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

113 replies

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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CourageCamille · 04/04/2023 09:49

Galahad

WhatFreshHeckle · 04/04/2023 09:43

Tadhg

Hoppinggreen · 04/04/2023 09:38

Lucifer

Desperatelywantinganother · 04/04/2023 09:37

Bjorn, Lief, Rowan, Lachlan, Hector, Atlas, Ari, Leo, Phœnix, River

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!

Bitingspaniel · 04/04/2023 09:33

Horatio. Honestly! But would never.

Meandfour · 04/04/2023 09:30

Zephan. Absolutely love this name but didn’t fit with our other children’s names at all. Will always love it.

shoopshoopdedoo · 04/04/2023 09:29

Ignore people! It’s so hard to find a name you love, so if you love it (especially when it’s such a classic name) then go for it. You’ll never find a name that everyone likes!

CoffeeChocolateWine · 04/04/2023 09:26

Caspian
Atticus
Dmitri
Etienne

Love the names but no very 'us', and I'm not a fan of using names from cultures that we have no links to. In reality, all my DC have very short names than can't really be shortened further so wouldn't 'go' together anyway.

user1492757084 · 04/04/2023 09:23

Alistair
Bunty
Claude

MakeMineADouble81 · 04/04/2023 09:22

I always liked the name Hunter. If I was American my son would have been called this istead of his very run of the mill name 😂

NEC2678 · 04/04/2023 09:21

Mine is Francis, I love it but people saying it is wet and feminine is currently swaying my decision

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.

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