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Help!! Need a boy name!

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babynamesarehard · 13/04/2020 22:48

Hey, having a boy and finding it impossible to pick a name for him. Husband and I are so fussy and every name I see I hate. I feel like girls names are so much easier! Here are the names I might have gone for if it was a girl as maybe that might help?!

  • juniper
  • Tabitha
  • Dorothy
  • ottilie
  • bronte

I am finding it so hard to even narrow down any names as there are literally none I like

  • I hate names that are too popular like Leo or Noah
  • I hate names that are part of a name like Freddie or Ollie instead of a whole name
  • I hate classic names like George or Charles as they seem boring and safe
  • I hate names that are too try hard like Apollo or Bay
  • I don't like modern trendy names like kayden or Kai

I feel like every park I go to has about a million elliots/Finlay's/Reubens etc so don't want anything like that.

We'll never find a name!! Only one I've even remotely considered for more than a second was max as I think it sounds strong and I like the X sound but immediately ruled out by DH as he thinks it's a dogs name.

Please help xx

OP posts:
BikeRunSki · 15/04/2020 12:46

I’m nearly 50, and I’ve met a lot of people!
Boys names I’ve only ever come across once in person:

Darius
Eliezer
Zebulon
Randal

I think that might be it!

inforapennyinforapug · 15/04/2020 14:06

Hunter
Greyson

rosy71 · 15/04/2020 14:16

Alex
Joel
Zachary
Adam
Peter
Isaac

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GameofPhones · 21/04/2020 21:55

Yes I too find it hard OP to match a 'big' name like Atlas to a baby. I guess this is why diminutives were invented. So choose a big, dignified name for grown-up times and occasions, but make sure it has a diminutive for every day (like Daniel/Danny).

Cakes4Teatime · 21/04/2020 23:25

A friend has a baby boy called Atlas. They “shorten” it to Atti.

OlaEliza · 30/04/2020 23:21

Ashley

Unusual but normal and not common at all. Not stuck up and ridiculous either.

randomguy12 · 30/04/2020 23:32

Bailey
Bradley
Finley
Callum
Charlie
Sunny

BlackeyedSusan · 01/05/2020 00:38

Elisha
Strachan
Nathan
Elliot
Ethan
Evan
Caleb
Seth

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