Does anyone have any inspiration?

Hi everyone. I’m feeling super uninspired about boys names. In fact, I always feel uninspired about boys names. I don’t know what it is, but so many just feel a bit eh, a bit bland, to me. The only ones that really make me happy are Tristan, Arlo and Jude - and occasionally Everett, Atticus, Keegan and Otto. But I don’t feel wowed by them at the moment.

There are some other names I really like, but they always seem to come with a but.

I love Winston, Keaton, Jasper and Tobias, but I have/had guinea pigs called Winston, Keats, Jasper and Toby.
I love Azarius, Horatio, Hareton, Orlando and Endymion but I feel like they might be too much.
I love Koa, Fox, Sholto, Asa and Blaise but there’s also something I just don’t quite absolutely love about them.
I love Leander - but I have a character called Leandra. I love Emlyn but I’ve got a character called Emlyn. I love Raphael and Forrest, but you guessed it, I’ve got a character called Raphael Forrest. Same with Billy, Emmett and Angelo. I just feel I’ve used up all the boys names I like.

So I guess I’m asking for some inspiration. What do you think I would like? What are your favourite boys names? Also, does anyone find boys names easier and more interesting?

Thank you so much for any input

(also, I should add, I’m just collecting, not actually expecting a baby) (also, I apologise for the length of this post)

I aiming somewhere for between literary and uncommon for my suggestions:
Beren and Cirion (Tolkien)
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] (top of my personal list, biblical)
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] (Disney)
Iorek (His dark materials)
[name_m]Holden[/name_m] ([name_m]Salinger[/name_m])
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Whitman[/name_m]
[name_u]Raleigh[/name_u]
[name_m]Calloway[/name_m]
Rezno
Ames
[name_f]Ceres[/name_f] (only found this as a girls names but liked it)
[name_m]Eros[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]
Also I wouldn’t let characters put you off names, I’ve had plenty in the past but have kept a few on my list still. But it depends how strong of an image or feeling you get from a name of course but I wouldn’t rule them out :slight_smile:

I have the same probably as you and share many of the same male name interests if you like [name_u]Everett[/name_u] you might like [name_m]Evander[/name_m]. [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - [name_m]Jesper[/name_m]/[name_m]Kasper[/name_m]/[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]/[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] (i like [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] on both genders)
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]- [name_u]Tobin[/name_u]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]- [name_m]Foxen[/name_m] or Foxley
[name_m]Emile[/name_m]…
[name_m]Fitzroy[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Sascha[/name_u]
[name_u]Mars[/name_u]
I actually don’t know why I’m commenting bc we like so many of the same names and i feel stuck in the boys department (even though I’m not having a boy lol)

I don’t think [name_m]Azarius[/name_m] is too much! But I also like [name_m]Marius[/name_m] which has a similar sound and is more toned down.

Here are a few more thoughts:

[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_m]Eliseo[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Osmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Cyan[/name_u]
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
Kota
[name_m]Garret[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]

[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Janus[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Minik[/name_m]
[name_m]Daulton[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Quixley[/name_m]
[name_m]Lynx[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Gaspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]

Thank you for the suggestions everyone :slight_smile:

@hopec thank you! I really like [name_m]Holden[/name_m] and [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and thank you for reminding me about [name_m]Caius[/name_m] and [name_m]Fabian[/name_m] :slight_smile: I’m regards to character names, I often feel they’re too associated with my favourite character to use, but maybe you’re right, maybe some of them can be kept in the list :slight_smile:

@snowdrop I just don’t know why I find boys names so hard! I like [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Kasper[/name_m] and [name_m]Prosper[/name_m] - that might make a nice middle! Thank you! I also love [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] but I’ve become reluctant to consider it recently as I had a guinea pig called [name_u]Kai[/name_u] and I’ve got a character called [name_f]Kaia[/name_f]… Thanks again

@genmai thank you! [name_m]Marius[/name_m] is nice and I do like the sound! I also like [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] and Lazurus and I love the sound of [name_u]Corbin[/name_u] too, but I feel it’s probably a little political here in the UK at the moment. Might still add it to the list though. Thank you

@jensowvlen thank you :slight_smile: I love [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Milo[/name_m] (but guinea pig name…), [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] and [name_m]Tarquin[/name_m] and I think I might need to revisit [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]. [name_m]Lynx[/name_m] is also nice, thank you