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Uncommon boy names you love

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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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Lotsachocolateplease · 26/05/2021 22:21

Have a look at 60’s 70’s 80’s names, there you will find unpopular names of today’s time.
Paul
Phillip nn pip
Nicholas nn nick or nico
Robert nn robbie
Jeffrey
Peter
Giles
Cameron
Richard
Julian
Percy

Lollypop4 · 26/05/2021 22:25

Osh-anne.
Its a Welsh name

ghislaine · 26/05/2021 22:37

John. I don’t know any Johns under 40. You could call him Johnny or John-John like JFK’s son if you wanted to cutesify it.

Kit
Tom (Tommy)
Leo
Rico or Rocco
Finn or Flynn
Seb

Jules
Monty

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 26/05/2021 22:51

Sholto.
Magnus.
Xenophon (not short, but I couldn't resist!)

Popetthetreehugger · 26/05/2021 22:57

Kit
Jude
Gene

Toothpaste123 · 26/05/2021 22:57

Ingo
Ossi
Topi
Alto
Felix

My fave was Ingo, but DH wouldn't let me. Our DS ended up being none of the above..

HumunaHey · 26/05/2021 23:19

Nico
Lyle
Maverick
Orson
Blaze

louderthan · 26/05/2021 23:33

Gavin, Kevin, Jason, Martin, Brian, Ian, Neil, Roy, Carl, Paul, Ray, Peter....

Or Rex, Felix, Dexter...

LeafCutterAnt · 26/05/2021 23:36

Ivan

gildalily · 26/05/2021 23:37

Linus

I absolutely love it.

daytrogen · 26/05/2021 23:37

Ansel
Alaric
Avery
Asa
Wilder
Jade
Lucan
Elian
Lake
Ari
Dune
Ira
Ivan
Davy
Micah
Sacha
Moses
Irvin
Ziggy
Marlin
Levi
Soren
Canaan (Kay-Nen)
Saxon
Anwyll
Emrys
Davian
Moss
Troian
Tide
Quarry
Elm
Orson
Osias
Linus
Laszlo
Ivor
Alban
Tenzin
Tarot
Anselm
Ramses
Kenelm
Cosmin
Ezri

louderthan · 26/05/2021 23:38

Tim, Tom, Sam, Dan, Ben, Sean, Shane, Russell, Dominic, Robin, Robert, Peter, Justin, Damian, Simon, David.....
80s names

TheVanguardSix · 26/05/2021 23:39

Jethro
Linus
Aelred
Pablo
Saul
Zvi
Lorcan
Blixa

wanderedlonelyasacloud · 26/05/2021 23:45

Cohen

Enough4me · 26/05/2021 23:47

Marvin
Leon
Gareth
Atlas

XYZXYZ · 26/05/2021 23:51

Wyatt
Ezra
Raymond (Ray)
Ore

Sssloou · 26/05/2021 23:52

Hal
Milo
Enzo

guesswhatteapot · 27/05/2021 00:46

I love Lorcan but my ex wouldn't go with it.

MorriseysGladioli · 27/05/2021 00:51

I'm just amazed how people can reel off a list of fabulous names!

katy1213 · 27/05/2021 01:25

Herbert. Leonard. Trevor. Victor. Humphrey.

CoffeeCakey · 27/05/2021 07:46

Timothy
Gregory
Kevin
Scott
Mason
Leonard

aliensprig · 27/05/2021 08:47

I love Kit but I think it's really popular now!

Theoldwoman · 27/05/2021 10:03

A short name is fine, but I wouldn't do cute. A 50 year old man with a cute name is well, not very cute!

Gia and :

Kurt
Ewan
Fraser
Noah

Dogsandbabies · 27/05/2021 12:23

@Musmerian

Actually, Hero is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "demi-god".

Although Shakespeare did use it for a woman.

EssentialHummus · 27/05/2021 13:13

dogs it was very much a female name in the Greek myth too. No idea how/if it’s used in Greek today. I think it has masculine connotations because it ends with “o” and because, sadly, we think of a hero like a superhero being male, I don’t think that reflects the origin of the name.