Boys names you loved but weren’t quite brave enough to use?

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There was a thread like this a few years ago - I looked for it and couldn’t find it - so I thought I’d start another!

Mine is Rafferty. Loved it. DH vetoed.

Indy and Cassius are my two 'out there' options but we're not cool enough for Indy or posh enough for Cassius.

Barney... I love this name! But it is maybe a bit marmite?!

I actually don't have children....and don't plan to have any...but I often debate in my head if I should name my hypothetical son this!

Finn.
In case he was fat 😮

Constantine
Atticus
Anatole
Theophilus
Clément

We loved Rio but didn't end up using it as we had a DD. Everyone we told our names turned their noses up at it but we still would have used it

Methuselah
Ebeneezer

@GerronBuzanDoThaWomwok i ruled out Willow as a girls name for a similar reason - if she took after my families stature willowy would not be a word that you’d associate with her

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Mine vetoed Persephone too, agree miserable sod! Also Clancy, Clarence, Rupert Aubrey and Ambrose

Casper
Horatio
Atticus
Fabian

Love them all still and wish I had used them for my 4 boys

I do love the names I used but they are all normal names, I also wish I had called my 2 daughters Temperance and Clementine

@SleepHygieneHelp I used to know a woman called Rio. An artistic sociable person. She said her parents were all set to travel to South America and Rio when her mum found out she was pregnant with Rio so they called their new daughter that instead. I was quite taken by the name which most people seemed to find attractive

Please use the wonderful names mentioned on this thread. Who are you fearful of? Others who are too scared to use imagination!? Slim chance that your children will become PM if that is what you are worried about and if they do "own it!" Also the " they will be bullied rubbish" not by their peers they won't unless they have extremely narrow minded, stiff parents x