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Please inspire me with non traditional boy names...

56 replies

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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Riverlee · 11/03/2023 08:49

@rattlinbog me too, for boys and dogs!

rattlinbog · 10/03/2023 23:23

Teddy is incredibly common IMO, l know of loads!

NanOfEight · 10/03/2023 22:58

Grian

Aldith · 10/03/2023 22:56

I love Douglas

DH and I have agreed on Howard Ian Douglas if we ever have a son.

Other possibilities

Roland
Simon
Timothy
Amyas
Ambrose
Peredur
Aelfric
Meurig
Alphaeus
Bran
Edric
Leopold
Elias
Jonas
Enos

Mumofgirls2017 · 10/03/2023 22:56

Sonny
rio
rudy
fletcher
kai
wilf
rocco
vinnie
flynn
bodhi
ronnie
Joey

Luredbyapomegranate · 10/03/2023 20:25

Just call him Douglas nn Dougie? It’s nice

Too many Teddys - Edwards and Theodores

EducatingArti · 10/03/2023 20:09

Edgar ( Eddie or Teddy).
Martin ( underused classic, could be Marty).
What about Bear ( nn Teddy)? Unless your surname is Hunter.
There are some underused Biblical names that aren't traditional classics but aren't too weird either ( not recommending Methuselah or Ichabod) like Boaz, Amos, Caleb, Aquila, Titus or Rufus.

Reddahlias · 10/03/2023 20:08

Douglas is nice!

Or how about
Dominic
Quentin
Darius
Marcus

sunglassesonthetable · 10/03/2023 19:28

Arley
Arlo
Ivo
Raffe
Vinnie
Chester
Hugo
Dino

Hopeishere52 · 10/03/2023 19:12

Silas
Raif

midsomermurderess · 10/03/2023 19:12

Munro, Hector, Sorley.

sunglassesonthetable · 10/03/2023 19:09

Wolfie
Trey
Bruno
Ossie
Davey
Kit
Anton

MidasWhale · 10/03/2023 19:08

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.

Well I have a teddy and a Dougie so you must certainly can call a child teddy or Dougie

Snoopystick · 10/03/2023 19:04

Edwin
Lawrence
Rowan

emmathedilemma · 10/03/2023 19:02

I love Douglas nn Dougie!
not a fan of teddy, it’s very of the moment and there’s a lot of similar names around.

Riverlee · 10/03/2023 18:56

Cooper
Hunter
Willoughby
Oakley
Reece
Todd
Carter
Brick

thymewaster · 10/03/2023 18:44

Atreyu
Felix
Casper
Dio
Oscar
Quentin
Yes tin

Dougie is lovely... you may also like:

Vinnie
Ronnie
Lenny
Harley
Bailey
Benji
Kenji
Timmy
Tommy
Denny
Riley
Sammy

souranddoughy · 10/03/2023 18:10

Seth, Kit, Lev

TomatoSandwiches · 10/03/2023 18:08

I really dislike the name Teddy, one if the most prolific serial killers in history was Ted Bundy, I find naming wee little boys this a bit odd personally, like calling a little girl these days Myra.

Anyway...

How about Barnaby with Barny as a NN?

Or

Billy
Jamie/James
Topher/Christopher
Pacey
Tommy
Frankie
Johnny
Elliott/Eli
Patrick/Paddy

ChaosWithEdMiliband · 10/03/2023 18:07

Jem
Lars
Trent
Gaius (n.n. Guy)

MsJuniper · 10/03/2023 18:03

I really like Dougie.

Kester is my favourite boys' name.

beachsandseaicecream · 10/03/2023 17:58

Dexter
Austin
Evan
Ivan
Otis
Otto
Jude
Jethro
Jonah
Xander
Caleb
Nate
Seth
Kit
Hector
Milo
Zeph
Nico

ourflagmeansdeath · 10/03/2023 17:53

I actually really do love Teddy as a standalone name, it isn't bad. I know an adult Teddy. Dougie isn't awful either, but both would be much much better with full names Theodore and Douglas. But you could get away with Teddy pretty easily in my opinion, there's much worse name choices out there these days...

Winterisalmostover · 10/03/2023 17:47

Aquila
Jeptha

ididntwanttodoit · 10/03/2023 17:36

Ossian
Fiachra
Eugene
Atholl (I love Ath!)
Asa
Derwent
Dana
Vim
Thorfinn (couple of choices for nn there!)
Leif
Ran