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Unusual boys names ideas please

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MrsRuby · 04/01/2015 18:28

We're expecting our 3rd boy in May and I'm looking for some unusual names to add to my existing unusually named boys!
We have a Byron George, and a Digby Gulliver so as you can tell from that we like English sounding names that are definitely not in the top few hundred lists :-)

So far our favourites are
Larkin
Stirling
Rufus
Griffin
Cornelius

Any other suggestions please?
Not looking for any hate on my children's names! :-)

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BlueChampagne · 06/01/2015 16:05

Conrad - another literary connection.

MrsRuby · 06/01/2015 19:08

Thank you for the further suggestions everyone. You're absolutely right flora scotia - of course Stirling is a very Scottish name! I have both Sterling and Stirling on my list but think I like the Scottish spelling better. Neither of my boys names are technically completely English really, with roots in Irish and Latin. I guess I just meant British sounding as opposed to obviously from a different culture eg Nasim, Mathias which I feel just wouldn't go with my other children's names. My grandfather was Scortish too so I can always use that as an excuse! Thank you for the information too :-)

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Angelto5 · 06/01/2015 19:15

These are names in my family tree-

Abiathar
Titus
Enoch

myotherusernameisbetter · 06/01/2015 19:15

I prefer Stirling to Sterling - that is both a currency and a massive furniture shop not too far from Stirling. :)

Szeli · 06/01/2015 19:17

no way your sons first and middle
name is exactly the same as my son!

anyway vetoed names we had;

aldous
benedict
sebastian
ezekiel
all of the ninja turtles

i also like

ezra
rudi
edwin

Szeli · 06/01/2015 19:26

ooh oberon too

BrightestAndBest · 06/01/2015 19:35

From my immediate family I give you:
Marmaduke (this was my great uncles name - he was known as Duke)
Nelson (my other great uncle - no idea how my granddad ended up with the much more normal name of Thomas)

Or how about:
Carter
Cyrus
Elvis
Erasmus
Ferdinand
Jasper
Jerome
Lysander
Niall
Quentin

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