Conservative but out there boy name?!

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So, I’m having a boy. Names-wise, I.Did.Not.Prepare.For.This.

For a girl, I would have punted Céline, Margot, Audrey, Vivienne (Vivi), Anaïs, Genevieve, Bridget etc to DH.

My own name is rare but not a weird name, so I’ve always liked that - people have heard of it, but don’t necessarily know someone else with it.

I’d like a name that was strong, a bit zhuzh-y with a sprinkle of eccentric but also fine for a CEO to be called! Does it exist?

This is our first. We have a double-barrelled aggregate four syllable surname, but I’d pick a vanilla-ish middle name so the whole name wasn’t totally nuts.

oddly in light of suggestions above. I have a 20yo Edmund Isambard 😆. He's an absolute delight, speaks 6 languages & is smashing his degree.

Shambling oaf & his flat's a biohazard, mind you.

So many great names on this thread! I know a few baby Raphael’s so not as uncommon as you think! I rate Gabriel and Clement for French boys names.
Alec/ Alecsander
Ivan
Jesse
Otto
Victor
Abraham (Abe/ Bram)
Unai
Diego
Matteo (although this is popular imo)

Augustus known as Gus.

Some great suggestions already. My favourite ones are

Quentin
Magnus
Fabian
Augustin

I think they’re classic, cool but not overused. Due a comeback!

Tarquin
Sebastian
Hector

Oriel
Maximillian
Cassius
Roman
Theodore

Also Lucas - Luc, Luca or Cas

Inigo - nn Nye
Monty is always a brilliant name (Montague).
Cassian
Bastian

My son’s names have appeared multiple times in this thread so here are others that we considered but were too out there for us…
Bruno
Aloysius (pronounced A-loo-ish-us)
Charles
Gabriel
Cosmas
Fabian
Conrad
Denys
Ignatius

@Pieceofpurplesky , Nye is not a Conservative name.

I love Francoise going on the French theme. We have a Florian here ❤️

Maxim. Very international (including quite French like your girls choices, although I think they more often use the Maxime spelling), unusual but not unheard of (classic novel character Maxim de Winter, writer Gorky etc), perhaps seen as little bit UC or quirky/“eccentric” with standard Brit heritage but still absolutely “suitable for a CEO” - however still has everyday “vanilla” nn Max if he wants it.

I’d have suggested Maximilian but I think that might be a bit much with a 4 syllable surname (although it would certainly stand out! ). Similarly the variant Magnus - although that has more Scandi or Scots than French vibes. All variants of the name mean The Greatest -so you can’t get better inspiration than that.

I’m liking Magnus - this baby already looks like a chunker on the ultrasound, so would be fitting!

The benefit of Magnus means you can choose Max or Gus as the nn too, so he has more choice if he wants it too.

Wilf

Trying to avoid repetition but haven’t seen:
Claude
Rex
Conrad
Orville
Lucien

Hell fire there are some seriously twatty names on this thread 🥴…. Please tell me they’re taking the piss😳
Pereguine and Ichabod!!! To name just 2 😂😂😂🤯

How about Ranulph? Don’t think it’s been suggested yet

Petroc
Sebastian ( Bassy )
Celt

Heathcliff
Alexander
Monty
Elliot

Digby

Françoise is a female name

Some of these names are seriously horrible to lumber a child with, hope you decide on something nice.
one of my grandsons is called Callum but chooses his middle name of Ezra 🤣

Seren
Levi
Able
Amos
Asher
Caleb
Elijah
Silas
Ellis
Otis

Azriel
Bertie
Cuthbert
Colm
Digby
Darwin
Edgar
Eddison
Felix
Guy
Gus
Hector
Idris
Jago
Killian
Laurence
Magnus
Nico
Orlando
Peter
Percy
Quentin
Quinn
Rickard
Solomon
Thaddeus
U
Vaughan
Wilbur
Xavier
Zander