Quirky and useable?

Boy Names
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[name_m]Just[/name_m] found out I’m having a little boy in [name_f]December[/name_f] :baby_bottle: :blue_heart:! Boys names have been tougher for me historically than girl ones… There’s some I love already, but I want more options to mull over. I’ll be a single parent, so the good part is, I’m the only person who has to approve of it :laughing:

Q1: What first names would you suggest for the criteria “quirky but useable”?

Q2 (optional): WDYT of these names? [name_f]Do[/name_f] they seem to work for that criteria?

[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]

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Q1: Here are a few that I would suggest based on your list:

[name_m]Halloran[/name_m] nn “Hal”
[name_m]Prescott[/name_m]
[name_m]Alwyn[/name_m] / [name_m]Alwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Irving[/name_m]
[name_m]Kiernan[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Winslow[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

Q2-- I think [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], and [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] are probably what I would pick for those criteria of your list. [name_m]Julius[/name_m] is a little less quirky than the other two but not super common either.

:blue_heart:Yay baby boy!!! :blue_heart:

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Congratulations, how exciting!! And “quirky but useable” is a very fun category of names to work with! Maybe…

[name_m]Archibald[/name_m] / [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Auberon[/name_m] / [name_m]Oberon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Cypress[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosimo[/name_m] / [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Everest[/name_m]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Finlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jem[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyle[/name_m]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Orion[/name_m]
[name_m]Ocean[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m] / [name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Roscoe[/name_m]
[name_m]Remy[/name_m]
[name_m]Sullivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m]
[name_m]Valentine[/name_m] / [name_m]Valentin[/name_m]

From your list, I think all names work! The two that do stand out a bit are [name_m]Julius[/name_m] (feels a bit more grand than just quirky) and [name_m]Odin[/name_m] (maybe a bit less usable than the rest, since it’s an out-there god name). I love [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Fergus[/name_m] & [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] for your criteria!

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Q1: I think of…
[name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]
[name_m]Webster[/name_m]
[name_m]Tolliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Roscoe[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Kelso[/name_m]

Q2 I think these names all work for that criteria! [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], and [name_m]Odin[/name_m] are my personal favorites.

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Congratulations!!

“quirky but useable”:

[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Inigo[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] (nn Roo!)
[name_m]Bellamy[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Ziggy[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m] (nn Baz)
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]
[name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] (nn Kip)
[name_m]Grover[/name_m]
[name_m]Calloway[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafa[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacoby[/name_m]
[name_m]Jory[/name_m]
[name_m]Thackeray[/name_m]

I think all of them fit quite well! [name_m]Julius[/name_m] and [name_m]Odin[/name_m] don’t quite have the quirky factor for me, but they’re all usable.

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From your list I think [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Odin[/name_m] & [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] fits ‘quirky but usable’ well. [name_m]Odin[/name_m] & [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] being my favourite out of those.

Some names I think match your list - hope it helps. Sorry for any repeats :blush:

[name_m]Orion[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_m]Asa[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_m]Zephyr[/name_m]
[name_m]Jai[/name_m]
[name_m]Landry[/name_m]
[name_f]Ellison[/name_f]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]
[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Koa[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_m]Douglas[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]
[name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[name_m]Dean[/name_m]
[name_m]Gus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_m]Brennan[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenji[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Stetson[/name_m]
[name_m]Remy[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Oslo[/name_m]
[name_m]Kermit[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Maccabee[/name_m]
[name_m]Reggie[/name_m]
[name_m]Gage[/name_m]
[name_m]Frasier[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Pacey[/name_m]
[name_m]Banks[/name_m]
[name_m]Niall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Elias[/name_m]
[name_f]Ripley[/name_f]
[name_m]Murphy[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]

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[name_m]Caspar[/name_m] is my favorite from your list. I think several of those would count as “quirky but useable”.

