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Amazing 19th century boys' names

82 replies

tinymeteor · 04/09/2017 10:14

I'm pregnant and can't sleep, so am idly trawling through all the baby names I can think of, by way of counting sheep.

Last night's musings were on fabulously OTT Victorian names for boys.

Isambard. Algernon. Melville.

I probably, almost certainly, maybe won't go there Grin

Any other suggestions?

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LyannaStarktheWolfMaid · 05/09/2017 07:19

Florian

MumBod · 05/09/2017 07:18

My grandad was Victorian.

His name was Ebor.

NerNerNerNerNerNerNerNerBATMAN · 05/09/2017 07:16

*going!!

NerNerNerNerNerNerNerNerBATMAN · 05/09/2017 07:16

I was only pondering the name Virgil the other day, wondering how many baby Virgil's there are now. Probably none.

Alaric is definitely hung on my list now, what a fabulous name. Sounds like he'd grow up to be a vampire

Yorkshiremum17 · 04/09/2017 23:17

I came across the name zephaniah, and fell in love. Could be shortened to zeph too! Sadly no more babies for me out this could well have been my next ones name ( once I talked dh round😁)

SukiPutTheEarlGreyOn · 04/09/2017 23:10

Simeon
Theophilus
Valentine
What a grand trio they would make. Used to know a Simeon who shortened it to 'Sim' which has a more 21st century ring.

Outdoorsy5644 · 04/09/2017 23:08

I know a Nimrod Smith.
Rod to his mates...

Garlicansapphire · 04/09/2017 23:06

Sorry I don't really like any of them at all.

What about Gilbert?

Circumlocutor · 04/09/2017 22:54

I'd expect to hear rousing strings every time I heard the name Nimrod.

easton · 04/09/2017 22:48

There was someone called Nimrod in my family tree

Tean1 · 04/09/2017 22:09

My favourite baby name thread so far! I liked the grandeur of Isambard Kingdom Brunel too, went for more conventional names with a similar ring to them.

Other suggestions:

Abraham
Constantine (almost my son's middle name but chickened out)
Gregor
Brutus

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tinymeteor · 04/09/2017 22:07

These are so flipping great! Can't see any of them getting through committee, but wouldn't it be amazing to rock up at the registry office with your new newborn and say yes, this one's called Obediah Truelove

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iniquity · 04/09/2017 22:02

Ernest

SummerSazz · 04/09/2017 22:02

I had a relative called Ambling. I like that Smile

SaucyJack · 04/09/2017 22:00

Aloysius.

OrgyofSausages · 04/09/2017 21:58

Marmaduke
Montgomery

OrgyofSausages · 04/09/2017 21:57

Hector
Lionel
Humphrey
Horatio
Pomeroy

Outdoorsy5644 · 04/09/2017 21:55

And Diggory!

Outdoorsy5644 · 04/09/2017 21:54

We have lots of Julius, Rueben, and Cornelius/Cornelia in our family tree.

Would have loved to call DS's Thaddeus and Edwin.

OhTheRoses · 04/09/2017 21:54

Herbert. Aldous. More will come to me. Egbert.

Petalflowers · 04/09/2017 21:53

Never thought I'd see Jabez on a know baby thread! We have a couple, in our family tree (great great Relative). Wishi was braver with baby names.

Other suggestions:
Reginald
Wilfred
Josiah
Herbert
Cecil
Leonard

Love Algenom

OhTheRoses · 04/09/2017 21:49

I hopped on to say Ebenezer. But how about Gaylord?

LouiseBrooks · 04/09/2017 21:49

These are genuine Christian names from my family, of a male born in the 1860s

Midsummer John.

Guess when he was born? Smile

OrgyofSausages · 04/09/2017 21:45

Peregrine
Cuthbert
Clive
St. John
Walter
Algernon

RedastheRose · 04/09/2017 21:43

Oh and I love Nathanial too (Nat for short) 😊