your favourite unusual boy's name

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Tell me so I can steal it please!

DS2 due oct- DH hates the ones I like (Jude, Gabriel) because he says they are girly . He likes Edward and George, which are ovely names but I think I'd like something a bit more unusual.

I also love Seamus (my family is Irish) but it sounds odd with our very English surname!

Eli
Elias

Rory
Hayden
Niall
Corey
Joel
Micah
Quinn
Russell
Zeph

Jackson
Paddington
Asher

I love old english names which can be quite unusual (dh has vetoed all of them )

Devon
Hayden
Rafferty
Rafe
Edwyn
Hampton
Wardley
Tate
Cole
Zane

Oisin (Irish) / Osian (Welsh) / Ossian (Scottish) depending on your persuasion
Taliesin
Atticus

Jed?

Victor
Ned
Stanley
Sidney
Ezrah
Isaac
Seth
Solomon
Selyf

Sherwin

My DS is called Piper. It's my favourite unusual boys name

Just to warn people about Seth - if you live anywhere in Kent he will be Seff - and there is nothing you can do about it! Drives my friend mad - her ds even spelled his own name Seff for ages!

I just had a daydream moment of a child called Paddington with the NN "Bear"...sigh
I watched Legally Blonde last night and Luke Wilson has made Emmett grow in my estimation.

Raphael is my favourite. I'd never use it myself, but I think it's gorgeous. Also Gabriel.

And Xavier.

Oh, I forgot to say Teddy as well, or just Ted. Love it.

My boys list was:

Osian
Bryn
Keir
Arlo
Garth
Milo
Gregory

I secretly had Tyrone and Cyrus too

DS ended up with 2 of them

Zen
Benji
Silas
Ueli
Nijah (I know it's a girls name but there must be a boys version somewhere)

Paddington? Paddington?

Someone didn't suggest Paddington, did they? Give me strength!

I was v. keen on Paddington for one of mine but DH was not! I just thought it would sound very distinguished for when DS became knighted ...Sir Paddington Uninvitedguest. DH pointed out he was equally as likely to end up in prison and get beaten up for having a silly name..... actually now, DS says he wouldnt have minded having it as a middle name!

I like Paddington A good friend is called Pad, which could work well as a NN.

Okay, dream over...

Russell Crowe's son is called Tennyson, which I have to admit I quite like, being a fan of the poet and all. Tennyson Crowe is pretty much destined to be interesting.

hmmm Paddington - its growing on me!

Seeker: Why even peruse threads about unusual names? I've seen some of your other posts and you know you are not going to enjoy yourself and you will go and be tempted to say something critical and negative. You wont be able to help it and it will spoil everyones nice time. The thing is I'm worried its not very good for your nerves.

Original Poster: I think you should do some arm twisting on Jude, it is not remotely girly IMO, I kind of see that for Gabriel (on my shortlist though before I knew I was having a girl). I went to school with a Gabriel and he never got any flack for his name, he was also one of the kool kids lol!

Ash, Jude, Jedd and Sonny.

Milo. My ds2 is a Milo. Or Reeve - my friend's ds3

Met a bloke today called Hawthorne.

Archie