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toughest challenge yet ladies - boys name with tough criteria

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ImpatiencePersonified · 24/05/2015 21:29

Soooo hubs is English, I'm Scottish, and we need a boys name. I've been flicking through MN now for weeks, but it's the same names over and over... So here's a challenge for you ladies.
Give me your best names based on the following criteria.... I know you can do it. I believe in you!
1 - I'm Scottish, hubs is English, I genuinely don't like traditional English boys names like Harry, Olly etc, he hates overly masculine Scottish names such as Magnus, Fergus (I love Torrin for instance, he thinks it sounds like something you get cream for)
2 - we both want something that's a little unusual but not totally out there.... Names like fox, hunter etc are lovely but too much for a wee boy to live up to in our opinion.
3 - no quirky spellings, it makes our teeth itch
4 - we like the following but they've been ruled out of a variety of reasons; Lachlan, Ethan, Logan, Joshua,
5 - our surname rhymes with.... Erm... Tellers, so names with a prominent L Feel are out... For fear of sounding like Rhianna. Also, no middle names, we won't use em.
6 - massively eloquent names such as Tarquin, Farquhar are way out of our comfort zone
7 - if it's been on MN recently, we've seen it and discounted it!

Your challenge is on..... Help us!

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NanoNinja · 24/05/2015 21:33

Douglas? Although guess that's a prominent L.
Arran? Bit Scottish, bit English.

Zamboni · 24/05/2015 21:34

Rufus
Seth
Rory
Fraser
Jasper
Aiden
Jonah

DampAndRotten · 24/05/2015 21:35

Kier

BuildYourOwnSnowman · 24/05/2015 21:39

Connor

Stuart (due a comeback?)

Um, do what my friend did and go back through your generations until you say snap

Canyouforgiveher · 24/05/2015 21:40

Malcolm
Alistair
Eamonn
Fintan
Alexander
Colby
Gavin
Quinn
Julian
Simon
Theo
Everett
Ellery

Love Kier

DampAndRotten · 24/05/2015 21:42

Harris
Ross
Peter
Gregory
Cole
Colin
Stephen
Robert
Thomas (Tam)

gymboywalton · 24/05/2015 21:42

andrew
alistair
alexander
brogan
kaiden
daniel
cameron

KipperTheFish · 24/05/2015 21:43

Alexander (Sandy) or Stirling?

DampAndRotten · 24/05/2015 21:43

YY to Stuart, and also Struan.

ImpatiencePersonified · 24/05/2015 21:43

You're doing awesome ladies, plenty of generated talking this side, keep em coming, I'm massively grateful!

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InkleWinkle · 24/05/2015 21:48

Jacob
Mitchell
Owen
Rhys

Archer26 · 24/05/2015 21:50

Cameron

TheImprobableGirl · 24/05/2015 21:50

Cian / Kian?

Spydra · 24/05/2015 21:51

Ewan, Findlay

calzone · 24/05/2015 21:52

Hamish
Rory
Rufus
Fergus
Max
Luca
Alastair

MrsSheepiness · 24/05/2015 21:52

Brody/Brodie?

Fettuccinecarbonara · 24/05/2015 21:52

Ivo.

OutsSelf · 24/05/2015 21:52

Robin

WildStyle · 24/05/2015 21:53

Callum
Caelan
Alisdair

Pikkewyn · 24/05/2015 21:54

What about Stuan or Darach?

SwedishEdith · 24/05/2015 21:55

Lorcan
Cormac
(An)Drew

squidgyapple · 24/05/2015 21:56

Arran

SwedishEdith · 24/05/2015 21:58

Magnus
Mungo

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 24/05/2015 21:58

Another suggestion of Alastair /Alasdair It is surprisingly rare in their generation.

Stuart also.

calilark · 24/05/2015 22:00

love love love Keir. Also Fraser. DH says no to both Angry

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