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Boy names - unusual but not OTT

114 replies

Mousse1990 · 12/01/2024 11:44

Looking for some more potential boys' names that are unusual but not out there.

The current list for names includes:

Zephyr
Oakley
Phoenix
Jax
Marley

Any ideas welcome? 😊

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user1492757084 · 31/10/2025 11:58

Silvester
Kermit
Garfield
Oswald
Coverdale
Lynx

SleepingStandingUp · 30/10/2025 20:42

Purpleavocado · 12/01/2024 12:09

Can you imagine working in an office, or seeing a mechanic, or having an every day conversation, with a man called Zephyr or Pheonix? When he's middle aged, balding and a few stone over weight?

Castiel?
Gideon?
Thadeus?
Balthazar?

Tbh if in 20 years time you're discombobulated by a mechanic / lawyer / astronaut / passerby called Zephyr, you're gonna have bigger issues given the variety of names out there now

ChocolateCinderToffee · 29/10/2025 23:46

SleepingStandingUp · 12/01/2024 13:53

Maybe he'll keep his health and his waistline. Maybe 90 Zephyr will be the ladies man in the old people's home.

I don't see what's worse about a mechanic named Zephyr than Jack or why is recoil at a casual convo with Phoenix but not Oliver.

Maybe you need wider horizons.

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I see Zephyr more as a lounge lizard in the Leslie Phillips tradition!

mathanxiety · 29/10/2025 23:29

Pax
Beckett
Campbell
Van
Kingston
Lennox
Damon
Dallas
Urban
Ludovic
Vaughn
Lincoln
Weston
Devin
Bryce
Wilder
Bennett
Garrison
Wyatt
Edison
Isambard

DinaofCloud9 · 29/10/2025 21:37

They are zombie threads and most people don't like them being resurrected. Just start a new thread.

IggyAce · 29/10/2025 20:58

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Daddyfool998 · 29/10/2025 20:56

I'm not sure they are 'zombie threads'. They still feature on Google. When I was thinking baby names, I trailed through these lists hunting names myself. So with everyone else, my aim is to be helpful for people searching for unusual baby names. I don't want to waste the hard work I put in.

But why are you asking?

DinaofCloud9 · 29/10/2025 18:58

Why are you posting on zombie threads? @daddyfool998

Daddyfool998 · 29/10/2025 18:49

Harris
Landon
Auden
Viggo
Oren
Fenner
Saxon
Aubin
Henning
Axton
Zander
Argus
Wulfric
Byron
Huxley
Orson
Finneon
Carius
Asterix
Xanthius
Ranulph
Zephryn
Oberon
Otis
Emory
Winston
Kipp
Cassian
Laird
Aldous
Lachlan
Alton
Merlin
Orin
Milton
Kai
Cassius
Faron
Spike
Logie
Jericho
Maddox
Tobin
Skipp
Elgin
Alder
Ellery
Ciprian
Samson
Morton
Hamilton
Zeb
Falk
Florian
Reuben
Blake
Khari
Inigo
Jethro
Cosmo
Macer

Secondaryinfertility8 · 14/01/2024 10:47

I really like:
Malin
August
Corrin

JFabschair84 · 14/01/2024 10:44

Forrest
Sonny
Fox
Jett
Carter

Babyblackbear78 · 14/01/2024 06:25

Avery
Atticus
Atlas
Apollo
Asher
Ashton
August
Blair
Blaze
Beau
Blake
Caleb
Cooper
Dexter
Emmett
Elliott
Felix
Forrest
Ferguson
Gideon
Grayson
Hector
Hunter
Harrison
Jackson
Jasper
Maverick
Mason
Milo
Nate
Nathaniel
Otis
Oscar
Percy
Parker
Quinn
Quentin
Rufus
Reign
Simeon
Stanley
Tate
Wilson
Wolf
Xavier
Xander

OzziePopPop · 14/01/2024 03:36

Btw, Jax the cat is a rescue and we had him at 8 weeks. His foster carer had named him Bruce… I think we did him a favour, Jax is a much better name!

OzziePopPop · 14/01/2024 03:35

We have a cat called Jax (loved the name, not having any more kids though!) and I find nicknames difficult. The kids use Jaxi or Jacksie which I have informed them means arse in our area so isn’t appropriate. I do call him ‘that bastard cat’ quite often though and DD (17) calls him ‘the devil cat’ so I guess calling him ‘arse’ or equivalent isn’t that bad….

in short, OP I love the name Jax but unless you want to nickname your child Jaxi/Arse, you might want to go with Jaxon/Jackson, nn Jax!

🐈‍⬛😈🐈‍⬛

AutumnCrow · 14/01/2024 02:20

gemma19846 · 13/01/2024 19:17

Salt????? Only on MN

Don't forget the middle name is to be Peter.

IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 13/01/2024 21:03

KirstenBlest · 12/01/2024 13:08

Typhoon
Kingsley
Godfrey
Pax
Baxter
Marlon
Austin
Tucson
Rayburn
Dennis
Stanley

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Typhoon? Please tell me people haven't called their kids typhoon?? 😂😂😂

Echobelly · 13/01/2024 21:00

Clement
Sandor
Adiel
August

justthethreeofusx · 13/01/2024 20:58

Hey OP. Some great names on here. I just came to say I really get you wanting something different to people you know and possibly the names you hear often. I was so fed up of hearing same old same old names... I find they are all so samey now. I went for something different for our DD and love it although some won't. When you ask on MN you'll always get harsh opinions; there are a diverse range of people on here sharing opinions and they may not be people of the same mind/style as you. It's good to get some insight on a name that may have a really bad association that slipped your mind or something along those lines but overall I think the majority of opinions are very dated, personally. I think your choices are brilliant and there's lots more listed similar to your style too. Go for what makes you happy :) xx

WhatiswrongwithRobert · 13/01/2024 19:32

ONS Data 2021
Oakley 67
Jax 118
Marley 129
Robert 144
Phoenix 165

Robert would come unusual but not OTT.

gemma19846 · 13/01/2024 19:17

Salt????? Only on MN

gemma19846 · 13/01/2024 19:15

Typhoon.....really?

Naptrappedmummy · 13/01/2024 19:07

I adore Evan and Jesse. Didn’t get to use either, vetoed by DP!

purplehair1 · 13/01/2024 19:04

Taylor
Cyrus

Flopsy145 · 13/01/2024 15:36

There's a lot of unusual names that are very usual now, are either you or the dad from a specific heritage? Might be worth going down that route as they would very likely not be super common depending where you are. For instance Angus and Gillian not super common in southern England.
My suggestions on names I've not come across that often with my 2.5 year old:
Ellis/Elias
Cosmo
Maverick
Mac
Magnus
Rudi
Leander
Levi
Nico
Jet
Logan
Torrin
Torben

Love Jax though!

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 13/01/2024 14:02

@Snugglemonkey it's my child's middle name, named after their grandfather too.

I just haven't heard of it as a first name for a while

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