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Can we talk BOY names?

HouseSpouseHouseSpouse member
edited December 2015 in Baby Names
We are having a hard time. We don't like anything. Modern/trendy names are not our style and all of the traditional classic boy names either bore us to tears or we know too many people with the name (Christopher, Jonathan, Benjamin, Nicholas, Zachary, Matthew, Michael, Thomas, etc., etc., etc.).


Is there a middle ground? Something spunky, fresh, fun, but still a tried and true name? HELP.


We KIND of like Calvin, Arthur, and Gideon but we don't love any of those. :( Arden was DH's Grandfather's name but that one has gone to the girls I'm afraid. We like Alden but we don't like the NN "Al". Middle name will be Tyler after DH. DD is Susannah.

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Re: Can we talk BOY names?

  • magsugar13magsugar13 member
    I love  Gideon!!!

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  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    These are some that I think are classic but not boring:
    Grant
    Reid
    Micah
    Jonah
    Leo
    Ian
    Isaac
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  • keri0426keri0426 member
    Felix
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  • mylilwildflowermylilwildflower member
    I love the name Calvin! 




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  • gonetotheseagonetothesea member
    Gideon is so cool. And I love Calvin and Arthur as well.

    Other suggestions:
    Atlas
    Simon
    Wilder
    Phineas nn Finn
    Blaine
    Truman
    Porter
    Emmett
    Francis
    Buckley
    Langston
    Abel
    Jude
    Ambrose
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  • SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
    I wanted to use Arthur for our baby boy to honor my grandpa but I just couldn't picture a baby Arthur and didn't like the NN Art. We ended up choosing Philip. I also really like Calvin. It gets a lot of love on this board though which makes me wonder if it will be increasing in popularity.
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  • Knottie1442268460Knottie1442268460 member
    edited December 2015
    I thought it was All-den. I think that avoids al. You could also do walden nn Alden
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  • klirwin82klirwin82 member
    Cyrus
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  • yellowbean15yellowbean15 member
    Feliz and Simon we're my first thoughts!

    Warren
    Ivan
    Gregory
    Wesley (this might be getting too trendy?)
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  • penelope4612penelope4612 member
    I knew an Alden and he never went by a NN.  I don't actually think it's a name that is super nickname friendly, but you can never predict these things.
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  • ZimgerZimger member
    Love Arthur and Alden. I don't think Alden lends itself to Al. I also like several of the suggestions.

    Jonas
    Orson
    Harvey
    Leon
    Byron
    Miles
    Julian
    Sebastian

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    Archer
    Anders
    Brooks
    Blake
    Morgan
    Lewis
    Leo
    Julian (nn Jules)
    Reese
    Reid
    Ezra
    Sebastian
    Clyde
    Tristan
    Tyson
    Jordan
    Graham



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  • 2-Step2-Step member
    Miles is my favorite classic yet underused and not boring name. I also like Grant, Reid, Wesley, Isaac, Isaiah, Archer, Eli, Ian, Dane, Silas and Micah, however I think Grant and Reid are going to get more popular soon. That's just my inkling based on conversations I've had and forums I've seen. 
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  • GoldenTMamaGoldenTMama member
    edited December 2015
    I like Calvin. 

    I also thought others had good suggestions that went nicely with Tyler, like Warren and Jude. And I have always like Miles, but my husband doesn't. I also loved @2-Step 's suggestion of Grant! 
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  • HouseSpouseHouseSpouse member
    Thank you all! I actually like Alden even more now that I know it is pronounced All-den not Al-den. I also like the suggestions of Warren and Silas!
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