Boys names are so hard!

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Still early days of pregnancy with Dc2, so hoping I'm not jinxing by posting.

Our DS is Thomas Benedict. He's been a Tom occasionally Tommy right from the outset. I still love it despite its popularity.

Girls names - we are relatively set on Tess. I love it, though do have the occasional wobble.

Boys names however are way harder. I love solid and strong boys names. However this time it would be lovely to have something less common. Nothing too quirky but maybe more unusual.

Names like Sam and Joe are out for family reasons.

Help appreciated.

DS2 is Albert nn Bertie if you like an old man name.

I really like Judd. Its more unusual round here than Jude. I also like Kit. My husband hated both so we have a Seb!

We're pretty settled on Jackson (Jack) or Zachary (Zach)

How about Welsh or Scottish or Irish names? That way you can go for something solidly traditional, but less common.

Angus
Alistair
Iain
Owen
Gwilym
Dylan
Callum
Ciaran
Rhidian
Emlyn
Liam

Or go for traditional names that just aren't used much now

Andrew
Peter
Joseph
Gareth
John
Carl
Robert

Ds1 is Conrad. Traditional yet underused imo.

Patrick

Greg

Joseph can be called Joss.

Michael
Alexander
Joshua

All traditional and strong.

Harrison
Rory
Philip

Our DS2 is Conrad

Not many Richards about these days. How about Anthony, Eric, Craig, Iain, Glenn, Francis (non Frank), David, Edgar, Laurence or Peter?

Thank you for all your replies. I really love Christopher (nn kit), but my BFs husband is Chris and her youngest born after our Tom (I was fine with it) is also a Thomas. Just seems too similar family names, like we have no imagination.

If you name her tess hopefully she won't marry a Mr Tickle

John. Can't get more unusual than that right now.

I met an Albie the other day that's nice.
I know a Kit who is Kit and not as a nn for Christopher.
Gregory
Alistair
Charles
Henry
William nn Bill

Sebastian non seb goes nicely with Thomas.

Tess is gorgeous, really love it. Also love Thomas/Tom. Great taste.

The Tess/Tessa's I've known have brothers called Dominic, Hugo, Edmund. (And sisters Clara and Jane)

What about Wilfred nn Wilf? Albert nn Bertie? Arthur nn Art or Artie? George?

Or Kit by itself? My ds goes to nursery with 'just' a Kit, it really suits him.

Also second William, nn Bill above

I quite like a long name on the Bc, plus we have a shortish surname and simply to have something with a bit of formality. Tess would be Tessa and even the simplicity of that bothers me sometimes. Arghh I sound so high maintenance

Kit it lovely, but just seems too short. Anyone know any other good shortenings? Christian feels to religious.

Tess - Theresa usually

Tarquin. Can't really shorten it though.
Cyrus (Cy)

Tommy and Tess is fantastic! Hope you have a girl.
Arthur or George both lovely if you want something traditional.

Hector
Idris
Barnaby
Edmund
Matthias