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

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Kai - I used to like it, but it does have waaay too much of a surfer vibe for me to ever use it. Plus, I like longer names. This seems too much like it just a nickname.
Blaise - I can see where someone said this name made them think of someone snobby. It is a sort of uppercrust name. It actually makes me think of Blaise Zambini in Harry Potter.
Asher - It's okay.
Vaughn - Part of me kind of likes it, but it has a kind of skatery sound to it.
Shea/Shay - I used to really like it. I'm not really into it anymore, but it would be cool to see someone use it on a boy.
Boaz - This makes me think of feather boas, first and foremost. Probably NOT what you want people to think of when they hear your son's name. It also makes me think of snakes.