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Old fashioned but uncommon boys names please!

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amyjaney1984 · 25/05/2014 08:30

Hello, we already have a Mary and love it because it is old-fashioned but not in the top 100 baby names at the mo. We have just discovered we are expecting a boy and are stumped!! I'm a teacher so I really don't want a super-popular name... Suggestions please! Smile

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GooseyLoosey · 02/06/2014 14:51

Mark

rachel234 · 02/06/2014 14:39

Love Mary - pretty, classic, underused!

We have a Quentin, which isn't too common. Or how about Edmund, Leonard or Christopher?

KatoPotato · 02/06/2014 14:29

Robin

BikeRunSki · 02/06/2014 14:27

Clarence
Emile

Artandco · 02/06/2014 14:26

Lionel
Oswald
Wilbar
Seth
Conrad

skinmysunshine · 02/06/2014 14:19

When DD was born 2008, of four children from the NCT class two were called Andrew

janesxx · 02/06/2014 10:13

my son is called Harvey, im not sure if thats old fashioned or not but I love it x

skinmysunshine · 02/06/2014 08:28

I have a friend with three boys - Edgar, Alfred & Arthur which I think are wonderful

quellerosiel · 02/06/2014 08:25

I have cousins called Fletcher (arrow maker or something like that, always liked that connection) and Mitchell. Really strong but unusual. Fletch and Mitch for short :-)

DogCalledRudis · 01/06/2014 08:34

I've met old men, but never boys

Graham
Frank
Adrian

Eastpoint · 31/05/2014 05:45

nuffin You'll be pleased to learn Sophie Ellis Bextor is keeping the name Ray going, one of her 3 sons is a Ray. I think it's her oldest.

ZingWatermelon · 31/05/2014 02:19

Don't think it's old fashioned, but I have not met another Michael that is younger than 12!

DS3 is Michael (will be 10 this year) and there hasn't been another baby/child with this name as first name since he was born!.
it's bizarre to me that we know 6 Noahs (apart from DS4) and 3 Isaacs (apart from DS5) but just not another Michael!

durness · 31/05/2014 01:41

I don't think anyone's recommended Stewart yet (as opposed to Stuart). As far as I can see, it's no longer even in the top 500 these days (and yet somewhere near the top ten is Jayden, which I'd never heard of until I started looking into baby names).

Disclosure: I'm a Stewart. Bit shocked to discover I'm an anachronism now, the equivalent of Raymond when I were a wee lad.

Pebbles0934 · 30/05/2014 17:47

Bertie

nuffinthemule · 30/05/2014 15:55

My dad was Ray and I think it is quite a nice old-fashioned name that might be due a come-back, especially as his brother was Archie, which is very popular now. Haven't met any baby Rays though, so obviously no one else agrees!

FlipFantasia · 30/05/2014 11:41

Edgar.

singersgirl · 28/05/2014 15:32

John
Richard
Peter
Paul
Stephen
David
Andrew
Simon
Robert
Walter
Ernest
Victor
Michael
Gerald
Vincent

BlueChampagne · 28/05/2014 15:27

Conrad

neverenoughwine · 28/05/2014 15:23

Wilfred
Laurence
Saul
Willoughby

BakingBunty · 28/05/2014 08:36

I have a Ned - lots of people comment that it has a nice, old fashioned feel.

MissSmiley · 27/05/2014 23:11

Guy and Mary

BikeRunSki · 27/05/2014 23:05

Amos
Ambrose
Rex
Ivan
Ives
Malcolm
Derek

alita7 · 27/05/2014 23:03

And Ivan and Ivor are great too!

alita7 · 27/05/2014 23:02

Well I'm not sure I can add anything to that list!

But loving John, Michael, Benedict, Victor, Vincent, Wilbur and Caleb.

Are Jacob and Luke too popular?

Misfitless · 27/05/2014 21:34

Fred