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Why are boy names so hard?! :(

187 replies

winterbabyrose · 27/09/2023 15:33

Currently pregnant with #2 and unsure of the gender as of yet. We have a girls name chosen and have had for a while, but are struggling with finding boys names we like. We like the more 'unusual' boho / nature themed names. This is the current list of names I like, but not love yet, so you get an idea.

Bear
Elijah (I like this but potentially too 'common')
Tate
Hendrix
Fox
Oren
Lennox
Wolf

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Ameanstreakamilewide · 29/09/2023 08:27

KayEmAy · 28/09/2023 21:49

Geez now I understand why I never see any fun names on this forum. If you have the audacity to have a top three that doesn't consist of Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Jack, Oliver or James you must be a monster.

Edited

Why should a name be fun, particularly?

It's all well and good if you're naming a pet, but not a kid.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 29/09/2023 08:26

margegunderson · 29/09/2023 00:04

Jasper

I vaguely remember Jasper biscuits..or did i dream that!

JFabschair84 · 29/09/2023 08:25

My son is called Forrest and I've only had people made that 'joke' twice, both adults age 50+. It's a real shame if your first thought is to mock someone that is bad at sports and I hope if you have kids they haven't picked up your bullying tendancies.

Mammyloveswine · 29/09/2023 07:50

Elijah is hardly common!! It's more traditional but I'm a teacher abs have never taught one!

I do have an Elijah though who gets Eli...Eli's are a lot more common! (Not short for Elijah!).

SneezyEvie · 29/09/2023 07:44

I like Fox and Wolf.

Habel · 29/09/2023 07:38

Our little boy is Huxley, Hux for short 🤗

user1492757084 · 29/09/2023 06:36

Wilton
Hector
Walter
Linden

margegunderson · 29/09/2023 00:07

KayEmAy · 27/09/2023 21:18

YAY! My reaction when I see another person interested in unusual/modern names hehe (Nothing against the classics at all, but I also like your style)

I didn't mean to but some of them just first/middle paired up so I'm rolling with it :)

Bellamy Tate

Perry Hendrix

Jay Sawyer

Hawthorne James nn Huck/Hawk

Asa Lennox

Blaise Oren nn Bo

Hale Fox

Sterling Wolf

Wynn Hunter

Flint Roman

Kit Wilder

Pax Ryan

Tycho Rhys

Elijah Severin

Troy Gideon

Vesper James

Jesus. These all sound like descriptors, not names. Pity the poor kid who has to live with one of these.

margegunderson · 29/09/2023 00:04

Jasper

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 28/09/2023 22:54

Oberon

Bubblehorizon · 28/09/2023 22:03

🙄 there’s a lot of names between the names you listed and the likes of Fox and Wolf. You can have interesting names without them being ridiculous.

KayEmAy · 28/09/2023 21:49

Geez now I understand why I never see any fun names on this forum. If you have the audacity to have a top three that doesn't consist of Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Jack, Oliver or James you must be a monster.

Emmajohnson84 · 28/09/2023 21:31

my boys are Noah and Arlo 😀

Bumblebee1988 · 28/09/2023 21:20

Teddy
Wolfie
Rain
Phoenix
Juniper
Archer
Forrest
Jett
Jagger

Firstnamesurname31 · 28/09/2023 21:00

Love Elijah from your list. I also like the more unusual Hebrew derived names and on the same theme as that also love

Malachi
Reuben
Caleb
Raphael
Gabriel

Personally don’t like the nature inspired names as much but that’s personal.

Wally1983 · 28/09/2023 20:42

Eli
Evan
Oakley

SlightlygrumpyBettyswaitress · 28/09/2023 19:37

Call him Gary, Lee or Ian if you want to be sure that his name will be unusual in his generation.

CurlewKate · 28/09/2023 19:24

My brother has stepchildren with the sort of names on this thread. They all refused to go to secondary school until they were allowed to change their names.

Popwentmybrain · 28/09/2023 19:16

Unless they are a strong confident child it could lead them to issues. I am so shy and quiet, my name is never said or spelled correctly and I hate it with the fire of a thousand suns. I fix anything official so it’s correct where need be but otherwise I end up answering to anything. I feel it made me more shy as I felt uncomfortable every time it was wrong and backed into myself as a child. My more confident step nephew changed his, brought the paper work home to his mum at 12 - did all his research and had it all completed just needed signatures.

JennyBee23 · 28/09/2023 18:44

Do people seriously call their kids Forrest? Could you imagine being rubbish at sport and all your class mocking you with "run Forrest, run".

sayanythingelse · 28/09/2023 18:20

Lennox and Fox were on our list too. We also had

Atticus
Travis
Forrest
Eric
Hunter
Kit
Axel

My DS ended up being called Jesse.

MarchingOnTogether · 28/09/2023 18:01

Elijah is nice and definitely not common.
I work with children and have come.across a lot of commonly used names but Elijah isn't one of them, I don't actually think I've ever met one!
It's probably the most mainstream of all the names you've suggested but I think you may be greatful for that when he's older, unusual names cab often become burden for the person growing up with it.

MammaTo · 28/09/2023 17:15

hotcandle · 27/09/2023 16:00

Can I just gently suggest you choose a name that wouldn't be a burden for them?

I personally think its unfair and cruel to call a child fox, wolf or bear. Cute when they're younger of course but not as an adult man.

Same

Hemixx · 28/09/2023 16:20

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Cressie2 · 28/09/2023 15:47

This is making me chuckle. Made in Chelsea darling.

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