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Boys name like Sybil

91 replies

foodsonitsway · 20/10/2023 14:04

We have a little girl called Sybil, we’re expecting DC2 next month and have a girls name picked out but we’re stumped on a boys name. I quite like Arthur but it’s getting popular and I’m not a huge fan of that. We also like Amos but not 100% on it yet. Any ideas?

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BigBoysDontCry · 20/10/2023 22:23

Tobin
Theo
Miles
Peter
Patrick

Daisybuttercup12345 · 20/10/2023 22:16

Humphrey
Horace
Cecil
Tristan
Harvey
Percy
Vivienne
Kim
Hilary
Charles
Perry
Wayne
Oswald
Trevor
Justin
Roland
Chesterton
Jeremy
Nigel
Bruce
Maurice
Edgar
Algernon
Arnold
Gideon
Horatio
Wayland
Rupert
Tarquin lancelot peregrine Quainton, Tristan Alan, Cuthbert, Hubert, Hugo,
Neil, Desmond, Edmondson, John.

PumpkinSoup21 · 20/10/2023 22:04

Arthur is great!

Hugo
Gus
Henry nn Hal
Anthony
Magnus
Alfred
Edmund
Edgar

Sybil means prophetess doesn’t it? Male names connected to foresight/the prophetic: Alexander, August, Amos, Azariah, Elijah, Jeremiah.

35andThriving · 20/10/2023 21:48

Colin
Jeremy
Ray
Roy
Clive
Bernard
Gerald
Alf

nobleisle · 20/10/2023 21:17

foodsonitsway · 20/10/2023 14:26

Cyril is nice but feels to close to Sybil.
I like Percy, Stanley, Eric and Jasper. I will see what DH thinks when he gets home. I also like Cedric which hasn’t been suggested, but I don’t know how I feel about both names starting with an ‘S’ sound.

I really didn't want to suggest Cedric as it's my boys name and I never see it anywhere. It's such a great name. I love that you love Amos too. Are you a HP fan by any chance? Life ludovic at the min as well.

Other suggestions-

Herbert- herbie
Hector
Percy
Barnaby
Wilfred
Basil

caringcarer · 20/10/2023 19:21

Francis
Ernest
Reggie

rc22 · 20/10/2023 19:12

Sybil and Seth

BigBoysDontCry · 20/10/2023 18:11

Lester
Clifford
Guy
Malcolm

Chesterdrawls · 20/10/2023 17:57

Walter
Ivan
Keith
Herbert

apric0t · 20/10/2023 17:55

Amyas!

Love the name Amyas so much!! (Am-ee-yus)

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/10/2023 17:50

Sybil and…

cedric
albert
roland
percy
orson
frank
trevor
walter
graham
francis
douglas
ralph
jasper
edgar
vincent
edwin
victor

Dragonsandcats · 20/10/2023 17:40

I think Ivo, Tobias or Hugh. Something like that

LostMyEclairs · 20/10/2023 17:37

Cecil

Pompom12 · 20/10/2023 17:34

I think one syllable is the way to go
Tom
John
Paul
Will
Rod
Ned
Rob

Jewelspun · 20/10/2023 17:34

Benjamin

cunningartificer · 20/10/2023 17:33

Albert called Bertie

semideponent · 20/10/2023 17:24

And Oliver

semideponent · 20/10/2023 17:24

Rufus
Julian
Otto
Bruno
Edmund
Ralph
Jeremy

mathanxiety · 20/10/2023 17:23

I don't think Eric or Amos go with Sybil, which has imo aristocratic old lady vibes.

Suggestions:
Ivo
Julian
James
Barnaby
Lucian
Quentin
Ambrose
Lysander
Vincent
Rufus
Felix
Christopher/ Kit
Alexander
Tobias
Matthew
Phineas
Roland
Frederick
Henry

LovelyDaaling · 20/10/2023 17:11

Hugo

Longdarkcloud · 20/10/2023 16:58

Cyrus
Elias
Jude
Victor
Jonas
Ezra

Notmetoo · 20/10/2023 16:54

Hector
Henry
Edgar
Winston
Rafe
Nathaniel

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/10/2023 16:32

How about Louis or Lionel?

MightyFine · 20/10/2023 16:31

How about Otis?

MightyFine · 20/10/2023 16:30

I like Amos. I prefer it to Percy, Stanley etc