My husband and I find boys names really difficult.
So I decided to start from the bottom of the UK name list from 2020 and see if there was anything ‘super rare’ that called to me (and worked my up, some on this list are decidedly not rare!).
Every name needs to work with Avery.
Any girl we have would be Alice, as a frame of naming reference.
We agree on a lot of girls names very easily, so things leaning more unisex is not necessarily a downside for us!
So, new list of boys names - any stand outs or ones you think are really ‘me’ are appreciated:
Winter
Safin
Rowe
Rheo (Ray-oh, I think?)
Ren/Rhen
Reyes
Miro
Luca
Griffin
Griffith
Dennis
Prosper
Oswin
Raffie (I don’t particularly love any longer versions)
Ferenc/Frensk
Nino
Nye
Taran
Eyas (Eye-as)
Orin/Oryn
Lysander
Evander
Mark (Query on this one?)
Wilbert
Evren
Finnegan
Raine
Edwin
Elwyn
Matteo
Bram
Gareth
Leander
Bertram
Nathaniel
Nathan
Russell
Kit
Percival
Owen
Elian
Eben
Reid
George
Colin (technically not allowed on the list because of a repeat initial in immediate family)
Benedict
Tadhg
Timothy
Laurence (name of close friend’s younger brother, not sure yet how much that matters?)
Ennis
Tobin
These are the standouts for me…
[name_m]Miro[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_u]Evren[/name_u] (these two may not work as well with [name_u]Avery[/name_u], with the Ev- start)
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_u]Leander[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_u]Tobin[/name_u]
Although I’m not as fond of these myself, I think they fit your style well (based on the names in your profile)…
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
I’ve looked through the 2020 [name_u]England[/name_u] & [name_m]Wales[/name_m] list a few times so I’m interested to know which names stood out to you!
[name_f]My[/name_f] absolute favourites from your list are:
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Raine[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] (I love this name and love to see it mentioned!)
When considering [name_f]Alice[/name_f] & [name_u]Avery[/name_u], I think I’d have to eliminate [name_m]Evander[/name_m] because I think [name_m]Evander[/name_m] and [name_u]Avery[/name_u] sound a bit awkward next to each other.
I prefer [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] to [name_m]Wilbert[/name_m]. I do like [name_m]Wilbert[/name_m] but I’ve never really thought about it much before.
[name_u]Tobin[/name_u] - familiar but quirky
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] -love the meaning and sound
[name_u]George[/name_u] - classic and handsome
[name_u]Reid[/name_u] -fresh and cool
Griffin-bold and rugged
Raffie -I prefer the [name_m]Raffy[/name_m] sp, but i do adore this name
[name_u]Evren[/name_u] -gorgeous sound and meaning
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] - rugged and lovely
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] - elegant and sophisticated
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] -stylish and solid
[name_m]Bram[/name_m] - distinct and cool
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] -sharp but sweet
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] - fun and cool
[name_u]Leander[/name_u] - elegant and interesting
Russell-underused and charming
With [name_f]Alice[/name_f], I particularly like [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], and [name_u]Finnegan[/name_u]!
lovely list! I struggle with finding boy names I absolutely love, too.
my favourites for you are:
[name_u]Rowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_u]Leander[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
I’m assuming [name_u]Avery[/name_u] will be the middle name? if so, I particularly like [name_m]Oswin[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_m]Bram[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]. my favourites with [name_f]Alice[/name_f] are [name_m]Oswin[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m] and [name_u]Kit[/name_u]. best of luck!
With [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_u]Avery[/name_u], my favorites are [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], and [name_u]Reid[/name_u]!
I love [name_u]Leander[/name_u], [name_m]Eben[/name_m], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u], [name_u]Timothy[/name_u], [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], and [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. Great list!