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ilikedriedflowers · 30/04/2022 09:34

I'm after some thoughts on a selection of boy names that we like:

Shay
Joss
Lando

Please feel free to add any similar names we may also like.

Thank you

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 30/04/2022 09:39

I like Joss.

Austin
Reece
Joel
Finn

miltonj · 30/04/2022 09:52

I like them all! I've heard shay as a girls name but it's rare for both sexes so that doesn't matter

MooseBreath · 30/04/2022 10:15

I really like Joss. It was on our shortlist for DS1.

Shay seems misspelled to me (I know it isn't), and Lando isn't my style (too Star Wars).

YayitisfinallySpring · 30/04/2022 10:19

I only know a female Shay. Joss is often a female name too, but I do like it.

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 30/04/2022 10:55

Seth
Sholto
Jed
Rafe

MysticCT · 30/04/2022 11:06

I like Shay, I know one but it is spelt Chay.
Finn and Austin are really nice.

Mumofgirls2017 · 30/04/2022 11:12

Lando is ok not keen on others

jay
seth
loki
zaki
Cosmo
rocco
kai
jax
remy
myles
rio
sholto
micah
ezra
milo
rafe
jonah
zane

millymae · 30/04/2022 11:16

There are so many Josh's around I wonder if people would mix Joss up with that. It's still my favourite though

user1492757084 · 30/04/2022 11:21

Joss is the best though I agree with Millymae, above.

Joe
Leander
Gus
Shayne

Firebird83 · 30/04/2022 11:44

I like Joss. I prefer Shea to Shay.

toastofthetown · 30/04/2022 11:46

Shay - nota fan, feels insubstantial and a touch dated to me
Joss - like Joss
Lando - I like Lando, but makes me think of the F1 driver. I prefer Orlando with Lando for short.

Jago, Kit, Orin, Sacha, Stellan all kinda seem along similar lines, but Shay, Joss and Lando seem a bit disparate, so not easy to find names which match!

KirstenBlest · 30/04/2022 14:07

Shay - don't like
Joss - ok if short for Joseph
Lando - F1 driver, alernatives: Lewis, Max, Sebastian

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/05/2022 00:32

Joss is great
Shay is appalling
Lando is odd

Joel, Jude, Jethro, Jerome, Jonah, Jonas, Seamus, Saul, Max, Nico, Leon, Cosmo, Bruno, Linus, Lucas,

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 02/05/2022 00:33

I like Shay. Nice bog-standard shortening for Séamus. No wonder MN hates it.

queenofmay · 02/05/2022 00:45

Joss - Joss Whedon, Joss Stone, joss sticks... I have a bunch of random associations for this name and I don't personally see its appeal.
Shay - A bit too brief for me, but fine.
Lando - This just reminds me of the Star Wars character. I honestly had no idea it was a real name until now.

beautifullybonkers · 02/05/2022 01:03

Joss - yes
Shay - no no no (working in a secondary school put me off)
Lando - I like Lando Norris but prefer Orlando as a name.

Aquamarine1029 · 02/05/2022 01:11

I like Shay.

Vaughn
Austin
Rhett
Wyatt
Beau
Jesse

Synchrony · 02/05/2022 08:23

I like Joss.
"Meh" on Shay. However, I only know boy Shays, unlike pps.
Hate Lando. Sounds like a dog name to me.

Pemba · 02/05/2022 09:01

OK, but they all sound like they should be short for a longer name:

Seamus
Joshua?
Orlando

ButterRose · 08/05/2022 10:14

Pemba · 02/05/2022 09:01

OK, but they all sound like they should be short for a longer name:

Seamus
Joshua?
Orlando

Exactly this ^

DogsAndGin · 08/05/2022 10:15

They’re all awful

Theoldwoman · 08/05/2022 14:40

I know a Shae. Shae Daniel.

Suggestions:

Jacques
Kurt
Trey
Wade
Luca
Uriah
Leo
Seth
Julian
Kyle
Blake
Quinn

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