unusual boys names

[devaretha.livejournal.com]

Toying with these names lately:

Kai
Blaise
Asher
Vaughn
Shea (or Shay - though my DH thinks this sounds like a girl's name)
Boaz

WDYT? And are there any additional, similar names that you might add? I just feel that I see the same boys names repeated again and again and I'm interested in some variety to chose from.

Comments

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Kai has always seemed too chopped-off to be a 'real' name to me. There's nothing wrong with it, I guess. I just keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Blaise is a little over-the-top, imo. Kind of a stripper name, even on a boy.

Asher, I like okay. Not a favorite, but it has a nice sound, it's modern and stylish but not super common.

Vaughn I just don't like at all. It's ugly-looking, ugly-sounding, and it's a last name, not a first name.

I like Shea a lot, but I have to say I'm with the DH. It sounds feminine to me. I know it isn't. In Scotland (Ireland?) it's a traditional boy's name. But we're not in Scotland. Names starting in "Sh" tend to sound feminine here.

Boaz comes with the very appealing nickname Bo. In its full form, though, I find it to be almost a character of a hick name. Some kid in overalls learning to drive a tractor. Frankly, I have a soft spot for hick culture. But I still don't like Boaz.

So, of your choices here, the only one I recommend is Asher. Other suggestions: Shane, Bryce, Finn, Archer, Rhys/Reece, Zane, Reid, Tate, Ari, Cade.

[starskye.livejournal.com]

my friend's son is Zane, and I do like it!