unsual / uncommon boy names needed!!!

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hello!!

I'm due in August with my 2nd little boy and me and the oh are really struggling for names!! We want something unusual but not off the wall!! any ideas or suggestions would be great!!At the moment we have Roan - which i love!!but need a few more

Owen
Patrick (Paddy)
Timothy
Freddy
Kierson

I know a few Ezras but they are all girls, must be a name for both.

Zebedee is unusual the origins are biblical. On the other hand, it is also the name of a character in the Magic Roundabout. Yes most names have a character connection BUT in my opinion you hear Zebedee and you think ridiculous Magic Roundabout as opposed to bible?! The other problem with many unusual names is that they look alarmingly similar to random words generated by auto spelling/ predictive text functions, or they look made up or like the parents have changed a spelling to make a name quirkier. It might be worth having a shortlist and when baby arrives see which suits then. I doubt you'd settle on a baby Keith, Brian or Geoff even though they are quite unusual nowadays

Kit
Titus
Doron
Justinian (I knew a guy called this at college)
Roman
Henrik
Emil

David
Sacha
Evan
Emil
Aldo

My name of the day is Nico

Most names seem to be in the bible. Would still be an interesting choice though.

Kevin. I can't imagine anyone calling their child that now.

Otto
Jabez
Gary - heard a discussion on the news recently about how Gary is dying out.

Achilles
Indigo
Blaise

I know babies: John, Nicholas, Patrick and Simon. All quite unusual nowadays and very sweet I think! X

I have a Caspar and an Eirik, haven't met any others.

I know a Django - is that out there enough for you? (He calls himself Dan...)

Mrs S - your comment should be flying from a little 'reminder' flag at the beginning of the baby names thread. Of course people want a name to reflect the wonderful specialness of a new baby, but enough is enough, at times...

Knew brothers Phineas and Kingsley when I was at school, plus a guy called Dax when I was at uni. Great names!

Evander
Luther
E.N.Felix
Finn
Free
Freelan
Grayson
Hiro

I have a fetish for baby names. Especially unusual ones. I hope these aren't too off the wall for you.

There's a child on one of the Disney Channel shows called Farkle. Not sure of the spelling, it is pronounced as a cross between fart and sparkle. Think of it as a sparkly fart

OP - I'm pretty sure Roan is not an Irish name... I have never seen or heard it in Ireland and certainly never with that spelling. It appears to be incredibly popular on mumsnet spelt Rowan although I've yet to meet one on real life. If you're actually interested in Irish names beware of a lot of the websites listing so called Irish names, they aren't Irish, just someone's idea of what might be Irish or "Celtic".

Irish names (although not unusual) you might want to consider:
Darragh
Oisín
Odhran
Cathal
Cian
Cillian
Fionn
Eoin
Cormac

Fynn
Otto
Barnaby
Ned

I think Mark needs to make a comeback. It's a lovely name. Strange it isn't in the top 100 anymore. Would be unusual amongst his peers. Nb I am biased as is is my husbands name so can't have it myself.

Roan is just fab (but then I am bias) I like that it is different and not a name that will 'standout' when he is older, like novelty names or odd spellings.

Ezra and Arlo are two of my favourite boys names -I think they go so well together ! Roan is nice too. If you like Roan, maybe Ruan, Rowan, Rohan, Ruben, Rufin, Rudi ? But I'd go for Ezra if you can

unusual but not of wall huh dont think its doable