Struggling with a Boys Name

Boy Names
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So I am 30 weeks pregnant and hubby and I are struggling big time to find a boys name (we’re team green, so unsure what we’re having). We have a middle name (Keith- it’s a family name) and little one has an older sister (Annabel Valerie). Last name is two syllables and starts with A.
The two criteria we have;

  • must not be in the top 40 names in Australia
  • we’d like something that can have a cute nickname but formal version for the birth certificate. With our eldest we assumed that everyone would use the nickname only, but a surprising number use her full name, so we want to like both names!

Names we like but either don’t meet our criteria or have other barriers include (so you can get a sense of what we like)

  • [name_u]Edward[/name_u] (Ted)
  • [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] (Oz)
  • [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (Ted)
  • [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] (Artie)

Names I love that I can’t get hubby on board with

  • [name_u]Walter[/name_u] (Walt or Wally)
    -Augustus (Gus)
    -Leon
    -Rupert (Roo)

Has anyone got some good suggestions?

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What about [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] as an alternative to [name_m]Rupert[/name_m]?

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[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] “Rue”
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m] “Ted”
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] “Max”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “Toby”
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] “Jules”
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] “Cas”
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m] “Izzy”
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] “Ren”
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] “Deon”
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] “Ace”
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] “Evan”
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u] “Benny”
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] “Jaz”

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Congratulations on your baby! Big sister has a lovely name, and I really like your list so far.

You might like…

[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] “Leo”
[name_u]August[/name_u] “Gus” or “Auggie”
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] “Cas”
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] “Jaz” (seconded!)
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] “Lou”
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] “Frankie”
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] “Gus”
[name_m]Orson[/name_m] “Sonny”
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] “Sam” or “Sonny”
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] “Gabe”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “Nat” or “Nate”
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] “Wilf” or “Freddie”
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “Freddie”
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] “Albie”
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] “Cal”
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] “Ezzie”
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] “Vinny”
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] “Ro”
[name_u]Basil[/name_u] “Baz”
[name_u]Leander[/name_u] “Leo”
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] “Nico” or “Dom”
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] or [name_m]Maxim[/name_m] “Max”

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To add to the ones above

[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] -Alfie ( very uncommon in Aus I’m guessing as it doesn’t rank at all in NZ)
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]- Jonny/Johnny
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]- [name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_u]Adrian[/name_u]- [name_f]Ady[/name_f]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]- [name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]- [name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]- [name_u]Georgie[/name_u]

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[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] - [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] - [name_m]Sy[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] - [name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennet[/name_m] - [name_m]Ben[/name_m], [name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] - [name_m]Wes[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] - [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] - [name_u]Sully[/name_u]
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u] - Mav, [name_m]Rick[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] - [name_m]Zach[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] - [name_m]Timmy[/name_m]

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augustin ‘gus’
beckett ‘beck’
christopher ‘kit’
dashiell ‘dash’
declan ‘dec’
desmond ‘desi’
dexter ‘dex’
edwin ‘edi’
elias ‘eli’
evander ‘evan’
finnian ‘finn’
francis ‘frank/frankie’
frederick ‘freddie’
joseph ‘joey’
julian ‘jules’
lawrence ‘lawrie’
leander ‘anders/leo’
lennon ‘lenny’
leonard ‘leon/lenny’
lucian ‘luc’
malcolm ‘mac’
matthias ‘matt’
maxwell ‘max’
nolan ‘noel’
philip ‘pip’
phineas ‘phin’
raphael ‘rafe/raphi’
remington ‘remy’
ronan ‘roni’
solomon ‘solly’
thaddeus ‘thad’
tobias ‘toby’
wilbur ‘will’

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I’m also in Australia and also wanted to avoid top 40/50 names for my children. I also like the names you’ve listed so maybe you’ll like some of these:

[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Miro[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

I don’t think any of these are in the top 40. Anyway, hope this helps!