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Slightly cool boys names?

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justhayley · 07/02/2012 14:43

Hiya I need help collecting a list of fairly cool but not totally out there boys names.
We are a young (ish) family & I can't see myself with a son with a super traditional name! My partners an officer in the Army- he's a William and likes quite traditional names, I work in the media & run a holistic health
centre and am slightly more hippy ish!
So far we can't agree on a name that suits us both.

I like Mason and Finlay with the more classic James as a middle name.

Ideas for others please ........

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EdithWeston · 07/02/2012 14:49

Lysander, Marcus, Jonathan (Jonty), Jolyon, Caspar, Dominic, Piers, Rupert, Ferdinand, Hector, Lemuel, Theo, Wulfram?

MamaLazarou · 07/02/2012 14:53

Call him Marlon.

whitsunday · 07/02/2012 14:54

Rowan, Keir, Toby.

LikeItsGolden · 07/02/2012 14:56

Finlay is very, very, VERY popular, so I wouldnt say 'cool' at all.

Rudy
Sonny
Otis

threecurrantbuns · 07/02/2012 15:01

We know two Marley's

birdofthenorth · 07/02/2012 15:03

I love Marlon. Fabulous. Everyone panned me when I suggested it on here though!

How about

Travis
Winston
Hamish
Heston
Curtis
Jared
Brandon
Lennox?

Just as an aside, very nearly every baby boy I know born in the last year has James as a middle name! I'm not exaggerating. It's lovely but ubiquitous as a boys middle name. Ubiquitous.

Selks · 07/02/2012 15:09

Theo
Ezra
Colm
Sean
Rory
Angus

FrankiDon182 · 07/02/2012 15:19

Donnie (my DS1)
Vinnie (my DS2)
Ace
Blayze
River
Jet
Jude
??

notso · 07/02/2012 15:22

I love Finlay Wink it is popular though.
Mason is a bit too Disney channel for me.

Stanley
John/ Johnny
Albert
Francis
Maxwell

rachel234 · 07/02/2012 15:23

Quentin James

Dexter James

sound cool imo.

rachel234 · 07/02/2012 15:24

And yes, I know so, so many Fin/Finns and am getting a little bored of it (and am starting to have difficulty remembering their names Blush)

pilates · 07/02/2012 16:26

Monty
Ethan
Jacob
Louis
Jared
Caleb

BlueChampagne · 07/02/2012 16:29

Victor
Julius
Flynn
Brendan

FriskyMare · 07/02/2012 16:32

Liking Keir whitsunday
Rufus
Saul
Jonah

jellybeans · 07/02/2012 16:54

Zac/Zachary
Evan
Euan
Joel
Aidan
Niall
Quentin
Cody

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pranma · 07/02/2012 17:08

My dgs is Finn James :)

cureall · 07/02/2012 17:10

I love Milo and Axel, and Joshua. And Lazarus, Lucien, Maxwell. Cailan nice too.

MandyT68 · 07/02/2012 17:13

Hamish is the Gaelic equivalent of James, as is Seamus, so avoid these with your choice of middle name.

CuppaTeaJanice · 07/02/2012 17:14

We were going to use Efryn if DD had been a boy. It's a variant of Ephraim which is a saints name so that should keep your traditional DP happy!!

LikeAnAdventCandleButNotQuite · 07/02/2012 17:19

We chose Travis if DD would have been a boy. I think it's a bit cool. Also love Jesse, but maybe not if you want James as a middle name Wink

I also think Rex is very cool (our cat's name) and I love love love Gus, but DH vetoed it.

PotteringAlong · 07/02/2012 17:22

I have an Idris...

ViviPru · 07/02/2012 17:23

Pottering, do you have a nn for Idris? (Love that name btw)

Ferdy is a great name

FaithHopeAndKevin · 07/02/2012 17:27

Josiah
Vincent (although there are 3 at school)
Marcus
Otto/Otis
Idris
Edwin

I also like Keir but that's a secondary education's worth of gazing at the god-like beauty of Keir in the year above Grin

FaithHopeAndKevin · 07/02/2012 17:29

Ianto (yann-toh)

Congrats on Idris.