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I don’t like boys names…

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Lissie87 · 13/02/2022 18:23

I’ve got another thread about girls’ names but I’m at a loss for boys… I’m bored by standard names but find trendy names too trendy! Impossible I know but does anyone have any suggestions?

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QueBarbaridad · 13/02/2022 19:07

Your mother’s maiden name.

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Lissie87 · 13/02/2022 19:31

Ooh. That’s an interesting thought.

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SummaLuvin · 14/02/2022 20:34

Very hard without any examples of names you like. Below are some of my favourites.

Alistair
Amos
August
Constantine
Frank
Hector
Lucien
Robin
Sacha
Wilbur

Hellocatshome · 14/02/2022 20:38

Thats a bit tricky with no clues as to your taste in names but how about a unisex name?

Taylor
Riley
Robin
Sacha
Brook
Payton

Blubells · 15/02/2022 10:07

What type of names do you like?

How about

Raphael
Quentin
Marcus
Darius

autienotnaughty · 15/02/2022 10:20

Archie
Elliot
Eli
Alex
Oliver
Sebastian
Zeb
Zain
Frankie
Freddie

emmathedilemma · 15/02/2022 10:58

I can't find your girls names thread, can you give us an idea of what you like and we might be able to find some with an equivalent vibe?

Rainbowbaby13 · 15/02/2022 13:56

Archer
Dexter
Harrison
Muller
Baxter

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Lissie87 · 15/02/2022 20:23

Thank you all for trying to help with so little guidance! If knowing my taste in girls’ names helps I like things like:

Claudie
Esther
Eloise
Romilly

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blondie87 · 15/02/2022 20:25

Rafe
Miles
Felix
Isaac
Sebastian
Milo

MotherOfCrocodiles · 15/02/2022 20:34

If you can't get excited about the aesthetics of boys names try one wheee you like the association- historical figure, author, fictional character, real life friend or relative

TheCountessOfGrantham · 15/02/2022 20:40

Francis
Forbes
Cary
Xavier
Benedict

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 15/02/2022 20:42

You can always call him Sue.

Thurlow · 15/02/2022 20:42

Go through some old family names, you might get some inspiration there.

If I’d had my own way DS would have been Owen or Saul. Sadly DH had to have a say as well Grin so we ended up with Douglas

Newuser82 · 15/02/2022 20:42

Eli, Moses,Gabriel,dexter, Ezra, Jude, Rafe, Raphael.

Bundlesofchocforme · 15/02/2022 20:45

Claudius? Then you still get Claudie. I love Caspian. How about Roman or Ronan if you like Romilly?

Moonface123 · 15/02/2022 20:46

kitt
Jude
Finn
Joel

RosesAndHellebores · 15/02/2022 20:47

Conrad
Magnus
Gawain
Merlin

BiscuitLover3678 · 15/02/2022 20:48

Something like Joshua

silverpinecones · 15/02/2022 20:48

Luke
Lewis
Zachary

Those are my never to be used boy names

BiscuitLover3678 · 15/02/2022 20:49

I’m also thinking classic but more vintage like Jasper? Edward, Edmund, Rupert.

Perhaps Tristan?

Isaac.

BiscuitLover3678 · 15/02/2022 20:49

Reuben

Taswama · 15/02/2022 20:49

Esther is biblical so what about Isaac, Jacob, David (underused currently), Saul.

INeedtobealone · 15/02/2022 20:56

Hector
Evan
Eli
Ellis
Sidney
Stanley
Willem
Vincent
Quentin
Dexter
Marcus
Eric
Axel
Julian
Gregory
Xander
Isaac
Malcolm
Owen
Edwin
Edmund
Ralph
Tobias
Lawrence
Gabriel
Raphael
Benedict
Nathaniel
Drew
Louis
Caspar
Jasper

Redsquirrel5 · 15/02/2022 21:00

Tarquin
Jonty
Darby
Marcus
Joel
Gerard