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!

Used to know a (very very fit and lovely) bloke called Thor...mmmmm....
Troy is also nice.
Milo is a Tweenie!
Have a friend who has been called Topher from birth, short for Christopher, very cool guy.
Eden
Nat (short for Nathananiel)
Dane
Benedict
Seamus

All names I would have loved if DH hadnt been a bit dull about names. He wouldnt even let me have Joe, as he said only boxers are called Joe!

theuninvitedguest - I love Eden (seriously considering that one) and Benedict. I'm slightly infatuated with Benedict Cumberbatch, but that's another story The only thing is that he'd end up being called Ben for convenience, which I don't like that much. I think I can safely say if I had four sons right now (gasp) I'd call them Atticus, Eden, Jem and Teddy.

I was always infatuated with Benedict Taylor when I was a teen (Beau Geste)

We know of a family of 4 DC: Atticus, brother called Mycroft, and two sisters Ava and Ottilie.

Know someone who's son is Kal-el.

uninvited - Mycroft? That's a new one. There was a girl at my school called Ottilie, which I can't say I like, it reminds me of otters. Like Ava though.

MrsGokWan - LOL. Nick Cage?

I loved Ambrose for a while, but something about it made me regret ever mentioning it...

Zebedee

Benedict. Wanted it for DS2 but shouted down by the rest of the family. Ben is fine as a dim.

Love Ted/Teddy - not that unusual, was my grandad's name, but does not work with our surname. Also Sonny, again problem with the surname (yes, there is a theme here).

DS is Jackson, which was my favourite name and luckily DH liked it too. But now need another boy's name!!!

Just saw Sullivan on another thread - liking that.

I like Jude, but didn't use it for any of mine because it reminds me too much of this

we have Gabriel, Linus and Asa (middle names are Edward, William and Nicholas)

i lso love

Benedict
Josiah
Otto
Kester
Nico
Clement
Lucien

maedowlarks nope, an aquantaince who is a bit of a geek. I had forgotton that Nick Cage had also called his son Kal-el.

Though I have to say DH is a Batman fan and all 3 of mine have a related name somewhere in their names . Though if you didn't know Batman then you wouldn't know.

Some of my favourites
Balthazar
Constantine
Rufus
Caspar
Casimir
Solomon
Matthias
Simeon
Moses
Judah
Orlando
Petrus
Barnabus
Severin
Reuben
Raphael
Valentine
Elijah
Isaiah
Tobias
Inigo
Atticus

I also really like Eden - was just about to put that in the pot.

Gil is also a favourite of this (son-less) woman.

Felix and Cassius

My short list for boys is

Kit
Monty
Arlo
Ted

Arlo being the fav at the moment...

My brother is a Tobias which I love too...

TIY, that sent a shiver down my spine Was thinking Jude the Obscure/Hey Jude, didn't make the connection at all. Seems rather obvious now...

Lovely suggestions everyone, thanks. Have a huge list of contenders now. Am still secretly hoping for Gabriel but don't think DH will shift.

I love the name Sawyer - it is popular in america but not so much here.

Jago

Love Gabriel & Jude, on my list also!

Also like:
Xavier
Ezekiel
Issac
Tighe
Hunter

all except Hunter will probably be vetoed by DH should we ever have a DS!

thisisyesterday - I never made that connection before. I'm thankful I gave up on Jude a while ago now.

Kester has long been top of my list but also love:
Toby
Marlo
Percy
Kenan
Dylan
Arlen
Max

I love unusual names but this being my first I'm worried about picking something too weird or pretentious.. any advice/reassurance? How do people feel about Kester?

Mindees brand new bay brother is Jago, Mum and Dad are both Cornish.

claire - I like Kester but it sort of reminds me of Kestrel, and Hester. But if you like it, go for it.

My guilty pleasure: I love Marlon Brando and would like Marlon if it weren't so chavvy nowadays. You could really only get away with it in 40's USA.

I've got a Mack which I love.

How do you pronounce Jago and Inago?

I need a ds3 name o loving this thread, my kind of names.

Don't know why the William/Thomas/James (not that there is anything wrong wihh these names, just not unusaul enough for me) people come on these threads - will only upset them.

My faves from when I was expecting my 2 DS but never got to use them are:

Ethan
Kiran
Kian
Tyler
Connor
Callum
Liam

I know a Quest, which I think is great, very US soap