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Unusual but not ridiculous names for a boy

87 replies

Flowerface · 08/06/2011 17:24

I am not even pregnant (TTC), so it isn't exactly an emergency. But what the heck do you call a boy? I am thinking something unusual but not so much so that he gets punched in the playground (DD is called 'Elsa', think it would be a bit mean to have one way more zany than the other). So what sort of names do you think? I have considered (yes, I do have to much brain-time on my hands):
Wilfred (Fred)
Gilbert
Lev (but someone pointed out that it sounds like 'Lav')
Edward (Ted. Too boring?)
Emil (would everyone pick on him and call him Emily?!)

I particularly like things with a central/Eastern European resonance (Russian or German). I don't want anything too Biblical, since I am not at all religious. I like old fashioned, but I don't want to be too self-consciously old man. Any thoughts...?!

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PotPourri · 08/06/2011 19:41

Casper
Alouyicious (can't spell!)
Felix

I know children called these names

msrisotto · 08/06/2011 19:44

I like:
Ridley
Christian
Morgan
Sebastian (not that unusual I guess)
Tristan

PatriciatheStripper · 08/06/2011 19:51

Alouyicious (can't spell!)

Aloysius Wink

RickGhastley · 08/06/2011 19:52

Emil is great!

How about:
Keir
Leif
Isaac
Jago
Inigo
Raphael (Rafa)
Nathaniel (Nate)
Jude
Joel
Magnus
Seth

montmartre · 08/06/2011 19:53

Maxim?
Ludo
Frank
Oskar

Flowerface · 08/06/2011 19:55

I like Ivan, but we want John as a middle name, so it would be like calling him the same thing twice in different languages!

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Flowerface · 08/06/2011 19:57

And I am liking Maxim... (though I slightly want to ad 'us' on the end...)

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thesurgeonsmate · 08/06/2011 19:58

Bremner

TarkaLiotta · 08/06/2011 20:04

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birdofthenorth · 08/06/2011 21:51

I like all your ideas so far, especially Gilbert.

Just a word on Lev -if you are avoiding biblical names it might not be ideal -my first association was Leviticus.

Like Emil but Elsa & Emil sounds a bit like you wanted twins! I think he'd get Heskey more than Emily if he was in school today bur that association may pass quickly

hellokitty123 · 08/06/2011 22:01

OP I like your suggestions although I'd say Edward was pretty usual/common. I like Emil but can't imagine how it is pronounced in English (In German I'd say Eh-meel).
How about
Leon
Magnus
Quentin
Raphael

ThatllDoPig · 08/06/2011 22:03

Zeff ?

UndiscoveredApprentice · 08/06/2011 22:09

Rhodri

UndiscoveredApprentice · 09/06/2011 00:06

Rufus

vintageteacups · 09/06/2011 00:08

Elsa and Zeb

Mumcentreplus · 09/06/2011 00:15

I was in love with a boy called xavier...very cool

unbelievabledarco · 09/06/2011 00:18

In Russian Lev is pronounced Lyev. I guess you need to be aware of that? Is that how you are pronouncing it?

unbelievabledarco · 09/06/2011 00:19

Have we had Anton?

ResurrectionByChocolate · 09/06/2011 02:23

I really like the Slavic names Branko, Darko, Marko.

ResurrectionByChocolate · 09/06/2011 02:26

Also Berry and Gray. Surnames can make unusual but not outlandish first names, sometimes, esp if there are any in your own familes.

ResurrectionByChocolate · 09/06/2011 02:29

Forgot Dusko, my v. favourite Slavic name.

BingBongSong · 09/06/2011 04:23

Jarek?
Ezra?

mazfah · 09/06/2011 08:04

Frey
Gulliver
Roman

LittleBlueBoat · 09/06/2011 10:23

Ford
leif
lake
oakley
Avary
Merry
Wolfgang
Vlad

Flowerface · 09/06/2011 12:31

I think it's quite funny that 'Rollo' got castigated for being too ridiculous but 'Agamemnon' didn't!

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