Good solid boys names, like James and Thomas... but not them?

[LittlePeanut]

I like James and Thomas, but can't have them as other family members have already nabbed them! Any suggestions for similar traditional, "solid" boys names? TIA x

[rubyslippers]

mathew
david
michael
jonathan
edward
simon

[GrimmaTheNome]

Andrew, David, Stephen, Mark, John, Robert (thinking back to the limited range available when I was young!)

[WorzselMummage]

George
William
Edward
Benjamin

[LittlePeanut]

Thanks everyone. I really like William, but my DH can't get past the royal connection (and can't bear the royal family!)

[PaulDacreEatsBabies]

You're going to struggle with trad boys names then.

[LittlePeanut]

Yep. I know!

[branhasnocommentfortheDM]

Harold
Alfred
Philip
Joseph
Andrew

[Ondine]

If you look to the traditional Catholic names you can side step the royal connection. What about;

Nicholas
Lawrence
Benedict
Francis
Patrick

[Bleatblurt]

Alexander

[purepurple]

My DS is called Samuel Graham, he gets called Sam though.

[Vikelm]

Timothy?
Alexander?

[differentID]

William
George
John
Joseph
Francis
Patrick
Robert
Richard
Alexander
Charles
Andrew
Anthon y
Nicholas
David
Edward
Stephen
Marcus
Timothy
Matthew
Henry
Edmund
Samuel
Daniel
Oliver
Alan

[LittlePeanut]

Thanks for these excellent suggestions. I'm really liking Samuel (and my DH also likes it!)

Love Alexander too, but yet AGAIN, it's been used by a cousin. Damn my large family and their excellent choice in baby names!

[Littledawley]

I know you don't want royal but I still think Edward is the best boys name ever!!!

[Littledawley]

Also, Simon is really underused these days- it's BIL's name and gets shortened to Sim which I like.

[purepurple]

glad you like Samuel, littlepeanut
It suited my DS when he was a baby and it suits him now he is a 6 foot 20 year old!

[LittlePeanut]

Do you call him Samuel or Sam?

[purepurple]

mostly Sam, these days.
I don't normally have to tell him off much which is when he usually gets Samuel

[seeker]

Patrick. Best boys name there is!

[LittlePeanut]

Yes purepurple, very handy to have a name you can shorten but then use in full to tell them off! I like both Samuel and Sam. I suggested Sam to my DH a few weeks ago, and he said he wasn't keen. But when I just read out "Samuel" he said "ooh I like that!"

Bless him, don't think he's made the connection!

I am going to stick with Samuel I think.

Thanks everyone for your help! I heart Mumsnet!

[mrsruffallo]

Michael
Lufner
Justapose

[bruffin]

I have a Sam (Samuel) as well. He is a teenager now and it really suits him, solid and dependable type.

[LittlePeanut]

Justapose? Never heard of that mrs r!

Bruffin - a solid and dependable baby is what I'm after! I feel all excited now I'm settled on Samuel. Now I just have to make sure my DH doesn't go off the idea in the next 9 weeks...

[PaulDacreEatsBabies]

My DH just made a suggestion - a traditional boy's name for an ardent republican.

Oliver.

(Edward and George are the best boys names ever but they are all so naughty. Delicious but naughty)