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Favourite soft boi names

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HolyMusicalBman · 08/02/2021 12:16

Love names like Theo, Leo, Tristan, Dylan, Valentine and Ewan. The proper soft sounding masc names. What are your favourite soft masc names.

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TerribleCustomerCervix · 08/02/2021 12:17

I love Owen- soft sounding but still a proper solid man’s name.

bluebluezoo · 08/02/2021 12:19

I have no idea what you’re on about. Following to see if it becomes clear...

kowari · 08/02/2021 12:23

@bluebluezoo

I have no idea what you’re on about. Following to see if it becomes clear...
Same. What is 'boi' and 'masc'?
JackieWeaver4PM · 08/02/2021 12:24

Beta

KaptainKaveman · 08/02/2021 12:25

what does 'boi' mean?

Galvantulang · 08/02/2021 12:26

And Ewan is soft?

Also awaiting the explanation.

Thebusiness · 08/02/2021 12:28

I just googled. Boi means butch lesbian.

IHaveBrilloHair · 08/02/2021 12:29

The only one I actually know of is Caleb Finn the Instagram/tiktok guy!
Dd had to explain it to me.

LunaHeather · 08/02/2021 12:29

I'm older than I realised.

Hoppinggreen · 08/02/2021 12:29

Eh?

Hoppinggreen · 08/02/2021 12:30

I know some really nice good boi (dog) names

WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo · 08/02/2021 12:30

I uhh... what? Just place marking in the hopes of an explanation Confused

MichelleScarn · 08/02/2021 12:31

Showing my age because l now have skater boi by Avril Lavingne as an earworm!

PurpleRainDancer · 08/02/2021 12:33

‘Soft Boi’? ‘Soft Masc’? Go on give us a clue OP.

SoupDragon · 08/02/2021 12:33

It's not that hard to work out what the OP means even though the words are daft

MadameButterface · 08/02/2021 12:34

Laurence/Laurie, Gabriel, Sebastian, Oisin, Jasper, Otis, that type of thing? I love soft boi names 😁

KaptainKaveman · 08/02/2021 12:36

According to Google it can mean : a butch lesbian, an adjective that roughly means 'stupid' , or a weird spelling of the common noun 'boy'.

You certainly do learn something new every day.

CorianderBee · 08/02/2021 12:45

Soft boi means a feminine man name. Ffs it's not hard to figure out.

TalkingIntoTheEther · 08/02/2021 12:46

According to the guardian article.....

“There’s a softboi spectrum. At one end, it’s just anyone who has any unique or alternative interests that make them feel superior to other people. At the other end is quite hardcore emotionally manipulative men who use these interests to really mess about with women or men”

RichAssWhoopin · 08/02/2021 12:49

I...... just...why

DaphneBridgerton · 08/02/2021 12:50

I've always thought names like Isaac, Avery, Miles, Theodore and Noah were quite "soft" sounding i.e. not very manly/masculine

Weirdly, the name Gabriel has the opposite effect on me (images of a ripped, shirtless angel come to mind?!)

TryingNotToPanicOverCovid · 08/02/2021 12:50

Not sure from the article it would be soemthing to aspire to...

Bubblebu · 08/02/2021 12:52

do you think Owen, Morgan and Evan are soft sounding as boys names?

i am not sure what the defining factor is here!!

RichAssWhoopin · 08/02/2021 12:53

Can I recommend Soft-beau Icecream

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