Uncommon boys names - shortlist?!

[deliwoman1]

We’ve got a shortlist of sorts! But we’re still struggling with falling in love with a name. It was so easy with DD, so it’s getting me down a bit! 🥺

Hoping this thread will help us finally fall for one of them!

Need something short to go with our surnames and uncommon, to go with sis named Vada. What’s your favourite/least favourite? Any other suggestions in a similar vein?

Cato
Iven (softer spelling, can’t get past Russian feel of Ivan)
Levin
Amos
Eden
Linus
Asa (sounds too much like Vada?)

Middle name James or August (for my late Dad). Neither works for us as a first name. 🫠

I would go for Ivo James.

@LadyMonicaBaddingham , It's not pronounced Ee-van, in the same way Amy isn't pronounced Ay-mee or Asa as Ay-suh.
Evan would be better. and wouldn't get 'iff-un'/'eye-fan'.
Yvan would work.

Amos.

I like Amos best.
Im Jewish and Levin is quite a common surname. I can’t think of it as a first name . I know a lot of Levi’s though. All Jewish apart from one who is of Jamaican heritage

I agree. Ivo James is a great name.

Eden I have one that's a girl get so many compliments

I love the name Amos.

Are your middle name choices absolutely ruled out? James August and August James are both fantastic.

Evren

If you like Bram but don’t want a B he could be Abraham, and Bram for short (with the option of Abe too)

Some other suggestions I've heard recently:

Hunter
Micah
Taizer
Deacon
Dexter
Maverick
Avery
Blaise
Blake
Seth
Elijah
Zeke
Quinn
Asher
Ashton

Torin

Another vote for Seth. Seems similar in style to your other choices.

How about Tobin or Aiken?

Vada and ..
Carl August
Levi James
Ivor James
Amos August
Otto James

Levin and Amos best from list although I've only heard them as surnames before. Eden sounds feminine to me. Iven looks like a spelling mistake.

Asher
Ivo
Euan
Oswin
Torin

Alan

Thanks for the suggestions all!

Aiken is interesting. I 100% would end up calling him 'Ache' though 😂and I'd hate the nn 'ken.' As DS will have two surnames already, I'm wondering if we can get away with a surname-like first name? I generally like the sound of them!

I really like Evren, so will run that past DP. We're also liking Virgil again, despite ruling out V names because of Vada.

Is Vada & Virgil too matchy? I'm worried it sounds like a kids' TV show! 😂

Virgil would get turned into “Virgin” by teenage boys within 2 minutes here - but maybe you live in a nicer area. If you want an uncommon V name for a boy then Vaughn is quite nice? But if you are asking if same initials are fine for different sex siblings, then yes - I share initials with my brother and have never had an issue.

Yeah, we're in a bougie bit of London, but I can still see the virgin thing happening... I don't want to set him up to deal with bullshit, but must admit I'm hoping that (round here at least) DS' generation will be a little kinder and more enlightened about sex and sexual preference in general. 🙏

We like Vaughn too! Just not quite as much as Virgil because of our surnames.

I like Iven and Asa. Asa James flows really well. Iven August is nice too. I don’t think Asa is too close to Vada btw, but they do have a similar cadence, as one pp mentioned. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing

Ay mee is exactly how I pronounce Amy, and my sister is called Amy. Maybe I am pronouncing Ay differently to you. To rhyme with Hay. Amy rhymes with Jamie.

I would also say Ay suh but don't know anyone called that so would be up for being corrected.

agreed

I was also hoping this when people said my son would get a specific tease if I called him the name I wanted to call him.

5 years later, they were totally right. Kids can be super mean.

@MagicianMoth , I say Amy as Aim-y. (Think Janet vs Janette.)

I always thought Eden was a girls name

I like
Chase
Hudson
Arlo
Heath