No boys names I like...

[rosyedith]

We are having a surprise but have chosen a girls name. We cannot decide on a boys name as there is hardly any I like. I want it to be unique and trendy. Names on our list but I don't LOVE are:

Jude
Bohdi
Walt
Wren
Bertie
Wolf
Gus
Barney
Dexter

If you want it to be unique it’s unlikely to be trendy and vice versa.
Jude, Bodhi, Bertie and Dexter are very on trend therefore unlikely to be unique.
I have only heard Wren as a girls name (small bird - doesn’t sound very masculine)
I like Gus short for Angus
Wolf - not keen. What if he’s not wolf like??
Barney - big purple dinosaur

What about Remy (like Wren but actually a boys name.

Not sure what your style is exactly as these names are all quite different. Names I like (but won’t use now!) are Amos, Idris and Ezra.

Tate
Seth
Nye
Brennan
Brogan

I know a Bear.

(But I’m not sure if that’s his real name or a nickname.)

Byron
Hunter
Bram
Sawyer
Rollo
Grayson
Rex
Torben

Elliott
Miles
James
Lucas
Mason
Sean
Julian
Caleb
Dylan
Roman
Jacob

Jude - love
Bohdi - no
Walt - no
Wren - for a girl yes, for a boy no
Bertie - no
Wolf - no
Gus - no
Barney - no
Dexter - dont hate but no

So basically I would go for jude!

The definition of unique:
1.
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Soooo, if you really want unique then you need to make something up that no-one else has ever thought of and keep it a secret so no-one ever copies it as then it wont be unique anymore...

Or do you just mean unusual?

Austin
Gregory
Calvin
Andre
Clive
Arnold

I love the name Gus.

Dexter is nice or how about
Quentin
Xavier
Caspar

I really like Jude.

Seth

Otis?

Ezra I think is the next Arlo if you want trendy.

Atticus
Rex
Tobias
Caspar
Sylvester
Sully
Miles
Milo
Caspian
Otto
Percy
Rupert
Loki
Atlas
Fox
River
Storm
Ares
Rufus
Thor
Emmet
Ralph
Stanley
Wilbur
Rafferty

We had Lysander (nn Sander, Ander) and Leander (nn Ander, Leo) on our list. I still like them.

@Dontrocktheboat @MollyYouInDangerGirl @WaxOnFeckOff I wasn't asking for an opinion on the list I've given, they are just examples of names we have considered and then decided against.

@slappinthebass thanks for your list, I think you definitely understand the style I like 🙂

I didn't give an opinion on the names you'd given, just pointed out what unique means.

@WaxOnFeckOff thank you for pointing that out 😊

I really like Jude

What about

Rudy
Otto
Leo
Fabian
Cassius
Ralph
Franklyn
Troy
Ira
Carey
Emmett
Tate
Lorenzo
Ronan

Quite a few names on your list were also on ours. We went with Rex.

@LlamaShark I love Rex and it would really suit our surname but DP not too keen 😕

Baxter is an unusual name I love, and seems to be in keeping with the current trend for the Jaxon/Dexter type names.

OP I'm in a similar position as you. I'm (very early) pg with our 2nd and there's nothing I love as much as the name we chose for DS (Quinn).

Jude I like but DH doesn't - he didn't like Quinn until DS arrived though so don't discount names for that reason.

I like Lenny, Felix and Kit at the moment. Wren is on our girl's list.

@rainyfriday I like Baxter a lot. Would you shorten to bax though?

@DennisSkinnersMolotov Quinn is another I would consider but DH doesn't like! They are so frustrating aren't they 😂

Quinn is a great name!

@rosyedith I probably would yeah. Not officially, but I know in usage I would end up calling him Bax. I'm struggling with names for ds3 but whenever I've mentioned Baxter I've just had the 'it's a dog's name' comments. I do really like it though.