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Boys names - don't have any I love

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Catinmyshedoh · 21/04/2024 19:20

DH and I are stuck on boys' names. The only one we both like is Jude and we don't love it.

I don't want anything that's likely to be misspelled or mispronounced as I have a foreign name myself (dual heritage) that frequently gets butchered in the UK. Nothing beginning with R as doesn't work with the surname.

I like Nathan, Luke and Joshua but DH hates them all.

Any ideas??

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Aglassaday · 21/04/2024 19:29

Axel
Freddie
Arthur
Arlo
Oliver
William
Dexter
Marley
George
Maverick
Daniel
Thomas
Louis
Jackson

SmokeyWigwams · 21/04/2024 19:37

Not really sure how you can "hate" names as neutral as Nathan, Luke and Joshua. If it's just that he feels "meh" about them, but doesn't like any others, then I'd say it's fine to choose a name that's just ok but that you don't love.

FlutteryButterfly · 21/04/2024 20:06

Jake
Josh
Nate
Noah
Wilf
Seb
Gus
Theo
Leo
Sam
Tom
Tim

FlutteryButterfly · 21/04/2024 20:07

Aglassaday · 21/04/2024 19:29

Axel
Freddie
Arthur
Arlo
Oliver
William
Dexter
Marley
George
Maverick
Daniel
Thomas
Louis
Jackson

Maverick? 😂🤣😂🤣 yes, know its become an American thing but come on?!

Maising · 21/04/2024 20:13

Finley
Harry
Jack
Jonas

Moreteaandchocolate · 21/04/2024 20:39

Max
Evan
Finn / Finley
Owen
Lewis
Toby
Jasper
Miles
Frank
Liam
Adam
Eliis
Ethan
Fraser
Joel
Reuben
Seth
Dexter
Caleb

Catinmyshedoh · 21/04/2024 20:58

SmokeyWigwams · 21/04/2024 19:37

Not really sure how you can "hate" names as neutral as Nathan, Luke and Joshua. If it's just that he feels "meh" about them, but doesn't like any others, then I'd say it's fine to choose a name that's just ok but that you don't love.

I agree, but no, he "hates" them. 🙄

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Littleleopardlady · 21/04/2024 21:53

Otis

Mandarinaduck · 21/04/2024 21:56

Marcus
Joel

Mumofgirls2017 · 21/04/2024 22:55

Seth
jesse
jonah
isaac
ethan
lucas
jesse
gabriel
reuben
eden
leon
ludo

Muthaofcats · 21/04/2024 23:13

Catinmyshedoh · 21/04/2024 19:20

DH and I are stuck on boys' names. The only one we both like is Jude and we don't love it.

I don't want anything that's likely to be misspelled or mispronounced as I have a foreign name myself (dual heritage) that frequently gets butchered in the UK. Nothing beginning with R as doesn't work with the surname.

I like Nathan, Luke and Joshua but DH hates them all.

Any ideas??

Joshua is nice and harmless, luke is meh and Nathan yuck

Theoldwoman · 21/04/2024 23:26

Adam
Jeremy
Michael
Christian
Kurt
Nicholas
Ezra
Hamish
David
Jonathan
Seth
Corey
Heath

User500000000023 · 22/04/2024 00:09

I personally think those names are a bit out dated. However have you looked at similar names that your husband might accept.

Josh
Lucas
Nate

Those were the names I heard at school so other names

Connor
David
Aaron
Liam
Charlie
Thomas/ Tom
Matthew/ Matt
Jake
Ryan
Sam
Peter

James

A bit more modern names or names I hear of young boys

Oscar
Freddie
Arlo
Archie
frank/ Frankie
Issac
Otis
Conan
Teddy

Flopsy145 · 22/04/2024 13:38

We're also in this dilemma I found using the website magic baby names was good for inspo, as was an app called Baby Names (it's an egg on a yellow background) and basically is tinder for baby names and you can link with your DH so you end up with a list that you have both swiped yes to.

shiningcuckoo · 22/04/2024 15:03

Otto
Sebastian
Lucien
Ben
Jem
Dominic
Kit

If I had a little boy tomorrow he would be Ben or William.

pinkmags · 22/04/2024 19:10

Marcus
Quentin
Dominic
Vincent

user1492757084 · 23/04/2024 10:42

Do his grandfathers have nice names? Could you call him after them?
Not Jude but ..

Digby
Jasper
Barry
Desmond
Jeremy
Karl
Geoffrey
Wilbur
Edmund
Monty
David
Tim

goldenretrievermum5 · 23/04/2024 16:33

Littleleopardlady · 21/04/2024 21:53

Otis

A great one if you’re planning to name a dog

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anotherloadofwashingtodo · 09/05/2024 21:09

If you like Jude how about Joel, Jacob, Jack, Joshua, Joseph?

Jessbow · 09/05/2024 22:10

If you like Jude what about
Jethro
Seth
Reuben
Isaac

TrafficPoster · 09/05/2024 22:13

I like Jacob/Jake.

My favourite names are William or Leonard and the nicknames are also nice, Will, Leo, Lenny.

DinnaeFashYerself · 14/10/2024 20:26

I like:

Finlay
Xander
Gregor
Calum

Sofabookhotchoc · 14/10/2024 20:52

Zachary?

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