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Help with my ridiculous boys name criteria

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Jerrylarrygary · 15/02/2023 17:02

I'm trying to think of boys names, and drawing a complete blank as I either don't like them, or if I do they have been used by my friends and family who've had boys over the last few years. I do realise I sound insanely picky, but does anyone have any suggestions for nice names with these criteria:

Doesn't begin with E, D, L or B
Not cutesy but not traditional
Not an 'old man' name
Class neutral (probably a terrible way to put it!) - i.e. not Jasper or Hugo, and not Kayden or Brayden.
Not one of these: Toby, Arlo, Ben, Theo, Leo, Isaac, Elliot, Finley, Max, Reuben, Louis, Jonah, Nathan/Nate, Etienne, Noah, Sam, Oscar, Alfie

I am open to:
Something nature related
A bit unusual is fine but nothing too out there
Welsh influenced would be ok for our family background but we do currently live in England, albeit a border town.
Not bothered on length, nickname or shortenability.

It will have an unusual but not at all weird 3 syllable surname.

Help?

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Pirrin · 15/02/2023 17:28

Cameron
Alex
Matteo
Teige
Woody

winningeasy · 15/02/2023 17:29

Forest
Beck

JusticeforSpike · 15/02/2023 17:32

River
Fox
Forrest
Wren

Justmemyselfandi999 · 15/02/2023 17:33

Owen

Pinkdafodils · 15/02/2023 17:33

Pirrin · 15/02/2023 17:28

Cameron
Alex
Matteo
Teige
Woody

Now Woody (erection) is a term I'd avoid personally Blush

DaveSpud · 15/02/2023 17:33

Finn
Xander
Jude

Dintananadinta · 15/02/2023 17:33

Ronan
alistair

FelicityFleur · 15/02/2023 17:35

James. It’s the perfect boys name. Always current, loads of nicknames, goes with every conceivable surname. A lot fewer around than there used to be as well if this matters to you

NotACodfish · 15/02/2023 17:35

Micah
Atticus
Finley
Jude
Roman

rglet · 15/02/2023 17:36

Evan
Owen
David
Rhys

NotACodfish · 15/02/2023 17:37

Sorry, just realised Finley is a no for you.

wizzler · 15/02/2023 17:37

Griff
Heath

BentleyRhythmAce · 15/02/2023 17:39

Hugh/Huw. James.

Starryskiesinthesky · 15/02/2023 17:40

Lewis
Saul

SausageMonkey2 · 15/02/2023 17:41

Matthew
Rhys
Daniel

HyacinthineMacaw · 15/02/2023 17:43

Stephen
Simon
Patrick
James
Jonathan

These should all fit your criteria! People having names which are solid, neutral without lots of connotations of class etc, and not showy or yoonique seems to be a good thing to me. You’re naming someone for a whole lifetime, not just a little baby.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 15/02/2023 17:45

Owen
Travis
Seth

BMEC · 15/02/2023 17:46

Rudi/Rudy

viques · 15/02/2023 17:47

Conrad

Gabriel

William

Wonnle · 15/02/2023 17:47

Mischance · 15/02/2023 17:09

Carrot?

Jasper ?

Andstick ?

Tesselate · 15/02/2023 17:48

HyacinthineMacaw · 15/02/2023 17:43

Stephen
Simon
Patrick
James
Jonathan

These should all fit your criteria! People having names which are solid, neutral without lots of connotations of class etc, and not showy or yoonique seems to be a good thing to me. You’re naming someone for a whole lifetime, not just a little baby.

Well my criteria did say not traditional, and all of those seem pretty trad to me? I'm afraid I hate them all.

MyOldCaravan · 15/02/2023 17:49

William
Owen
John
Arthur
Felix
Max
Oscar
Canute (prefer the spelling Cnut, but just couldn't do it)

Nature names - Rowan, Cliff, Martin, Fox, Wolf, Robin, Raven, Bear

Tesselate · 15/02/2023 17:49

NotACodfish · 15/02/2023 17:35

Micah
Atticus
Finley
Jude
Roman

Jude is nice! It's going on the list

Wonnle · 15/02/2023 17:49

Zepplin

Fuzzy Felt

Hedgehog

Badger

Tiddly Wink

BMEC · 15/02/2023 17:50

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