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So here are some interesting finds, used only 3 times in the Netherlands last year.
Alpha — something to be said about this for a boy
Arcan
Baer
Cafer
Catrinus — an unusual "-inus" name, and a good way to honor a Catrina/Katrina?
Coert
Eef — short & sweet
Gust — this short form of August/e appeals, it reads more like a nature name than anything else
Jaroah
Joona
Kasra
Kiet
Lyon
Maiwand
Marnik
Miró — for painter Joan, perhaps?
Naël
Redmer
Rem
Reyer — I can see this one working in English-speaking lands quite easily
Thibeau — this is a nice variant spelling of Thibault, I think
Tiuri
Vygo — lots of Viggo action on the list, but spelling it with a "Y" lends a little bit of intrigue (how come when the Dutch do it it doesn't seem like a "trendy-fying" move?
Love the Thibault variant! Thibeau seems to indicate the pronunciation a little bit more to English-speakers.
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