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Thoughts on unique boy names

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Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:29

Hello, just wanting to get some feedback on the following boy names for our second son. I love these names but they are pretty out there. What are your thoughts on:

Cub, Colt and Horizon (Rize nn)

Thank you!

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Rowen32 · 07/08/2022 11:36

They are awful, I'm sorry but they're so bad :-(

toffeechai · 07/08/2022 11:37

Please don’t do this to your child

rahjama · 07/08/2022 11:39

Terrible. Really laughable

Beautifulsunflowers · 07/08/2022 11:42

They are very unusual - what is your first child’s name? That’s me being nosey you obviously don’t have to say!!
You have to imagine a cute baby, toddler, child, teen and then adult with the name you choose.

roarfeckingroarr · 07/08/2022 11:46

There's a reason those names aren't used

Rapidtango · 07/08/2022 11:48

Unless he's going to grow up to be a cowboy, nope.

Suetodo88 · 07/08/2022 11:49

If you have to choose one chose Colt. The other two are setting him up for teasing at school from other boys. Surely you must know that.

Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:50

My first son's name is Ocean Hart ☺️ I know they are unusual, hence seeking feedback. I thought Scout is so popular now and used to be super unique, so why not Cub which is the boy version? I heard Colt as a nickname for Colton which is a more common boy name. Horizon was a random name I heard on a baby name podcast. All three names are actually names of babies, they are ranked on the charts so they aren't totally unranked. But I do get that they are very different and really out there.

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Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:51

What name can't be teased though at school? Literally kids will come up with anything negative so that doesn't put me off. I just don't want it to have a negative meaning.

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Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:53

They are actually, they are all on the name charts and have an official ranking?

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Endlesslypatient82 · 07/08/2022 11:54

Really hoping your taking the piss op

awful. All of them.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 07/08/2022 11:54

Colt is the best.

Cub for a man is absolutely awful.

FluffMagnet · 07/08/2022 11:55

Cub and Colt are both the names for baby animals.

Catlitterqueen · 07/08/2022 11:56

Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:53

They are actually, they are all on the name charts and have an official ranking?

They aren’t unique then are they?

Endlesslypatient82 · 07/08/2022 11:57

I would put money on it that you and your partner have very very normal names like Rachel and John, Emma and James, Sarah and Matt

Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:58

Nope ! Both our names are very unique

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Yennefer19 · 07/08/2022 11:58

The only problem that I have with Colt is that I automatically think of the gun. (I watch too much CSI etc 😂😂)

Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:58

I'd say unique are names outside the top 100-200 names. Each to their own though.

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Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 11:59

Ooohhh yes, good point! Thank you. That's the kind of feedback I'm after rather than hating it without a good reason. Thanks again ☺️

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WaltzingWaters · 07/08/2022 11:59

Please no

Littleraindrop15 · 07/08/2022 12:03

I like colt

I really realllly don't like cub

horizon I would maybe go for Rizan pronounced rye - zan

FlosCampi · 07/08/2022 12:04

But unique means one of a kind! So something can't be a bit unique or very unique. It can be rare, unusual, seldom-seen etc.

Colt is the best of those. How about Wolf instead of Cub? Wouldn't Horizon lead to unfortunate shortening to the first syllable?

Ellen123456 · 07/08/2022 12:04

Thank you! ☺️

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SqueakyShoe · 07/08/2022 12:04

Remember that baby boys grow into adult men.

Krakinou · 07/08/2022 12:04

Cub and Colt are too infantalizing and gun fan for me. Horizon is better but I just don’t like the sounds.

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