I want names that AREN'T popular on nameberry.. :)

[lovejaybayy]

That's right! No Henry's, Vaughn's, Everett's, August's, or Julius'. You get the picture. No offense to anyone, but none of these are my taste. Neither are any of the others that are commonly drooled over. I'm trying to refine my list a little more so it'll be easier to find a mn I truly love. Because as it turns out, I'm still getting negative reactions for Magnus even in the mn spot. :/ I'd rather not have to get flack for this the rest of my son's life! Help?

[haylis]

Suggestions: Eric/Erik, Ove, Ole, Otto, Malthe, Matthias, Mads, Karl, Laurits, Nikolaj, Balder, Severin, Svend, Jens, Bent, Axel, Birk, Albert, Alfred, Asger, Bjarne, Bruno, Kaj, Carsten, Ebbe, Emil, Halfdan, Leif, Lynge, Peder, Esben, Eskild, Folke, Frank, Gunnar, Frode, Holger, Ingolf, Manfred, Oluf/Olaf, Ragnar, Rolf, Rune, Sofus, Sigurd, Thorkild, Terkel, Valdemar, Villads, Vincent, Vilhelm, Ditlev, Norman, Harald and Gorm

[saracita00]

LOL. So you mean like Daxton, Pierce, Quade, Desmond, Falcon, Valiant -- all from my consider list which generally have not recieved particularly great feedback?

[lovejaybayy]

LOL. So you mean like Daxton, Pierce, Quade, Desmond, Falcon, Valiant -- all from my consider list which generally have not recieved particularly great feedback?

Yesss! Actually, I've always dreamed of Falcon for a girl, but if everyone around me despises Magnus...well, you can imagine how they feel about THAT idea. Quade isn't a favorite for me, but Pierce and Valiant are great!

[ektrum]

I can add Roscoe and Judd from our own personal list.

[ninanoo]

Pierce is on my list! Love it. Maybe you will like some of my names?

Clark
Watson
Damian
Seamus
Xavier
Peter
Devin
Griff (or Griffin but I prefer Griff)
Bruce
Miles
Benjamin
Caleb
Todd
Marcus
Gideon

[nono]

What do you think of Mack? I've been liking it a lot lately, just Mack. According to Behind the Name, it's a Medieval form of Magnus, and I like it as a sort of alternative to the incredibly popular Jack. I guess I could see most people thinking that it's too nicknamey/insubstantial, but it's a current name crush of mine, and I just wanted to throw it out there for you.

Otherwise ...

Cato
Larkin
Valor
Tiernan
Arrow
Brand
Destry
Caio
Thor
Zacchaeus
Cassius
Maxim
Roran
Nestor
Bayard
Auberic
Marius
Lazarus / Lazar
North
Tryphon
Cyril
Caedmon
Finnan
Antony
Saxony / Saxon
Ferrer / Farrar
Fyfe / Fife
Frey / Freyr
Castor
Aeson
Silvius
Langdon

[dyslexicgod]

I say as long as it sounds good to you and it's not too out there, do it. Be original, or at least semi-original, there's way too many Henrys and Jacksons and it's boring (the Jaxson spelling is the worst). If someone doesn't like your choice just brush 'em off as uncreative or narrow-minded.

[saracita00]

You're getting some interesting suggestions in here. I'm going to keep haunting. Have you checked out any of the Nameberry blog posts? Many of those have quite a different flavor than what you find the forums.

[lovejaybayy]

Wow! Thanks everybody, I'm loving a lot of these names and I've added a good bit of them to my list! @saracita- I've been looking everywhere I possibly can. So far, it's helped a little but not a lot. I'm going to look on other websites too! For the most part, I want something a little foreign. Preferably Scandavian/Eastern European. Even though that's what I like most, I'm still really picky with those names as well! I just know what I love when I see it