Need more boy names!

So last night my partner and I vetoed each other’s favourite boy names :sob:

His was [name_u]Oleander[/name_u] and mine was [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

Our (shared) list is so short now and none of the names left seem to have any spark or I can’t imagine using them:

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u] (I wish!)

Our favourite girl names are [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f].

Names that we would probably like if they weren’t so popular or already used in the family are [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] and [name_u]Blake[/name_u].

[name_m]Can[/name_m] you guys help? I feel like I know every name in the book but maybe some encouragement will help me fall in love with one or two… Ideally something a little unusual but recognisable with some vintage flair would be great!

Hi!

Your boy names are quite similar to mine! I will add a couple of extra suggestions:

Hugo
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]

Good luck with your list!

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Thank you! I do love all those names, especially [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]!

Oscar and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] are awesome!!! Otherwise, how about:

Magnus
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Chet[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Salinger[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]

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I love your style! Here are some suggestions:

Ellis
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Anderson[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]

Hope your partner comes around on [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]! [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] by the way!

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Emmett
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]

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Oscar

Felix

Monty

Alfie

Archie

Milo

Rufus

Freddie

Rupert

Rory

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You have some great suggestions already, please consider repeats as seconds

Tate
[name_m]Willard[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Harland[/name_m]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]Keenan[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Coen[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_u]Tully[/name_u]
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_u]Darren[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
[name_u]Rocco[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryland[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmitt[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Davis[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_u]Keaton[/name_u]
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]

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Edmund was my first thought. [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] came to mind, too, but, of course, it’s far more common that the names you tend to favor, and I see you listed it as such.

These sound to me like they would fit in with your list:
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]

([name_m]Count[/name_m] any repeats as seconds!)

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Consider any repeats a second vote!

Otis
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Aldo[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]

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Thank you! I hope he does too or at least lets me use it as a middle!

I just love [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] but I wrote about it sounding like “[name_f]Alice[/name_f]” out loud.

I’ve always had a soft spot for [name_u]Micah[/name_u] too!

Thank you! I really love [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], obviously I’m on the E name trend!

I’m adoring [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] too as a few people have mentioned it. [name_m]How[/name_m] usable do we think it is in reality? There are some really conservative people where we live and even though I don’t care what they think, I hate when they make it all known on their face. We’ve gotten slack for naming our dog [name_f]Jeta[/name_f] (pronounced like [name_f]Jada[/name_f])!

Wonderful list thank you for your generosity! Definitely some on there that I hadn’t thought about. [name_m]Willard[/name_m] is so cool. I wonder how a [name_u]Rocco[/name_u] would fare as an adult?

I’ve been thinking about [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] a lot lately! It’s my favorite of the [name_m]Ed[/name_m]- names but I’m not sure it works with SO’s last name (think Domegan).

Which is the same reason we can’t use [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]! [name_m]Even[/name_m] though I think it’s by far the best [name_u]Finn[/name_u]- name. [name_u]Lucky[/name_u] one of my friends wants to use it and we’ve agreed a [name_u]Finlay[/name_u] and [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] would be just fine as mates :blush:

I’m slowly coming round to [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] too! What do we think of [name_u]Ari[/name_u] as a nickname for him?

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I think [name_u]Ari[/name_u] works very well for [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]!

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I love [name_m]Aldo[/name_m]!

Thank you so much for your contributions everyone.

Since posting I’ve also been reconsidering some old favourites (since before my taste got all influenced by the berry style): [name_m]Miro[/name_m] and [name_m]Jarvis[/name_m].

I love these but I’m not sure they work with [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]! Any thoughts?

I love that! I’ve always wanted a boy called [name_u]Ari[/name_u]. I’ll put it on the list :blush:

Edit: what do we think of Arturo? Too Italian for a pair of Celts?

Edit 2: argh just realised it shares an initial with Adeline :persevere: trying to avoid that!

Edit 3: so my partner LOVES Arthur. There’s a good chance we won’t have any girls anyway considering he and his father are both one of 3 boys.

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I’m seconding the [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u]. I think it goes really well with your girls names.

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Thank you SO much everybody, I can’t believe it worked! We have completely fallen in love with the name [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u] and we have a few back ups that we feel a lot better about now too. Our new list looks like this:

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u]

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]

[name_u]Finlay[/name_u] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]

[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]

[name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]

We appreciate everyone’s feedback :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: hopefully we’ll be pregnant and bringing some of these babies earth-side soon.

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[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u] is a magnificent name! I adore [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] as back-ups :wink:

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