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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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scoping87 · 13/01/2024 13:01

I like
Jonathan
Nathaniel
Tomson
Nicholas
Robin
Miles
Bartholemhew bart
Clifford cliff

All norma with nicknames and not frumpy or born 2020s ish

KirstenBlest · 13/01/2024 12:44

Make sure you chose a name that will suit your son I if he is

introvert
a barrister
an accountant
plain
conservative

or a mechanic, leader of the Green Party, SAHP, electrician, retail manager, bricklayer, teacher, actor, software developer, flight attendant, test engineer, barista, solicitor, florist, member of an orchestra, footballer, plumber...

Snugglemonkey · 13/01/2024 12:06

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 12/01/2024 21:07

Roy 🤣

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When I was in hospital having one of mine there was a wee Roy named after his grandfather. I thought it was sweet.

Terfarina · 13/01/2024 11:28

Make sure you chose a name that will suit your son I if he is

introvert
a barrister
an accountant
plain
conservative

Zephyr and Phoenix are hideously chavvy - male versions of Chardonnay. Please don’t do that to him!

TheBerry · 13/01/2024 11:09

KirstenBlest · 12/01/2024 13:08

Typhoon
Kingsley
Godfrey
Pax
Baxter
Marlon
Austin
Tucson
Rayburn
Dennis
Stanley

Edited

TYPHOON

I’m done

Bluebellsparklypant · 13/01/2024 10:17

Rex
Aray
Joe

FunkyBu · 13/01/2024 09:16

Tate
Rio
Cory

FunkyBu · 13/01/2024 09:03

ConcealDontFeelPutonaShow · 12/01/2024 13:36

Names I considered were:

Archer
Tristan
Rowan
Nathaniel (Nate)
Nicholas (Cole)
Drew

Just remember that names are much more diverse these days and people are much more likely to deviate from standard names. On the plus side, it's means a more unusual name won't be considered 'out there'. On the other hand, it means you can never rule out the two in one class thing.

I love Nicholas and never considered Cole as a nn, brilliant.

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Els1e · 13/01/2024 06:18

Forgot, I have a nephew called Rudy. He’s the only one I’ve ever heard of apart from the song by The Specials

BCBird · 13/01/2024 05:58

Otis
Theo
Marcus
Nathaniel

RainsweptAndUninteresting · 13/01/2024 05:53

Marlon
Tate
River
Roman
Arnie
Albus
Brando
Baxter
Braydon
Christie
Cadon
Cory
Dexter
Devon
Dennie
Evan
Eden
Elias
Ferdie
Grayson
Garvin
Haydn
Jordi
Nixon
Orson
Saxon
Troy
Vernon
Wade
Weston
Xander
Zane

AutumnCrow · 13/01/2024 05:13

Salt
Saint
Pope

user1492757084 · 13/01/2024 04:05

Jax seems OTT for - too brand name, nick name.
The others are handsome but unusual.

Zephyr, Oakley, Phoenix, Marley and ..

Jock
Finty
Dexter
Kestrel
Larkspur
Peregrine
Barclay
Baxter
Clive
Todd
Cristoff
Dustin

noooooooo · 12/01/2024 23:27

Remus
Augustus (Gus)
Mitchell
Wesley (Wes)
Ferdinand (Ferdy)
Finian
Dexter

GingerLiberalFeminist · 12/01/2024 23:22

I have a 13 month old and these are the names I see a lot of

Louie/s
Brody
Bodhi
Arlo
Arthur
Arty
Noah
James
Xander

Names on my boy list, which are unusual/not too common

Marcus
Sebastian
Christopher
Leviticus (Lev)
Ezekiel (Zeke)
Darius (but DH vetoed!)
Cassian/Caspian/Casper
Timothy

KirstenBlest · 12/01/2024 23:19

Jared

Sundaysunshine21 · 12/01/2024 23:17

Orson
Hayden
Axel
Atticus
Cole

Coffeeandcakemum · 12/01/2024 22:00

Jago
Jowan
Lowen
Ruan

Firsttimetrier · 12/01/2024 21:59

Same here @Crazybengalcats and I really love that it’s not that popular, don’t give it the game away 😂

tadpolelove · 12/01/2024 21:41

Brogan
Remi
Isaiah

tadpolelove · 12/01/2024 21:40

Quentin
Tobias
Cruz

RosesAndHellebores · 12/01/2024 21:30

If you aren't keen on:

Gawain
Merlin
Horatio
Florian

I'd just go for John.

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 12/01/2024 21:22

Sholto
Isambard
Rudyard
Byron
Everard