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Boys name you weren’t quite brave enough to use?

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Babyboynamehmm · 09/10/2022 03:28

Struggling to think of another boys’ name. I like names that aren’t super popular - so i’d love to hear your boy name choices that maybe were ever-so-slightly too “out there” for you to use!

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octoberfarm · 09/10/2022 03:31

Tobin, Caspian, Cedar, Alden, Adair. So many!

whatausername · 09/10/2022 03:32

Abraham
Ananias
Amadeus
Asher (not that out there tbf)
Ether
Zepheniah
Wyatt
Quentin
Gilbert
Hillary (people see it as a girl name now)

misseightyeight · 09/10/2022 04:09

Crespin

Quaggainexcelsius · 09/10/2022 04:14

Alexei

LittleLottle · 09/10/2022 04:19

Atlas, Atticus, Nolan, Dexter, Dax, Wyatt, Miller, sullivan, Auden, Xander, Reid

Imogensmumma · 09/10/2022 04:22

Hugo, Wyatt, Arthur

meateatingveggie · 09/10/2022 04:24

A mum in the park was calling her young Walter today...

barneymcgroo · 09/10/2022 04:53

Mungo, Sholto, Donald.

Trez1510 · 09/10/2022 05:29

Murdo
Lochlan
Stanley
Niven
Remy
Johnny
Gregor
Guy
Cormac
Roland

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 09/10/2022 05:39

Isambard
Ignatius
Samson

Sammilouwho · 09/10/2022 06:02

Algernon - I love this, husband hated it 😂, Merlin (we did choose this as middle name though)

Imissmoominmama · 09/10/2022 06:09

Felix
Rufus
Barnaby

I’m glad we didn’t now. DS’s name is on a pp’s list though.

AceofPentacles · 09/10/2022 06:58

Kingsley
Kingston
Wolf (is middle name though)
Otto

AceofPentacles · 09/10/2022 06:58

And Huxley (thanks Huxley pig)

Rockadile · 09/10/2022 06:59

Cosmo
Griffin

illiterato · 09/10/2022 07:29

Jean- Baptist’s or even just Baptiste ( we’re not French)

DotDotDotDotDot · 09/10/2022 07:39

Cassius, Forrest, Wilder, Caspar, Elwood, Emrys, Santino, Lennon, River, Roswell, Roscoe, Dawson, Joah, Ori, Elio,

catinboots123 · 09/10/2022 07:48

Merlin

piglet81 · 09/10/2022 07:55

Roderick
Laurence

portocristo · 09/10/2022 08:07

Rupert, after reading Jilly Coopers Riders , everyone was horrified lol

Mumofgirls2017 · 09/10/2022 08:08

Everest
caspian
leander
cosmo
jupiter
cedar
finch
birch
lysander
titus
phoenix
oslo
flint

Seaweasel · 09/10/2022 08:10

Gabriel. It was right up there until my brother fell about laughing when I told him at about 6 months pregnant. Just wasn't so appealling after that.

Spyral · 09/10/2022 08:15

Grover

... but it was dh that wasn't brave enough - I still would've.

ThreeKneeRepeater · 09/10/2022 08:16

Lysander
Lionel
Rory
Jolyon

QuitWhileAhead · 09/10/2022 08:19

Lysander
Leollan
Atticus

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