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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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CharlieBoo · 07/02/2012 18:56

I have the name for you... Rafferty

TaperJeanGirl · 07/02/2012 19:09

Eli
Jared
Leo
Cass/Cash
Mackie
Gabe

One of these is ds, the others are my future (mythical) sons Smile

BadTasteFlump · 07/02/2012 19:16

Jonah
Elliot
Jude
Jared ...

are my favourite cool boys names at the mo Smile

TheCuntwormUnderfoot · 07/02/2012 20:03

Holty

UnnamedFemaleProtagonist · 07/02/2012 20:06

Arlo.

EBDteacher · 07/02/2012 20:11

Love Arlo.

Giles
Ettienne (sp?) Is that too girly?

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 07/02/2012 20:14

Vito
Levi
Stein

jaffacakehips · 07/02/2012 21:07

IMO Mason is just a bit too Kardashian for me..and Finlay is sooooooo overused!

Jenson with nn James aka JJ?
Edward (Woody)
Harrison aka Harry
Monty
Fergus
Rex

{waves to Lockets}

jaffacakehips · 07/02/2012 21:08

Jenson with mn James aka JJ! Doh been a long day!

justhayley · 07/02/2012 21:23

Grin thank you for all your suggestions - keep em coming!
I didn't no Finlay was being used alot - mind you most people I know with babies have girls or boys called Oliver.
Two things that put me off Mason - The Kardashian and it's similar to Jason which was my first ever boyfriend lol

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beachyhead · 07/02/2012 21:26

Guy

Scathac · 07/02/2012 21:59

Lorian
Feria
Fiachra
Fionn
Damatra
Demetri
Ferdy
Lucien
Niall
Hector
Mylo
Felix
Tamlin
Donal
Blaine
Bruno
Ardal
Max
Morris
Harrison
Jasper
Jazz
Oran
Marley
Mack
Taylor
Xeno
Dufy
Romilly
Leo
Killian/Cillian
Radcliffe
Camus
Fyffe
any surname ...
.....

Scathac · 07/02/2012 22:01

Love Arlo, btw - good one, UFP!

jaffacakehips · 08/02/2012 10:18

What about Alexander and have Xander as a nn or maybe Xavier?

Alexander should keep your DP happy as it's traditional yet with a cool nn.

TupperwareTwat · 08/02/2012 18:20

I know of one young boy called Karel

Scathac · 08/02/2012 18:31

Yeah, I have a European friend called Karel, and he is about 45, so it's a well-established name!

Sonji · 08/02/2012 18:40

My DS is Dylan, is that a "cool" name? My nephew is Mason. I know of a Marley, Aiden and Monty...Smile

SardineJam · 08/02/2012 18:47

Rupert? Like Rupe for the nn

redrubyshoes · 08/02/2012 19:06

Fraser James
Hardy James
Maxim James
Sebastian James
Cedric James
Frederick James
Hugo James

redrubyshoes · 08/02/2012 19:10

Murray James
Sinclair James

PotteringAlong · 08/02/2012 20:32

Vivi - nope, he's just Idris! Also love Ianto, but that was the name of my dog when I was little :o

SherbetDibDab · 08/02/2012 20:35

Cassius

zipzap · 08/02/2012 20:49

Seth
Inigo
Horatio (good military pedigree)
Edmund (old and lots of nicknames)
Edric (both these pinched from the thread on Anglo Saxon names)
Eadric (so certainly have the old traditional box ticked )
Nico
Nicholas (traditional but haven't come across any little ones for ages)
Jeremy

redrubyshoes · 09/02/2012 09:20

Miles