Classic but not overused

[Aelfrida]

The holy grail, right?! Any suggestions? Names I like can't use for one reason or another are...

Matthew
Daniel
Alexander

Madeleine
Alexandra
Isobel

TIA. ??

[Aelfrida]

like but can't use

[NormHonal]

Robert (doesn't have to be shortened to Robbie, can be Rob)

[TheOnlyWayIsLindt]

John, Peter.

[cloggal]

Came here to say Peter. Due a revival.

[ChristmasEveSteve]

Josephine. Juliet. Roderick. Susan. Helen. Adelaide. David. Caroline. Clair. Stephen. Kenneth. Duncan. Hector. Bridget.

[harryhausen]

I actually love Peter. I know of none under 35. Definitely would like to hear it more.

Would you like Clementine?

Agatha?
Marrianne?
Sylvie?

[GloriousGloria]

I know a 5 year old Peter. Beautiful little boy he is.

[GloriousGloria]

I like

James
Thomas
Bobby


Robyn
Annie
Natalie

[Aelfrida]

Oh good work! I like Peter, hadn't considered that, although it is the name of a friend which would make me think twice. I love Josephine, Adelaide and Caroline. Really don't like Clementine. Marianne is gorgeous but I need to avoid names beginning with M unfortunately.

[bassingtonffrench]

Phillip, Simon, Peter, John

Natalie, Mary, Anne, Ruthie

[Lucked]

John, Andrew and Paul.

[avocadogreen]

Arthur
Albert
Christopher
Nathaniel

Tess
Mary
Claudia
Miriam
Honor

[GotToBeInItToWinIt]

Felicity

[Skiingmaniac]

Elizabeth
Arabella
Stephanie

Ernest
David
Scott

[Teds77]

I have a Matthew and if I had another boy he would probably be Peter. Similar feel and not currently very popular might be Stephen, David, Andrew, Christopher, Michael, Richard, Robert, Nicholas, Timothy.

They're all names relatively common for people in their 30s or 40s but less well used today but I think they are all pretty 'classic'.

Girls more difficult! So many names seem to always remain relatively popular. Mary or Rosemary? Jennifer, Meredith, Anne, Ruth?

[ChristmasEveSteve]

You need a top 100 for the 1950s or some Janet and John books! Margaret. Laurence. Roberta. Anyone from St Clare's or Mallory Towers. Gwendolin Mary perhaps?

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

Michael
Matthew
Thomas

Evelyn
Elodie
Michelle
Clara

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

Bloody div just read the thread again. Ok no Matthew then

[Mumzy]

Jemima
Clare
Rosalind
Rosemary
Helena

David
Sebastian
Arthur
Gerald
Robert

[AmITwirly]

I know 3 or 4 school-age Peters. Can I suggest:

Phillip
Julian
Laurence
Alistair
Patrick

Julia
Susannah ("Susie")
Phillipa
Felicity
Veronica

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

Ramona
Antonia
Cleo
Cordelia
Imogen
Isadora
Pamela
Penelope

Casper
Chester
Connor
Lloyd

[creamhearts]

Helen, Rebecca, Maria

Peter, Christopher, Phillip

[Hassled]

David. I don't know any small Davids, and it's a good name.

[nowwearefour]

Catherine
Clare
Rachel

Timothy
Robin

[IMurderedStampyLongnose]

Herbert
Horatio
Aloitius
Francis

Lucinda
Penelope
Noreen
Maureen