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Early 20th century American-sounding boys' names...!

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UnashamedMOB · 16/06/2015 11:19

Currently expecting DC3. Have two DSs so far, and although not yet confirmed, fully expecting DS3! So my first two are Arlo and Ted (usually known as Teddy). I like different sounding names but that go together, and although this was not deliberate (just names I liked the sound of), I think they have a feel of early 20th century American names (Arlo Guthrie, Teddy Roosevelt...). So was wondering what else might fit this theme. We are considering Cole...any ideas of similar genre boys' names welcome!

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 16/06/2015 11:23

Frank, Clarence, Clyde, Earl, Herman, Eugene

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MitzyLeFrouf · 16/06/2015 11:30

Clay

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MitzyLeFrouf · 16/06/2015 11:31

Lyle
Lloyd

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MargotLovedTom · 16/06/2015 11:33

Ezra
Ellis

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ClashCityRocker · 16/06/2015 11:35

Atticus?
Caleb
Judd
Jedediah
Miles
Lenny
Alwen
Clifford

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 16/06/2015 11:37

Harvey
Floyd
Claude
Chester
Lester
Ralph
Carl

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ClashCityRocker · 16/06/2015 11:39

Abraham
Silas
Cyrus
Eli
Ezekiel (zeke?)
Bram

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UnashamedMOB · 16/06/2015 11:44

Loving these...I'm sure he'd be the only Herman in his class... Grin

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 16/06/2015 12:22

Maybe it's due a revival, and a transfer across the Atlantic op! (Maybe not.....)

Ike
Zeb

(You ought to watch a few episodes of the Waltons for ideas)

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MitzyLeFrouf · 16/06/2015 12:24

I can only say Herman in a Noo Yoik accent.

'Yo HOI-MAN!'

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TempsPerdu · 16/06/2015 12:29

Walter
Lowell
Jay
Edwin
Edgar
Raymond
Stanley
Gerald
Calvin
Ernest
Everett
Otis
Franklin

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SirNiallDementia · 16/06/2015 12:43

Gilbert (Gil)
Hal (love this!)
Nate

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SylvaniansAtEase · 16/06/2015 12:47

Hector (Heck)

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CloserToFiftyThanTwenty · 16/06/2015 12:48

Finn
Milo
Caleb

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Felix75 · 16/06/2015 13:02

Wilbur?

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Sophronia · 16/06/2015 13:37

Frank/Frankie
Ralph
Chester
Woodrow/Woody
Glen
Leonard/Lenny
Ray
Miller
Gene
Dennis/Denny
Leon
Rhett
Lonnie
Jesse
Leland
Guy
Everett
Otis
Harlan
Lionel
Hank

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UnashamedMOB · 16/06/2015 13:47

Ooh Walter...

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MargotLovedTom · 16/06/2015 14:46

I was going to suggest Walt in the spirit of Walt Whitman, but it is just utterly associated with Walter White for me now Grin.

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MargotLovedTom · 16/06/2015 14:50

Completely, not utterly.

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CakeRattleandRoll · 16/06/2015 15:13

Harold
Roy
Howard
Elmer
Melvin
Marvin
Alvin

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CityDweller · 16/06/2015 16:21

Emerson (which I love, but DH vetoed)
Clarence (ditto)

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MamaLazarou · 16/06/2015 16:30

Virgil

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lemonpoppyseed · 16/06/2015 16:34

Emmett
Wyatt

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PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 16/06/2015 21:56

Linus

Go with Linus! Linus is your buddy - when you're feeling blue, Linus is there for you.

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Astralabe · 16/06/2015 22:02

My OH is a Hal - to respond up thread - great name -
He gets great responses and lives his name.

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