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Short strong boys names

78 replies

TheDeathOfPop · 27/03/2019 16:07

Any ideas?

Possibly scandinavian/viking sounding names would be good? I like Erik but DH vetoed it :(

We were set on Max but then my best friend used it.

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SleepingStandingUp · 28/03/2019 07:37

Husband suggested
Ragnar

I suggest
Thorbian

SleepingStandingUp · 28/03/2019 07:38

Hubby added
Floki

workshyfop · 28/03/2019 07:40

Stellan

Snog · 28/03/2019 07:47

Les
Stan
Godfrey
Hans

IVflytrap · 28/03/2019 08:10

Taron
Kester
Anselm
Ranulph
Rollo
Lachlan
Bram
Ivar
Oran
Amos
Skander
Wade
Thaddeus
Malachy
Silas

Twelve8Ts · 28/03/2019 12:13

Love Stellan!

SweetAsSpice · 28/03/2019 12:19

Love Axel
Josef

Tiramisu1 · 28/03/2019 12:43

@widowodiw, we've not come across many either. Think it's becoming a little more popular although according to some threads here, it still seems to be a bit of a 'marmite' name Smile

sundowners · 28/03/2019 15:32

How many dogs in reality have you ever met called Rex? Stop with these ridiculous outdated notions and using them as generalisations as fact, that no longer apply.

cloudymelonade · 28/03/2019 15:37

Jax

missmouse101 · 28/03/2019 17:58

Rafe.

small2018 · 28/03/2019 18:00

Frey

Kara Tointen just called her son this and her fella is Norwegian.

Bookworm4 · 28/03/2019 18:00

Euan
Kier
Lachlan
Cal
Good strong Scottish names many descended from the Norse.

Horseshoe1 · 28/03/2019 21:04

How about just Gus?
Could be short for August, which is Scandi.
Or Felix?

Sophia1984 · 28/03/2019 21:10

Art

Clem90 · 28/03/2019 22:30

Evan

RickOShay · 28/03/2019 22:39

Conrad

Kit could be Christian

Joss

Jago

Orion

Raphael could be Raffy

Bruin

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TheDeathOfPop · 29/03/2019 11:42

I like Gus!

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serenawren · 29/03/2019 16:47

Ragnar!!

Tiramisu1 · 29/03/2019 16:49

Gus sounds like a nickname for Gusset... not sure that's a nice association?

DizziLizzy · 29/03/2019 16:52

Jan

Tiramisu1 · 29/03/2019 16:54

John
Quinn

wigglybeezer · 29/03/2019 16:56

Ranald, Ran for short.

DH campaigned for Dirk and Otto but I nixxed them, would seem pretentious in a small Scottish, rather square town and the grandparents would have struggled to like them.
We went for more classic short manly names in the end but DS3 wishes we'd gone with Magnus from the shortlist, he's into standing out from the crowd but we obviously couldn't tell that when he was a baby!
I also quite like Torran, Tor for short.

feska5 · 29/03/2019 17:00

Loki
Seb
Tobin
Anders
Stefan
Jensen

KaliforniaDreamz · 29/03/2019 17:01

Storm