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Unusual but not wacky boys names

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ThisLoftyGoose · 31/03/2026 13:21

Lots of great suggestions on the girls thread for unusual but not wacky names so I wondered if anyone had any good ideas for boys? Baby boy due any day and still struggling!

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mathanxiety · 11/04/2026 02:37

Jerome
Nicodemus
Anselm
Prosper
Clement
Urban
Leonidas
Valentine

BewleyBear · 11/04/2026 00:15

Sinbad
Giuseppe
Giacomo
Sonny

TheDonsDingleberries · 10/04/2026 10:01

NoArmaniNoPunani · 10/04/2026 08:06

First time I've ever seen my son's name suggested on here

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Now I'm curious!

Contrarymary30 · 10/04/2026 09:03

Also remember that the child has to live with this name for l ife .

ToddlerIs2 · 10/04/2026 08:11

My boys list consisted of
Thaddeus
Gideon
Castiel
Zebediah
Ezekiel
Malachi
Xavier
Tobias
Jareth
Torbien

NoArmaniNoPunani · 10/04/2026 08:06

TheDonsDingleberries · 31/03/2026 17:05

Anders
Arnold
Beck
Benji
Callan
Claude
Damon
Darius
Dashiell
Desmond
Errol
Evander
Ferdinand
Gene
Gray
Gus
Heath
Klaus
Luther
Marius
Marlon
Oren
Pierce
Preston
Quentin
Roland
Saul
Silas
Solomon
Soren
Sterling
Troy
Tobin
Warren

First time I've ever seen my son's name suggested on here

thesnailandthewhale · 10/04/2026 07:57

Warren
Roy

Contrarymary30 · 10/04/2026 07:48

GrillaMilla · 31/03/2026 20:50

Ray

My favourite name for a male. . Its very manly .

MannequinsArePeopleToo · 10/04/2026 07:39

Crispin.

BewleyBear · 10/04/2026 07:28

Ambrose
Travis
Teak
Marrick
Heath
cormac
Hall

mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/04/2026 19:54

What did you decide @ThisLoftyGoose ?

I like Joey 😍

PrincessHoneysuckle · 09/04/2026 19:53

Cade
Oakley
Kingsley
Blake

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 09/04/2026 16:36

Wayne
Barry
Gary
Kai
Bradley
Jaxxon
Mason
Jason

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 09/04/2026 16:11

farmlass · 09/04/2026 15:27

Caleb
easily spelt and pronounced .
Just right !

Except for Kaleb, CAY-leb, CAH-leb.

Its not a straightforward name at all!

farmlass · 09/04/2026 15:27

Caleb
easily spelt and pronounced .
Just right !

ToadRage · 09/04/2026 15:26

Winston is an incredibly underused name. My husband has always had his heart set on Mercury after an American football player who shares our surname.

user1492757084 · 09/04/2026 15:02

Charles
Victor
Marcel
Dominic
Warwick
Leomin
Gavin

Bellybellas · 09/04/2026 08:10

Solomon
Quentin
Raphael
Magnus

Silverbirchleaf · 07/04/2026 16:33

Alban

Eugene

Aloysius

Simeon

Blair

Drew

Dewi

Trent

peaceinourtime · 07/04/2026 16:07

Elvis 😀

MayasJamas · 02/04/2026 19:22

Jesse
Solomon
Asher
Dashiel (nn Dash)
Atticus
Aneurin (nn Nye)

Calliopespa · 02/04/2026 19:20

Clarence

Calliopespa · 02/04/2026 19:19

Egbert

Calliopespa · 02/04/2026 19:19

Dorian

As in The Picture of Dorian Gray.

BewleyBear · 01/04/2026 22:52

Spence
Vaughn
Wilbur
Mycroft
Tim