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What's your favourite (slightly) unusual boys name?

155 replies

strawberrypenguin · 24/01/2016 15:52

Looking at boys names for DS2 and struggling a bit. DS1 has a traditional top 10 name but we can't find another similar we like for DS2 so I'm thinking we might need to go a bit more unusual. So I'm looking for some inspiration!

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DontKillMyVibe · 24/01/2016 19:22

I like Oran/Orin too though DP has ruled it out as it can sound a bit harsh with our accents

JeanGenie23 · 24/01/2016 19:22

I love kit, although have just seen that's the name of Wayne Rooneys little boy!

LordOfMisrule · 24/01/2016 19:24

Rooney's sons are Kai and Klay, not Kit Confused

LordOfMisrule · 24/01/2016 19:25

Oh hang on, has she had a third? That whole pregnancy passed me by!

DXBMermaid · 24/01/2016 19:26

Faris ( knight in Arabic)

DelphiniumBlue · 24/01/2016 19:27

Alaric. Dh thought it was too unusual so didn't have it for any my boys, sadly.
Also like Kit and Jude.

1lov3comps · 24/01/2016 19:31

Nearly all the names we considered (and eventually chose one from are all mentioned already
Gideon
Nathan
Saul
Seth
Eli
Warwick

Sometimesithinkimbonkers · 24/01/2016 19:32

We loved Corbin but we had a girl and Huxley but DH vito'd that one!

tormentil · 24/01/2016 19:34

So many of you have mentioned Lawrence/Laurence. I have a Lawrence nn Lawrie. Everyone knows it, but it's not that popular. Great name.

He might have been Jamie, Murdo, Orlando. Glad we chose Lawrence.

Other names I liked:
Magnus
Christian nn Christy
Dominic

JeanGenie23 · 24/01/2016 19:41

No, Lord his third child is called Kit, he has just announced it

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DontKillMyVibe · 24/01/2016 19:44

I'm struggling to say the names of Rooney's 3 kids together - bit of a tongue twister when all said at once!

myrtleWilson · 24/01/2016 19:48

Ren, loved it but Dh less so...had a dd so moot point in the end ...still love Ren though!

Blueberry234 · 24/01/2016 19:49

I wanted an Otis, H said no

Underparmummy · 24/01/2016 19:50

Warwick

BikeRunSki · 24/01/2016 19:50

Amos
Ambrose
Eben

JeanGenie23 · 24/01/2016 19:51

Dontkillmyvibe- I know! I do love kit though but my DP is a man united fan so if we do have a boy, and decide to use that name, people we know are undoubtedly to make that connection Hmm

Mrsw28 · 24/01/2016 19:54

Rex
Joaquin
Saint John (pronounced Sinjin)

My DH vetoed Saint John. We called DS Robert Christopher James instead. All family names. Nn. Bob! Grin

strawberrypenguin · 24/01/2016 19:59

Laurence is growing on me, hunk we'll add that to the (very short at the moment) list. We've got Dexter, Evan and possibly Jarvis on it so far too.
Love Benedict we nearly used it for DS1 but it didn't seem to suit him. Can't use it for DS2 because it would be rediculous with DS1's name!

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BendydickCuminsnatch · 24/01/2016 20:00

Jos (DS) :)

Reeeeeally want next boy if we have one to be Cal, but don't like Callum or Calvin enough. Or Caleb. Boo.

Also love Gregory/Gregor

dementedma · 24/01/2016 20:05

Laurence is lovely but really don't like it with the "aw" spelling.
I also like Dominic, Guy, Sebastian, Simon, Jude,Christian, Caspar, Reuben....

Clueing4looks · 24/01/2016 20:10

I Iove traditional names and both my DC have 'old people' names, but when I was having my son I loved the name Laszlo.

Saint John (pronounced 'sinjun') is a middle name tradition in my exH family for boys but I just couldn't bring myself to do it!

Likeaninjanow · 24/01/2016 20:11

Bendy - how about Callan?

GingerFoxInAT0phat · 24/01/2016 20:25

Yonah
I love Ira too.

Bendy, dh liked Cal for our second but it reminded me of calorie (might have been pregnancy brain!)

RiverTam · 24/01/2016 20:27

Keir
Ezra (though I think that's becoming more popular, still a gorgeous name though!)