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Need some boy name inspo

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Tiredteds · 17/06/2020 22:01

So far I like ~ Alistair, Angus, Barnaby, Benedict, Edward, Felix, Fabian, Gabriel, Hector, Kaspar, Maxwell, Peter, Rupert, Rufus, Stanley

However..... I can't get my husband on board with any despite my best efforts to really sell them all to him. Could you maybe help with suggestions? DH doesn't have a style it's just he hears them and shoots them down, which doesn't help, I know. More like the names above please that I can win DH over with?

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Tiredteds · 22/06/2020 19:00

Oh I'm just adding Willbur too, what do think of that?

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Carouselfish · 22/06/2020 19:19

It's funny but when you suggest names to someone it's too easy for them to shoot them down. Stop suggesting them. Get him to come up with a list. Or download some lists of say thirty names and look at them separately, compare which you liked and didn't.

sorryiasked · 22/06/2020 19:25

How about Eben?

albazavi · 22/06/2020 19:29

Some gorgeous names there OP. We had Felix, Gabriel, Barnaby and Angus on our list. We went with Jude in the end- but also had Kit on our list. We love our choice but slightly sad we didn't go with Barnaby- it's an amazing name.

lymphopenia · 22/06/2020 19:30

Love Wilbur!

And most of your suggestions too- especially Edward, barnaby and Rufus

Other ideas:

Wilf
Jasper
Joshua
Seth
Oliver
Aaron
Xavier
Otto
Harry/Harrison
Enzo
Sebastian
Hugo
Quin
Louis
Ludo

Tiredteds · 23/06/2020 00:02

Is Eben "eee-Ben"? Like Eden with a b? Love Kit and Jasper (but becoming too popular)

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Tiredteds · 23/06/2020 10:48

For those that share names on my list, which did you and your DH's agree on eventually?

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sorryiasked · 23/06/2020 11:37

@Tiredteds Eben is usually pronounced Ehbun with a short e like egg.
Similar to Ethan but much nicer in my view.

Tiredteds · 23/06/2020 11:38

So like the start of Ebony, is that right?

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Whatsyourflava · 23/06/2020 11:45

Wilbur and James are so gorgeous. I agree with you about James @Tiredteds , I tend to like less traditional names but there's something really special about James

Whatsyourflava · 23/06/2020 11:46

Love Austin

Angel2702 · 23/06/2020 11:50

Edwin
Nicholas
James
Edgar

PintOfGin · 23/06/2020 12:12

I really love Caspian, Emrys and Griffin

sibbys · 23/06/2020 12:27

Wilbur

sibbys · 23/06/2020 12:30

(I wrote Wilbur before reading the comments. It's really a great name)

Tiredteds · 23/06/2020 13:23

Edwin is another I'll suggest to DH very cleverly haha!

Yes Wilbur is really lovely, great to see love for the name

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sorryiasked · 23/06/2020 21:49

Yes eben sounds like ebony, much better description than I managed!

Tiredteds · 23/06/2020 22:10

@sorryiasked thank you, I quite like it.

@Whatsyourflava I really think James is such a timeless handsome name. I'm really torn over James and Edward because of their popularity but I don't know of any of either younger than 29 currently.

My favourites otherwise are Wilbur, Barnaby and Rupert. Hope I could be brave enough to go for Barnaby... DH on the other hand lol!

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Tiredteds · 24/06/2020 09:01

Also, Xander. Love that too!

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