boys names needed

[pinkfizzle]

I have my girls names sorted but am at a loss for boys, have very common boring surname, 2 syllables.

I may have pregnancy induced paranoia brought on by pregnancy tiredness but I simply can't come up with a name, and my dh and I are stumped.

I might even in desperation choose the name that is posted in the 50th post of this thread.

Come on mumsnetters - inspire me.

I am a few weeks away from popping.

Any idea of what style you like?

My personal favourites are

Abraham
Cedric
Shem
Harold
Obadiah
Ernest
Mortimer
Lazarus
Moses
Conrad
Jeremiah
E lwood
Solomon
Douglas
Dougal
Cosmo
Ezekiel
Peter
William
Gregory
Benedict
Boaz
Ezra
Eben
Bertram
Gilbert

Zach
Lucas
Joel
Nathan
Ethan
Niall
Cohen
Theo
Jake
Joseph
Matthew
Noah
Ross
Peter
Step hen
Charles
Seth
Russell
Nicholas
Ben
Sam
Micah
Caleb
Jackson
Harrison
Miles
Freddie
Te d
Byron
Zeph
Isaac
Eddie

Depends on whether you want something nice but unusual, old fashioned, strangely unusual, or just a plain nice name.

How about:

Andrew, Ben, Corren, Derren, Eric, Finn, George, Harry, Isaac, Joshua, Kyle, Liam, Marcus, Norman, Oliver, Pete, Quentin, Russ, Shaun, Taylor, Uri, Victor, Warren, ?, ?, Zac

If in doubt use the alphabet, that's what we did when we could'nt decide ona girl Wrote down a load of names and we would score them off when we were'nt sure until we were left with 1 that we liked. Random I know but still

completely stumped, i just want a name to stand out - thank you all for the input thus far.

Merlin?

Thats stands out doesnt it, I love it, just wasnt brave enough to use it!

and sally and others - what do people think of marvin?

I know a Merlin, siblings Elfin, Fred and Phinnibus.

Marvin's awful

Victor
Hector
Magnus
Angus
Lachlan
Rory
Finn
Fionnlagh(Finn-li)
Hamish

Watching with interest! I have 2 weeks to go and no boys names that 'sit' well....girls not a problem

Riley is common too. Oliver is common but tis more classic than Riley (which is a surname is it not?)

If you tell us what girls' names you like, we may be able to help you more (knowing what style of name you gravitate to).

what about Cruz.

What is your girls name? Are there any names that you like from the lists?

My fav girls name was Mia Grace.

Yes I am going through the lists and seeing what I like.

So far I like Harrison, Oliver, Zach - will check on this later.

oh I like Cruz but then I just think of Tom and Penelope, so I don't think I could use it.

Tom/Thomas, Sam/Samuel, Dylan, Liam, Oliver, William, Alexander, Owen, Harry, Rhys, Shaun.

I think with a "boring" surname a strong, traditional name would work well, nothing too "unusual"

Stirling was one of my short list and has always had a place in my heart.

i love the name riley!
what about;
oliver
max
owen
callum
blake
charlie
jayden
reece
freddie
george
marley
toby
har rison
billy
ryan
thomas
jacob
bradley
sidney

Hi pinkfizzle my son is called cruz and we never had any mention of penelope or tom lol.

How about
Lucas
Tobias
Quentin
Finnian
Dominic
Benedict

With a very common surname, I'd probably choose a more unique first name. Some lovely suggestions on here already!

Between Oliver and Riley, I'd choose Riley simply because Oliver is so very, very common - there are 2 in my ds's nursery class of 16.