Other ideas:

[name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Jules[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]

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I’ll do this based entirely on my own interpretation of that criteria first:

(and a star next to the ones I’ve met irl)

[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m] *
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Curtis[/name_m] *
[name_m]Quincey[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] *
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_f]Sasha[/name_f] *
[name_m]Dorian[/name_m]
[name_m]Saxon[/name_m] *
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] *
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Fenwick[/name_m] *
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] *
[name_m]Nevan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] *
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m] *
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] *
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] *
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] / [name_m]Wilf[/name_m] *
[name_m]Caedmon[/name_m]
[name_m]Linden[/name_m] *
[name_m]Emlyn[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonty[/name_m] *
[name_m]Auden[/name_m]
[name_m]Herbie[/name_m] *
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Arlan[/name_m]
Oakwell
[name_m]Montague[/name_m] / [name_m]Monty[/name_m] *
[name_m]Murphy[/name_m]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_m]Kipton[/name_m]
[name_m]Sorrell[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]

[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] → bright, bubbly and charming - but elegant too (I knew a Barnaby!)

[name_m]Caspar[/name_m] → gentle, sparkly and charming (I knew a [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] too!)

[name_m]Fergus[/name_m] → clunky cool, literary and rugged

[name_m]Julius[/name_m] → quite bold but familiar too - not sure I’d call it quirky though

[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] → on my list above, so yes, I like this one! Rugged, with a hint of magic, distinctive but grounded (I’ve met a Lorcan!)

[name_m]Odin[/name_m] → I find it a bit heavy, but nevertheless, it has a powerful but familiar sound

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] → love [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - zippy, playful and charming (I knew a little [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ‘Raffy’)

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I think [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Odin[/name_m], and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] all fit that vibe really well! I view [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] and [name_m]Julius[/name_m] as a little more popular and trendy so it doesn’t give me quirky vibes.

Other suggestions…
[name_m]Jericho[/name_m]
[name_m]Dash[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Zen[/name_m]
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_f]Palmer[/name_f]
[name_m]Vance[/name_m]
McCoy
[name_m]Hollis[/name_m]

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Thank you for all the great suggestions! It’s a hard line to walk between going with an uncommon, less used name and having it feel wearable still, but I really want a sweet spot name for my son.

Some ideas piquing my interest:

  • [name_m]Hal[/name_m] - I like [name_m]Hal[/name_m] a lot as a nn; I’ve considered going with [name_m]Henry[/name_m] as a first name so he could be a [name_m]Hal[/name_m] or a [name_m]Hank[/name_m] (also love) but am wary of Henry’s popularity
  • [name_m]Irving[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] / [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] - just worried about “crispy” associations lol
  • [name_m]Calloway[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Heath[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Gus[/name_m] - I’ve liked [name_m]Gus[/name_m] as a nickname for [name_m]Fergus[/name_m] or August/Augustus too
  • [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Linden[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Sorrell[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
  • [name_f]Palmer[/name_f]
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Congratulations on baby! I remember loving your style when I was more active on here—he’s going to have a truly lovely name!

I think the names you listed definitely fit, I would maybe add [name_m]Amias[/name_m], [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m], [name_m]Urban[/name_m], [name_m]Theophilus[/name_m], maybe [name_m]Frey[/name_m], [name_m]Drake[/name_m], [name_m]Audric[/name_m], [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Mathis[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]?

[name_f]Love[/name_f] love love [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] and [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] especially from your list—they’re both on my top 5 as well! I’m quite fond of [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] as well—Barnabas is also on my list. [name_m]Odin[/name_m] and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] are also lovely! [name_f]Love[/name_f] the nn [name_m]Rafe[/name_m] or [name_m]Rafa[/name_m].

[name_m]Julius[/name_m] doesn’t do much for me but I adore the nn [name_m]Jules[/name_m] for a boy.

Good luck with everything! :heart:

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Congratulations on your exciting news!

Without reading your list yet, quirky but useable for me would look like:

[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Dalziel[/name_m]
[name_m]Luken[/name_m]
[name_m]Loki[/name_m] (cautiously, I don’t watch a lot of TV so I won’t be a good judge here!)
[name_m]Marlin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nels[/name_m]
[name_m]Elouan[/name_m] (with an anglicised PN)
[name_m]Lonan[/name_m]

Now I’ve read them, yes to them all being on the easily wearable side of quirky! I particularly like [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] :heart:

A few ideas inspired by your list: [name_m]Fergal[/name_m], [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] & [name_m]Obie[/name_m] (as a nn for [name_m]Oberon[/name_m] maybe).

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