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It's a boy! Unusual names please!

106 replies

Sian1310 · 01/03/2025 20:06

I'm having a boy! I have a boy Zeke and a girl Kaia already. Looking for a boys name ideally 4 letters but doesn't have to be! Something unusual where he won't be one of five in his class. Tia. X

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mummysmagicmedicine · 01/03/2025 21:34

Oh and Lars

TheFlyingHorse · 01/03/2025 21:36

@UpUpUpU beat me to it 😉

Mumofgirls2017 · 01/03/2025 21:38

Zeke, Kaia and

Levi
remy
otto
eden
leon
loki
milo
axel
arno
elio
jude

waltzingparrot · 01/03/2025 21:42

Gary
Dave
Eric
Hugh
Hugo
Milo
Owen
Rafe

AcquadiP · 01/03/2025 21:44

Jos.

heavenstruck · 01/03/2025 21:49

My son is Freddie which isn't unusual but if we didn't pick it I'd have called him Lyle!

ScentOfAMoomin · 01/03/2025 21:50

Jericho

IngridMcDonald · 01/03/2025 21:55

Gus
Ziggy
Louis
Alex
Devan
Corey
Rhys
Cade
Cole
Blaze
Casper

CB2611 · 01/03/2025 22:12

Not 4 letters but Ziggy

Babybirdaugust · 01/03/2025 22:15

Phoenix because I love it but my husband Veto’d it

MoreHairyThanScary · 01/03/2025 22:18

Abner or Amos ( both old family names)

Whiteradiatorwithbellson · 01/03/2025 22:20

Trey
Lynx
Fyve

StSwithinsDay · 01/03/2025 22:21

John
Alan
Mike
Dave
Noel
Liam

MirandaBlu · 01/03/2025 22:49

Ares
Bran
Dair (Adair, Alasdair)
Dash (Dashiell)
Dion
Emil
Gaël
Hale
Isak
Isar
Ivor
Jair
Kirk
Leif
Lugh
Mads
Malo
Nile
Troy
Zane

JaffaCake70 · 01/03/2025 22:51

Boaz - a Hebrew name that means 'strength'
Jude
Ezra
Seth
Jett
Levi
Beau
Roan
Abel

EducatingArti · 01/03/2025 22:55

Edgar
Edwin
John
Felix
Gaius
Arthur
Marlow
Blue
Barry
Gary
Adam
Paul
Hugo
Hugh

JaffaCake70 · 01/03/2025 23:01

I also like Simeon, Malachai, Elijah and Titus. As you can tell I'm a big fan of bible names 🙂

IdaClair · 01/03/2025 23:02

Some of these suggestions are top 50 - some top 20!

Are your other two short for anything OP?

Some unusual ones for you - especially as a given name rather than as a shortened.

Indy
Ludo
Kitt
Bryn
Trey
Brax

Griffyn · 01/03/2025 23:07

Zeke, Kaia and

Rex
Torin
Ren
Xan
Jobe
Kai
Asher
Flynn
Enzo

Darkclothes · 01/03/2025 23:08

Cren
Colt or Colten
Dalton

GulfyMcGulfFace · 01/03/2025 23:14

Rook, please!!!

Zeke - third letter is K. Vowels both E.
Kaia - first letter K. Vowels both A.

Rook - last letter K. Vowels both O.

MarjorieDanvers · 01/03/2025 23:44

Loki
Nate

MedusaAndHerFavourites · 01/03/2025 23:46

Aero
Benz
Cruz
Danz
Eric
Free
Gatz
Hens
Ioan
Jans
Keir
Lars
Marc
Nero
Owen
Pete
Quip
Rich
Stig
Theo
Uriv
Walt
Xand
Yent
Zach

ODFOx · 02/03/2025 00:38

Unusual these days and unlikely to have others in the class:
John
Paul
Alan
Keith
Peter
Stan

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/03/2025 01:05

I don’t get the initial snarky responses either - Zeke and Kaia are perfectly “normal” sounding names, just ones that are not especially traditional and more popular in the US than UK. So maybe:

Orin (much more popular in the US too)
Leal (old English word for Loyal)
Liev (too Russian? but great meaning)
Bram (nn for Abraham so works brilliantly with Zeke for Ezekiel imo)
Nico or Cole (as above, they work well with Zeke as they are nn’s for Biblical Nicholas)
Fenn (nature name)