Boys names suggestions (I haven’t got any!)

My boys list is completely bare at the moment compared to my massive list of girls names for a future usage!

Can anyone suggest a few?

  • I prefer names not too plain and basic (e.g. ben, harry), but names that have a kick and not overly common yet also not too unusual to the point they sound fake or strange. :slight_smile: :grin:

Here are my ideas:

Henrik (strong and handsome)
[name_m]Marius[/name_m] (oh so sophisticated)
[name_m]Terence[/name_m] ([name_u]Terry[/name_u], nn?)
[name_m]Cillian[/name_m] (one of my favourites)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (I’m a bit biased…)
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]/Lawrence ([name_m]Little[/name_m] Women?)
[name_m]Regis[/name_m] (aw, I love this)
[name_m]Damien[/name_m] (NOT DEMONIC!)
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u] (very old [name_u]French[/name_u] name actually, has a modern feel though)
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] ([name_u]Oleander[/name_u] and [name_u]Evan[/name_u] together, cute)
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] (on my list)
[name_u]Blair[/name_u] (it’s for boys, common surname here in UK)
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] (gender neutral, but definitely for boys in my opinion)
[name_m]Emil[/name_m] (not to over the top, very sensible)
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] (gaining popularity, reminds me of the book)
[name_m]Olivier[/name_m] ([name_u]Oliver[/name_u] with a [name_u]French[/name_u] twist, ol-ee-vyeh)
[name_u]Basil[/name_u] (ba-zil or bah-seel)
[name_m]Felician[/name_m] (love this)
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] / [name_m]Casper[/name_m] / [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] (I prefer [name_m]Caspar[/name_m])
[name_m]Artair[/name_m] (Old Scottish form of [name_m]Arthur[/name_m])
[name_u]Nikola[/name_u] (So elegant and smart for a boy)
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f] (raising slowly, but still unique)
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u] (good for a fifth child, absolutely adorable)
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (darling, darling, darling)
[name_m]Albrecht[/name_m] (very [name_m]German[/name_m], but still so sweet)

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Atlas
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_u]Reeve[/name_u]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ossian[/name_m]

Some possibilities vaguely organized into categories:

Recognizable but underused classics:
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]

More offbeat
[name_m]Adlai[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_u]Urban[/name_u]

Long and [name_f]Fancy[/name_f]
[name_m]Aurelien[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]

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Ronan
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Killian[/name_u]
[name_m]Kellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Riordan[/name_m]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Flint[/name_m]
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m]
[name_m]Finian[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
Illias
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Esau[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] / [name_u]Esra[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_u]Cooper[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Garth[/name_m]
[name_m]Zephan[/name_m]
[name_u]Hale[/name_u]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_m]Slade[/name_m]
[name_f]Alexus[/name_f]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_u]Landon[/name_u]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_u]Denver[/name_u]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u]
[name_m]Thane[/name_m]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_m]Krispin[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]

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What are some girl names that you’re fond of? What kind of vibe are you going for? What sounds do you tend to like together? What would be an example of unusual to you?
There are so many names, I always find it difficult to suggest something if I have nothing to go off of. And I don’t love suggesting super long lists of random names as they feel very impersonal.

A few very different ones:
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Nestor[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]

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I haven’t really thought of pairing girls names together or about the vibes yet but just sweet names with a kick I usually go for with the girls if that helps ! A few so far are [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Tori[/name_f], [name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (Eefa), [name_f]Lois[/name_f].

One boy name that’s also taken my fancy is [name_m]Toulouse[/name_m] which i’ve not heard anyone called before!

How about …
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Elvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_m]Malik[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

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Harris
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Zackary[/name_m]
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m]

Then how about
[name_u]Fionn[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] / [name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
Oisín
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Iver[/name_m] / [name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_m]Yves[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
Finnen

These are some of my favourite boy’s names that may meet your description:

Rufus
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Ted[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]

Laurence
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Conan[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]

My list for boys so far with a few added extras that I won’t be able to use. Good luck!

Julian
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Brock[/name_m]
[name_m]Larson[/name_m]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]