"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!

Conrad
Rupert
Jonah
Jonas
Saul
Levi
Daniel
Franklin
Gabriel
Lester
James
Ivor

Is it Jago? I know that’s a rare one with a Hebrew connection.

Other underused names:
Ivor
Soren
Edmund
Oswin
Oakleigh
Caspar
Loki
Quede
Silas
Lucan
Hadley
Tiras
Shem
Jethro
Malachi
Auden
Bram
Ozius
Laszlo

Zeke
Frank
Malachi
Guy

If it's that rare your dh probably let it out of the bag and they used it themselves.
Too coincidental.

Is it Augustin (Gus for short)

I know three babies called Gus.

We had Samson on our list. Also Caspar and Quinn

Malachi keeps cropping up, which is funny coz that's my husband, and I do like his name but probably not enough to name our first son after him ;)

Devlesko I'm trying not to think of that as a possibility, as then I'd be angry as well as sad, and it wouldn't change the fact that they've already named their child. But yes, it had crossed my mind... (friends are truly lovely though, and I very much doubt they'd do that, even if they did love the name).

Asa
Eissa
Johb
Samson

If it is, may I suggest Constantine.

Stan for short obvs

Or Cassian is cool, apparently it's a saints name or something like that

Maximillian Alexander Nomoreweeping

Ezekiel (Zeke)
Zachariah

I can't remember how it was spelt but I used to teach an Ezikiah who was known as Ezi

Joseph
Oliver
Dalton

I have a Jasper. Next boy would be Albie

Tell us the name please!

But I’d use the name anyway 100%

I wondered if your DH had let it slip too... Gutted for you. I couldn't use my all time favourite boys name for a similar reason but did find another I loved. I still have jealous pangs though. Are you sure it's as rare as you think? Are you checking or against the Dark Greener names tool?

What about:

Zeke
Rafael
Tobias
Rufus
Elijah
Solomon
Samson
Cassius
Atlas
Oberon
Otis
Ezra
Gideon
Oran

Kit
Pip
Jude
Jed
Bryn
Brodie

www.biblegateway.com/resources/all-men-bible/Alphabetical-Order-All-Men

Go wild!

Darwin
Fabian?

Or how about Brunel...

Shamelessly inspired by Brunel, how about Isambard?

Cane
Abel

:)

@Serin

Lucifer (wont be many of them!)

6 born in 2019 more than I thought

Idris