it was lovely.
Magnus? An old boyfriend had this name, again cool.
Roan (rather than Rowan)… Might be Scottish though…
River?
Laurence?
Felix?

Em339 · 17/02/2023 13:35

Owen
Charlie
Robbie
Tate
Callum
Cameron
Ellis
Rory
Rhys
Jack
Shay
Sullivan
Dylan
Asher

Rosio · 17/02/2023 13:34

Milo
River
Skye
Ryder
Ryan
Leo
Dylan
Mickey
Albie
Sonny
Heath
Ruari
Alex

(Sorry couldn't remember all your criteria to follow )

winningeasy · 17/02/2023 13:16

Quim is a name for a vulva

Roterosen · 17/02/2023 12:30

I know a couple of boys called Quinn. Never ever heard of quim... nor does it sound like Quinn.

IDontWantToBeAPie · 17/02/2023 09:44

HewasH2O · 15/02/2023 17:20

Oh Quinn is nice I'm convinced that MN posters only ever suggest this as a joke. You do realise what it means in the double n is misread as an m?

Don't fret, most babies find a name that suits them when they arrive.

Quim? I've never even heard of that nor do I know what it means

IDontWantToBeAPie · 17/02/2023 09:41

Shilo
Domenic
Julian
Jacob
Cove
Caleb
Alder
Fern

rattlinbog · 17/02/2023 09:22

Joshua?

Riverlee · 17/02/2023 08:33

Just realised a couple of E names crept into my list.

HerbalTeaAndCake · 17/02/2023 08:22

Arrgh sorry a B crept in there!

HerbalTeaAndCake · 17/02/2023 08:20

Doesn't begin with E, D, L or B
Not cutesy but not traditional
Not an 'old man' name
Class neutral (probably a terrible way to put it!) - i.e. not Jasper or Hugo, and not Kayden or Brayden.
Not one of these: Toby, Arlo, Ben, Theo, Leo, Isaac, Elliot, Finley, Max, Reuben, Louis, Jonah, Nathan/Nate, Etienne, Noah, Sam, Oscar, Alfie

Jake
Jack
Zach
River
Spike
Bodhi
Milo
Fintan
Sylvan
Malachi
George
Jude
Cosmo
Mateo
Morgan

Riverlee · 17/02/2023 08:05

Gethin
Ellis
Aneiron

Riverlee · 17/02/2023 08:02

Rhys
Aled
Morgan
Owen
Thomas
Gareth
Evan
Griffin
Owain

finallychangedmyusername · 17/02/2023 07:58

Owen
Miles
Aaron
Joel
Asher
Seth
Callum
Anthony
Marcus
Adrian
Osian
Stefan
Angus
Orson
Timothy
Simon
Sean
Ian
Jonas
Dean
Wesley
Gruffydd
Jeremy
Alistair
Roland
Russell
Gavin
Glenn
Rhodri
Iestyn
Felix

somuchtolearnabout · 16/02/2023 16:57

@Tesselate

Noah?

steppemum · 16/02/2023 11:12

A lot depends on how you define traditional really.
I see that as the Edward, Jack, Harry, James type names.

then there are a huge mass of names that are common (or were common) that are not that solid traditional group

names like Alistair, Matthew, Jacob, Alexander.

But I think you don't want those either? Is that right?

Which means you are left with the names like
River
Winter
Robin

etc
Which seems a bit limiting.

I do know a boy called River, and it is a cool name.

LittleBoPeepHasLostHerShit · 16/02/2023 09:40

Conrad

Enko · 16/02/2023 09:32

Carradoc
Bryn
Glynn/Glen
Cecil (may be too old man for your taste but Welsh and I love it so had to add it)
Deri (means Oak I believe)
Beckett

pjmasksitsthepjmasks · 16/02/2023 08:54

Russell

Samzzz · 16/02/2023 08:53

Maddox/Madoc

violetcuriosity · 16/02/2023 08:31

I liked-

Atlas
Lonny
Malachay

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