Challenge - help me love boys' names!

I have received some brilliant suggestions from berries before (one of my favourite names - [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] - I first heard after someone on here suggested it) so I thought I’d come back for more!
[name_f]My[/name_f] name obsession started with girls’ names and I’m still struggling to have as much love for boys’ names. When I recently reorganised my lists I realised that my girls’ list is still more than twice as long as my boys’ list.

So, my challenge for you is to suggest some boys’ names that I love :slight_smile: I find it so helpful having other people suggest names as they often suggest names that I wouldn’t even think of, with origins that I wouldn’t normally have an interest in.
But, to help, this is what I usually look for in names:

  • I often like Irish, Welsh and mythological names - particularly from Greek Mythology
  • I generally prefer traditional spellings - I am not bothered by pronunciation issues and usually dislike anglicised spellings
  • I dislike surnames as first names
  • I like for names to have a nice/positive/good meaning but it’s not essential if I love the sound of the name
  • I prefer for names to have a variety of nickname options but, again, not essential

Some of my favourite names:
Aneirin
[name_m]Aonghus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ruairi[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

(as well as the ones in my signature)

Thank you in advance :smiley:

Ooh I love [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]! I wonder if I suggested it lol. I like many of your other favorites too. Here are some more that I like that might fit in with that style…

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
Leofric
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_m]Ransom[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Talmadge[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]Zebedee[/name_m]

[name_m]Emrys[/name_m] ( EHMrhiss )
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] (I pronounce it as EHVander but it is pronounced eh[name_m]VANder[/name_m] )
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
[name_m]Phelan[/name_m] (FAYlynn)
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Deveraux[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nickname [name_u]Pax[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] nn [name_m]Kent[/name_m] or [name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryant[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Evian[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] (oh[name_u]RYan[/name_u] )

[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Quilliam[/name_m]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Renny[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Inigo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ishmael[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Aza[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] / [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Claudio[/name_m] / [name_m]Claudius[/name_m]
[name_u]Cassio[/name_u]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Azriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Demetrios[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosimo[/name_m]
[name_m]Columbus[/name_m]
[name_m]Columbo[/name_m]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] / [name_m]Amadeo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Poseidon[/name_m]
Ibis
[name_m]Odysseus[/name_m]
[name_m]Octavio[/name_m] / [name_m]Octavius[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Severus[/name_m]
Rubeus
[name_m]Olympos[/name_m] / [name_m]Olympus[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Othello[/name_m]
[name_f]Pallas[/name_f] (It lists as a girls name, but the original [name_f]Pallas[/name_f] was male).
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_m]Gaston[/name_m]
[name_m]Phelan[/name_m]
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m]
[name_m]Pompey[/name_m]
[name_m]Quill[/name_m]
[name_m]Remus[/name_m]
[name_m]Romulus[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Renzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Hale[/name_m]

Thanks for the suggestions so far :slight_smile:

jesba - I’ve actually been considering adding [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]/[name_m]Abram[/name_m], I like the nicknames [name_m]Abe[/name_m] and [name_m]Bram[/name_m] and it has personal significance to me. Leofric is interesting, I think I’m going to try and find out more about that one. I also like [name_m]Tobias[/name_m].

ashleyjuliette - [name_m]Emrys[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Leander[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] and [name_u]Orion[/name_u] are already on my list so you definitely got my style :smiley: I like [name_m]Lucan[/name_m], I’ve never heard of it before.

nooshi - some of your suggestions are on my guilty pleasures list - [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], [name_m]Poseidon[/name_m], [name_m]Remus[/name_m] :slight_smile: I like [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Cassian[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] (though I can’t see it being wearable), [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], Rubeus, [name_m]Otto[/name_m]

@potofgold Oops, I didn’t realise [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] was a girls name- I know an [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], and he is a boy, and wears it really well. I’m glad you like some of the choices though.