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Old fashioned English boys names

38 replies

luckiestgirlintheworld · 05/02/2015 16:24

I have a Billy, a Stanley and an Albert.

If this next one is a boy, I have no idea what to call him!

I like Eric and I like Arthur, but my main criteria is that the name can be shortened nicely, and neither of those can.

Ideas?

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PrintScreen · 05/02/2015 19:11

Arthur could be Artie or Thor. Great name.

skolastica · 05/02/2015 19:07

Wilfred/Wilf
Charles/Charlie
Archibald/Archie

Sophronia · 05/02/2015 18:58

John
Frederick / Fred / Freddie
Ernest / Ernie
Percy
Sidney / Sid
Leonard / Len / Lenny / Leo
Cecil
Edwin or Edgar / Eddie / Ted / Ned
Bernard / Bernie
Clarence / Clarry / Clarrie
Morris
Ivor
Claude
Dennis / Denny
Roland / Ro / Roly
Clement / Clem
Basil
Aubrey
Rupert / Ru
Francis / Frank
Kenneth / Kenny
Walter / Walt
Eugene / Gene
Laurence / Laurie / Larry
Raymond / Ray / Raymie

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luckiestgirlintheworld · 05/02/2015 18:41

I quite like Montgomery, but I can't help but think that a Monty would get picked on for his name. Same with Cuthbert.
Might try them out on DH.

Also quite like Ernest but not sure I could keep a straight face calling him Ernie...

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Bowlersarm · 05/02/2015 18:18

Walter
Cuthbert
Horace
Laurence

Rivercam · 05/02/2015 18:15

Wesley
Reginald
Harold
Leonard
Ernest
Cyril

Belazu84 · 05/02/2015 18:10

Ronald / Ronnie
Walter / Walt
James / Jimmy
Frederick / Fred

these are mine and husband's grandads

Also love Frank

GoldfishSpy · 05/02/2015 16:44

I love your names.

What about Edward / Ted.

Purpleflamingos · 05/02/2015 16:41

Lewis? Both my grandparents had a sibling called Lewis.

Frederick as already mentioned.
William, Henry, James, Charles, Edmund/Edward, Matthew, Joseph, Paul, George.....

SunnyBaudelaire · 05/02/2015 16:38

Reginald
Neville
Norbert

OK thats enough !

Love Arthur, it is just such a sound name. And you could always shorten it to Art? or not?

LollyLondon · 05/02/2015 16:36

A few more, am on a roll!

Wilbur (Will)
Montgomery (Monty)
Sidney
Theodore

LollyLondon · 05/02/2015 16:34

Frederick or Alfred (Freddy)
Ralph (not sure of shortening!)
Francis (Frank or Frankie)
Harold (Harry)

Love old-fashioned names!

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