I don’t love any boys names at the moment! It’s very depressing [name]Haven[/name]'t found anything “normal” that I really like anymore, so I’m looking further afield. I have a long list here, so comments on just a few would be appreciated. And I’d love suggestions. Pronunciations provided for more unusual names:
[name]Asa[/name] - NMS
Castell/Castellan - Almost feels feminine to me, not my favorite [name]Cas[/name]-name, prefer [name]Caspian[/name]/[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Cato[/name] - Like [name]Cato[/name], expect to see it go up in popularity due to the Hunger Games
[name]Eber[/name] - NMS
[name]Dakota[/name] - Sorry, this is a dogs name for me!
[name]Elin[/name] - This name is strictly female for me due to the extensive press coverage of [name]Elin[/name] Nordegren, [name]Tiger[/name] Woods ex wife.
[name]Everett[/name] - I like [name]Everett[/name], prefer [name]Bennett[/name]
Falco, [name]Falcon[/name], Valko - I know of a little boy named Falco, but not a huge fan, have considered [name]Falconer[/name] myself as a middle, as it is a family name.
[name]Felix[/name] - This may always be the cat to me
[name]Finch[/name] - Reminds me too much of the awkward character on American Pie (I let associations ruin a lot of names for me!)
[name]Fox[/name] - I have never really understood this as a baby name, though I am sure it would be cute!
[name]Ivo[/name] - NMS
[name]Kit[/name] - Far more for a nickname for a girl than a boys name in my opinion.
[name]Knox[/name] - I like it, but it’s very trendy, I wouldn’t use it myself.
[name]Leo[/name] - [name]Leo[/name] isn’t my style, but I’m not opposed to it.
Lupus - You realize this is a very serious, often debilitating disease?
Mabon - Not a fan
[name]Maxim[/name] - Like this! Another family name for us!
[name]Philo[/name] - I would be inclined to pronounce this like [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Quill[/name], [name]Quillan[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t mind [name]Quillan[/name], but would prefer [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Rex[/name] - A baby is not a dog. [name]Rex[/name] is strictly a pet name for me!
[name]Rome[/name] - Wasn’t built in a day? [name]Don[/name]'t mind this, but [name]Roman[/name]/[name]Ronan[/name] is more name-like with the same feel
[name]Roosevelt[/name] - This feels like a very long name to saddle a child with. Any nickname potential?
[name]Sage[/name] - This is a girls name for me also.
[name]Sylvain[/name]/[name]Sylvan[/name] - Feels too feminine for me, this is also the name, or used to be? Of a special needs/tutoring school, [name]Sylvan[/name] Learning Centers, and [name]Sylvan[/name] [name]Lake[/name] is close to where I live.
[name]Tobin[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t mind!
[name]Valo[/name]/Velero - [name]Don[/name]'t mind either, would pronounce Va-Lair-O by instinct, What about Valour?
[name]Vitus[/name] - NMS
[name]Willem[/name] - I knew a nice [name]Willem[/name] once, nothing against or for the name though.
[name]Winter[/name] - I like this for a girl
[name]Asa[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
Castell [kast-[name]ELL[/name] - reminds me of Castiel, an angel on the TV show Supernatural, so I love it
[name]Cato[/name] [[name]KAY[/name]-to] - NMS, there is a female clothing store around here by the same name
[name]Eber[/name] [EE-ber] - NMS
[name]Dakota[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Dakota[/name]
[name]Elin[/name] - feels feminine to me
[name]Everett[/name] - Everyone here seems to like this name but I don’t it feels feminine to me
Falco, [name]Falcon[/name], Valko - I think I like [name]Falcon[/name] the best of the three, very strong
[name]Felix[/name] - NMS
[name]Finch[/name] - seems very surnamey but not that there is anything wrong with that
[name]Fox[/name] - I like it, cool an adventurous
[name]Ivo[/name] [EYE-vo] - I prefer [name]Ivan[/name] but I see the appeal
[name]Kit[/name] - I like it, but it feels nicknamey but I cannot think of a longer name for it, maybe [name]Charles[/name]?
[name]Knox[/name] - I like it a lot
[name]Leo[/name] - [name]Love[/name], so chic
Lupus [LOO-puss] - I am a nurse and I cannot get past the disease connection
Mabon [[name]MAY[/name]-ben] It could work
[name]Maxim[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Philo[/name] [[name]FEE[/name]-lo] - I like the sound and very unique
[name]Quill[/name], [name]Quillan[/name] - [name]Quill[/name] is cool, I prefer [name]Quinn[/name] though
[name]Rex[/name] - I like it
[name]Rome[/name] - I prefer [name]Roman[/name] nn [name]Rome[/name] but this is nice too
[name]Roosevelt[/name] - very presidential lol
[name]Sage[/name] - too feminine for me
[name]Sylvain[/name] [sill-[name]VAN[/name]], [name]Sylvan[/name] [[name]SILL[/name]-ven] - [name]Sylvan[/name] is a learning center here in the US so I cannot disassociate that to comment objectively
[name]Tobin[/name] - I like it, I had a teacher with this name, he was SO COOL
[name]Valo[/name] [[name]VAL[/name]-o], Velero [vel-EAR-o / vel-[name]AIR[/name]-o] [name]Valo[/name] sounds very macho Velero just reminds me of Velcro.
[name]Vitus[/name] [VEET-us] - NMS, but it could work
[name]Willem[/name] - I prefer [name]William[/name] but to each her own
[name]Winter[/name] - This is very feminine to me
Thanks for the opinions so far, be as harsh as you like because I’m not set on ANY of them. [name]Just[/name] floating ideas around!
Also, with Lupus - yes, there is that connection. But I figure, since [name]Amelia[/name] is a birth defect, it might not be so bad? I just adore the sound, and I don’t really make a strong connection with the disease myself… is it a no go because of that?
Because of my profession Lupus is a no go but if you are outside of the medical field it might not be as bad. I have never seen a case of [name]Amelia[/name], even then it is usually called tetra-amelia syndrome, so I have no associations with it. I have seen Lupus so it is more real to me I guess.
My mother has Lupus, so it’s definitely a no go for me. [name]Even[/name] if she didn’t though, in my opinion, it doesn’t sound like a very nice name. It’s probably the Puss part.
[name]Haven[/name]'t found anything “normal” that I really like anymore, so I’m looking further afield. I have a long list here, so comments on just a few would be appreciated. And I’d love suggestions. Pronunciations provided for more unusual names: