"Our" name was stolen this week...

[Nomoreweeping]

4 days ago some close friends had their baby boy, and used the name that I've been set on for the last 7 months. Gah! They didn't know that was "our" name, so it wasn't malicious at all. Just coincidence. But it is a really uncommon name, so I don't feel we can still use it (we did that with our other child, gave them an uncommon name that had recently been used by other close friends- so it would look downright weird for us to do it again!)

So now I need an amazing boys name. Or for our baby to be a girl... which would also solve the problem!

I find boys names really hard, and only really liked this one, which is why I've known for 7 months, and not swayed from it. So I can't really give you an idea of other names I like, because if I liked any others then I'd have a longer short list..! But my list was literally 1 name! My husband has a few names he likes, but I don't like the ones he suggests, and as he'd readily admit, he's not terribly set on any name, and usually is happy to go with ideas I suggest. He's just not super fussed about names.

So... please help me find another boys name! (I'd tell you the name we just "lost", but it's rather outing given it's pretty uncommon and my friend's baby is probably the only one born this year so far, let alone this week!)

Thanks for any help!

Zachariah
Nathanial
Jonah
Gideon
Simeon

Samson

Have you told your friends that it was your name too? If good friends of ours told us this, I’d think how cool it was that we both had such good taste and tell them to go ahead and use it. Otherwise, with boys of a very similar age, whenever you get together you’ll think how much you wanted that name for your son esp when other people mention what a cool unusual name they chose.

Samson
Seth
Silas
Ezra
Caleb
And Gideon

These ones are good so far! Thanks for the help! So maybe biblical is my theme?!

So maybe other names similar to these? I've had 3 from this list on my list in the past (Samson - but what if he's weak and skinny, Silas - but sounds like silage, and Caleb - my husband and I pronounce it really differently, and it would grate). But in general those are names I like at least a bit!

Ezekiel
Zephaniah
Zephyr
Gabriel
Micah
Abraham
Isaac
Zebedee
Solomon
Batholemew

Gabriel. Gabe

You lot are GOOD! More possible options appeared since I wrote the above.

I'm going to force myself to write a list and consider other options. I don't want to just feel sad about the other name, so i need to be open minded.

Josiah?
Jonah?

Magnus

Kids really don't want to be saddled with silly names, or worse, normal names with silly spellings that they have to spend their lives spelling because everyone would write (or type) it the normal way. You'll probably give the child a 'silly' nickname, but save the really unusual names for pets or cuddly toys.

So you like Old Testament names. There’s loads of them.
Adam
Jonathan
Solomon

How about John? I love Peter too.

Cooper

Cyrus
Abel
Balthazar
Elijah
Jared
Nathaniel
Ishmael
Hiram
Josiah

Vaguely biblical names there if that’s your style.

Ezekiel
Castiel
Xavier
Zachariah
Thadeus
Torben
Balthazar

Have I missed anyone saying Jude yet? That's the one that sprung to mind when I saw your first list

Athol, Saul, Jonah, Jonty, Joseph, Jethro.

Gregory? It's underused

OP, has ‘the’ name been mentioned anywhere on this thread?

Rex

Seth is a lovely name!
I also like Shay

Saul? I love that name!

Aaron
Jeremiah
Matthew
Sebastian
Jacob

I love Eli or Ezra

Orlo 🤗

Raphael .Rafe or Raf.