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RainbowFish4 · 29/04/2023 21:32

We’re trying to come up with boy names, and a lot of our favourites are no-gos due to already being used by close family members or issues alongside our surname.

I’ve been trawling the name lists, but any suggestions that might feel similar to the ones we can’t use below would be amazing!

Charlie
Jake
Toby
James
Harry
William

Thank you!

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AlexandraMarch · 29/04/2023 21:33

Tom

AlexandraMarch · 29/04/2023 21:33

Thomas

AlexandraMarch · 29/04/2023 21:34

Henry

AlexandraMarch · 29/04/2023 21:34

Alexander
Oliver

DucksNewburyport · 29/04/2023 21:35

Luke

AuntieStella · 29/04/2023 21:36

Joel, Marcus, Edward (Teddy), Piers, Aidan, Andrew, Alfie, Wilf, Thomas, Rupert, Bertram

carriedout · 29/04/2023 21:36

Oliver
Joshua
Thomas
Jonathan
Benjamin

soggydigestives · 29/04/2023 21:37

George, Jack, Alex , Alec, Oliver

junebirthdaygirl · 29/04/2023 21:38

Max
Will
Robbie
Eddie
Freddie
Ollie
Sam

ShinyShinyShinyBootsOfLeather · 29/04/2023 21:41

Hugo
George
Henry
Edward
Aiden
Nathaniel

SittingOnTheChair · 29/04/2023 21:54

Edward ! nn Eddie / Ed.
Evan.

Both of mine are on your list!

SkaneTos · 29/04/2023 21:58

Gabriel
John
Eric
Mattias/Matthias

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 29/04/2023 21:59

Michael
Benjamin
Christopher

Missmiller · 29/04/2023 22:00

Rory
Nathaniel
Spencer
Thomas
Ewan

Missmiller · 29/04/2023 22:01

George
Ellis
Jacob

Riverlee · 29/04/2023 22:01

Samuel
Christopher
Nicholas
Daniel
Alexander
Peter
Lewis

yikesanotherbooboo · 29/04/2023 22:09

Alexander
Matthew
Robert
Francis
Joshua
Jonathan
Thomas
Max
Finlay
Richard
Simon
Peter
Christopher
Nicholas
Hugh
Plus all the multiple nicknames

cheapskatemum · 29/04/2023 22:41

All the others I can think of have already been mentioned, except

Timothy

mum2jakie · 29/04/2023 22:44

Ben
Liam
Alex
Ted
Louis
Elliot
Max

Beautifulsunflowers · 29/04/2023 22:47

Isaac
Oliver
Robert
Toby
Matthew
Joel

SquigglePigs · 29/04/2023 22:56

You've got a few of our shortlist on there so:

Daniel
Matthew
Alexander
Oscar
Samuel
Luke
George
Christopher

Luredbyapomegranate · 29/04/2023 23:16

Rory
Barnaby nn Barney
Christopher nn Christy
Joel
Jude
Joss
Jerome
Robert nn Robbie/Bobby
Edward nn Eddie or Teddy
Laurence nn Laurie
Patrick

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RainbowFish4 · 30/04/2023 06:16

Luredbyapomegranate · 29/04/2023 23:16

Rory
Barnaby nn Barney
Christopher nn Christy
Joel
Jude
Joss
Jerome
Robert nn Robbie/Bobby
Edward nn Eddie or Teddy
Laurence nn Laurie
Patrick

I’m obsessed with the name Laurie, but however many times I try dropping it in, DH just won’t go for it 😂

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Mumofgirls2017 · 30/04/2023 08:20

Rory
Jack
Zack
Jamie
Luke
Daniel
Joshua
Max
Nathan
Oliver
Jacob
Elliott
Louis

KayEmAy · 01/05/2023 17:24

Charlie
Jake
Toby
James
Harry
William

Hmm maybe:

Parker
Justin
Ben
Ethan
Grayson
Cameron
Miles
Christopher
Holden
Landon
Wesley
Emmett
Evan
Chase
Tyler
Brandon
Tristan
Grant
Marcus
Preston
Lane
Reid
Corbin
Jay
Travis
Sterling
Derek
Quentin