I challenge you to suggest a name I've not already thought of...

[Namesetc]

I'm looking for a one-syllable name as the baby's second name will be long (double barrelled).

Boy's name.

Uncommon / not going to be too many of them either at school or in the media etc.

Names I've ruled out:

Things like:
John, Ben, Dan, Ed, etc (too boring, common amongst older people, 'around')

Things like:
Alfie, Albie, Ted, Wilf, Archie, (too popular)

Things like:
Bear, Fox, Snow, Thor (I kind of like them but they are a bit too much, iyswim)

Looking for a middle ground name. Uncommon, short, strong (not ending in "ie" sound) but not too wacky.

For example my favourite girl's name is Fern. (I quite like nature names).

The only boy's name I like is two syllables (Rohan- though could be shortened to Ro) but DH doesn't like it.

Any ideas for a name which fits the bill?

Seb (Sebastian)
Clem (Clement)

Rex
Ty
Zen
Oisin
Zeph
Dara
Vin
Eric

Claude
Nic
Nick
Rick
Ric
Yeah , me too . Way too much time spent thinking about this “challenge”.

Tor
Mike
Frank
Eric
Ian
Joel
Josh

Kai

It means "sea"

@AnneKipanki I agree - I’m giving up now and leaving this thread. Even OP seems to have lost interest 😆

Enoch

Wish the OP would return! (@Namesetc )

I can see others have said they are giving up on this thread - but i'm finding it useful....i struggle to clear my mind to sleep - so have used this thread to focus on until I drop off! - so thank you

So late into the night I got to thinking about using place names as boys names...so
Oban
Kent ( just also seen that above)
Fife
Lythe
Mace
Oake
Nairn
Jura
Kea
Kale
Dacre
Ayr
Leith
and ....

Jes(mond), of course!

I wish we could have two syllables
I want to suggest

Tumnus
Aslan
Siegfried
And if there were permissible

Leofric
Gepetto
Anarchy

Your search is over!

Ichabod

NN Ichy

I know a Leaf, not something I'd choose but nature-y nonetheless.

Haven't read the whole thread but what about Hugo? Or Hugh?

Not one syllable but what about Sawyer?

It's not really to my taste but maybe you would like it?

Damn, I was going to say Rex!

From the ones suggested so far, I love Ralph, Jude, Sam and James. Never met anybody with these names I didn't like

My DH was very good at Vetoing names. Like others have said, make him write a list!

Have we had Earl?

Have we had Bryce and Bruce?

Also, op, look as far back as we can for names like these (all genuine, some royal):
Aed, Dubh (pron Duff or Dugh), Drost, Bede, Chad, Brude...
There's also Giric and Unust (ancient Scottish kings).
There's the Welsh ame Hwyl... and Biblical Mark, Luke, John, Saul and Paul

In the Netherlands, there are many, many one-syllable names ranging from the modern (eg Rick) to the traditional (eg Gijs, Ries). ditto in Germany...

Earl reminds me of Duke
Both cool names

Jed
Jad
Fynn
Alf
Beau
Drew
Earl
Gates
Grant
Lance
Nash
Rey
Gus
Jett

Has Wilf been suggested?

Wolf?

Riley