Soft & Masculine

[name_f]My[/name_f] last thread added some great girl names to our list, so I thought I’d try the same for boys!

Show me your favourite boy names that fit the title ~ Soft and Masculine

Lately I’ve realised I love these kind of boy names! I think I prefer a bit more of a traditional name, but definitely a name with a softness to it

Again, not after middle names or combos but after a strong stand alone first name

Thanks in advance!

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I hope some of these fit what you are looking for…

Laurence
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Benson[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]

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This is totally my son’s name - [name_u]Owen[/name_u]!

Other soft and masculine names:
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]

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@copper_porcupine ohhh some great suggestions! [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] is a favourite and I am loving [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] and [name_m]Roland[/name_m] :heart_eyes:

@grackym some great names there, thank you! I LOVE [name_u]Owen[/name_u]!! I’ve just added it to our list! [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] is another favourite of ours, but unfortunately a name we can’t use

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Daniel and [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]

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Great category :blush: [name_u]Asa[/name_u] and [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] came to mind straight away! Some others …

Sasha
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Thayer[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]

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Azariah
[name_m]Keoni[/name_m]
[name_u]Kalani[/name_u]
Amell
[name_u]Corey[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jadiel[/name_m]
[name_u]Karsen[/name_u]
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m]
[name_u]Shayne[/name_u]
[name_m]Zuriel[/name_m]

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Seth!!

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Laurence
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Augustine[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]

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@ethelmary [name_m]Clarence[/name_m] is so sweet! Hopefully hubby agrees with me hehe. And you’ve nailed the other names! Thank you!!

Finn, [name_u]Eli[/name_u], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u]

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Brayden
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
Jettson “[name_u]Jett[/name_u]”
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryland[/name_m]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]

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My first thoughts x

Wilbur
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Davy[/name_m]
[name_m]Hal[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawrie[/name_m]
[name_m]Barney[/name_m]

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Remy
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Sholto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Pippin[/name_u]
[name_u]Tobin[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]

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Hayes
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Ali[/name_u]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]

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Heath
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]

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☆ [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
☆ [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
☆ [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
☆[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]

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Julian
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]/Loren
[name_m]Steven[/name_m]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_u]Channing[/name_u]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]/Vince
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_m]Bjorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_f]Auriel[/name_f]
[name_m]Ander[/name_m]/Anders
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]

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My favorite soft yet strong boys names are :

  • River

  • Shaw

  • Ambrose, could use [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as nickname- [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m] [name_u]Collier[/name_u] is a musician who goes by the nickname [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], and it wears quite nicely on a man (surprisingly!)

  • Walden

  • Hugh

  • Cohen

  • Hayden

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James is the gold standard for this kind of name I feel like!

Other choices of varying levels of popularity:
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
Truitt/Truett
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]

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