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A brother for Phoebe...

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GentlyGentlyOhDear · 22/04/2015 21:25

DH and I are struggling to think of agree on a boy's name for our next baby. We want a male equivalent of Phoebe, really - not too common, but not really unusual or pretentious.

I like the following, but dh is lukewarm:
Noah
Rory
Archie
Louis
Elliot
Oliver

Any other suggestions we might have missed and might like?

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pootlebug · 22/04/2015 21:29

Luke
Harrison
Monty
Nathaniel nn Nate / Nat
Barnaby
Joseph / Joe

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 22/04/2015 21:31

Rex

stressbucket1 · 22/04/2015 21:33

Aiden?
From your list I really like Elliot
Noah is very popular at the moment

JustAStormInADCup · 22/04/2015 21:35

I have a Phoebe and a Rory :-)

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GentlyGentlyOhDear · 22/04/2015 21:38

I like Elliot too and I also like Arthur, but dh just doesn't seem to like anything.
I also like Luke.
Not sure about Rex - sounds a bit odd with the surname.

I'm finding boys names a lot harder to choose - if it was another girl we would be spoilt for choice!

Thanks for the suggestions.

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GentlyGentlyOhDear · 22/04/2015 21:44

I like the fact that Rory is cute for a baby/child, but also quite a 'manly' name.

I also love Ted, but that was met with flat refusal, sadly.

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endoflevelbaddy · 22/04/2015 21:54

We have a Phoebe, if DD2 had been a DS we'd narrowed it down to Evan or Nathaniel. Love Rory, Noah and Elliot from your list.

Allthatnonsense · 22/04/2015 22:35

Noah

UrsulaBuffay · 22/04/2015 22:38

Seth
James
Max
Ethan
Austin
Noah
Stanley

Penguinotterfoxbadger · 22/04/2015 23:55

From your list: Noah

Other options

Seth
Owen
Fergus

OneMagnumisneverenough · 22/04/2015 23:59

Phoebe & Austin
Phoebe & Miles
Phoebe & Jonah
Phoebe & Hayden
Phoebe & Marcus
Phoebe & Edgar

BubGal13 · 23/04/2015 09:44

My favs to go with Phoebe-

Laurence

Louis

Rex

Seth

Stan(ley)

Lunastarfish · 23/04/2015 09:55

Lucas
Christopher
William
Toby
Dominic

fionadal · 24/04/2015 20:02

I know a couple of Phoebes and they have brothers called:
Dylan- (think this works v well)
James

I think Luke, which you suggested above, is a lovely name and goes really well. It's also fairly unusual these days.

What about Benjamin/Benedict? Although it used it be popular, it is much less so now. I've only met 2 under 6 - it's all Noahs, Theos, Tobys and Reubens round here (South East)
Good Luck!

BlueChampagne · 24/04/2015 22:08

I like Rory. Conrad also meets your criteria.

MadameJosephine · 24/04/2015 22:18

Love Elliot, think it goes really well with Phoebe.

Oliver is very popular around here at the moment (north east) Louis and Noah less so but still a few about

How about Gabriel? Gabe as nn?

Quasilulu · 25/04/2015 00:09

From your list I like Rory and Louis but how about
Rowan
Leo
Patrick

SycamoreMum · 25/04/2015 00:11

Phaedra

TremoloGreen · 03/05/2015 22:33

Zac
Ezra
Oscar
Victor
Rafe
Lucas
Arthur
Leo
Sebastian

Neeko · 03/05/2015 22:34

Isaac

heylilbunny · 03/05/2015 22:35

I also vote for Gabe (Gabriel). Phoebe and Gabe sound great and are similar, classic but not overused.

calzone · 03/05/2015 22:42

Phoebe and Max

Phoebe and Josh

Phoebe and Zac

Phoebe and Luke

Phoebe and James

ButterflyOfFreedom · 04/05/2015 11:52

I think Elliot works really well.

Xander
Cormac
Marcus
Dominic
Quentin
Owen
Adam
Xavier
Christian
Niall
Justin
Harrison
Noel
Anthony
Josiah

islandinthestream · 07/05/2015 09:23

I have a Phoebe and our no 1 boy choice was RorySmile. Also liked Oscar, Arlo, John, Angus, Freddie. Good luck!

WildebeestH · 07/05/2015 19:14

I know a Phoebe and Oscar