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Unique baby boy names

Unique baby boy names want to look and sound good. They don't want to be too flashy, or raise any eyebrows! Boys want to be boys - solid, strong, and just altogether masculine!

So - no-frills names, but unique all the same.

Let's find some inspiration by looking at short names, long names, and surnames used for first names.

One syllable boys' names

The one syllable choice is great for boys; these names mean business. Good choices for a name that will last a lifetime:

  • Alf
  • Art
  • Blaine
  • Blake
  • Boyce
  • Brock
  • Clay
  • Cole
  • Cruz
  • Dane
  • Earl
  • Flyn
  • Gabe
  • Heath
  • Ike
  • Jett
  • Judd
  • Kip
  • Lars
  • Lloyd
  • Merle
  • Mitch
  • Quinn
  • Rolf
  • Ross
  • Scott
  • Sven
  • Thor
  • Zack
  • Zane

Longer unique baby boy names

As with longer girl names, these names for boys will undoubtedly get shortened when used by family and friends (if not by your child) at some stage; so do bear this in mind.

I've started with three syllables and up for the boys:

  • Absalom
  • Alberic
  • Balthazar
  • Barrington
  • Chancellor
  • Constantine
  • Demarcus
  • Everley
  • Flavian
  • Galloway
  • Glenrowan
  • Jamison
  • Kentaro
  • Leopold
  • Livingstone
  • Marcellus
  • Overton
  • Phineas
  • Stephenson
  • Sutherland
  • Willoughby

Using surnames as first names

There are some fantastic choices for boys' names among surnames. In fact, we really might have struck gold here!

For some reason, surnames have that "been there, done that" voice of experience, which resonates well with a boys' name.

And they're not names that are used so commonly for first names - so you may well be able to find a unique baby boy name among them.

To add a personal touch to your baby's name, why not look back at your family history? You may find a surname that could be ideal for your baby, and be able to link past, present and future all together in a cuddly bundle!

Here's a selection of names to get you started:

  • Alden
  • Allerton
  • Ansell
  • Aris
  • Baidon
  • Barlow
  • Beckett
  • Blackwell
  • Bradbury
  • Breakspear
  • Busby
  • Carter
  • Castell
  • Chamberlain
  • Chapman
  • Chesterman
  • Faulkner
  • Fitzgerald
  • Ford
  • Griffin
  • Harris
  • Hartwell
  • Hathaway
  • Hawkins
  • Hayward
  • Howlett
  • Jarmon
  • Kirtland
  • Lowell
  • Manning
  • Moss
  • Newell
  • Nickolls
  • Osborne
  • Palmer
  • Paxton
  • Quinney
  • Ryman
  • Smith
  • Tarrant
  • Townsend
  • Tucker
  • Turner
  • Watson
  • Weskett
  • Woodford




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