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Boy names - unusual but not OTT

114 replies

Mousse1990 · 12/01/2024 11:44

Looking for some more potential boys' names that are unusual but not out there.

The current list for names includes:

Zephyr
Oakley
Phoenix
Jax
Marley

Any ideas welcome? 😊

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winniethepooped · 12/01/2024 11:55

Felix
Hugo
Jasper
Herbie
Tristan
Bertie

Alloveragain3 · 12/01/2024 11:58

Merlin

Jackson

Tiago

Otis

Maverick

Crazybengalcats · 12/01/2024 11:59

Not as crazy as some, but my son is Ellis and I've only heard of other boys with the same name a few times since he's been born.

oldnorsesaga · 12/01/2024 12:02

I like Zephyr and Phoenix, but feel whole list is kind of trendy and too modern sounding.

other ideas:
Remy
August
Toby
Ansel
Hart

Purpleavocado · 12/01/2024 12:09

Can you imagine working in an office, or seeing a mechanic, or having an every day conversation, with a man called Zephyr or Pheonix? When he's middle aged, balding and a few stone over weight?

Mousse1990 · 12/01/2024 12:15

Purpleavocado · 12/01/2024 12:09

Can you imagine working in an office, or seeing a mechanic, or having an every day conversation, with a man called Zephyr or Pheonix? When he's middle aged, balding and a few stone over weight?

Better than a baby called Brian or Bob but each to their own...

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Drummend01 · 12/01/2024 12:23

my honest opinions

Zephyr - trying too hard to be trendy
Oakley - ok
Phoenix - again trying too hard
Jax - ok. Perhaps go with something like Jackson and shorten to give DC a choice when they are an adult.
Marley - and me… dogs name

some suggestions I think are unique but not too much so
Asher
Archer
Caspian
Kai
Lennon
Felix (sounds like Phoenix)
Leo
Ezra
Arlo
Levi

KirstenBlest · 12/01/2024 12:41

Zephyr - trying too hard to be trendy
Oakley - sunglasses brand
Phoenix - again trying too hard
Jax - Jackson is better. Jacksy/Jaxi as a nn?
Marley - and me… dogs name
I don't like any of them.

Brian and Bob are much better

Mousse1990 · 12/01/2024 13:01

KirstenBlest · 12/01/2024 12:41

Zephyr - trying too hard to be trendy
Oakley - sunglasses brand
Phoenix - again trying too hard
Jax - Jackson is better. Jacksy/Jaxi as a nn?
Marley - and me… dogs name
I don't like any of them.

Brian and Bob are much better

I'm not actually looking for opinions, just other name suggestions on a similar line to those I've listed.

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Theoldwoman · 12/01/2024 13:04

Ayrton
Torin
Jacques
Kirk
Wade
Quade
Beauden
Kalman
Regan
Uriah
Cosmo
Geordie
Chad

KirstenBlest · 12/01/2024 13:08

Typhoon
Kingsley
Godfrey
Pax
Baxter
Marlon
Austin
Tucson
Rayburn
Dennis
Stanley

Mumofgirls2017 · 12/01/2024 13:09

I like Phoenix

rio
harley
rocco
lennox
axel
caspian
ellis
fletcher
river
flynn
griffin
torsten
loki
archer

MrsMoastyToasty · 12/01/2024 13:09

Dave
Mike
Steve
Simon
Pete
Richard

Doublebiscuit77 · 12/01/2024 13:15

River
Caspian
Cassius
Fabian
Merlin
Uther
Atlas
Fox
Bear
Wolf
Wulfstan
Rex
Dunstan
Duncan
Phineas
Phileas
Apollo
Rollo
Lando
Kester
Lex
Lancelot
Rudy
Peregrine
Titus
Silas
Pietro
Inigo
Lysander
Axel
Montague
Tybalt
Stefan
Heath
Lemuel
Roland
Frey
Thorfinn
Loki
Zeus
Odin

viques · 12/01/2024 13:15

MrsMoastyToasty · 12/01/2024 13:09

Dave
Mike
Steve
Simon
Pete
Richard

Great names, and win win, they will be trendy for newborns in about five years time, but you can almost guarantee that there won’t be another one in the school year group! It’s all about keeping ahead of the trend.

🙂

TrustPenguins · 12/01/2024 13:16

Wilson
Amos
Otis
Ashton
Micah
Otto
Silas
Cornelius
Rafferty
Heath
Drake
Tobias

bringon2024 · 12/01/2024 13:16

Hector?

Mousse1990 · 12/01/2024 13:28

viques · 12/01/2024 13:15

Great names, and win win, they will be trendy for newborns in about five years time, but you can almost guarantee that there won’t be another one in the school year group! It’s all about keeping ahead of the trend.

🙂

Peter will be their middle name after my dad. I'm not specifically about a trendy name, but I don't want a first name that anyone I personally know/know of/once knew has/had as names always attach to specific people in my mind 😊

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WilsonandNoodles · 12/01/2024 13:29

We've got a Jax and a Phoenix (female) in our small rural school. Also a Bob but no Brian's!

I love Marley. Similar names I like,

Cooper
Fletcher
Flynn
Archer
Darwin

ConcealDontFeelPutonaShow · 12/01/2024 13:36

Names I considered were:

Archer
Tristan
Rowan
Nathaniel (Nate)
Nicholas (Cole)
Drew

Just remember that names are much more diverse these days and people are much more likely to deviate from standard names. On the plus side, it's means a more unusual name won't be considered 'out there'. On the other hand, it means you can never rule out the two in one class thing.

Onelife2024 · 12/01/2024 13:37

Koby
Bohden
Jackson
Hudson
Carter
Cayton
Otis
Austin
Rio
Jesse
Jude

heartofglass23 · 12/01/2024 13:40

Cosmo
Harley
Robson
Rowan
Chase
Cairn
Braxton
Jasper
Tristan
Flynn
Walter
Stetson
Corrin
Monty
Farelly
Xander
Broxden
Bohdi

Neodymium · 12/01/2024 13:40

I love Zephyr and Phoenix.

I also liked Kade and Hunter.

Zephyry · 12/01/2024 13:42

Isaac
Ely
Raphael
Sacha
Tristan

Enko · 12/01/2024 13:44

Zander
Bastian
Conrad
Zeus