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Uncommon boy names you love

102 replies

Tripletmom · 26/05/2021 07:18

Hi, I recently found out I'm having a boy and I'd like a name that's short and cute. Ideally I would like a name that isn't very popular and a little unheard of...but I know this is a challenge in itself. I would like to match my girl name Gia.

The names I have so far...
Hari
Charlie
Avi

Suggestions welcome! Thanks.

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zunchie · 26/05/2021 07:20

Charlie is uncommon??

addler · 26/05/2021 07:24

Charlie doesn't really fit the bill of uncommon.

Whinge · 26/05/2021 07:28

Hari (Harry) and Charlie are very common names, usually at least 2 in a class at school.

How about

Lee
Mark
Seth

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 26/05/2021 07:32

Kevin or Brian? Net there aren't many of those around. Agree there's probably loads of Harry's and Charlie's around.

How about Jura or Orran?

Frazzled2207 · 26/05/2021 07:35

I liked Pip
Fabian

Dh wanted Odysseus! Vetoed that.

SoapboxFox · 26/05/2021 07:35

Rufus
Edmund
Xander
Orson
Marcus
Raymond/Ray
Niall
Hayden
Saul

Christmasbird · 26/05/2021 07:43

Johann

clpsmum · 26/05/2021 07:45

Rhett
Seth
Otto
Donovan

Melitza · 26/05/2021 07:51

Lowen
Raph (Raphael)

Amdone123 · 26/05/2021 07:55

I love Blue. But it doesn't go with Gia. Saul, or Seth are good suggestions. Quinn ?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 26/05/2021 08:00

Silas
Tristan
Jago
Ashley

Chicchicchicchiclana · 26/05/2021 08:08

Lucien
Ralph (pronounced Ralph not Rafe)
Pablo
Frank

BrownEyedGirl80 · 26/05/2021 08:09

If you shouted Charlie in a soft play 20 kids would turn round Grin definitely not uncommon.

Oakley.
Zane.
Ellis.

Tripletmom · 26/05/2021 08:12

Haha yes agree Charlie and Hari are very common! Just a suggestion on names I like so far to help with suggestions. I quite like Arlo too.

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Amdone123 · 26/05/2021 08:14

Arlo is so popular. There are 3 in my grandaughter's reception class.

Twizbe · 26/05/2021 08:28

@Tripletmom

Haha yes agree Charlie and Hari are very common! Just a suggestion on names I like so far to help with suggestions. I quite like Arlo too.
Arlo is super common. I know of 6 all under 5. There's a new one just started at my son's preschool.

My son has a very traditional boys name and so far I've only met 1 other with the name. None so far in his class at preschool or nursery.

My daughter has a very uncommon name (only 19 others in her year of birth) and I've already met 3 round by me! One was a few years older but still.

dementedma · 26/05/2021 08:37

Petroc
Silas
Guy
Ian

StevieNix · 26/05/2021 08:42

The unusual names on my list are:

Lysander
Xander
Cassius (Cass for short?)
Tristan
Rex (not that unusual but I don’t know any)
Jett
Jasper
Onyx
Osian
Emrys
Ellis
Casper

sarah13xx · 26/05/2021 09:28

Ari is my favourite of all time

Blaine and Rhett were also too I liked but wasn’t brave enough to go for

Dogsandbabies · 26/05/2021 10:03

I love very weird names

Hero
Fox
Jagger
River

BeesAnkles · 26/05/2021 10:08

@StevieNix

The unusual names on my list are:

Lysander
Xander
Cassius (Cass for short?)
Tristan
Rex (not that unusual but I don’t know any)
Jett
Jasper
Onyx
Osian
Emrys
Ellis
Casper

Onyx and Ellis are on my list too.

How do you pronounce Osian?

GameofPhones · 26/05/2021 10:10

Garth
Roderick
Roland
Rory
Roy

countydown1989 · 26/05/2021 10:13

My son is Emmett

ozzyfroggy · 26/05/2021 10:42

Yeah Emmett is cool. I have a soft spot for Ernest and Rio.

Happenchance · 26/05/2021 10:52

Sal
Lev
Sol
Jovan
Beck
Vaughan
Fenn
Cade
Hywel
Rex
Lowell
Spike
Lucian
Nils
Gregor
Niles
Ged
Zeke
Eli
Noel
Tate
Samson
Warren
Heath
Nico
Hector