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Baby names

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Uncommon boy names please

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MummaLeonax · 11/04/2023 20:03

Struggling with boy names! my second is due in two months and have no idea on a boy name as my favourite boy name his big brother has please any different, unusual, uncommon boy names would be helpful thank you! I've searched the whole of Google too and hardly found any i have a couple but not 100% on they are Arlo, Ezra, my husband likes Archer.

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Daisybuttercup12345 · 16/04/2023 00:07

John
Kelston
Marholm
Denton
Terry
Roy
Clifford
Clive
Wayland

blahblahlandgoogoodoll · 13/04/2023 19:29

We have

Maximus & Leonardo nn Max & Leo

Also on our list were

Milo
Kit
Felix
Louis (Lou-ee)
Leon
Ewan
Ellis
Eli / Elijah
Nathaniel nn Nate
Raffael nn Raffie

Theoldwoman · 13/04/2023 17:30

Malachi
Trey
Torin
Ayrton
Wade
Weston
Bentley
Calvin
Dane
Elias
Eamon
Uriah
Gage
Corbin
Codin
Devin
Luca
Kalman
Willem
Regan
Fox
Arley
Vance
Drew
Jordan
Jacques
Kurt
Kirk
Lincoln
Leyton
Kent
Christian
Spencer
Dorian

Wasthathailorsnow · 13/04/2023 15:01

A friend recently named their son Torin which I thought was lovely. Bit different but not too out there.

Bambambino1 · 13/04/2023 14:54

We nearly called our DS Marlowe, but decided to make it a middle name instead. Archer is a potential middle name for the second but actually I quite like it as a first name!

Cotswoldmama · 13/04/2023 14:22

I like Auryn too

Cotswoldmama · 13/04/2023 14:22

My youngest is Eben, Ive only heard of one other in fact that's where we heard of the name! His middle name is Jago, which seems to be gaining popularity recently.

KirstenBlest · 13/04/2023 13:50

Timothy and Jeremy fit the biblical trend, and are probably not much used now.

KirstenBlest · 13/04/2023 13:48

@Goodoccasionallypoor , 55 yrs. I like the name, but it's too closely linked to one person. There were 3 Enocs registered in England & Wales in 2020, so presumably some Welsh speakers think it's OK. Strange that there should be only 3 in the time covered by darkgreeener and the 3 born in the same year. I'm picturing a reception class before long with the 3 Enocs in it.

Enoc (ENN-ock) is the Welsh spelling and I don't think it's used anywhere else.

Dassams · 13/04/2023 13:38

unclebuck · 13/04/2023 12:04

Gary
Nigel
Keith
Clive

They're still too widely used among middle aged men. Give it another 20 years..!

thymewaster · 13/04/2023 12:28

Atreyu
Felix
Fios
Idris
Blaine
Zeus
Hunter
Parker
Ryker

unclebuck · 13/04/2023 12:04

Gary
Nigel
Keith
Clive

Goodoccasionallypoor · 13/04/2023 11:40

KirstenBlest · 13/04/2023 11:35

@Goodoccasionallypoor , darkgreener says it's been used quite a few times each year
Babies called Enoch in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)

Interesting. It's a nice name but I assumed it was too distinctive to lose negative associations for a while yet. I suppose it has been almost 100 years!

KirstenBlest · 13/04/2023 11:35

@Goodoccasionallypoor , darkgreener says it's been used quite a few times each year
Babies called Enoch in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)

Baby Names in England & Wales

Find the perfect name for your baby or spot naming trends - explore the names chosen for babies in England and Wales since 1996.

https://names.darkgreener.com/#enoch

Goodoccasionallypoor · 13/04/2023 11:26

FartSock5000 · 13/04/2023 11:20

Keirdan (Keer-dahn)
Cerrigan (Ker-ig-ahn)
Ettram/Ettran (Et-tram / Et-tran)
Enoch (Ee-nock)
Kezkal/Keskal (Kez-khal / Kess-khal)
Kaidan/Kairan (Ky-dahn / Ky-rahn)
Jameson (Jay-meh-sun)
Carrew (Karr-roo)
Erasmus (Eh-rahz-moos or Eh-rahz-muss)
Phineas (Finn-ee-ahs)

Is Enoch useable at this stage? I don't think I would.

FartSock5000 · 13/04/2023 11:20

Dassams · 13/04/2023 11:20

Caspar
Quentin
Fabian

Dassams · 13/04/2023 11:19

pimplebum · 13/04/2023 10:54

If you want to be totally unique
Ian
Nigel
Kevin

I know LOADS of middle aged men with these names! They are definitely not unique!!

Give it another 20 years or so and they might sound 'fresh'

pimplebum · 13/04/2023 10:54

If you want to be totally unique
Ian
Nigel
Kevin

KirstenBlest · 13/04/2023 10:51

@MummaLeonax well they were to me they are different from common names for instance, Jamie, John, kyle, Ryan, Matthew, boys names like that. (:

Other than John, those are names that were popular over 20 years ago.

TrueScrumptious · 13/04/2023 09:51

MummaLeonax · 13/04/2023 09:03

@atthebottomofthehill well they were to me they are different from common names for instance, Jamie, John, kyle, Ryan, Matthew, boys names like that. (:

To be honest, though, those names aren’t particularly common now. I don’t know any child or teen called any of them.

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MummaLeonax · 13/04/2023 09:03

@atthebottomofthehill well they were to me they are different from common names for instance, Jamie, John, kyle, Ryan, Matthew, boys names like that. (:

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MummaLeonax · 13/04/2023 09:01

Thank you everyone maybe I didnt mean uncommon then as some have been saying the names I've said are popular now.. I mean like different not heard of names if use get me thank you to use all who have gave some good names ive got a bit more of a list now 😇x

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rogueone · 13/04/2023 03:24

Kit
Oscar
Peter
innes

octoberfarm · 13/04/2023 03:08

Ooh, or Abram/Abraham, nickname Bram? Also Jesse, Kit, Elijah, Jonah or Jasper.

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