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Baby boy name suggestions please

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acquiescence · 12/11/2022 20:35

We are struggling for a name for a boy.

These are names we like but can’t use for various reasons:

Jude (my favourite)
Thomas
Finn
Toby
Asher
Seth
Joseph
Jacob
Aidan

We are struggling to agree. My husband suggests names I find boring and he thinks some of my suggestions are ‘posh’ (apparently Max and Toby are posh?)

Help!

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acquiescence · 12/11/2022 21:00

Other names that are not an option for us:

William
Leo
Oscar
George
Rowan

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KitchenSupper · 12/11/2022 21:08

Rufus
Isaac
Kit
Theo
James
Jonas
Joel
Felix

fairycupcakes · 12/11/2022 21:10

Ezra
Flynn
Finley/Finlay
Zack/Zachary
Theo
Theodore
Oliver
Julian
Elias
Adrian
Luca
Lucas
Henry
Jack
Ethan
Dylan
Albert/Bertie
Freddie
Frank/Frankie
Isaac
Hugo
Jax
Callum
Logan
Benjamin
Noah
Elijah

new2zumba · 12/11/2022 21:32

Hector

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acquiescence · 12/11/2022 22:57

Definitely on the right tracks.

I like Theo, Kit, (both vetoed by husband so far) Callum, maybe Benjamin.

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Greengage45 · 12/11/2022 23:44

Jim
Freddie
Leo
Joshua
Ted
Isaac
Seb

Aquamarine1029 · 12/11/2022 23:47

Austin
Vaughn
Rhett
Camden
Levi
Jesse
Declan

daisydalrymple · 12/11/2022 23:58

Matthew
Daniel
George

RoseMartha · 13/11/2022 00:02

Jared
Adam

GlassDeli · 13/11/2022 06:56

Saul
Anthony
Reuben
Alexander
Duncan
Angus
Luke
Isaac
Nathaniel
Timothy
Nicholas
Cassius
Henry

user1492757084 · 13/11/2022 08:11

Flynn
Edward
Walter
Bruce
Angus
His grandfather's name.

QuicheQuoche · 13/11/2022 08:13

@Aquamarine1029 Love Vaughn, my favourite boys name at the moment.

NCFT0922 · 13/11/2022 08:14

Amos
Jasper

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 13/11/2022 08:19

Eben
Wilder
Leo
Jude
Elias
Ike
Noam
Oren
Saul
Sidney
Silas
Uri
Zane

Btw, Max and Toby definitely aren’t posh names — no worries there!

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 13/11/2022 08:20

Whoops - sorry, just saw you can’t use Leo, sorry!

RedToothBrush · 13/11/2022 08:21

Max isn't posh at all.

But i really would argue that Toby is.

Twizbe · 13/11/2022 08:29

James

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 13/11/2022 08:32

Tobias is nicer than Toby, anyway, but I still don’t think it’s posh. Having worked with a lot of young adults, I would say it’s a name that broke through the upper class barrier at least 30 years ago!

Gummibär · 13/11/2022 08:40

August
Reuben
Dominic
Quentin
Nathan
Zachary

KatRee · 13/11/2022 08:56

Caleb?

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acquiescence · 13/11/2022 23:17

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 13/11/2022 08:32

Tobias is nicer than Toby, anyway, but I still don’t think it’s posh. Having worked with a lot of young adults, I would say it’s a name that broke through the upper class barrier at least 30 years ago!

Love Tobias!

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acquiescence · 13/11/2022 23:17

KatRee · 13/11/2022 08:56

Caleb?

I do like this.

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acquiescence · 13/11/2022 23:18

QuicheQuoche · 13/11/2022 08:13

@Aquamarine1029 Love Vaughn, my favourite boys name at the moment.

Strangely enough this was my MIL’s favourite name that she wanted to use for my husband!

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boydoggies · 13/11/2022 23:22

Vernon
Solomon
James
Idris
Gilbert

Aquamarine1029 · 13/11/2022 23:59

acquiescence · 13/11/2022 23:18

Strangely enough this was my MIL’s favourite name that she wanted to use for my husband!

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Vaughn is gorgeous.