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different...but not ridiculous boys' names?

85 replies

motherbeyond · 18/03/2010 13:05

title says it all really.i've picked my girls name,but we just cannot agree on a boys.

austin
hugo
paddy
quinn (love this but already have a fin!)
milo (not sure though)
oisin

are some of the ones bandied about,but dh says no to them all.
we've got a few weeks left before dc3 arrives,and i'm worried i'll be pressured into picking a name i don't love because i ran out of time !help....please!

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bellissima · 18/03/2010 18:03

Emil
Jerome

shockers · 18/03/2010 18:03

Quite like Rollo too.

shockers · 18/03/2010 18:03

Jethro and Jude both put me in mind of strong but reflective men.

gegs73 · 18/03/2010 18:00

Rafferty (Raff)
Seth
Lucas
Nicholas is a popular name when I was young, but I don't know any little boy ones now.

GladioliBuckets · 18/03/2010 17:55

Who are your DH's heroes? Ours were mostly men with dull names (eg Johnny Marr, Jackie Chan) but we ended up agreeing on Kurt after Kurt Vonnegut, his favourite author. There was some battle between this and Gene as I had been watching Ashes to Ashes quite avidly at the time.

Clarissimo · 18/03/2010 17:51

I love Marcus, DH always sauid no though

We do ahev a Stirling which is Celtic and can hardly be called effeminate as it is all racing driver (y) (not sure if its chavvy tbh, we certainly are not and I do not know any others)

Like Donal, Killian and Alasdair a lot

Maggie00 · 18/03/2010 17:44

What is Quim??

mathanxiety · 18/03/2010 17:40

Daragh
Macdara

mathanxiety · 18/03/2010 17:39

Jarlath
Conleth
Conn

mathanxiety · 18/03/2010 17:39

Killian
Rory
Diarmuid
Anton
Seamus
Eoin
Owen
Eoghan
Raghnall
Alasdair
Niall
Cathal
Fiach
Fiacra
Moling
Ailbe
Cormac
Somhairle
Eamon
Donal
Caoilte
Brendan

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motherbeyond · 18/03/2010 17:37

went to school with a marcus,not fussed on that one.my brother said that about quim....it wouldn't have even entered my head,you filthy pair!
wolfgang?!i think if he said no to hugo,he would think me insane if i suggested that!

i think brodie might be entering into the chav arena?
quite like cameron but dh doesn't.
dh has an old uncle fergus.
not loving the rest...but thanks for suggestions

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Tillyscoutsmum · 18/03/2010 17:23

Cameron
Fergus
Angus
Lorcan
Laurence/Laurie
Lachlan
Tristan
Brodie

MamaLazarou · 18/03/2010 17:17

I third Marcus - a great, strong-sounding name.

Quinn is lovely, but looks and sounds too much like Quim.

How about Clay or Wolfgang?

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motherbeyond · 18/03/2010 17:17

mmm,not to my taste really.prefer something lighter

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paulaplumpbottom · 18/03/2010 17:11

What about Troy?

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motherbeyond · 18/03/2010 17:10

there are some lovely names there..but dh would say no to them all.
i also liked xavier,lorien,zander..but he said they were effeminate!
he is irish and suggested oisin,but i'm not taken with that..it doesn't sound nice with my accent (slightly scouse!)sounds lovely and lilty with dh's..but i would have to say it occasionally so that's a no.think he'd prefer an irich/celtic name though.

it's difficult with the irish names.was trawling a website last night and imo loads sound really,erm, chavvy or over used ie kian,ronan,caolan etc then there are the (imo) dogs name...reilly,murphy etc

i quite liked rohan, but again he said no way.

aaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!all i want is a slightly unusual name so they don't have to be in a class (like i was) with 4 kids with the same name!

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BrigitBigKnickers · 18/03/2010 16:59

Zachary (Zach forshort)
Rory
Levi
Leon
Frederic (Freddie is sweet)
Francis (Frankie)

mathanxiety · 18/03/2010 16:55

Austin -- FAB name
Hugo -- great
Paddy -- FAB, with Patrick, Padraic or Padraig on the birth cert
Quinn -- not with Fin
Milo -- A bit predictable with older bro Finn
Oisin -- entering the land of wind and ghosts with Finn and Oisin.

Austin and Paddy are the two I would go for, with Hugo nice also. Another few you might like:
Jonah
Jonas
Joseph
Josiah
Isaac
Marek
Tobias/ Toby

Maggie00 · 18/03/2010 16:51

ps I agree about Marcus. Great name and very underused. I keep suggesting it to people though!

Maggie00 · 18/03/2010 16:50

Diarmuid! Especially as you already have a Finn. (Fionn and Diarmuid folklore names)

Eglu · 18/03/2010 16:25

Love Austin and Milo. I know a very cute Austin

ShadeofViolet · 18/03/2010 16:23

Love Quinn - but not with Fin
Milo is lovely, as is Orson.

diddl · 18/03/2010 14:53

Like Milo & Hugo.
Also like Arlo & Jethro.

jellybeans · 18/03/2010 14:47

austin...like
hugo....dislike
paddy....ok if Patrick
quinn ...like, but not with Fin as brother
milo...dislike
oisin....like

How about

Blake
Riley
Joel
Niall
Zac
Bradley
Sean
Cormac
Caleb
Micah
Niko

rachel234 · 18/03/2010 14:45

Love Quinn (Quentin on bc), Hugo, Austin, Orson and Marcus.

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