26 Days of Unique Boy Names-O

Boy Names
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Posting a list for each letter of the alphabet, a new letter each day. The names are mostly inspired by surnames used as the first name. There may be many names that begin with this letter, but the names on these lists are more uncommon boy names that begin with it. Uncommon but not terribly unrealistic; sophisticated and somewhat original, but still useable. Some can be spelled in different ways but I am not including all of the spellings. Some may not be that unique necessarily, but still feel worthy enough to me to make the list. And, I don’t necessarily LOVE all the names on the list but know others might so have included them.

The idea of these lists are to help others as they try to come up with name ideas for their child, or just for fun and the challenge of it. If Berries want, you can make a game of it and answer the questions below. Thank you!

  1. Which names stand out to you from today’s list?

  2. Which name, if any, might you choose for your child/ren?

  3. Do you have any names that you feel could be added to today’s list?

TODAY’S LETTER: O

Oak
Oaks
Oakley
Oakland
Oates
Obie
Oberon
Oberlin
Octavius
Octavio
Oday
O’Dea/ay
Odin
Odon
Odion
Ogden
Oisin (Oh-sheen)
O’Keefe
Olle
Oli
Oliver
Olivier
Olivio
Oliviero
Olympio
Olson
Olin
Oleander
Omer
Omir
O’Malley
Onslow
O’Neal
Orin / Orren
Ori
Orion
Oriel
Orrell
Orrick
Ormond
O’Rourke
O’Riley
Orwell
Orville
Orpheus
Orson
Orton
Ore
Orvis
Osten/in
Oslo
Osbourne
Osmond
Osmin
Oswin
Oswald
Oscar
Osrick
Osgood
Osprey
O’Shea/Shay
Osage
Osiris
Osher
Otis
Othem
Otto
Overton
Owen/Owynn
Owens
Ox
Oxford
Ozzy

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my favorites from the list are octavius, oisin, oliver, orion, orson, otto and owen/owynn

I’d like to use (in the right context) oisin, otto (unusable in my country) and owynn

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I love Oberon, Oleander, Orion. I’d use all of those. Othello stands out to me, I feel like given the Shakespeare character it’s kind of unusable.

I’d add Orlando, Orison, and Olorin (one of Gandalf’s names!)

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Stand outs for today: [name_m]Oaks[/name_m], [name_u]Oakland[/name_u], [name_m]Oisin[/name_m], [name_u]Oleander[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Orwell[/name_m], [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_m]Oslo[/name_m], [name_m]Osiris[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], and [name_u]Ozzy[/name_u]. Kind of think [name_m]Oxford[/name_m] would be cool too.

I would use [name_m]Otto[/name_m] - maybe [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_u]Oakland[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u] and [name_u]Oleander[/name_u]

I’d add [name_m]Omri[/name_m], [name_m]Ossian[/name_m], [name_m]Orso[/name_m], [name_m]Ozias[/name_m], [name_u]Onyx[/name_u], [name_m]Obsidian[/name_m]

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Good point about [name_m]Othello[/name_m]. I had forgotten. I think I will take that one out. :flushed::grin:

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It’s such a nice sounding name, and he is a really noble and interesting character - but also very tragic and mistreated, and ultimately a murderer :smiling_face_with_tear: so I think it would be tricky to use!

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I like [name_m]Oaks[/name_m], [name_u]Oberon[/name_u], [name_m]Olivier[/name_m], [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m]

[name_m]Oaken[/name_m]
Oath
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
Oceans
[name_m]Ollivander[/name_m]
[name_u]Otter[/name_u]
Ozai

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Ozark! Yours just made me think of that.

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A quick comment to add about Othello: where I live there is a notable nonprofit director working in community revitalization with the first name Othello.

I can see how the name is controversial, but I don’t think it’s unusable?