Names for a (possible) 2nd boy

Boy Names
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Hi all!

I’m 13 weeks along and we don’t know the sex of this baby (yet? still deciding if we’ll be team green again). However, if we have a girl we’re all sorted for a name, but if we have a boy we’ve got absolutely no ideas!

Our first child is called Basil Colin. Basil was the only name we could both agree on and Colin is after my grandfather. We are almost entirely stumped on a second boy’s name.

The two names we are slightly considering are Russell (my favourite from when we were having Basil, but I’ve gone off it a bit) and Oren (but I feel like I know quite a few, even though it’s a rare name). We also like, but can’t use, the name Peter, and I like (but DH doesn’t) but we can’t use the name Jasper.

I’m looking for names that feel wearable and familiar but quite rarely used (there were a total of 21 babies with his name the year we had Basil). I’ve considered Classic Hollywood and other plant names etc, but just can’t quite find anything that appeals in the same way.

Middle name for a boy would likely be George, but that’s not set in stone.
Our girl’s name is Alice, if that helps at all.
We live in and are from the UK.

Any suggestions welcome, especially any wildcards!

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Congratulations on your second!

Here are some ideas for you, hopefully inspiration strikes…

[name_m]Eldon[/name_m]
[name_m]Maurice[/name_m]
[name_m]Alvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Dorian[/name_m]
[name_m]Wynn[/name_m]
[name_m]Curtis[/name_m]
[name_m]Irving[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Corin[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Wallace[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Lowen[/name_m]
[name_m]Prescott[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]

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[name_m]Basil[/name_m] [name_m]Colin[/name_m] is such a lovely name!

It seems you like soft sounds as well as unusual, how about..

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]

[name_m]Claude[/name_m]

[name_m]Clement[/name_m]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]

[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]

[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]

[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]

[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m]

Leopald

[name_m]Linus[/name_m]

[name_m]Lionel[/name_m]

[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]

[name_m]Maurice[/name_m]

[name_m]Oswald[/name_m]

[name_m]Robin[/name_m]

[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]

[name_m]Selwyn[/name_m]

[name_m]Silas[/name_m]

[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]

[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]

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[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]

[name_m]Casper[/name_m]

[name_m]Douglas[/name_m]

[name_m]Everard[/name_m]

[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]

[name_m]Gerard[/name_m]

[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]

[name_m]Ira[/name_m]

[name_m]Jessup[/name_m]

[name_m]Kipling[/name_m]

[name_m]Leif[/name_m]

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]

[name_m]Niles[/name_m]

[name_m]Otis[/name_m]

[name_m]Piers[/name_m]

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]

[name_m]Sterling[/name_m]

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[name_m]Russell[/name_m] and [name_m]Oren[/name_m] are great with [name_m]Basil[/name_m].

[name_m]Other[/name_m] ideas:

[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertie[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Dustin[/name_m]
[name_f]Elan[/name_f]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Horace[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

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Interesting that you know Oren’s because it is so rare! Maybe just geographically? I really like it a lot.
[name_m]Other[/name_m] Suggestions:

[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Cary[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Roscoe[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + Reed/Reid
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Valentine[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Rudy[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Alden[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Colm[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] + [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

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Huge congratulations!

I like [name_m]Oren[/name_m] I think he’s fun.

You’ve had lots of lovely suggestions so count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries

B@sil C0lin and…

[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Penrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Dorian[/name_m]
[name_m]Foxley[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Fenwick[/name_m]
[name_m]Ashby[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Beck[/name_m]
[name_m]Carlisle[/name_m]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_m]Hartley[/name_m]
[name_m]Noam[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascoe[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

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Congratulations!

[name_m]Basil[/name_m] &

[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]

[name_m]Douglas[/name_m]

[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]

[name_m]Jesper[/name_m]

[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]

[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]

[name_m]Monty[/name_m]

[name_m]Vernon[/name_m]

[name_m]Herbert[/name_m]

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To pair with [name_m]Basil[/name_m], I would definitely stick with less common names. Some that fit the vibe (and my immediate sense of popularity) include:

[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]

[name_m]Ellis[/name_m] (probably can’t use if you end up having a third child, a girl, and name her [name_f]Alice[/name_f] though)

[name_m]Sullivan[/name_m]

[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]

[name_m]Lawrence[/name_m]

[name_m]Cedar[/name_m] (ok, I actually love this with Basil!)

[name_m]Piers[/name_m]

[name_m]Cove[/name_m]

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So many great suggestions so far, sorry if i repeat any!
[name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Heath[/name_m], [name_m]Flynn[/name_m], [name_m]Dewey[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Robin[/name_m], [name_m]Warren[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_m]Clive[/name_m], [name_m]Giles[/name_m], [name_m]Flint[/name_m], [name_m]Clay[/name_m], [name_m]Cliff[/name_m]

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Congratulations :heart:

With [name_m]Basil[/name_m], I’m thinking…

[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Douglas[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daley[/name_m]
[name_m]Elvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Jago[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonty[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Farley[/name_m]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m]
[name_m]Conall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Merle[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
[name_m]Layton[/name_m]
[name_m]Lonan[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]

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[name_m]Orion[/name_m] or [name_m]Parker[/name_m]

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Congratulations!

[name_m]Basil[/name_m], [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_m]Oren[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], Alice…

[name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Alban[/name_m]
[name_m]Ives[/name_m]
[name_m]Taran[/name_m]
[name_m]Rollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Artair[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludo[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivar[/name_m]
[name_m]Elwyn[/name_m]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lowell[/name_m]
[name_m]Sulien[/name_m]
[name_m]Piran[/name_m]
[name_m]Joss[/name_m]
[name_m]Fenn[/name_m]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Jules[/name_m]
[name_m]Ossian[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]

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[name_m]Gene[/name_m]
[name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyle[/name_m]
[name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m], [name_m]Finlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Aven[/name_m]
[name_m]Evren[/name_m]

Wildcard, because I don’t think it fits your criteria of being familiar: [name_m]Dacre[/name_m].

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