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Boys names - help!

37 replies

thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 17:17

There are so many girls names we like but boys names are so difficult!. Here are some that we like (but don't love!) but we cant use them anyway for certain reasons. Any suggestions for alternatives ?

Ellis
Evan
Tristan
Elliot
Jude
Miles
Vincent (Vinnie)
Rhys
Laurie

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Dustmylemonlies · 27/02/2025 17:23

I love your list, Op.

A few other options:

Ewan
Owen
Ivor
Ethan
Seth
Ted
Joel
Emyr

CoffeeBeansGalore · 27/02/2025 17:32

Cristian
Christopher
Frasier
Drew
Scott
Aiden
Callum
Benedict
Peter

thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 17:35

Dustmylemonlies · 27/02/2025 17:23

I love your list, Op.

A few other options:

Ewan
Owen
Ivor
Ethan
Seth
Ted
Joel
Emyr

Thank you. These are lovely too. Surname is one syllable so I think we need a two syllable first name which rules out a few. I love Owen and Ethan but have close family members with those names.

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thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 17:37

CoffeeBeansGalore · 27/02/2025 17:32

Cristian
Christopher
Frasier
Drew
Scott
Aiden
Callum
Benedict
Peter

Thank you. I like Aiden/Aidan - the thing which has put me off is I live in Northumberland and there's a lot of strong accents (not so much mine but friends and family) and the "Ay" sound can be really exaggerated 🤣

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Snowmanscarf · 27/02/2025 17:55

I detect a Welsh vibe going on there, plus a few others.

Gethin
Emlyn
Aled
Gareth
David

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Neurotoxic · 27/02/2025 18:16

Dylan
Liam
Kieran
Logan
Lewis
Laurence?

thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 18:31

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I like Emmett. Milo was on my list too but DH vetoed it. I also love Rowan but it's a close family member too.

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Moreteaandchocolate · 27/02/2025 18:54

Do you like

Aaron
Cian
Nathan
Jonah
Jacob
Jasper
Toby
Liam
Harvey
Spencer
Conor
Joseph / Joey
Reuben
Isaac
Sebastian
Zachary
Leon
Dylan
Finley
Beckett
Dominic
Elias
Austin
Lincoln
Samson
Everett

KayEmAy · 27/02/2025 18:55

Really enjoy Evan and Tristan!

Other ideas you may like:

Dean
Adrian
Nico
Damian
Maxwell nn Wells, Max
Wesley
Dorian nn Rory
Silas
Tyler
Stefan
Perry
Asa
Jesse
Ian
Grant
Callum

Channellingsophistication · 27/02/2025 19:26

Cameron
Alexander
Christian

Yerto · 27/02/2025 19:48

You have some lovely names there, it's a shame you can't use them.

Asher
Austin
Caleb
Callum
Dominic
Dylan
Ezra
Finley
Fraser
Grayson
Hadley
Harrison
Hugo
Isaac
Jasper
Louis
Morgan
Oscar
Roman
Taran
Wesley
Zachary

thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 20:23

Yerto · 27/02/2025 19:48

You have some lovely names there, it's a shame you can't use them.

Asher
Austin
Caleb
Callum
Dominic
Dylan
Ezra
Finley
Fraser
Grayson
Hadley
Harrison
Hugo
Isaac
Jasper
Louis
Morgan
Oscar
Roman
Taran
Wesley
Zachary

I love Ezra! Also like Fraser but not sure it's right with surname. Hugo I personally quite liked but DH wasn't keen.

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thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 20:24

KayEmAy · 27/02/2025 18:55

Really enjoy Evan and Tristan!

Other ideas you may like:

Dean
Adrian
Nico
Damian
Maxwell nn Wells, Max
Wesley
Dorian nn Rory
Silas
Tyler
Stefan
Perry
Asa
Jesse
Ian
Grant
Callum

Some really unusual ones here I had never considered !

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BoleynMemories13 · 27/02/2025 20:26

I love Evan, Elliot and Jude. Shame you can't use them.

Names I like, with a similar vibe (imo):-

Flynn
Finn
Louis
Luca
Lucas
Ezra
Ethan
Isaac
Leo

thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 20:27

Moreteaandchocolate · 27/02/2025 18:54

Do you like

Aaron
Cian
Nathan
Jonah
Jacob
Jasper
Toby
Liam
Harvey
Spencer
Conor
Joseph / Joey
Reuben
Isaac
Sebastian
Zachary
Leon
Dylan
Finley
Beckett
Dominic
Elias
Austin
Lincoln
Samson
Everett

I love Toby, but there are 4 of them in DD's class which has put me off a bit

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Moreteaandchocolate · 27/02/2025 20:30

thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 20:27

I love Toby, but there are 4 of them in DD's class which has put me off a bit

Wow - that’s surprising - I only know one Toby and he’s in his 20’s - I love the name!

nettyblues · 27/02/2025 20:33

I'm in the same boat with names op, loads of girls names we like but not too many boys and we're having a boy.
I think we have settled on Joseph now.

FondantFancyFan · 27/02/2025 20:34

Seth
Kit (Christopher)
Jake
Jonty (Jonathan)
Adam
Elias
Ezra
Lucas
Rafe
Orson
Leon
Orlando
Ambrose
Enzo
Theo

timoteigirl · 27/02/2025 20:40

from your names I like Tristan most.

Elias
Otis
Tobias
Sebastian
Isaac

cheseandme · 27/02/2025 21:20

Laurie is a fabulous nameX

Umbrellah · 27/02/2025 21:21

thismotherhoodthing · 27/02/2025 17:17

There are so many girls names we like but boys names are so difficult!. Here are some that we like (but don't love!) but we cant use them anyway for certain reasons. Any suggestions for alternatives ?

Ellis
Evan
Tristan
Elliot
Jude
Miles
Vincent (Vinnie)
Rhys
Laurie

How about Dylan?

Mumofgirls2017 · 27/02/2025 21:51

Emmett
owen
milo
victor
reggie
leonard
loki
ewan
toby
felix
elias
river
remy
jasper

user1492757084 · 27/02/2025 23:38

Nelson
Barry
Toby

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 28/02/2025 01:19

Orin
Joel
Asa
Macsen
Declan
Bennett
Sullivan

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