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Help with 1 week old baby boy - NO NAME!

137 replies

armt · 11/05/2025 14:48

Help please
i’m in tears every day about this but he has no name. Im desperate to settle but i cannot find a name we like.

We have 100 girl names but nothing for a boy.

we do not like “traditional common” names such as Chris, Tom, Harry, Nick, Ben.

we do not like names like Otto, Otis, Arlo.

we have a little girl called Aria (was not popular when we chose it) if this little one was a girl he would have been Otillie or Delilah.

we liked Jude but I’ve now met so so many baby Jude’s I just feel lost….

we quite liked Ellis but DH thinks it’s girly sounding. Also quite liked Dylan and Quin for a while but now it sounds so…. Over used?

urgh

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CurlewKate · 09/12/2025 09:57

Patrick

user1492757084 · 09/12/2025 09:54

Aria and Quentin
Aria and Dale
Aria and Charles
Aria and Dominic
Aria and Elliot

ChubbyFecker · 08/12/2025 23:20

If my last dd had been a boy she would have been Edwin after a relative but shortened to Ted

Nearlyamumoftwo · 08/12/2025 20:39

Ethan, Finn, Casper, Rowan, Oliver.

DuchessOfNarcissex · 08/12/2025 11:19

ZOMBIE THREAD

DuchessOfNarcissex · 08/12/2025 11:05

@CeciliaMars ,The baby was a week old in May 2025. Why did you post?

ChocolateCinderToffee · 07/12/2025 22:20

Crispin, Nicholas, Rory, Francis

User6761 · 07/12/2025 20:25

Removed as realised it's old thread

Blingismything · 07/12/2025 08:49

Austin
Flynn
Robbie
Zachary
Sonny
Elias
Joshua

DallasMajor · 07/12/2025 08:43

iseethembloom · 22/05/2025 14:01

@op What have you decided?

I have no idea why this has been resurrected, but I do wonder what name op went for.

Barleycat · 07/12/2025 08:40

Brian
Samuel
Dennis

schoolsoutforever · 07/12/2025 08:39

I really like Dylan and it isn't very popular (have never taught one in 20 years and none in my kids classes). I think it was a bit fashionable when I was about 20 (so 30 year olds now) but still not popular. Elliot is similar to Ellis but stronger sounding. Someone mentioned Magnus upthread, great name, unusual and memorable but not common. Or how about Merlin? I knew a Merlin in my youth and always thought it was interesting.

CeciliaMars · 07/12/2025 07:19

Rory. Austin. Hal. Jamieson.

Exmacgirl · 07/12/2025 01:39

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iseethembloom · 22/05/2025 14:01

@op What have you decided?

Calliopespa · 22/05/2025 07:48

CanIHaveALattePlease · 22/05/2025 07:28

I know so many Dylans, it’s crazy popular.
Quinn sounds more girly to me than Ellis (which is a fab name)

Austin
Greyson
Cosmo

The reason people think Ellis sounds girly is because when it is spoken it is indistinguishable from Alice.

I think the DH has a fair point there.

CanIHaveALattePlease · 22/05/2025 07:28

I know so many Dylans, it’s crazy popular.
Quinn sounds more girly to me than Ellis (which is a fab name)

Austin
Greyson
Cosmo

Calliopespa · 22/05/2025 07:14

whats-a-happenin op?

Has baby got a name yet?

heffalumpwoozle · 22/05/2025 07:07

I don't think Quinn and Dylan are overused at all. I don't meet many of them. I think you are worrying a lot about using a name that is common/ popular - you should just go with what you like.

NearlyThere91 · 22/05/2025 04:45

Love the name Jude so, so much, but do understand it’s more popular. What about Kit or Robin for other more unisex, short names for boys?

StScholastica · 21/05/2025 23:41

Haf! Not Had!

StScholastica · 21/05/2025 23:40

Idris
Jonny
Lyn
Had
Oakley

mums4ever · 18/05/2025 23:58

I love the name markus (with a k🤗) , But also Willie sort for Willicus😉! Good luck!😀

SorcererGaheris · 18/05/2025 22:49

armt · 11/05/2025 14:48

Help please
i’m in tears every day about this but he has no name. Im desperate to settle but i cannot find a name we like.

We have 100 girl names but nothing for a boy.

we do not like “traditional common” names such as Chris, Tom, Harry, Nick, Ben.

we do not like names like Otto, Otis, Arlo.

we have a little girl called Aria (was not popular when we chose it) if this little one was a girl he would have been Otillie or Delilah.

we liked Jude but I’ve now met so so many baby Jude’s I just feel lost….

we quite liked Ellis but DH thinks it’s girly sounding. Also quite liked Dylan and Quin for a while but now it sounds so…. Over used?

urgh

@armt

If you like Jude but think it's too popular now, how about Judah?

I think Asher is nice too, but that might be becoming quite popular:

Other suggestions:

Julian
Lucas
Robin
Edmund
Peter (too traditional maybe?)
Scott
Maurice
Gawain
Gareth
Tristan
Victor
Kay
Francis
Kieran

morden123 · 18/05/2025 20:37

My choice would be Donovan or Raymond