Traditional boys name for DS2 - no shortlist!

[Pagetta]

I'm only 15 weeks so i know its early to be panicking, but we are seriously stuck for potential boys names! DS1 is Edward nn Teddy/Teds, so we'd like something fairly traditional to sit alongside it.

I really like names with options (Elizabeth is a top girls name for us as a lovely grown up name but could be Liz/Beth/betsie/ellie etc)

The thing is, Alfred and Charles i feel are out, because there are a million Alfie and Charlies. I don't want anything TOO trendy as won't go with traditional Edward - and we are NOT trendy people!

I LOVE frederick - but that is 100% veto'd by DH and i'll never win that one (tried with DS1!) DH is SO fussy on boys names! Nothing that's a surname, nothing that is slightly different - but nothing boring or too popular either - AGH!

Thoughts welcome on the following...
Albert - the front runner - but is it a little bit too hipster?
Timothy - his fave but i just think of 'timmaaaa from southpark!
Daniel - I like
Hugo - can't be shortened!

I also love (but DH doesn't):
Spencer
Jacob
Rafferty
Fergus
Oscar

Any ideas or thoughts most welcome! It might be a girl yet - but our family are boy-heavy so i need to be prepared!

[MrsJayy]

Alexander
Daniel
Mathew
Oliver but i know of a tonne of baby ollies atm

[MyGastIsFlabbered]

I've got a 5 year old Frederick (nn Freddie) and a 3 year old Albert (nn Bertie) so love those choices!

[CleverPlansAndSecretTricks]

William

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

You can't have Teddy and Freddy, a good thing your Dh has vetoed it.

Nathaniel
Matthew
Benjamin
Benedict
Tobias
William
Nicholas

I love Daniel though.

[Roseformeplease]

I have a Jonathan (Jonny)

[NickNacks]

James

[Clawdy]

Ralph is rather nice, and Hal, or Laurence.

[Helenluvsrob]

Laurence NN Laurie. Fab name , goes well with Ted

[SilverOldie2]

Alexander or Marcus

[Jw35]

Alexander

[Rivercam]

Samuel
Robert
William
Michael
David
Nathaniel
Patrick

[Whatsinaname2011]

Arthur (Art/Artie)

[crazycatguy]

Theodore?

[LumelaMme]

Hugo CAN be shortened! HUGH!

Harry/Henry
Richard (same sort of stable as Edward, perhaps a bit too much the same)
David

[RueDeWakening]

Our shortlist for ds2 (ds1 has same name as yours) included:
Michael
Peter
Robert
Daniel
Thomas

[LittleGreyElephant]

Franklin (frank, frankie)

[DancingDuck]

I was coming on to say the best trad name is Edward but you obviously already thought that!

James (Jay, Jamie)
Alexander (Alex, Alec, Xander, Sandy)
Samuel (Sam, Sammy)
Joseph (Joe, Seph)
Matthew (Matt, Mattie)
Henry (Hal)
William (Will, Wills, Bill, Billy)
Benjamin (Ben. Benji)

[Pagetta]

Ah thanks - I do love ralph and lawrence and Samuel. ..will broach with DH !
William / Arthur / Ben /Robert all out (cousins / DH name lol!)

A close friend has just had an Alexander but I do like that too...hmm not sure of etiquette on that though!

DH rely likes James I'm yet to be convinced!

[MrsJayy]

James/jamie are nice names, i think Alexander is out if you are good friends shame though its a good name

[MrsJayy]

William/Billy ?

[helentheheron]

Robert

[hawkmcqueen]

I second Nicholas and love the shortening Nico.

I also suggest Magnus.

[CakeRattleandRoll]

Alistair
Francis/Frank
George
Andrew
John

[MissAlabamaWhitman]

Clarence

[MissAlabamaWhitman]

Stephen

Leonard

Vincent

Anthony