Boy name needed surfer/unusual/nature

[Elderflowergirl]

Please help! My DH and I have very different ideas about names. I like old and unusual but he thinks they are all posh (!) and he wants a cool surfer type name. I think they sound too American (I am in UK). I would also like a name that had a meaning in nature somehow as both our names do.

I am realy struggling. At the moment his favourite is Travis, which is ok but I think a bit American. I like Dexter but he says that is a breed of cow! Also I think it is creeping up the charts a bit. Anyway, any suggestions?! Boys name. Thanks!

Reef

Zeke and I love Nate.

I have American surfer mates with a DS called Sylvan, meaning "of the forest". At first I thought "what were they smoking?" but now I really like it.

Byron! Of course!

I live in Australia.

Louis is the coolest name

Brock

Eden
Rowan
Flynn
Max

Of those suggested (I know no-one asked me) I really like Sylvan and Rowan. I know a Rowan and a Rohan, both are extremely successful, but Rohan is more gnarly!

Oh, I love Flynn too Tron reference

Dexter is also the serial killer in the TV programme of the same name.

Could your DH pick the name of one his cool surfer mates, perhaps?

Flint
Ash/Asher
Finn
Flynn
Kit, I know a really cool little Kit short for Kristopher.

My sons name is inspired by a surfer Eddie Aikau, An amazing man but not a very surfer name!

Murdo. Scots, means sea warrior.

Tough brief. I think you'll find that in general 'surfer' overlaps massively with 'american' or too 'surnamey' for your taste so you are going to find it difficult if that is your husband's taste.

I think your choices are all heavy on x, v, k and w. Quite short, snappy and quirky. I think names beginning with B and F also often feel surfy.

Some of these are very marmite you'll hate a lot! but with the above in mind and nature and a fair few wildcards thrown in for good measure:

Archer
Asa
Ashley
Asher
Ash
Aubrey
Austin
Avery
Axel
Bailey
Beckett
Birch
Blake
Bram
Brock
Brody
Brook
Bryce
Bryson
Cole
Curtis
Darwin
Edison
Emerson
Emery
Evan
Felix
Finn
Flint
Flynn
Franklin
Griffin
Harley
Harvey
Heath
Hunter
Jarvis
Jude
Kane
Kenton
Kit
Kyle
Lance
Lennox
Logan
Maverick
Max
McKinley
Merrick
Oscar
Phoenix
Pierce
Reid
Rex
Rory
Scott
Spike
Sterling
Tate
Torrin
Wade
Warren
Xander

Archie - short for Archibald or Archer

Blue, Dave, Paul, John, Lou, Matt, Billy-Ray (the real boy surfers I know)

Sirius

Flynn
Byron
Leo
Lake

Some water names:

Beck (means stream)
Bo (means wave)
Deniz (means sea)
Dylan (son of the sea)
Hurley (tide)
Murphy (sea warrior)
Rio (river)

I've long wanted to be able to persuade someone to call their son Zephyr.
Naturey, cool, surfy (maybe!) but not old-fashioned, sorry. Definitely unusual!

I really liked Oakley until all these mners revealed it was a brand name. I'd never heard of it before.

What about:

Oisin
Owen
Riley
Tate
Nate
Kyle
Skyler
Hunter
Ryder
Ross
Logan
Lewis
Harris
Brett
Ben
Bart(holemew)
Radley
Woody
Walter
Stanley
Archer
Saxon
Xavier
Sage
Abe
Brock
Brodie
Carter
Dane
Fabian
Gabe
Ivo
Marley
Neve
Lester
Quinn
Apollo
Oscar
Sonny

I like Zephyr - doesn't it mean something to do with wind? And was a skateboard brand in the 70s? It's mentioned on that Chilli Peppers song. (Is Zephyr where the Z comes from in Dog Town and Z-Boys?)

For top surfer names, try the Top 100 from 20 years ago from Australia, California and Hawaii?

Best RL male surfer I know is called James.

Marcipex you made LOL with that Devon/Sennen comment!

I quite like Byron. Only problem is out surname starts with J so his initials would be BJ! Think that rules out all B names unfortunately

Thumb: my DH LOVES the RHCP! I will run Zephyr past him see what he thinks.

I didn't know Oakley was on CBeebies- haven't entered the world of parenthood yet! Maybe not then. Hmmm

Lots of good suggestions though thank you. I will have a chat with him later

Esau?

really wanted it but DH wouldn't let me