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Traditional boys name for DS2 - no shortlist!

38 replies

Pagetta · 21/12/2015 16:19

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!

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May2016baby · 27/12/2015 09:31

We have a Julian which we shorten to Jules sometimes : )

YokoUhOh · 25/12/2015 10:16

Oh, Fred and Ted not ideal!

YokoUhOh · 25/12/2015 10:15

DS is Alfred nn Freddie - would that suit both you and your DH?

Bouncey · 25/12/2015 10:07

We had the same dilemma and went for Hugo as slightly more unusual. Other options: Arthur, Lawrence, Richard, William.

Pastamancer · 25/12/2015 09:43

I love Stanley but DH vetoed it :( DC2 turned out to be a girl anyway so it didn't matter in the end.

CormoranStrike · 25/12/2015 09:40

And Simon, of course, great name.

CormoranStrike · 25/12/2015 09:39

Teddy and

Richard
Daniel
Joseph

NorksAreMessy · 24/12/2015 13:20

Henry is the most perfect boy's name that there ever was and all the Henrys currently in my house eating the Christmas ham are absolutely lovely.:)

Stollenlover · 24/12/2015 13:17

I like Frederick and Rafferty. I also like Quentin, Marcus, Elliot and Nicholas.

Don't like Alfred/Alfie or Charlie at all, sorry. Think they will date badly.

myotherusernameisbetter · 23/12/2015 21:37

Simon
Sylvester
Piers
Guy
Elliott
Gideon
Giles
Stephen
Austin
Alastair
Douglas
Gregory
Luke
Mark/Marcus

smartyclogs · 22/12/2015 18:21

Another vote for James.
As PPs suggested, Matthew is a great name too.

I'm not keen at all on these 'old names'. Albert is awful, sorry.

Belazu84 · 22/12/2015 16:33

Andrew
Thomas
Sebastian
Christopher
Peter
Luke
Robin
I like Albert, and Albie or Bertie works well with Teddy

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/12/2015 05:29

Andrew.
Daniel
Benjamin
Alexander

MissAlabamaWhitman · 22/12/2015 00:27

Stephen

Leonard

Vincent

Anthony

MissAlabamaWhitman · 22/12/2015 00:19

Clarence

CakeRattleandRoll · 21/12/2015 23:58

Alistair
Francis/Frank
George
Andrew
John

hawkmcqueen · 21/12/2015 22:34

I second Nicholas and love the shortening Nico.

I also suggest Magnus.

helentheheron · 21/12/2015 22:32

Robert

MrsJayy · 21/12/2015 22:12

William/Billy ?

MrsJayy · 21/12/2015 22:11

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

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Pagetta · 21/12/2015 22:05

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!

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DancingDuck · 21/12/2015 21:48

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)

LittleGreyElephant · 21/12/2015 19:22

Franklin (frank, frankie)

RueDeWakening · 21/12/2015 18:48

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

LumelaMme · 21/12/2015 18:34

Hugo CAN be shortened! HUGH!

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