Unique boy names for sporty types?

Boy Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries!

No kids anytime soon but I’m a writer and have always loved names, both while naming characters and when thinking about future kids. I’ve ALWAYS had trouble with boy names for my own (future) children, simply because I want a unique, uncommon name but also one that won’t seem “sissy” or with any room to get kicked around.

Typically I really like “jock” names. Some I’ve considered are:

[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m] (but I fear this is too common)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (family name, but want a cool, uncommon nn…any ideas?)

I also [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] traditional English names but fear they are [name_m]WAY[/name_m] too common. I wouldn’t want my kid being the 15th [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_m]Harry[/name_m], etc. in the class.

Thanks in advance Berries!

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To me, [name_m]Jock[/name_m] names are very macho sounding names, so here are the ones that come to mind:

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
Stryker/[name_m]Striker[/name_m]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

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[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_u]Brett[/name_u]
[name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]

First names off the top of my head, hope it helps!

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I think a jock sounding name is [name_m]Gunner[/name_m].

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If you’re worried about names being too common, I definitely recommend looking up SSA rankings! You can find them over at Behind the Name, or just by Googling. I’m assuming you’re in the U.S, since you have [name_m]Boston[/name_m] in your username. You’re right that [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is pretty popular right now (#233 last year), but [name_m]Harry[/name_m] is actually all the way down at #717.

[name_m]Tam[/name_m] or [name_m]Tip[/name_m] could be nicknames or [name_m]Thomas[/name_m].

[name_m]Crew[/name_m] was the first name to come to mind when I read your post.

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[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] is the patron saint of athletes.

I personally think of [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] as more soccer/lacrosse than football/basketball. If you’re looking for a less preppy sport-type name, perhaps something like [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], [name_m]Levi[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], or [name_m]Alexander[/name_m].

If you want something less common than the above, perhaps [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m], or [name_m]Otto[/name_m].

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[name_m]Ryder[/name_m], [name_m]Harbin[/name_m], [name_u]Cruz[/name_u], or [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]? :slight_smile:

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I tend to think or [name_m]Victor[/name_m] and [name_m]Hector[/name_m] as fairly sporty masculine names.
Maybe even word/virtue names like [name_m]Valor[/name_m], Nobel, [name_m]Abel[/name_m] would work as well.

Otherwise: [name_m]Chad[/name_m], [name_m]Jason[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], and [name_m]Slater[/name_m] come to mind.

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[name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Stone[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]

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[name_m]Jock[/name_m] names I love them :slight_smile:

[name_m]Brock[/name_m]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]

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[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] nn Tas/Taz

I also like:
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_m]Lance[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m]/[name_m]Thane[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Wes[/name_m]