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Baby boy names too out there?

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englishgirlnyc · 30/06/2017 15:12

I'm almost due with my first boy and finding names very hard! DH and I like a few, but I'm wondering if they are just too out there? Our top 3:

Magnus
Franklin
Crosby

Also on our list are some "safer" names which would probably go better with our quite common traditional English girls name for our dd:

Leo
Jesse
Dylan
Finn

Stuck! It was so easy the first time round!

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Lilmy3 · 30/06/2017 15:15

Magnus and Franklin are nice, especially like Franklin.

Crosby is just weird, and sound very American-surnamey

MikeUniformMike · 30/06/2017 15:17

Magnus is great. Franklin is a bit American sounding. Crosby - No, it's a place not a baby.
Leo - great. Jesse - a bit wild west or cissy. Dylan - I really don't like this name unless for a 50 yr old Welshman. Finn - lovely but popular.

Basically, Magnus, Leo or Finn are all fine.

DrablittleCrab · 30/06/2017 15:19

I know a Franklin so it doesn't seem odd to me but I LOVE Jesse for a boy.

HRHQueenMe · 30/06/2017 15:19

I have a Magnus. Best name ever. Easy to pronounce and unusual enough to be unique and special.

Lucked · 30/06/2017 15:20

I love Magnus if DC 2 had been about we would have used it.

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englishgirlnyc · 30/06/2017 15:20

Ha I didn't realise Crosby was a place! I do live in America and think I've been influenced by the last names as first names trend Wink

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NuffSaidSam · 30/06/2017 15:21

Crosby is awful. And far too similar to Cosby as in Bill the sex offender Cosby.

Magnus and Fanklin are both nice, unusual, but not unheard of. I prefer Franklin and you/he will have the option of Frank or Frankie as a more mainstream nn if Franlin does prove to be too 'out there'.

I also like Fin, Dylan and Leo. All great names imo.

Not keen on Jesse for a boy (but still a million times better than Crosby!).

DramaAlpaca · 30/06/2017 15:25

I love Magnus from your first list, and I like all of them in your 'safer' list.

I'm not keen on Franklin and I don't like Crosby at all.

SoyUnPerdedor2 · 30/06/2017 15:32

Crosby is a beach area near Liverpool.
It's nice enough as a name.
Magnus is ok, but it reminds me of cider!
I quite like Marcus. Quite unusual and similar to Magnus?
Franklin would get shortened to Frank or frankie. Sounds American, which is fine if you want an American name. I think it's a name that would last in to adulthood.

Leo is popular around here.
At least one per school class.
Leon, Liam and len are not as popular

Jesse I like. We seem to have passed the stage of hundreds of little Jessicas being shortened to jess.
Dylan is a solid, traditional name (north wales)
Dylan Thomas.
Bob Dylan.
I like Finn. Know one. Lovely lad.
Know a few Finley /finlays too.
And there are 2 Finns starting in dds reception class next term.

From your list, I would pick Franklin or Finn.

Mothervulva · 30/06/2017 15:46

Magnus.

17caterpillars1mouse · 30/06/2017 15:54

I like Magnus. Franklin is ok. Crosby is awful

Leo is nice. I know a 3 year old Leo
Like Jesse. I know a 1 year old
I like Dillon - this spelling though. Youngest I know is 10
Finn is nice but I don't like any full names for it other than maybe Phineas

I think just avoid Crosby

SasBel · 30/06/2017 16:08

Magnus, not Crosby.
What ever you choose will simply become his name.
Good luck.

leighdinglady · 30/06/2017 16:26

Not Crosby! Especially not with sex pest Bill in the news. People will think it's some form of tribute!

MitzyLeFrouf · 30/06/2017 16:30

He's a Cosby though. But I agree that Crosby is the worst on your list.

MitzyLeFrouf · 30/06/2017 16:30

Finn is nice but I don't like any full names for it

It is a full name!

10storeylovesong · 30/06/2017 16:32

I'm due ds2 in October and we've decided on Dylan for him, so obviously I'd vote for that.

Swearwolf · 30/06/2017 16:34

I have a Franklin! He's 4 now and we've never met another one. I like that he has options (as others have said, he gets called Frank or frankie, but usually is just Franklin) and I like that it's an unusual name but follows a similar style to some of the more popular names - so it doesn't sound weird among all the Austin, Harrison type names, and all the Freddie, Alfie type names. People recognise it as a name, but it's still more unusual, if you see what I mean.

Mothervulva · 30/06/2017 16:35

I thought Crosby was too reminiscent of Cosby.

n0ne · 30/06/2017 16:52

Love Magnus. Unfortunately DH vetoed it for this baby.

NuffSaidSam · 30/06/2017 19:10

At a push you could have Fin (or Flin) as a nickname/shorter version of Franklin and have two for the price of one.

daisypond · 30/06/2017 19:23

Magnus is great - it's not too far out there. Otherwise, Leo and Dylan.

PhuntSox · 30/06/2017 19:51

Magnus and Franklin are great names.

Hector
Conrad
Lachlan
Murgo
Vitas
Harris

TeachesOfPeaches · 30/06/2017 19:54

My 18m old is Magnus and he is big and strong for his age with blond hair and bright blue eyes. Suits him perfectly Grin

noodlebum · 30/06/2017 19:56

I like Franklin and all your safe names :)

Sophronia · 30/06/2017 20:09

I love Magnus!