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Uncommon baby BOY name ideas please!

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minnierose3 · 26/08/2018 22:03

Why are baby boy names so much harder?!?

I really like uncommon (not unusual!) names

Can anyone offer any ideas I feel like I'm really struggling 😩

So far I like Wilf and Evan 💙💙

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moredoll · 28/08/2018 04:28

Xavier

scatteredglitter · 28/08/2018 05:12

Declan
Marcus
Raymond
Kevin
Michael
David
John
Peter
Evan
Liam
Frank
Gerard
Aidan
Ivor
Elton
Thom
Rory

Rainbowqueeen · 28/08/2018 05:44

Not in the uk but names I never see on here are
Ethan
Mitchell
Fletcher

Also not in the USA in case you were wondering!

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minnierose3 · 28/08/2018 07:18

@pixelateme I like Milo it's quite cute, I remember suggesting that first time round and my dh said it was tpo much like a cartoon character 🙈 you also picked my DSs name in your list too! xx

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minnierose3 · 28/08/2018 07:20

@scatteredglitter I like Liam but don't think I would choose it - I like Evan, it's already on my list x

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dmvnqpkejnvejrfnpwdkfjvn · 28/08/2018 07:37

Rhodri
Arnold
Gerald

BlueSky198080 · 29/08/2018 02:44

Soren
Dorian
Nico
Tate
Miles
Grayson
Eli
Elijah
Cooper
Miles
Horatio
Seth
Riley
Bennett
Chase
Ashton
Aston
Sean
Dylan
Ivor
Emrys
Geraint
David
Tomos
Max
Jude
Dalton
Ian
Glenn
Nate
Elliott
Addison
Kingsley
Avery
Aubrey
Jackson
Leo
Milo
Oisin
Paul
Reed
Samual
Sebastian
Theo
Roman
Alexander
Mason

Redteapot67 · 29/08/2018 02:54

Milo is very popular

Kevin
Mark
Morris
Keith
Leo

Redteapot67 · 29/08/2018 02:58

Ps Evan nice
How about Alvin?
Or Austin?

cherubpie · 29/08/2018 03:38

Watched first dates hotel tonight - reminded me how much I love the name Merlin!!

iggleypiggly · 29/08/2018 03:47

Rui - means Regal in French

Shadow1234 · 09/09/2018 00:46

Kaden
Peyton
Colton
Miller
Parker
Lincoln
Hudson
Lonnie
Vincent (vinnie)
Jed
Rhett
Kai
Tre (pronounced tray)
Shay
Dre (pronounced dray)
Klay
Klayton
Keegan
Regan
Mason
Ernie
Ronnie
Bryn
Laurie
Reed

JeremyCorbynsBeard · 09/09/2018 00:49

Lawrence
John

EarlyModernParent · 09/09/2018 00:58

Philip
Henry
Carl
Eric
Raymond
Lewis

SheisMammyof2 · 09/09/2018 01:06

Malachy
Neville
Paul
Mark
Patrick
Niall
Eric
Anthony
Trevor
Silas
Jonathan
Toby
Gareth
Gerard
Tim
Fergal
Finian
Eunan
Peter
Leonard
Leon
Terry
Ronan
Dermot

Thinking of people I went to school with and their fathers.

SemperIdem · 09/09/2018 01:11

Miles
Aneurin
Rafe
Bleddyn
Nile
David

bridgetreilly · 09/09/2018 07:52

I want to give you all the cookies for knowing that what you are looking for is uncommon and not unique!!!

Ivor
Fergus
Martin
Edwin
Edgar

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minnierose3 · 10/09/2018 21:32

@Shadow1234 I really like Laurie but not Lawrence and think Laurie sounds a bit nick namey

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minnierose3 · 10/09/2018 21:33

@SheisMammyof2 Always loved the name malachy but we have absolutely no Irish links on either side of the family so think it might sound a bit odd?

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minnierose3 · 10/09/2018 21:34

Love Myles dh not a fan, I also went to school with an idiot called miles so I think that's slightly puts me off

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Laska5772 · 10/09/2018 21:36

Vic (tor)
Gotta be

Laska5772 · 10/09/2018 21:42

Lee
Alan
Drew
Laing (Laingdon)
Nick
Barclay
Rob

Laska5772 · 10/09/2018 21:43

Vic
Vic
Vic

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Anerak · 10/09/2018 21:47

Balthazar
Norman
Albert

FanciedAChangeToday · 10/09/2018 21:48

What about Malachi instead of the Irish version malachy if you have no Irish links but like the name

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