Boys names are impossible!

[HettyB]

We have aaaaaages to decide, but I wanted some input early as I think DP and I are going to struggle to agree on boys names as we don't seem to like any!

Here are the constraints:

Nothing too....(the word that's banned here), e.g. Jayden/Kayden/Kai
I don't like Callum/Connor names
No surnames - Parker, Fletcher etc
Nothing overly biblical, e.g. Ezekiel
Preferably not top 50, so not Noah, Oliver, Jack
Can't end in a 'ree' sound. I love Henry but baby's surname will be Reed and I think the 'ree-ree' sound in the middle is odd
More than one syllable to work with surname
Nothing too Scottish/Welsh/Irish as we don't have connections there

To give you an idea of what I do like, my absolute favourite is Wilbur. I know it's been slated on here so many times before, but I love it. Have yet to convince DP though... We both like Edwin shortened to Ned, but I'm worried this is becoming too popular.

Are there any names that fit those criteria?

I don't know where you live, but just so you know, ned is Scotland means something like non-educated delinquent, like chav in England.

I know... Not too much of an issue (I'm in London) but I think I'm going off it anyway!

Sebastian (nn Seb) or Fredrick (nn Freddy)?

I really like Sebastian but I'm not keen on Seb. Freddie is really popular around here so that puts me off.

I may have to add Sebastian back onto the list as I think we may have considered every boy name ever!

Sidney
Joseph
Daniel

Henley? Sounds like Henry but isn't too much of a mouthful with your surname.

Austin?

Nathaniel - Nate Nat
Thaddeus
Lucien

Fynn
Jude
Joel
Nathaniel
Aiden
Elias
Wilf
Elliott
Jamie
Casper
Theodore
Arlo
Otto

Hector
Magnus

Francis

What about Tobias? I absolutely love it but it got vetoed . Boys names are really hard, we came up with several for ds and when he was born realised we didn't really like any of them so had to go back to the drawing board - ended up with Franklin which fit none of our original criteria!

I also really like Hamish, Hugo, Theodore and Rufus, but all no goes for dh.

Seth
Amos
Travis
Dexter
Hugo

Samuel
Saul
Nathaniel
Theo
Joseph

I like Seth and Jude but think they're too short with the surname.

Toby and Theo are too popular, don't like Daniel/Nathaniel/Samuel, l like Joseph but a friend just used it for her son.

I like Hugo, Amos and Francis but DP doesn't, and I like Otto but there's one in the extended family and I wonder if that's a bit close for an unusual name.

Elliott is on our shortlist but I'm currently being put off it as the people over the road are having a loft conversion and the view from our front window is a portaloo with Elliott emblazoned on it!

How do you pronounce Thaddeus, padkin? Is it a hard T - TAD-ee-us, THAD-ee-us, Tad-AY-us like Amadeus or something else?

Patrick.

Hmm, how about Jonas? I love Elliott by the way and don't think you should let a portaloo put you off.

Lucas
Louis

Second thoughts maybe not Lou Reed!

Angus
Wilfred

Wilfred (Wilf)
Fergus
Gilderoy
Laurence/Lawrence
Edgar
Bernard
Hubert
Gilbert

Arthur
Michael
Stanley
Gabriel
Owen
Robert
Hugo
Jonathan
Albert
Nicholas
Felix
Dominic
Jasper
Tristan
Miles
Isaac
Laurence
Matthias
Alistair
Wilfred
Cecil
Gilbert
Ernest
Jago
Eugene
Walter
Bertram
Fabian
August
Clarence
Edmund
Clement
Leonard
Edgar
Percy
Alec
Benedict

Ooh, I'm inexplicably drawn to Leonard. Cue DP coming home and telling me it's awful.

There are some other great names in there but they've been discounted for some reason - DP doesn't like them, we know a baby with the same name, etc.

Suz would you pronounce Jonas with a hard J or soft like Yo-nus? I quite like it (which means DP won't)

How about Peter?

Yep, DP hates Leonard.