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Help I don't like any boy names

61 replies

SometimesIcantsleep · 11/03/2026 20:20

Just found out today I'm having another boy, I'm gutted not to be using my girl name as I was convinced this was going to be a girl. I have both a girl and boy already, and really struggled last time, I ended up just letting my partner choose his name because I didn't like any of the thousands of names I looked at. I didn't love the name he chose, but it has grown on me and it suits our little boy and everyone loves it.

I don't like anything that comes up on the naming websites or google searches; looking for uncommon/unusual but not weird/made up names

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NigellaDelia · 11/03/2026 21:19

Matthias
Robert
Richard
Philip
William
Simeon
Jonathan (Jonty)
Christian
James
Joseph
Adam
Leo
Hugo
Josiah
Inigo
Pierre

LondonLady1980 · 11/03/2026 21:11

I will give you a list of boys that are in my family list to see if any inspire you:

Patrick
Lucas
Peter
Aaron
Matthew
Nicholas
Lewis
Christopher
Jamie
Ethan
Noah

So nothing too “out there” and nothing “made up”.

Some are quite common/popular but I would always opt for a sensible/practical name if there aren’t any names that you feel particularly strongly about.

Always best to play it safe in these situations.

Paaseitjes · 11/03/2026 21:06

Cyprian, Jasper, Laurent?

Myoldbear · 11/03/2026 21:02

I think the same thing will happen as last time;

you may not love the name you choose to start with, but soon you will think it's just right.

sooo4455 · 11/03/2026 20:57

Tobias
Ivan
Ivor
Evan
Elias
Cruz
Isiah
Micah

QuotientSmotient · 11/03/2026 20:45

Uncommon but not made up… Jago, Ivo, Orson, Cyrus, Dashiel, Darius?

SometimesIcantsleep · 11/03/2026 20:40

LondonLady1980 · 11/03/2026 20:30

I sympathise OP. I have got two boys and I let
my husband choose both their names because I genuinely didn’t have any strong feelings for any boy’s names. I would have said no to my DH’s suggestions if I really didn’t like them, but I went with them and thankfully they both suited the boys and I love them now.

I think for a lot of people it can be really hard to name boys 😬

Even if I have a name I could get on board with I then don't like the way it would be shortened or the nick names. It also has to go with a difficult last name which rules out quite a lot of things too, I managed to hold it together while in the scan but I cried when I got home, not because I don't want a boy just because I found it so hard last time 😩

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patooties · 11/03/2026 20:32

Francis (Frankie for short) it means French man!

SometimesIcantsleep · 11/03/2026 20:31

Krakinou · 11/03/2026 20:24

What was the girl’s name you liked?
And is there any specific vibe or association you’d like a boy name to have?

I'm willing to look at anything and everything 🤣 the girls name would be really outing and we've not told anyone I'm pregnant, but it's not something that can be altered to make a boys name or anything, it was French

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LondonLady1980 · 11/03/2026 20:30

I sympathise OP. I have got two boys and I let
my husband choose both their names because I genuinely didn’t have any strong feelings for any boy’s names. I would have said no to my DH’s suggestions if I really didn’t like them, but I went with them and thankfully they both suited the boys and I love them now.

I think for a lot of people it can be really hard to name boys 😬

Krakinou · 11/03/2026 20:24

What was the girl’s name you liked?
And is there any specific vibe or association you’d like a boy name to have?