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Names like River for a boy?

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Beckyv88 · 12/02/2019 19:19

River and Raphael are our final choice names for our boy. I prefer River - any similar names? Not toooo hippy but a little bit?

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FlagFish · 12/02/2019 19:21

Rowan

confusedandcrazymother · 12/02/2019 19:25

Hunter?
Bear?
Atlas?
Buddy?

Shadow1234 · 12/02/2019 19:28

Fox?

Peachbubble · 12/02/2019 20:36

Rory
Felix
Logan
Ezra

RusticFern · 12/02/2019 20:38

Reuben

PRoseLegend · 12/02/2019 20:40

My cousin named her son River, but after a couple of months everyone switched to using his middle name (Alex).

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Treefloof · 12/02/2019 20:49

Winter
Hunter
Rebel
Forest
Devon

youllhavehadyourtea · 12/02/2019 21:05

Arran
Harris
Lorne

percheron67 · 12/02/2019 21:07

Mountain, Lake, Island, Continent, Dogsbody ……….

dolphin50 · 12/02/2019 23:53

ocean
sandy
lake

Topseyt · 13/02/2019 02:34

Canal?

Topseyt · 13/02/2019 02:36

Sorry, I do like Rafael, but not River.

LostInTheColonies · 13/02/2019 03:24

Tarn
Heath (Tarn is better though!)

OnTheHop · 13/02/2019 03:48

Raphael!

The problem is that apart from River lots of boys ‘nature’ names seem to sound a bit Sarah Palin.

Ricekrispie22 · 13/02/2019 05:07

Raven
Ash
Oakley
Robin
Terran
Aspen
Rocco
Archer
Asher

MaidenMotherCrone · 13/02/2019 05:33

I know of a Harbour Hmm but his parents are living their life via Instagram and other 'Platforms' so have little sense really. Harbour? Dear me the world's gone mad

Jaxtellerswife · 13/02/2019 05:43

Hmm the name snobs are up early 😴

TigerQuoll · 13/02/2019 08:20

I like Rowan / Rohan

MumUnderTheMoon · 13/02/2019 08:41

Banner
Asher
Adair
Reed
Birch
Forrest
Flint

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Beckyv88 · 13/02/2019 16:17

Thanks to everyone who gave sincere responses!
Sorry your life is so dull you have to spend it being obnoxious on the internet to those who didn’t!

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BeeYouTiful · 13/02/2019 17:53

I love the name River.

daisypond · 13/02/2019 20:29

I like Raphael a lot. Gabriel is similar.
Instead of River, have you thought about the name of a river? I've always thought Thames would be a good name (other rivers are available). Eden isn't too far out there nowadays either. I really like Aspen, as suggested upthread. Or Linden.

MerryMarigold · 13/02/2019 20:30

Beck

Poppins2016 · 13/02/2019 20:31

Zephyr (Ancient Greek for 'west wind')

Rowan (echoing the others - it's a great name and was on my list!)

Robin

Reuben