When it comes to boys’ names, we often hear at North Shore Mums that it’s really easy to come up with a girl’s name, but boys’ names are much more difficult to choose.
Well, not anymore! We asked fellow North Shore Mums what they’ve called their boys, and here are hundreds of their responses as of June 2015 – all in alphabetical order.
A
Aidan Alexander, Aidan Matthew, Aidan Charles, Aidan Tasman, Aiden Parker, Aiden William
Alec
Alekzander Kurt
Alexander, Alexander Lewis, Alexander Mark (but he gets called Xander), Alexander Henry, Alexander James, Alexander Nicholas, Alexander Patrick
Amram Yehosef
Andrew, Andrew Edwin, Andrew John
Angus, Angus Fynn, Angus William (I love his name!), Angus Edwin (Edwin has been a family name for multiple generations), Angus Daniel, Angus Benjamin
Anton Colman
Antony Luka
Archer, Archer Ozzy
Archie, Archie James
Aries
Arjun
Ashton, Ashton Hugo, Ashton George, Ashton James, Ashton Keith
Asriel Jedidiah
Aten (it means the Sun God in Egyptian)
Austin John
Avery Thomas
B
Bailey Owen Harvey
Baxter Jack
Beau, Beau Joseph, Beau James (BJ)
Ben (yes, just Ben. Not Benjamin), Benjamin, Benjamin Liam, Benjamin John Frederick, Benjamin David, Benjamin Peter
Benaya Betzalel
Benji Matthew
Benson Edward
Bentley
Bertie
Billy Matthew (yes, he is a Billy, not a William)
Bjorn
Blake Angus
Boston
Braith Lucas
Brayden
Brodie Lee
Brody Thomas
Bruno
Bryson
Buster Owen
Byron
C
Cade Samuel
Cadel James
Caden William, Caden Brock
Cai Brody
Caleb Darley
Callum
Cameron, Cameron Karl
Campbell Lloyd
Carlos Richard
Cash
Charles Mackenzie
Charlie. It was the only name my husband and I could agree on after three years of discussion!
Chase Henry, Chase Leigh
Chester Felix
Christian Morris
Cohen
Conor Patrick, Connor, Connor Robert
Cooper, Cooper Jack, Cooper James
Corey John
D
Daniel, Daniel Lance, Daniel Hugh
Dante Cooper
Darcy Jonathan, Darcy Issac
Dean
Declan, Declan Tyler
Denis
Denzel Ochieng
Deon
Dexter
Dylan, Dylan Geoffrey, Dylan Alexander, Dylan Bryn, Dylan Anthony
E
Edward (teddy), Edward James
Eli
Elijah, Elijah Charles, Elijah Felix (Eli for short)
Elliot, Elliot Louis, Elliott David
Erik
Ethan, Ethan Daniel, Ethan Jeremiah, Ethan James, Ethan Robert
Evan (middle name is Marius, my grandfather’s first name)
Ewen
Ezekiel, Ezekiel (Zeke) Noah
Ezra
F, G
Ferris
Finn, Finnian (Finn), Finnian Guy
Fletcher Edward
Flynn, Flynn Jack
Fox
Francesco Michele
Frank, Frankie
Freddie, Frederick (Freddie)
Gabriel Max
George
Griffin
H, I
Hamish, Hamish Xavier, Hamish James
Harlan
Harley, Harley Emmett
Harrison (Harry), Harrison Paul, Harrison Joseph
Harry, Harry Alexander, Harry James
Hayden James, Hayden Burke
Henri, Henry Floyd, Henry Adam, Henry George, Henry James
Holden (after The Catcher in the Rye, NOT the car!)
