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What are your favourite and least favourite boys’ names?

52 replies

Namesnamesnames13 · 16/07/2026 19:27

Give me your best and worst boys names?

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pambeesleyhalpert · 16/07/2026 19:29

Best- Cedric
worst- Michael

AustenitesUnite · 16/07/2026 20:05

Favourite ~ James

Least liked ~ Jason

Floppyearedlab · 16/07/2026 20:06

Favourite: James, Sebastian, Daniel
Worst: any shitty diminutive ending in ‘ie’

Thewalrusandthecarpenter · 16/07/2026 20:20

Best - Conrad, Rufus, Fergus
Worst - made up names or “quirky” spellings

ThatMintMember · 16/07/2026 21:22

Favourite: Noah
Least favourite: Nathaniel

MagicThanks · 16/07/2026 21:50

I don’t like Alastair
I do like Milo

Pixiedust49 · 16/07/2026 21:54

I like Nathaniel, Sebastian, Oliver.
Dislike most names starting with K

Wherethedogsits · 16/07/2026 22:02

James will always be my favourite.

I don’t think I have a ‘worst name’. Maybe some I’m not personally keen on but I wouldn’t judge others for using them.
One male name has ‘bad memories’ putting it mildly for me but it’s not a bad name, just a bad person.

Fireside10 · 16/07/2026 22:07

Favourite: Toby, Thomas
Worst: James

ContractorQuestion · 16/07/2026 22:11

Favourite
Corin
Caspar
Magnus

Least favourite
Anything nicknamey that ends in ie/y
Alfie/Archie/Tommy/Ronnie/etc

Helenbelena · 16/07/2026 22:13

Best - Quentin
Worst - Cutesy names like Alfie, Archie, Teddie

TheGardenPond · 16/07/2026 22:23

I cannot stand the th names. Ethan, Nathan, Nathaniel.

best boy name- Pete

Enko · 16/07/2026 22:24

Best Conrad
Worst Connor

mooseybroon · 16/07/2026 22:30

Worst Kayden
Best Leith

Giraffehaver · 16/07/2026 22:32

Best: Joseph

Worst: Sidney

Mumofgirls2017 · 16/07/2026 22:50

Favourite

christopher (kit)
Edward (teddy)
Henry/ harry
george
alexander
leonard
reginald (Rex)
Magnus (max)
casper
jasper
quentin (Quinn)
Caspian
rowan
river
phoenix
rio
cosmo
orson
arthur

least favourite

logan
cooper
grayson
jayden
mason
carter
parker
riley
noah
toby
rory
hugo
caleb
gabriel
nathan

Swissmeringue · 17/07/2026 09:35

Favourites
Benjamin
Sebastian
George
Dylan
Benedict
Edward
William
Frederick

Dislikes
Diminutives as full names, so Archie, Freddie, Benji etc
Kayden/Jayden/Brayden
Anything spelt in a quirky or unusual way that they'll spend their entire lives having to explain

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 17/07/2026 09:54

I like Dylan, Leon, Nathan, Aidan.

Don't like what I perceive as 'wet' names such as Robin, Rupert, Jasper, Julian, Quentin.

CloMo95x · 17/07/2026 11:30

Most liked - Constantine/Konstantin, Noah, Charlie

I don't have a least liked name, I have ones I'm not keen on but I wouldn't judge anybody else for what they name their children.

Helenbelena · 17/07/2026 14:09

Like Magnus, Quentin, Leonard
Dislike ‘cutesy’ nicknamey -ie names

plasticplate · 17/07/2026 20:20

Best Benjamin
Worst Horace ( seen it a few times in my family tree)

Echobelly · 17/07/2026 20:22

Best: Gabriel

Worst: Barry

NormasArse · 17/07/2026 20:24

Best- Joseph (Joe/Joss)

Worst- Caleb

DemBonesDemBones · 17/07/2026 20:25

Best: Paris
Worst: Robin

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 17/07/2026 20:28

Best: James, David
Worst: difficult to say, but I'll plump for Norman or Ernest

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