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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a boy called" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a character or referring to someone by name in a narrative or descriptive context.
Example: "There was a boy called Jack who loved to explore the woods near his home."
Alternatives: "a boy named" or "a boy referred to as".
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"She" is actually a boy called Tom.
It's about a boy called Sam Temple.
The third pupil we meet is a boy called Jaylen.
The other belongs to a boy called Riley.
I'm imagining my main character, a boy called Kyle.
She gave birth to a boy called Joseph.
It featured a boy called David and his actuary father.
I met a boy called Charles and his aunt Carolyn.
Betty's first kiss was with a boy called Rosenberg, incidentally.
Beltoon was close to a boy called Sahim, also 15.
I've already delivered one Christmas baby, a boy called Darius, who was born at 11.50.
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