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Boy name!

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Ca55andraMortmain · 02/03/2018 20:34

We are really struggling for a boy name for dc2. Already have a Thea and if this baby is a girl she will be Iris. We want what everyone wants - a name that's a bit unusual but not unheard of or weird. But there's just nothing that I love. Some names that we have on the shortlist are:
Asher
Percy (dh hates this)
August (ditto)

Our surname has a -man ending which rules out anything ending in an.
Does anyone have any ideas? I feel like I've looked at and rejected every boy name there's ever been!

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youokayhun · 02/03/2018 20:36

Aster (its on my girls list but I think it's cool for a boy)
Grayson/Gray
Cassius (i would shorten to cass)

Busymummy34 · 02/03/2018 20:37

Albie
Arthur
Harris

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Ca55andraMortmain · 02/03/2018 20:40

I love Arthur but we have a close relative whose son has this name so we can't use it. Dh won't consider Harris because of Rolf Harris (tenuous...) Like Albie but not Albert. Aster and Grayson seem a bit too American (not an issue in itself obviously but we aren't American) and Cassius is nice but seems a big name to live up to.

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Ca55andraMortmain · 02/03/2018 20:41

Sorry, meant to say thanks for the replies!

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Emma198 · 02/03/2018 20:43

Lachlan is my favourite although I have spent most of my adult life living in Scotland Grin

CorianderSnell · 02/03/2018 20:44

Hugh
Sidney
Austin
Ira

Emma198 · 02/03/2018 20:44

Aw just realised you can't do an names!

Someonehelpmi · 02/03/2018 20:53

We just called our little one Dylan :)

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 02/03/2018 20:55

Flynn?

Joinourclub · 02/03/2018 20:58

Roland
Perry
Jonty
Dominic
Hector

Afternoon · 02/03/2018 21:00

Vincent
Alistair
Ezra
Marcus
Leo
Saul
Clement
Luca
Zachary
Angus
Ernest

BewareOfDragons · 02/03/2018 21:10

Jasper
Perry
Hugo

Moominfan · 02/03/2018 21:13

Asher is a fantastic choice biblical but not unusual

Hudson
Calvin
Rohan
Remy
Alex
Solomon
Idris
Shilo
Leo
Drew
franklyn
Levi
Roland

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 02/03/2018 21:18

Rex
Elijah
Gulliver
Otto
Patrick
Hector
Magnus
Rupert
Laurence

IVflytrap · 02/03/2018 21:28

Joel
Xavier
Bram
Ivar
Ranulph
Jarvis
Keir
Silas

junebirthdaygirl · 02/03/2018 21:34

Ashton
Seth
Joel
Think Hugh is lovely. Love the name Iris ..one of my favourites.

user1498549192 · 02/03/2018 21:50

Ivor
Otis
Keir
Stanley
Felix
Rowan
Edgar
Maximus
Caspar

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Ca55andraMortmain · 02/03/2018 22:37

Thanks for all the replies everyone! Of the names suggested I quite like Saul and Ezra, but probably not enough to use them. Joel has definite potential though!

Annoyingly Rowan, Lachlan and Solomon would all have been strong contenders but they just sound ridiculous with our -man ending last name!

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Busymummy34 · 02/03/2018 22:38

Seth?

BabloHoney · 02/03/2018 22:44

Sebastian (Seb)
Fraser
Dominic
Angus
Jay
Liam
Drew
Callum
Connor

Congrats on your baby! x

Buntysoven · 02/03/2018 23:36

If I ever have a boy he will be Edwin nn Ned. It's a tribute name but I'd use it anyway!

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Ca55andraMortmain · 03/03/2018 10:25

Ned is actually really nice and not one we'd considered so far. I'll run it by dh

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Elfyn · 03/03/2018 12:26

Asa

BlueChampagne · 03/03/2018 23:03

Conrad
Aidan
Marcus
Wreford
Torin
Arlo

marmitecrumpets · 04/03/2018 07:28

Jude

Jed

Caleb