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Help with my ridiculous boys name criteria

161 replies

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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ComfortablyDazed · 15/02/2023 18:13

EmmaGrundyForPM · 15/02/2023 18:04

June
Owen
Heath

Not sure why you've ruled out Rowan, it's a lovely name

Maybe because she doesn’t like it?

I’m not keen on Rowan for a boy. I mean, I don’t hate it, but it wouldn’t go on my list.

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 15/02/2023 18:12

Gethin or Garon

ComfortablyDazed · 15/02/2023 18:12

Thruandthru1 · 15/02/2023 18:01

I would say that any biblical or royal name are generally used by all classes and are timeless.

But then they’re ‘traditional’…. 😏

DisforDarkChocolate · 15/02/2023 18:11

Ioan.

ChatInMyFlat · 15/02/2023 18:09

Glen

ghislaine · 15/02/2023 18:08

Quentin
Quincy
Cosmo
Kiefer (pine tree in German)
Asher

Tesselate · 15/02/2023 18:07

EmmaGrundyForPM · 15/02/2023 18:04

June
Owen
Heath

Not sure why you've ruled out Rowan, it's a lovely name

Rowan is really lovely - ruled out due to a family member using it and would rather not double up if I can help it. I do like it though!

CaramelMach · 15/02/2023 18:07

Otto
Ottis
Ivo (eve-o))

Eatentoomanyroses · 15/02/2023 18:05

Finn

CaramelMach · 15/02/2023 18:05

EmmaGrundyForPM · 15/02/2023 18:05

Jude not June! Fucking autocorrect

😂 I thought you were taking the mick!!

EmmaGrundyForPM · 15/02/2023 18:05

Jude not June! Fucking autocorrect

CaramelMach · 15/02/2023 18:04

Rohan is great. Shame it's off the list already albeit with a different spelling

EmmaGrundyForPM · 15/02/2023 18:04

June
Owen
Heath

Not sure why you've ruled out Rowan, it's a lovely name

CaramelMach · 15/02/2023 18:04

Rufus
Woody (Edward) probably too traditional for you
Elon
Judah
Jonah

WombatBombat · 15/02/2023 18:03

I really like Flynn for any future DS.

Also like Rohan, Stellan and August.

PauliString · 15/02/2023 18:03

I wouldn't worry about popularity, if that's a concern at all, as it's so hard to predict. DD (solid boring traditional name) was the only one of her kind in a year with multiple Xaviers and more than one Apollo.

Trez1510 · 15/02/2023 18:01

Owen
Kester
Stefan
Marek

Thruandthru1 · 15/02/2023 18:01

I would say that any biblical or royal name are generally used by all classes and are timeless.

Dancingfairydreams · 15/02/2023 18:00

Griff...Good welsh links.

Tesselate · 15/02/2023 18:00

Am appreciating the long lists though, lots of food for thought!

eatdrinkandbemerry · 15/02/2023 17:59

Marshall
Lincoln
Cole
Niall

Tesselate · 15/02/2023 17:59

ComfortablyDazed · 15/02/2023 17:58

Have you name changed @Tesselate? You started the thread as @Jerrylarrygary

I see a few people suggesting Daniel and Dominic - she said no D names

I did, realised the list of family names might make me identifiable, but I messed up name changing, oops!

ComfortablyDazed · 15/02/2023 17:58

Have you name changed @Tesselate? You started the thread as @Jerrylarrygary

I see a few people suggesting Daniel and Dominic - she said no D names

BumpyaDaisyevna · 15/02/2023 17:58

Ivo?

Tesselate · 15/02/2023 17:56

Excitedmumma1 · 15/02/2023 17:53

Fern? I always that it’s a nice neutral nature name

I do like Fern but I'd always thought of it as a girls name

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