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Old boys names!

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BaldMummaO7 · 17/11/2013 18:47

I'm really into old baby names. And since I found out I'm having identical twin boys this week I've been looking for unique but not weird boys names.

My list so far:
Eric
Trevor
Albert
Floyd
Reggie
Darius
Dexter
Russell
Sheldon
Edison
Porter

Please suggest any you think I'll like!

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dukester · 17/11/2013 18:49

I love Archie

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Hassled · 17/11/2013 18:50

Herbert
Francis
Harold

Lots of your names I'd say are quite "young" - I can't imagine many people have a grandfather called Sheldon or Dexter.

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Absolutmum · 17/11/2013 20:17

Cyril and Claude.

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SomethingOnce · 17/11/2013 22:56

If you like Trevor, how about Keith?

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sandfrog · 17/11/2013 22:58

Edwin
Clement
Jerome
Sidney
Horace
Austin
Otis
Wilfred
Wilbur
Harvey
Raymond
Leonard
Ernest
Cole
Walter
Maurice

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halecromp · 17/11/2013 23:16

how about Clarence? From your list I like Eric, Albert, Floyd, Dexter and Russel

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YummyMummybee · 17/11/2013 23:23

Oscar is the ultimate old name imo

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mypavlova · 18/11/2013 00:06

Harold
Thomas
Ralph
Cecil
Virgil

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Brandnewmamma · 18/11/2013 00:09

I like Albert, wouldn't be into the others. Alfred. Edward.

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Lubiloo · 18/11/2013 06:36

Lawrence
Quentin
Stanley
Albert

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BikeRunSki · 18/11/2013 07:11

Clarence
Wilfred
Malcolm
Derek
Jeffrey

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Squeakygate · 18/11/2013 09:58

What about
Lawrence
Ralph
Kenneth
Walter
Walker
Gordon
Peter
Patrick


Near me the following names are making a come back in a big way or are already very popular so I would avoid personally but your area might be different:

Seth
Arthur
Freddie / Alfie / Alfred / Frederick

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dementedma · 18/11/2013 21:40

Bernard
Brian
Francis
John
Leslie
Howard

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TickyTockTock · 18/11/2013 22:49

Dexter & Edison are good from your list.

Shock @ Trevor, Eric & Sheldon.

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MyNameIsSuz · 19/11/2013 06:40

Some of your names, Dexter and Darius, are quite cool and not all that old man. What about
Calvin (could shorten to Vinny, which is awesome)
Austin
Wilbur
Victor

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redcaryellowcar · 19/11/2013 06:54

Percy, Douglas Eric,?

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OrangeMochaFrappucino · 20/11/2013 07:15

Arthur and Edward (Ted)?

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InMySpareTime · 20/11/2013 07:19

Clive
Gerald
Jeremy
Gladwin

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Wishfulmakeupping · 20/11/2013 07:24

Like Albert (Please use Bertie as nn sooooo cute), Edison and Porter (was on our list when we didn't know sex of baby).
What about
Emerson
Emmett
Sidney
Stanley
Willfred
Arthur

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DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 20/11/2013 13:08

Amos
Atticus
Bertram
Douglas
Fabian
Jonah
Julius

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Spaghettinetti · 20/11/2013 13:53

Aubrey
Oswyn
John
Alan
Bertrand
Roger ;-)
Winston
Neville
Howard
Austin
Lawrence
Dennis ( I actually taught a really lovely little boy called Denis a few years ago).
Gerald
Marvin

A lot of these aren't to my taste, but I hope they're helpful! :-)

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HeirToTheIronThrone · 20/11/2013 14:07

I posted this on the 'hat's your grandad called' thread - Derek - old and certainly don't know any little Dereks!

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bLooming2 · 22/11/2013 07:37

vinnie and jesse Grin x

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