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Stuck for boys names

18 replies

WhirlingTurkey · 07/07/2018 12:23

Can anyone help with boy name suggestions?

Have one DS already named Kit (short for Christopher). This was the only boys name both DH and I liked last time. Struggling to come up with any additional names we really like for our list.

I don't personally like a lot of the modern American-ish names you see about (Blake, Riley, Tyler, etc), or anything very different (Atlas, River, etc) and neither does DH. There are a few more traditional names I like (James, William, and Daniel in particular) but for various reasons we don't feel we can use these.

My current list looks like this (but I'm not 100% smitten with any and DH doesn't like many... if any!):

Joseph
Henry
Ira
Finn
Nicolas
Arthur
Felix
Hugo
Robin
Eben
Jack
Amos

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Nottingha · 07/07/2018 12:29

With Kit and Felix you'd have quite a feline theme going! I love both names though.

Also love Henry, Arthur and Hugo.

What about Luke, Bryn, Tobias/Toby, Hamish, William, Wilbur?

HJL2506 · 07/07/2018 12:45

I love Arthur from your list. My boys middle name.

user1498549192 · 07/07/2018 12:48

Edward
Samuel
Angus
Douglas
Patrick
Julian

Nottingha · 07/07/2018 12:55

Cedric, Percy?

Peachbubble · 07/07/2018 13:28

Benjamin
Rupert

17caterpillars1mouse · 07/07/2018 13:42

I love Nicolas though would spell it with a h. It's a classic but quite uncommon and I like Nicky as an occassional nn

Also really like Amos

Icequeen01 · 07/07/2018 14:18

I love the name Andrew. Traditional and solid 😀

Honeybee79 · 07/07/2018 15:35

I like loads of the names on your list op. Also like Samuel and Nicholas.

janie2 · 07/07/2018 16:22

I know a Kit who has a brother Walter.
I also like Arthur, Finn and Hugo from your list. Lovely names!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 07/07/2018 16:24

Kit and Joe.
Joseph.

DramaAlpaca · 07/07/2018 16:25

Maybe another long name with a short diminutive?

Nicholas/Nic or Nico
Alexander/Alec or Alex
Sebastian/Seb
Maximilian/Max
Jonathan/Jon or Jonny

All in the same vein as Christopher/Kit.

Icklepup · 07/07/2018 18:20

Rufus
Marcus

NoCureForLove · 07/07/2018 18:24

Amos and Ira are lovely.

Gus (August (us))
Prosper
Roman

orangeicecream · 07/07/2018 18:28

Theo (Theodore)
Zach (Zachary)
Lucus
Angus
Rory
Barney (Barnabas)
Seth
Lorcan

WhirlingTurkey · 07/07/2018 18:48

Wow, thank you for all the suggestions. And for pointing out names on the list that you all like too.
I like the idea of Nico as a shortening of Nicolas / Nicholas.
I adore the name Wilbur but DH doesn't, plus I know a Wilbur born v.close to Kit and I would feel like copying, IYSWIM?
Bryn is a lovely name too, will suggest DH.
I like Rupert, although not sure how it would shorten (not that it needs to but I like longer names with nice short versions)?
Nice to see Amos getting some love too, it's one of my faves (and DH likes I think), but worried it's a bit "weird".

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imsorryiasked · 07/07/2018 18:51

How about Gabriel or Dominic?

ButterflyOfFreedom · 07/07/2018 21:00

I'd go for a longer name with cool nickname like you have with DS1.

Nathaniel / Nate
Theodore / Theo
Abraham / Bram
Sebastian/ Seb
Frederick/ Fred
Alexander/ Alex
Zachary / Zac
Benedict / Ben
Indiana / Indy
Rafferty/ Rafa

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 07/07/2018 21:39

How about Benedict (Ned) ?

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