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Original poster

Oh god. The shame of finding myself on this section but GIVE ME BOYS' NAMES PLEASE

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FrannyandZooey · 15/03/2008 20:54

I am so stuck. I have girls' names galore, please give me nice slightly arty boys' names that won't get hugely popular in a year or two

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pointedegg · 16/03/2008 22:20

oh no, bits. Your name sounds very suitable and it just reminded me of another possibility. Franny must explore every avenue

WendyWeber · 16/03/2008 22:19

Cosmo is a real name, honest! Nosmo is a joke though, I think (eg Nosmo King)

MrsJohnCusack · 16/03/2008 22:18

Zeus
Torquil
Everard
Fabrice
Fabien
Valentine
Rudolph
Evelyn
Mischa
Ezra
Eugene

Rowingboat · 16/03/2008 22:18

Oasis?
I like Shmozno as well

SoMuchToBits · 16/03/2008 22:17

Oh, come on now Pointy, are you taking the piss out of my great, great, great-grandfather?

pointedegg · 16/03/2008 22:15

Osmosis

SoMuchToBits · 16/03/2008 22:13

Ozias

I would never have thought of this until recently, but have been doing some family history research, and several people in my family in the past have had this name (including my great, great, great-grandfather).

It apparently means "the Lord is strength".

It isn't common, but I think is actually a nice name (you may disagree).

If I had known about it earlier, I may have used it in my ds's name (but too late for that now, he is 7!)

choosyfloosy · 16/03/2008 22:12

have missed out 2nd half of thread so sorry for probable repetition, but-

Bartholomew
Mortimer

But I guarantee Mortimer will explode within 18 months. I have been saying that for 2 years, though.

(Finley the FE: 'if it rains, go inside immediately'. WTF?)

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 16/03/2008 22:11

RowingBoat Buki is like (bookie)

I think it is Nigerian - love it

pointedegg · 16/03/2008 22:10

Schmosmo

kittywise · 16/03/2008 22:07

cosmo and nosmo? Sounds like cleaning agents

MadameCh0let · 16/03/2008 22:07

What about Ranald? NOT Ronald. As in McDonald. Ranald is in the same style as Magnus. Which OP loves but can't use.

WendyWeber · 16/03/2008 22:04

Have we had Cosmo or Nosmo?

Rowingboat · 16/03/2008 22:04

PaulaYates, how do you pronounce Buki?

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FrannyandZooey · 16/03/2008 22:03

LOL
yes
it goes with his brothers Endon and Ackney

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Rowingboat · 16/03/2008 22:03

Is that cockney for Harlow?

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FrannyandZooey · 16/03/2008 22:02

dp is liking Arlo

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Rowingboat · 16/03/2008 22:01

Sholto that's a cool name!
More classical names: Castor, Theseus, Minas, or how about Scottish arty: Rennie, Byron?
Now these aren't particularly arty, but quite celtic: Lachlan and Lochie.
Or Boy?
Was there a bready theme - Muffin?

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 16/03/2008 21:59

Kofi

ADORABLE

we had a cat named it

also Buki but that is a girls name

ladette · 16/03/2008 21:57

Not at all arty, but DD would have been Mark if she was a boy. I still love this name.

MadameCh0let · 16/03/2008 21:57

I love the suggestions Biro and Bingo! Is the o trend on the downward curve then? What about Arnaud then? Not as trendyo.

Has anybody suggested Thaddeus? Love that.

Peter is a great name, he'd be the only one in his class, amongst all the Arthurs and Stanleys and Wilfred Hugos. Peter shows a genuine insouciant cool iykwim.

Please call your baby boy Richie or Victor just because they are my favourite boy names and I'm not having any more children.....

LarryVeest · 16/03/2008 21:52

Oh Lucien is very good. He might be called Louche for short, which IMO is a good thing.

MadameCh0let · 16/03/2008 21:37

Oh go on, don't tease us. What is it/

DforDiva · 16/03/2008 21:31

i like Reuben, Finley

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 16/03/2008 21:31

i have CAT you!

i do think naming is a terrible hard and time consuming business!

i love it but it is not easy!

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