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Boys names you loved but weren’t quite brave enough to use?

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Hellosinktap · 04/04/2023 08:56

There was a thread like this a few years ago - I looked for it and couldn’t find it - so I thought I’d start another!

Mine is Rafferty. Loved it. DH vetoed.

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LuckyMoonstone · 04/04/2023 19:42

Paris. DH won’t let me.

Kentlassie · 04/04/2023 19:41

Mine was Rafferty too. I loved it, DH said it’s a dog name which ruined it for me.

MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 04/04/2023 19:40

Rafal
Gabriel
Kazimierz

Vetoed but still love the names. Kazim veto was prob for the best though as we stayed in the U.K.

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Hellosinktap · 04/04/2023 19:37

SummaLuvin · 04/04/2023 09:15

Rafferty wasn't a name you 'weren't quite brave enough to use' it was a name that you and your DH didn't agree on.

Tbh - both! DH didn’t like it but said if I loved it, we could use it. I wasn’t brave enough to choose for the both of us! Especially after MIL also said she did not like. Wish I’d gone for it - not so much for the name, but for the sticking to what I wanted iyswim.

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Merrow · 04/04/2023 19:28

CoffeeChocolateWine · 04/04/2023 14:52

I know siblings who are Magnus and Zelda! Awesome names and they pull them off beautifully!

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Ha, their mother must be my braver alter ego! Glad to know such a version of me exists in the universe.

ourflagmeansdeath · 04/04/2023 19:28

August
Cassius
Casper

Ended up going for Alexander 😁

ComeOnNumber100 · 04/04/2023 15:10

Titus DH vetoed it.
We agreed on Charlie, the most conventional name ever, which I love and suits him.

RoseMarigoldViolet · 04/04/2023 15:06

Spike
Mungo
Kip
Kit
Hector

Lovelyring · 04/04/2023 15:01

Loads!

Athos
Esteban (I'm not Spanish)
Hilary for a boy
Aslan (I'm not Turkish)
Capability
Sirius
Vangelis (I'm not Greek)

Calypso
Zerelda
Bunty was on my list too! Didn't even bother suggesting it to DH though.
Chava (I'm not Jewish and everyone I know would have just seen Chav)
Petrova
Roxanne

SilhouettesOnTheShade · 04/04/2023 14:56

Dh and I agreed on Frederick. I chickened out knowing my family wouldn't like it and think of Freddy Krueger 😬

I actually prefer what we ended up going with anyway!

CoffeeChocolateWine · 04/04/2023 14:52

Merrow · 04/04/2023 09:33

Magnus and Zelda, both vetoed by DP. I would have pushed hard for Zelda if we had a DD, but did think that Magnus might be a bit much. Now that DS2 is here I think he could have pulled it off, but I like the name we agreed on too!

I know siblings who are Magnus and Zelda! Awesome names and they pull them off beautifully!

eveoha · 04/04/2023 14:43

Cashel - deep lake in Eire

MrsCLogan · 04/04/2023 14:36

Magnus
Jesse
Cash
Bjorn
Henrik
Colm (still love this to this day)
Ralph/ Raife

loved them all but we decided on a very classic, English name in the end

ShandaLear · 04/04/2023 14:33

Cornelius
Alphonsis
Julius

Shufflebumnessie · 04/04/2023 14:33

Both DH & I love the names Memphis (for a boy) & Nevada (for a girl) but couldn't pluck up the courage to go for it (we went for a traditional names that we both love too). Perhaps if we get more cats in the future we could use them?😉
I also like names that are quite 'American' i.e. Chase, Cash, Piper, Hunter.

ElfinsMum · 04/04/2023 14:31

Oh and our three were known as Aloysius, Balthazar and Caspar to us when they were in the bump...but have normal names irl!

ElfinsMum · 04/04/2023 14:29

Gabriel
...took us three days to decide we were wimping out of it!!

NoraLuka · 04/04/2023 14:14

I don’t have a boy so didn’t think about boy’s names too much but Balthazar is lovely! I always liked Aragorn but wouldn’t use it.

MaisyMary77 · 04/04/2023 14:12

Storm. Changed our minds just after his birth. Still regret it!

MoltenLasagne · 04/04/2023 14:09

Another for Magnus and Thaddeus! I also love Scottish names but no proper link to the country so thought it would feel a bit odd.

LikeAnOldFriend · 04/04/2023 14:04

Jess / Jesse ... always loved them but wasn't sure and didn't end up shortlisting.

IForgotOurSong · 04/04/2023 13:59

Riyad and Axl

PrincessHoneysuckle · 04/04/2023 13:59

I was induced on Valentine Day and really wanted Romeo.Dh wasn't up for it though.

IglesiasPiggl · 04/04/2023 13:59

Inigo
Montague
Silas

StrawberryQuartz · 04/04/2023 13:57

We loved
River
Forrest
Zephyr