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Challenge to find a timeless, uncommon-ish boy’s name

94 replies

Arniepie · 05/09/2021 07:18

Haven’t found a single boys name that we agree on for impending DS2. DS1 has a fairly unusual, Welsh name with great nickname potential-it’s perfect. I’ve read the entire 2019 ONS list and not found anything.
Must be ‘timeless’- ie. not shot up in popularity recently like Arlo, Albie etc type names.
Would like it to ‘go’ with DS1 so ideally not too common (although this doesn’t put me off entirely) and possibly have Welsh roots (we have links but live in England)
I think I need to be open to starting from scratch to find something because clearly I’m being too fussy!
If I had to choose a name tomorrow it would be Laurie. This has been vetoed by DH!
Please help!

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Nosferatussidebit · 05/09/2021 08:54

Rufus, Seth, Ruairidh (Rory), Selwyn, Edmund, Eben.

CurryLover55 · 05/09/2021 08:56

Auden
Aled
Jowan
Rowan

amillionmenonmars · 05/09/2021 08:58

Marc
Lucas/ Luke
Llewelyn
Theo/ Teddy
David/ Dewi/ Dafydd
Gareth
John/ Ioan
Michael
Peter
Simon

CurryLover55 · 05/09/2021 08:59

DH just googled Welsh boys names & the A to Z came up. Many names after rivers etc

PearlyRising · 05/09/2021 09:01

I love Laurie! Pity your H vetoed that.

StevieNix · 05/09/2021 09:01

Emrys
Rhys
Owen
Evan
Ossian

Enko · 05/09/2021 09:04

Caradoc?

PearlyRising · 05/09/2021 09:04

@PeigiSu

I think going more Welsh might help. Not sure if you are lining in Wales but

Rhodri
Emrys
Osian
Ceri
Ianto
Iolo

All pronounceable and relatively classic, not unheard of but not too common (will be unusual in England).

I'm in Irleand and I know how to pronounce the first 4 on that list. I'd avoid the last as it's slang for tits in French. Is the second last ''yanto'' ? Is Ceri unisex? I guess Kerry was unisex once and now is only a girls name.

Guto as a nick name for Gruffud is lovely.

tigerbreadandtea · 05/09/2021 09:04

Cornelius
Reuben
Lucas
Damian

ActonSquirrel · 05/09/2021 09:05

Mark

Givemethatknife · 05/09/2021 09:06

Louen is a good one

Gawain (more mythical I know)
Jerome
Jethro
Jesse
Jonas
Silas
Seth
Blaise
Cormac
Kester
Lorcan
Lachlan
Lorne
Gillies
Gregor
Innes
Francis
Stellan
Struan
Stellan
Cassian
Gideon
Digory
Augustus
Julius
Wyatt

Bit of a mixed bag there

Sexnotgender · 05/09/2021 09:07

I have a Francis. Not Welsh obviously but classic and not overused.

PricklesTheHedgehog · 05/09/2021 09:08

James
Edward
Samuel
Thomas

Bimblybomeyelash · 05/09/2021 09:08

Daniel

sluj · 05/09/2021 09:08

Taliesin, with Tali or Tally as his nickname.

Marimaur · 05/09/2021 09:47

Aneurin.

TheVanguardSix · 05/09/2021 09:52

I love Lorcan and Ivor
Also, Ansel (as in Ansel Adams the photographer)
Aslan
Laurence
Karac
Blake
Jethro

TheVanguardSix · 05/09/2021 09:52

Also, Loic and Yannick.

itssquidstella · 05/09/2021 09:58

Tancred?

NewModelArmyMayhem18 · 05/09/2021 10:07

Kit (Christopher)
Edward
David (must be due a come-back?)
James
Alexander
Dominic
Sebastian
Simon
Laurence

CaffiSaliMali · 05/09/2021 11:50

Some underused classics:
Laurence
Edmund/Edwin
Peter
Dominic
Christopher
Patrick
Francis
Jonathan
Matthew (about to drop out of top 100)
Simon
Paul
Alistair
Nicholas
Mark

You could look at some less common biblical names - Asa, Amos, Saul etc.

Osian
Tomos
Macsen
Iolo
Iestyn
Aled
Alun
Idris
Emrys
Taliesin
Aneirin/Aneurin
Ioan
Marc
Iwan
Owen/Owain
Hywel
Siôn
Siôr
Harri

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 05/09/2021 11:52

Alexander

luannlele · 05/09/2021 11:59

Auden. Oliver. Ethan. Lawrence. David

Aliceclara · 05/09/2021 13:15

Ezra

Quick99 · 05/09/2021 13:17

Lawrence
Gregory
Alistair
Nathaniel
David
Ralph
Rafe
Douglas