I think I've heard every boys name and I don't love any ot them....

[curiousgeorgie]

But this is DH's shortlist... any thoughts?

My DD is Matilda (But we call her Tilly.)

Harry
Samuel
Wilbur
Felix
Jasper
Flynn
Chester
Rafferty
Edward (nn Teddy)
Wilson
Rupert
Theo
Henry

Or any suggestions in the same vein? I'm trying to think of what we call a second tier name.. nothing too normal, but not too out there iyswim. When I thought of Matilda for my DD I LOVED it, and I felt really excited. No boys names do that for me!! Help please....

I meant OF them in the thread title!

Harry - loads of them around but nice
Samuel - like this a lot
Wilbur - not sure
Felix - no, reminds me of cat food
Jasper - wasps
Flynn - trying too hard imo
Chester - not sure
Rafferty - ummm
Edward (nn Teddy) - LOVE
Wilson - Pickett
Rupert - OK
Theo - OK
Henry -OK

How about

Hugo
Hugh
Jonathan
Liam
Luke
Leon

I like Henry, Felix, Edward and Samuel best of your list. Also like Theo as nickname.

Harry - would only use as nn for Harry
Samuel - like
Wilbur - too "old man"
Felix - like
Jasper - OK
Flynn - too surnamey and similar to the faddy popular Finn
Chester - again, too surnamey/place namey
Rafferty - too frilly
Edward (nn Teddy) - like Edward, but not Teddy
Wilson - surname
Rupert - too posh
Theo - like, but would use Theodore as full name
Henry - like

Dexter.
Miles.
Thurston.
Piers.
Ezra.
Blake.

I like Felix and Henry. We have a Quentin.

Ambrose?

. Both my DSes are in your list, OP!

I love Edward, but I would have reservations about Tilly and Teddy. Sounds like a new children's TV show. My favourites from your list are Wilbur, Rupert and Theo.

Is James too everyday? I think Tilly and James is nice. Or what about Wilfred? Archie?

Reuben
Matthew
Mark
William
Alexander
Christopher
Daniel
Edmund
Eliot
Dominic
Dylan
George
Harvey
Isaac
Leo/Leon
Oliver
Oscar
Nathan
Max
Samson
Phillip
Simon
Rolf
Solomon
Tate
Wilf
Zachary
Travis

Heath

Peter, Nathaniel, Adam, Aaron? Bartholomew? You could call him Tolly. :o Tilly and Tolly sounds like a nursery rhyme.

Everett?

We are in exactly the same situation as you! We could have named several girls, but are struggling to find one boy name that we 100% love. We are also seeking something that is not too common, but not too weird either. Our top name at the moment is Monty, but still not 100% on it - and currently have no others on our list!

Sebastian? It's a lot more common than it used to be, but still relatively unusual while being familiar for spelling etc. And Seb is a great NN.

Duncan or Adrian or Gavin.

Simon?

Arlo
Leo
Michael
Sebastian

From your list I love:
Felix
Jasper
Flynn

Nathaniel
Jonah
Gabriel
Benedict
Isaac
Noah
Dominic
Elijah

Nathaniel
Jonah
Gabriel
Benedict
Isaac
Noah
Dominic
Elijah

We have a Theodore & call him Teddy

I think Tilly and Flynn sound good together?

Oooh, I love Rafferty!
My youngest son is called Drew and I haven't yet come across anyone else with that name. I really liked Blake and Nathan too.

Just to add i think Rupert sounds a bit Wet...Woopert...... Iyswim

magnus
maxmillian nn max
edwin
christopher
byron

from your list i loved edward but nn ned or ward, theo if short for theodore nn ted, and love henry it is one of my faves.

Nathaniel - Nate for short
Jago
Reuben
Tristram