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Boy names you like but are too 'out there' to use

133 replies

weeducky · 24/08/2023 11:39

What boy names do you love but are you afraid to use?

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Samzzz · 24/08/2023 13:53

Tiger. Would never actually use it but wish I was a celebrity so I could pull it off 😂

StaunchMomma · 24/08/2023 13:37

I love Cosmo.

Also Xavier but I don't think that's awfully out there.

TheClaaaaaaaaaaaaw · 24/08/2023 13:36

Rigby. But we chickened out.

Bruisername · 24/08/2023 13:23

Aloysius

Hermione101 · 24/08/2023 13:23

Jethro
Bruce (not out there, but never hear it anymore).

MsInterpret · 24/08/2023 13:22

Linus

FirstMondayInMay · 24/08/2023 13:22

Messiah. The look on everyone’s face told me to remove it from my list quick🤣

MarkWithaC · 24/08/2023 13:18

I love Cosmo and Lysander. And Leander. And Endeavour.
Quite like Clement too, although I prefer the female form, Clemency.

Indigo247 · 24/08/2023 13:15

TheNameNerd · 24/08/2023 11:41

Fox is great.

As long as your surname isn't Sake

Lamelie · 24/08/2023 13:14

I love Ptolemy
Idris (not Welsh or Nigerian)

DelurkingAJ · 24/08/2023 13:14

Toseland (I didn’t even bother as I could see DH’s face and I sneakily agreed it was too much)

Snugglemonkey · 24/08/2023 13:14

Lysander would be mine.

Islandermummy · 24/08/2023 13:13

OverTheCountryClub · 24/08/2023 13:07

Victor and Winston (I actually don't think Winston is that out there but DH disagreed!).

I love Victor and Vincent

Islandermummy · 24/08/2023 13:12

@SnapdragonToadflax oh, I'm British but don't live in the U.K... (and haven't done for a while). I thought it was quite unusual but am obviously behind the times

Obviously because I'm a bit of a twat, I'm now going off it as you say it's quite standard...

But I love the meaning and the sound of it!

LateSummerLobelia · 24/08/2023 13:08

I wanted Ezekiel.

Happily DH vetoed .... hard.

OverTheCountryClub · 24/08/2023 13:07

Victor and Winston (I actually don't think Winston is that out there but DH disagreed!).

PrincessHoneysuckle · 24/08/2023 13:07

Romeo

MissedItByThisMuch · 24/08/2023 13:02

Rhidian (not Welsh)
Peregrine
Ivo
Valerian

Bruisername · 24/08/2023 13:01

Napoleon

marshmallowfinder · 24/08/2023 13:00

Asher.

JudasPriest · 24/08/2023 12:58

Floris
Jascha (from a thread on here!)
Pippin
Constantin
Zultan
Rex
Diego
Thiago
Wilbur
Denzil
Kuba
Philo

AltheaVestr1t · 24/08/2023 12:32

I wanted Zephyr or Florian. It was a hard no from DH. Now 18yr old DS is very relieved.

Mumofgirls2017 · 24/08/2023 12:16

Caspian
cosmo
lysander
everest
zenith
finch
ocean
peregrine
cedar
birch
flint
onyx
elvis
oslo
stellan
wilder

TheFutureIs · 24/08/2023 12:09

Ferdinand, Leopold and Earnest. Probably lucky I had a girl

SnapdragonToadflax · 24/08/2023 11:51

Islandermummy · 24/08/2023 11:41

Felix (my favourite)!

Felix is well into the top 100 baby names in the UK, it's hardly out there!