If I like.....

[bugsyburge]

....names such as Len & Frederick (nn Freddie) then what other names would I like?

I love very traditional names such as Oliver, George, James etc but we have a very common surname so the traditionals end up sounding a bit boring.

please help with some suggestions.. also please let me know your preference on Len or Freddie??

[ClaraBean]

I love Len, as a nn for Leonard. Not wild about Frederick/Freddie.
How about
Gregory
Albert
Wilfred
Dominic
Francis (Frank)
Peter
Victor
Quentin?

[soontobeslendergirl]

Archibald (Archie)
Bartholomew (Barty)
Winston
Montgomery
Keir

[beela]

I've got a Frederick, nn Freddie, so that is my favourite! His middle name is Joseph.

I also like Alfred and Wilfred, which could still be nn Freddie.

We are really struggling with a boy's name for #2, but have considered:
Arthur
James
Marcus
Lawrence
Archie (but not keen on Archibald)

[BlueChampagne]

Sidney (Sid for short)
Alfred could also be Freddie
Timothy (Tim)
Harold
Carl

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

Prefer Freddie to Len.

Or, how about
Matthew
Vincent, or
Philip?

[hoppinghare]

Francis and vincent are lovely.

[SpookedMackerel]

Patrick (Paddy)

[ToffeeJungle]

Kenneth
Lionel
Edmund
Maurice
Theodore
Arnold
Albert
Alfred
Victor
Nelson
Winston

I prefer Freddie to Len.

[Innogen]

I LOVE Len.

That's going on my list.

[ToffeeJungle]

Ezra
Ernest
Edwin
Frank
Percy
Perry
Gerald
Jeremy
Leslie
Brian
Colin
Amos
Charles

[tammytoby]

Love Leonard, nickname Len! Not so keen on Fred/Freddie.

Also like
Dominic
Lawrence
Quentin
Ivan

[bouncingbelle]

Lenny is ok but much prefer Freddie.

What about:

Sebastian
Xavier
Vincent
Anton
Kenneth (I think there,s something cute about Kenny!)

[bugsyburge]

thanks all, I do like Quentin & Francis also. keep 'em coming if you can think of any others....

argh naming is so tough!!!

[KateF]

Laurence
Nathaniel
Roderick (could be Rod/Roddy)
Walter
Jonathan (Jonny)

[MyNameIsSuz]

Love them! We have a Franklin, Frankie for short, and also considered Victor and Vincent. What about
Calvin
Wilbur
Stanley
Hugo

[bouquetofpencils]

Frank
Lonnie

[sleepingbeautiful]

I prefer Frederick/Freddie.
Suggestions:
Fraser
Selwyn
Peter
Nicholas
Theodore (Ted)
Thaddeus (Tad)
Silas
Christian
Barnaby

[rosielrh2]

Lennon nn Len
Alfred nn Freddie

[NadiaWadia]

Freddie is great!

But Len, as in Fairclough??

[baskingseals]

Really like Ernest, nn Ernie and also Jem, but don't know what it could be short for.

[soontobeslendergirl]

Jem is usually short for Jeremy but could also be Jeremiah I think.

You don't meet many Jeremys any more but it actually has a nice ring to it. In Scotland traditionally it would be shortened to Jeemie.

[bugsyburge]

thank you for the suggestions but none feel like 'the one'....

couple of names that have come off the reserves bench though..... what are your thoughts on Elijah or Arthur?

[Misfitless]

I love the following old fashioned boys names:

Sidney
Edward
Fred
Arthur
Charlie
Peter
MIchael

Not keen on Len or Leonard, though

[bugsyburge]

as it turns out I didn't need to contemplate the boys names..... our little girl Poppy arrived in the early hours of Friday morning

[NoArmaniNoPunani]

Congratulations. Poppy is a beautiful name :)