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Help with boy names

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TransatlanticCityGirl · 30/12/2013 04:32

Just found out before Christmas that we are having a baby boy. However really struggling with finding a name we both like (never mind love!)... we had a ton of names we liked for girls, but feel so uninspired by boys names.

Here's a short list of names I have come up with so far. It's not the strongest list because I don't love any of them yet. I like less common but not totally 'out there' names. Avoiding all names in the Top 10 if we can help it.

Ryder
Finley
Benjamin
Maxwell
Harvey
Greyson

This baby will be a brother to Amelia (HATE the commonality of this name, but it had sentimental value to us).

Thoughts on the above? Any other name ideas also welcome.

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RubyLovesShopping · 30/12/2013 04:34

Benjamin is nice

Chottie · 30/12/2013 06:24

Sorry I only like Benjamin on your list, the other names sound like surnames to me.

Congratulations on your pigeon pair Xmas Smile

Onesleeptillwembley · 30/12/2013 06:53

Benjamin is the only one that isn't hideous.

BikeRunSki · 30/12/2013 06:56

I also like Benjamin best.

Madamecastafiore · 30/12/2013 07:15

Like Finley and Benjamin and Maximilian rather than Maxwell.

Our latest DC was a DD but our boys names were Theo, Milo, Reuben and Rufus.

Twinsplusonesurprise · 30/12/2013 07:24

Harvey's nice.
I know a lot of Finley's
Congrats too on soon to be DS.

BabyStone · 30/12/2013 07:36

Max (not Maxwell)
Benjamin
Finley

one of them is DS' name and the other 2 were on my list but cant use

Lebkuchenlover · 30/12/2013 07:52

If you're bothered by the popularity of Amelia, I would avoid Finley/Finn, Max and Ben as they are all fairly fashionable these days.

MyNameIsSuz · 30/12/2013 07:54

I'd say if you don't want anything too common, avoid Maxwell - Max is super common, and it would almost certainly get shortened. I'm not keen on Ryder or Greyson, I love Finley though. I had similar names on my list, we went with Franklin in the end.

Madamecastafiore · 30/12/2013 07:56

Depends Suz, Max isn't common here. We have lots if Arthur's, Joshua's, Archie's and Ethan's. ( phone putting punctuation in ).

ElBombero · 30/12/2013 07:56

Love Greyson

ZenNudist · 30/12/2013 08:01

Love Benjamin
Max is nice (not maxwell)
Both quite common

Other ones are not good. Sound chavvy to me.

Can't you get inspiration by working backwards from top 100 or 150. Agree with you about not wanting too common a name.

Amelia is lovely btw. I'd choose it myself but for being over-used. Is she surrounded by Amelias at school?

shabbiegurl · 30/12/2013 08:04

Have you tried looking at meaning for any of those names & seeing if it strikes a chord that way?

Just off name Maxwell is nice but probable nickname is Maxie i don't think I could do that to future ds that may one day be playing rugby for England :/

shabbiegurl · 30/12/2013 08:05

Have you tried looking at meaning for any of those names & seeing if it strikes a chord that way?

Just off name Maxwell is nice but probable nickname is Maxie i don't think I could do that to future ds that may one day be playing rugby for England :/

OiMissus · 30/12/2013 08:19

Just an idea, when DH and I were struggling to find names, we downloaded the excel file of the previous year's Top 1000.
I looked through it first, and put a 1 in the next column of all those I liked. I then hid the column, and DH did the same. We then sorted the columns so that those we both liked came to the top, and from that we made our shortlist. (You can also see which are the most common and avoid them).
Easy!

pygmy · 30/12/2013 09:39

I like Benjamin and Finlay (spelt this way). Both very popular though.

Puddles1234 · 30/12/2013 13:59

Finley / Finlay NN Finn is very popular.

Agree with previous poster that Maximillion/Maximus is better than Maxwell which, and I don't mean any disrespect to anyone who has named their child this, is rather chavvy.

How about classic names.

George
Alexander
Tarquin
Rupert
Jasper
Rafferty
Hugo
Henry

Onesleeptillwembley · 30/12/2013 14:03

Rafferty? Classic? Oh dear. It sticks out in that list like a bacon butty at a kosher buffet.

Puddles1234 · 30/12/2013 14:51

If Rafferty is not classic enough for you, then what about,

Edward
Edmund
Albert
Frederick
Tobias
Felix

Oh and OneSleepTillWembley, Butty?! Don't you mean Sandwich darling?

Onesleeptillwembley · 30/12/2013 14:53

No, Rafferty is definitely a 'butty' eater. Grin

RoseHoney · 30/12/2013 15:28

I have a Maxwell, he's the only one I know and we are definitely not Chavvy.
Never heard anything bad about his name either (except for this thread lol) and most people say how nice it is compared to Max or Maximilian.

GreggsOnLegs · 30/12/2013 15:32

My friend has just had a baby Arlo, which I love and would go well with Amelia.

HyvaPaiva · 30/12/2013 15:33

Finley: hate that spelling, too popular a name.
Maxwell: too Kerry Katona for me.
The others are also very surname-y.
Benjamin is nice.

Rtfairy · 30/12/2013 16:12

Benjamin is the best on your list followed by Finley, Maxwell (prefer just Max though) and Harvey. Sorry don't like the other names.

BaileysOnRocks · 30/12/2013 16:22

I like Ryder and Greyson but I would spell it Grayson

What about Parker?

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