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Alternatives to classic boys names?

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So, since dh and I started talking about names years ago, before we were even engaged, now that I'm 3 months away from actually having a baby, I'm sick of every name we have discussed.  So sad!! 

We like classic names but also don't want to choose something that is completely overused.  I realized the other day that although I don't want to go with something quite as common as Christopher, I like the slightly-different Christophe.  Do you have variations on classic names to help us?  Any riffs on Michael, Thomas, William, David, Adam, etc.?  (No made-up names, though.)

Thanks!!  

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  • juniper19juniper19 member

    Jonah is a nice alternative John/Jonathan.

    But since Jonah is actually getting common around where I live, I decided that I would go with Judah for my own ds.

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  • krissyh21krissyh21 member
    WHy not look at classic names that are less popular like Richard. IMO Christophe is not the same name as Christopher and looses the classic-ness of it all.
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  • ara4488ara4488

    William: Willem, Guillaume.

    Lawrence: Lorenzo, Laurent, Lars.

    Stephen: Etienne.

    Matthew: Mateo.

     

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  • babydragonsisterbabydragonsister

    imagenaflmj:
    Christian, Jameson, Julien

    Is Jameson getting really popular, though?  It's actually a family name for me, and I always thought I would use it, but all of a sudden people are using any old last name for first names and I'm worried it's on the road to being trendy....

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  • ubermooseubermoose
    If you look up any of the classic names on a lot of baby name websites, they'll give you a variety of international variations. That might be a good starting point.
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  • ValentineBBValentineBB member

    Perhaps a more "ethnic" version of a common name?  i.e. Mikhail (Russian - Michael), Tomas (Latin - Thomas), Antone (Italian - Anthony).

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  • surfergirl28surfergirl28 member
    Christian, Mathias, Tobias, Willem, Davis, Adler?
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  • BrideBuddiesBrideBuddies member

    Search thru Catholic or Saint's names.   Even if you're not Cath, they're all usually very classic and often give you alternatives to consider.

     

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  • tnpjuly04tnpjuly04 member

    Christopher - Christian, Topher, Kristof, Christo

    Michael - Miles, Micah, Mitchell

    Thomas - Tomas, Tomasso

    William - Willem, Liam, Willis, Wilson, Wilkes

    David - Devi, Daven, Davis

    Adam - Abel, Caleb, Noah, Damen

    Not that I like ALL of these, but some could work!

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  • FutureMrs.SteenFutureMrs.Steen
    What about using a less popular classic boy name like Calvin, George, Peter or Simon? Brian, Gregory, Allen and Timothy aren't popular among babies born today. 
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  • Carrot303Carrot303 member
    Peter, Philip and Mark are never used anymore.  My DS is Davis and we chose it for your reason.  I also love Topher.
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  • jiffy-popjiffy-pop member
    Miles!! Maybe alternate of Micheal?
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  • losmittylosmitty
    Try this. It's interesting even if you don't go with any of the options. Michael, Thomas, Christopher and William are all on here. https://nameberry.com/list/209/The-Exoticizer GL!
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  • Alli0410Alli0410
    I love the suggestion of Davis!!  Very cute for a little boy!!  
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  • LoriFalceLoriFalce member

    I feel the same way. I like Christopher, but prefer Christian because it's a little different but still familiar.

    Michael - Micah

    Thomas - Timon

    William - Willem

    David - Davies

    Adam - Abel, Aimon

     

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