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International boy names

34 replies

Wintersun13 · 07/02/2020 11:57

Hello all,

I'm still not decided on a name for my son, thankfully I have a bit more time to make up my mind !

For work reasons we're likely to live in various countries and I'd definitely like something a bit international (by that I mean a name that could potentially work in many european countries. Especially as we'll most likely all be multilingual.)

So, a few exemples of names I like but can't use for various reasons :

Elias
Matthias
Lucas
Max(ime)
Alexander

All of these work easily in France, Germany, some work fine in Russia, Scandinavia, etc.

Names that definitely will NOT work for me :

  • nothing too specifically regional, no names that work ONLY in the UK or ONLY in a specific country (so no Rafferty, Bodhi, Grayson or Miles please)
  • one syllable names are a no for me, please suggest 2-4 syllables ! (so no Luke or Jay)
  • nothing too classic as I don't like them (names like Thomas or George)
  • I'd prefer to avoid names overly popular but it's not a hard line for me if I otherwise love the name
  • nothing made up or out there, but original is fine. I mean names like Joachim or Geoffrey, which are not so popular atm I think.
  • names with an impossible orthograph lile Hephzibah for instance (I know it's a girl's name, just an exemple to illustrate my meaning !)

I know I'm being very specific but I feel like it's better to narrow it down from the start !

Thanks in advance !

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KittenVsBox · 07/02/2020 12:04

Daniel, Adam, David?

I think classic plus international might be conflicting - the older names are more likely to be found in various forms round Europe.

Eyewhisker · 07/02/2020 12:28

Leo? Two syllable and international.

Singingatmidnight · 07/02/2020 13:06

Gabriel
Francis
Matthew
Noah
Remy
Eric

Whatsyourflava · 07/02/2020 13:31

Ellis?

Whatsyourflava · 07/02/2020 13:32

Eli?

Saisong · 07/02/2020 13:34

Martin

TheOneWithAnotherName · 07/02/2020 14:16

Axel

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 07/02/2020 14:18

Simon
Robert

DryIce · 07/02/2020 14:19

Leo

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 07/02/2020 14:22

Justin

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 07/02/2020 14:24

Jacob

Ihavechangedmyname2manytimes · 07/02/2020 15:11

Vincent

Ricekrispie22 · 07/02/2020 16:24

Zander
Jonas
Xavier
Sebastian
Felix
Hugo
Jago
Rafael
Jeremiah
Luis
Elliot
Enzo

Wintersun13 · 07/02/2020 16:29

Thanks for the suggestions ! I do love Axel and strongly considering it (despite my brother's name being Alex so a bit worried it might cause confusion).

But please keep making suggestions if anyone has other ideas !

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Lunit4 · 07/02/2020 16:37

Mario

SnarkyGorgon · 07/02/2020 16:40

Leon

Grufallosfriends · 07/02/2020 17:29

Quentin
Raphael
Marcus

WaxOnFeckOff · 07/02/2020 17:51

Sylvester
Evan
Marcus
Piers
Gregory

fallfallfall · 07/02/2020 18:06

Patrick

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 07/02/2020 18:20

Nicholas/Nick/Nico

nellyburt · 07/02/2020 19:00

Lived internationally some boys names were

Logan
Charlie
Jamie
Toby
Eddie
Lucas
Sebastian

Lots of nationalities

ThighThighofthigh · 08/02/2020 00:43

Joseph works internationally

DoingYourDa · 08/02/2020 06:21

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BikeRunSki · 08/02/2020 06:35

Adam