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Why are names so hard?! Please help us find a name for a baby boy!

53 replies

BoyNameHelpNeeded · 27/06/2025 17:31

Baby boy is due in November and we are really struggling - I know we still have plenty of time, but we’ve been thinking about it for years to no avail.

We have a 3 syllable Polish surname beginning with “R”. We’re both British and baby will grow up in the UK, but we have Polish speaking family here and in Poland so a name that “works” in both languages is important to us, although will likely use the English version.

If possible, we’d like something that isn’t too off the wall and yoonique but also something that isn’t going to land him as one of four in a class…appreciating that most of these are already very popular or are creeping up the charts so that may not be an option!

Currently the list includes:

Caspar (English spelling)
Sebastian
Elias
Cassius or Cassian

One of us likes and the other doesn’t:
Jacob
Lucian
Roman
Nathaniel

All suggestions are welcome because we are tearing our hair out! We just keep seeing the same names over and over and nothing feels even remotely “right”.

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TheDonsDingleberries · 27/06/2025 18:04

Sebastian, Elias, and Nathaniel are my favourites from your list

I don't know how any of these names are perceived in Poland, but how about:

Bruno
Darius
Dominic
Dorian
Emil
Fabian
Felix
Casimir
Conrad
Leon
Maximilian
Marius
Oscar
Tobias
Vincent

BoyNameHelpNeeded · 27/06/2025 18:00

Thanks! I do like Alexander. DH isn’t as enamoured, but it’s one for the list I think.

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waltzingparrot · 27/06/2025 17:34

I like Sebastian

Alexander ? Lots of diminutives to choose from.