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Unusual boy names beginning with A

96 replies

Mynamesblurryface · 10/10/2018 06:36

Struggling to come up with names beginning with A that aren't the usual Archie/Alfie done to death names.
Any suggestions for old usual names with an A that have fallen out of favour over the years ?

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Stuckforthefourthtime · 10/10/2018 12:03

Aleph - name of Natalie Portman's son

Mummaluelae · 10/10/2018 12:03

Abel
Audley
Arlo
Arrow
Aeron (air-ron)
Aston
Austin
Ackley
Art
Anton
Axel
Axley
Albo
Arnold
Arrie
Arnie
Ace
Aryian

hendricksy · 10/10/2018 12:04

Archer
Avery

twinkletoedelephant · 10/10/2018 12:05

I like Andrew, I haven't met a little roo in years :)

Lauren0rder · 10/10/2018 12:05

Alton

LongtimeLurker29 · 10/10/2018 12:07

Abel

QueenOfMyWorld · 10/10/2018 12:08

Angelo

chumbal · 10/10/2018 12:11

Aaron

SemperIdem · 10/10/2018 12:40

Aneurin. (Ah-nay-rin)

DN4GeekinDerby · 10/10/2018 13:24

Adwin
Aibek
Alaric
Alexis
Amatus
Amery
Amidor
Andris
Aristides
Aurel
Avery

Firstbornunicorn · 10/10/2018 13:27

DH was almost called Agamemnon... You could inflict that on your child if you really wanted to 😂

AppleJuiceFlood · 10/10/2018 13:31

Anders

jq28 · 10/10/2018 13:34

Abel

timeisnotaline · 10/10/2018 13:39

Ambrose, Aubrey, Albert, Abraham, Aldous, Anselm, Augustine.
Was half my name list for ds2 😬

SleepingStandingUp · 10/10/2018 13:41

Aubrey
Aldous
Artem
Aris
Artimus

ivykaty44 · 10/10/2018 13:47

Aristotle

PippilottaLongstocking · 10/10/2018 13:56

Algernon
Archimedes

PippilottaLongstocking · 10/10/2018 13:56

Artemis

NiceViper · 10/10/2018 14:06

Artemis is the name of a goddess. I think it would be strange on a RL boy.

badgerhead · 10/10/2018 16:01

Arlen

PinkFlamingo888 · 10/10/2018 16:06

Adolph? Not many around these days...

SemperIdem · 10/10/2018 16:24

Aurelius

Cbeebiesrehab · 10/10/2018 16:46

OP you can’t seriously suggest Anuerin is try hard but would consider using AloysiusGrin

YerAuntFanny · 10/10/2018 16:54

Anthony, Andrew, Alan, Alvin

SemperIdem · 10/10/2018 16:55

Not sure if op is being accidentally or wilfully culturally ignorant re Aneirin 🤷🏻‍♀️