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Favourite soft boi names

135 replies

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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PursuingProxemicExactitude · 08/02/2021 13:26

The actual names mentioned are all perfectly nice, without their new label.

Kind of hoping the OP is wanting to name a fictional character rather than an actual tiny creature that might be expected to take a particular socially mediated shape.

LucasLeesEyebrows · 08/02/2021 13:26

@KaptainKaveman

Shirley? I believe that's suitable for both genders.
Ditto Tracy - isn’t Ice T’s real name Tracy? Probably not what you want to hear though OP.
HolyMusicalBman · 08/02/2021 13:28

@JackieWeaverIsTheAuthority

Sorry I put in boy and it changed it to boi 🤦.

😂 yeah, sure!

I did, I've just had to update my autocorrect settings. I just wanted to see everyone's favourite soft boy names e.g. Owen, Theo, Noah
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Gwegowygwiggs · 08/02/2021 13:32

A friend of mine has an Eden. He’s a beautiful little boy and suits the name perfectly. She is due DC2 at the same time as me (we already know we are having a boy) and I have tried to get her to tell me her favourite boy names so I can try to steal one if she has a girl!

MichelleScarn · 08/02/2021 13:33

Do you mean soft as in the pronunciation is 'soft sounds' or soft as a description of the expectation of personality? Remember the 'that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet..

Keratinsmooth · 08/02/2021 13:35

Lucifer has a lovely soft sound....

HolyMusicalBman · 08/02/2021 13:36

@MichelleScarn

Do you mean soft as in the pronunciation is 'soft sounds' or soft as a description of the expectation of personality? Remember the 'that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet..
Soft sounding. The quote got me though because I love the name Romeo so much
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ThatsnotmyBorishishairistoneat · 08/02/2021 13:37

Elliot

Bluesername · 08/02/2021 13:37

Hercules
Voldemort
Dalek
Balonz
Goliath
Herod
Darth

StressedTired · 08/02/2021 13:39

This is all really down to personal choice. I think Owen and Theo are quite hard sounding masculine names whereas you give them as examples of soft names. To me, softer non-masculine boy names are Kelly, Kerry, Hilary, Corin - boy names that are now more commonly thought of as girl names.

Bluesheep8 · 08/02/2021 13:41

Sue

Grin
CandyLeBonBon · 08/02/2021 13:42

If it's soft boiled you want, how about humpty? Grin

Mulletonyourhead · 08/02/2021 13:44

@Bluesername 🤣🤣🤣

I think I get what you mean, op..finally!

Is Jude one? and Beau?

tellmewhentheLangshiplandscoz · 08/02/2021 13:46

Twickerhun GrinGrinGrin

MolyHolyGuacamole · 08/02/2021 13:52

@Bluesername

Hercules Voldemort Dalek Balonz Goliath Herod Darth
😂
MolyHolyGuacamole · 08/02/2021 13:53

Evan
Rowan

nauticant · 08/02/2021 13:58

Would the Northern version of "soft boi" be "soft lad"?

TheYearOfSmallThings · 08/02/2021 13:59

This is like the time I accidentally brought DS to the LGBT baby group at the toy library. It took me a while to work out what was going on.

PolarnOPirate · 08/02/2021 14:08

Hahaha this thread is amazing 😄 I want to know about the LBGT toy library.

OP I suggest:
Sol
Simon
All the vowelly ones: Leo, Theo, Noah, Arlo
Vaughan
Jasper
Casper
Loris

JaneJeffer · 08/02/2021 14:11

Cisco

TryingNotToPanicOverCovid · 08/02/2021 14:18

Theo and noah definitively if you just want softer sounding.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 08/02/2021 14:19

I want to know about the LBGT toy library.

Ah sorry, the toy library is not LGBT, it was just that particular baby group. Most of the Saturday groups are for Dads, but I saw this one had women in it (lots in fact) so I thought "Great! They've finally realised some mothers have jobs!" and trotted in.

It was a very normal playgroup except everyone was 20% more right-on.

WineTheBobbin · 08/02/2021 14:20

@Bluesheep8

Sue

Grin

You beat me to it Grin
MaelyssQ · 08/02/2021 14:22

Taylor. Mackenzie. I know boys and girls called both names.

Astrid01 · 08/02/2021 14:25

There's a child at my DC's school called Boi.
Pronounced 'boy' and he is a boy

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