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Please inspire me with non traditional boy names...

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MissMarpleBum · 10/03/2023 16:37

I really only like 'Teddy' or 'Dougie'. I honestly have scoured the internet & can't find anything I like! I know 100's of Albie' s & Archie's, Jacks & Charlie's. I'm seriously panicking & at this rate will just be calling him Blob or something. Please help!

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SpringBlossomJoy · 24/03/2023 16:57

Algenon
Monty
David

America12 · 24/03/2023 03:40

Rex ?

Danskekat · 24/03/2023 03:34

Emil
Kristoffer
Jakob
Nickolai
Lukas
Storm
Gabriel
Andreas
Frederik
Morten
Kasper

MrsTerryPratchett · 24/03/2023 03:22

Dougray

As in Dougray Scott.

A little like your but more 'name'.

Elspethelf · 24/03/2023 03:14

Geo
Oxford (nn Ox)
Mars
Banks
Brooks
Lowen
Perry
Cliff
Sid
Lenny

Xtraincome · 23/03/2023 20:32

Here we go, my boys name list from both pregnancies (I have 2 DDs):

  • Lucius
  • Cassius
  • Julian
  • Jackie
  • Forrest
  • Thelonious
  • Miles
  • Memphis
  • Tennessee
  • Frank

There is a huge clue to my musical tastes in there 😆

thymewaster · 23/03/2023 20:23

Ramone
Tyrion
Clyde

DoNutSweatTheSmallStuff · 14/03/2023 20:22

Sorry for any repeats:

Leon
Nathan
Otis
Conrad
Amos
Rowan
Jared
Heath
Drake
Linus
Bertram
Ned
Tobias
Silas
Xander
Justin
Owen
Cornelius

PMAmostofthetime · 14/03/2023 20:16

MuckyPlucky · 10/03/2023 16:41

You can’t call a child Teddy or Dougie. They’ll grow up to be adults with the names of cutesy cartoon characters for the under-3’s.

You could call him Theodore or Douglas (really nice, classic, adult names) and then feel free to cutesy them up as you see fit.

And as adults they can be Ted or Doug absolutely nothing wrong with that?

Aphrathestorm · 13/03/2023 23:46

Maple
Ace
Archer
Corey
Casey
Arlo
Mylo
Kole
Kody
Cain
Vaughn
Marco
Rocco
Jasper
Dexter
Quinn
Gene
Nate
Xander
Zane
Oisin
Tate
Dane
Luca
Felix
Skyler
Ivo
Sammy
Justin

user1492757084 · 13/03/2023 15:05

Jedd
Casper
Tate
Moet
Knox
Huxley
Quinn

monsterradeliciosa · 13/03/2023 12:19

I've always loved Bruce for a boy
It's not used often at all but I really like it.

sunglassesonthetable · 13/03/2023 10:18

Hamish
Joss
Billy
Rory
Ronnie
Malachy
Eugene
Algy ( Algernon )

TallulahBetty · 13/03/2023 09:44

Balonz?

LightHousePanda · 13/03/2023 09:26

How about the less common Dougal as opposed to Douglas? I guess people might say it's less common for a reason but I quite like it.

emmathedilemma · 12/03/2023 21:23

MissMarpleBum · 12/03/2023 20:55

@EstherHazy I really like this but at the same time feel I'm saying 'tidy' in a Scottish accent 🤣

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Me too and I don’t even have a Scottish accent 🤣
I think if you’ve got scottish roots then Dougie is great.
murdo
angus
Murray
Alexander / Sandy

Mumof1andacat · 12/03/2023 21:11

In general, I like names that can be shortened if that person prefers it to be. So Daniel (Dan or danny) Matthew (matt) Edward (Ted, Teddy, Ed or eddy) Alexander (Al or alex)

pula · 12/03/2023 21:06

I always liked Roscoe.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 12/03/2023 21:05

Levi
Jude
Tobin
Amos
Otto
Anders
?????

maeveiscurious · 12/03/2023 21:02

Rex

Pippin

Emil

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MissMarpleBum · 12/03/2023 20:55

EstherHazy · 12/03/2023 20:48

Thady 'Tay-dee' instead of Teddy - similar but more unusual!

@EstherHazy I really like this but at the same time feel I'm saying 'tidy' in a Scottish accent 🤣

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LindorDoubleChoc · 12/03/2023 20:54

Fabian
Lucien
Marcus
Giles
Rhys
Emil
Gabriel
Duncan
Milo
Danny
Rory

EstherHazy · 12/03/2023 20:48

Thady 'Tay-dee' instead of Teddy - similar but more unusual!

Hankthehonk · 12/03/2023 20:33

My husband is Douglas, 90% of the time he goes by Doug except that his mum has always and still calls him Dougie, which I think is very sweet.

FawnDrench · 12/03/2023 20:10

Ferris
Clive
Aloysius
Ptolemy
Boswell
Chesney
Oswald
Monty