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57 replies

NamesNamesAndMoreNames · 21/10/2017 18:13

We have one DS. He has a traditional boy's name (think along the William/George lines) it's in the top 50 but not top 10.

We are having another boy in a few weeks time. We want a similarly 'traditional' name. Easy to spell and familiar but I'd rather he wasn't one of 3/4 in his class or peer group.

Front runners so far are :
James (popular we know, but I hardly ever hear of any baby James'... Which is odd!)
Robert
Russell
Tristan
Ellis
Elliot
Benjamin (but I am not hugely fond of Ben)
Peter
Robin
Rowan
Laurence

Suggestions and opinions welcome!!

I have a few front runners but I am interested to see what other people say before I reveal them 😬

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Lorddenning1 · 21/10/2017 18:28

I like Harry and the name Jesse for a boy :)

Tilapia · 21/10/2017 18:26

All nice names. James and Benjamin are my favourites.

gigi556 · 21/10/2017 18:21

Just had a baby boy in June and Rowan and Laurence were on our shortlist (but not what we ultimately chose) so those are my favorites!

Liadain · 21/10/2017 18:19

James - lovely name
Robert - grand but nothing special
Russell - nah
Tristan - lovely, although posh
Ellis - nice
Elliot - nice. Ime more popular than Ellis
Benjamin - if you're not loving Ben, avoid it - tbh it's an alright name but not amazing
Peter - love it, very unusual these days too
Robin - blah. Very wet.
Rowan - meek and wet imo
Laurence - this is nice

My favourites are Laurence, Peter and Tristan.

Suggestions: Adam, Lucas/Luca, Dominic, Travis, Michael, Eric, Cormac, Emmet, David.

Redpramlady · 21/10/2017 18:18

Laurence for me!

AnyaMoondial · 21/10/2017 18:17

Robin is very popular as a girls' name now so that would bother me a bit. I think Benjamin will always be shortened to Ben, it is a terrific name though.

James, Robert, Peter and Laurence all get my vote!

3luckystars · 21/10/2017 18:14

I love Elliot, I think I’ll always have a soft spot for it.
All nice, but number one ELLIOT!