Horatio John
Hudson
Hugh Charles, Hugh Maxwell, Hugh James
Hugo, Hugo Jack
Hunter
Ian James
Igor
Immanuel Avraham
Indy
Isaac, Isaac Scott
Isaiah
Itamar Yitro
J
Jace Bernard
Jack, Jack Alexander, Jack Thomas, Jack Dylan
Jackson
Jacob, Jacob Nicholas, Jacob Benjamin (Jack for short)
Jake, Jake Raymond
James, James Edward, James Alexander
Jamie
Janko (pronounced Djanko not Yanko)
Jason Paul
Jasper, Jasper Alexander
Jax Cooper
Jayden, Jayden Samuel
Jenson, Jenson Thomas
Jeremiah James
Jesse, Jesse Hunter
Jessie
Jet-Talon
Jethro, Jethro Matthias
Jimmy
Joel, Joel Eric, Joel Richard
John
Jonah
Jordan
Joseph, Joseph Ray James
Josh (yes, not Joshua!), Joshua, Joshua William, Joshua Christopher
Josiah
Joss
Jovi-James Keith
Jules-William Stuart
Julian Jonathan William
K
Kai
Kaidem
Kaya, a Turkish name meaning ‘strong as a rock’
Kayin, meaning ‘long-awaited child’
Keanu Iain
Keaton James
Kobe
Kobi Alick
Konrad
Kyle James
L
Lachlan, Lachlan Allenby James, Lachlan Edward
Laif (Leif
Landon
Lawson Adam
Leonardo
Liam
Lincoln
Lleyton
Longinus
Louis, Louis James, Louis Oscar, Louis Valentin, Louis John (pronounced Louie)
Lucy
Lucas, Lucas Joseph
Luca, Luca Richard, Luca Giovanni
Luka
Luke, Luke Matthew Terrance
M, N
Maddox Chase (always loved Chase, but the meaning wasn’t fitting enough for me so Maddox won it!)
Malachi (mal-a-kye). It means my angel
Marcel (my hubba is called that; coincidently, it was my fave boy name before we met)
Marcus, Marcus William
Mark
Martin
Mason Abel, Mason Alexander
Matt, Matthew William, Matthew James, Matthew Walter, Matthew Miles
Mattityahu Zerah
Maximilian (Max) Wellington
Max, Maxwell, Maxwell David, Max William
Michael David
Miller
Mitchell
Nathan, Nathan Robert
Nicholas
Noah, Noah William, Noah Jacob
Noel Christopher
O, P
Oliver (a nod to Oliver Twist as he was born in London), Oliver Frederick, Oliver James, Oliver
Benjamin, Oliver Tyler
Olivier
Oscar, Oscar Emmanuel, Oscar Isaac, Oscar Jack, Oscar Edward, Oscar Audley
Otto
Paddy (Patrick)
Padraic Lewis (Paddy)
Parker
Patrick, Patrick Albert, Patrick Alexander
Phoenix, Phoenix Charters
Q, R
Quinn
Reggie
Remy, Remy Levi
Rueben Jacob
Rhett James
Rhys
Richard Michael
Riley, Riley William, Riley Jordan
Ripley Arden
Robert
Rocco
Ronan, Ronin
Ryan, Ryan Edward
Ryder Warwick
S
Salvador Nelson
Sam, Sam Clement, Sam Cooper
Samuel, Samuel John (named after his great-grandfather), Samuel John Adam, Samuel Thomas, Samuel Ryan, Samuel Patrick, Samuel David
Sebastian, Sebastian Maxwell, Sebastian Nicholas David, Sebastian Michael
Senula Sadev
Simon
Soroush
Spencer Irving James (three names so I could include my late dad’s name)
Stephen Michael, Stephen Charles
Stirling
St John
T, U, V
Taj
Theodore (Ted) Morris, Theodore Clifton, Theodore Alexander
Thomas, Thomas Douglas, Thomas Anderson, Thomas Paul, Thomas Augustus, Thomas George, Thomas Filip, Thomas Alexander
Toby, Toby James
Todd James
Tom
Tyler Owen
Tyson Xander
Victor
Vincent Gary
Vivaan (meaning ‘first ray of the sun’ in Sanskrit)
W, X, Y, Z
Will, William, William John, William Alexander, William James (we call him Will), William Oliver, William Bernard Apollo, William Frederick Graham
Xavier, Xavier Isaac
Luna
Zac Aaron
Zack, Zachary, Zachary Martin, Zachary Hunter, Zachary Ansel
Zander
Zane
Zaviar, Zavier
Zevulun Yissachar
Ziggy Bandit
So, have you found inspiration from this list? What are your favourites? Let us know in the comments section below…
Also, see Girls: What our North Shore Mums have named theirs