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Old man names

118 replies

Namechanger2735 · 25/10/2017 20:27

Just posted this in pregnancy, not realising there was a section for baby names.
Please help!!

Il never find a name I love enough!
So here are the names I like, to give you a clue..but they come with reasons why I won't be using them.
Alfie-too common and reminds me of Alfie moon
Archie-reminds me of Archie Mitchell
not an eastenders addict I swear
Albert- I like albert but Hate "albie" and I just know people will shorten it.
Barney- reminds me too much of the dinosaur
And the same with barnabus plus I think that sounds a bit jokey? Sorry
The front runner at the moment is Rupert.
So I like old names I think, think old peoples home register and hit me with your favourites!

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areyouanappliance · 25/10/2017 23:19

Edwin

photographyaddict · 25/10/2017 23:09

The only “old man” names I like are:

Jasper
Douglas
Stanley :)

midsomermurderess · 25/10/2017 23:04

Cecil, Maurice, Clive. And quite underused.

MeT00 · 25/10/2017 23:03

I love the name Freddy/Freddie

SuperBeagle · 25/10/2017 23:02

Oh, and Gene!

With the wonderful Gene Kelly as a namesake. Smile

SuperBeagle · 25/10/2017 23:01

Alastair
Aldous
Amos
Arthur

Bertrand

Douglas

Ernest
Errol

Frederick

Humphrey

John

Montgomery

Robert
Raymond
Reginald

Spencer
Sidney
Stanley

Wilfred
Wilbur

AnnaThursday · 25/10/2017 22:31

Maurice

MarthaArthur · 25/10/2017 22:25

Bernard
Eugene
Fredrick
Philip
Richard

MarthaArthur · 25/10/2017 22:24

Vincent
Norman
Boris
Hubert
Douglas
Alfred
George
Wallis
Henry

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/10/2017 22:23
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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/10/2017 22:22

Hubert
Gilbert
Islas
Seth

VampireLatteDrinker · 25/10/2017 22:19

My grandpas were Cecil and Ralph Eugene. I love the name Ralph.(not pronounced rate though, you have to pronounce the 'l'). There's a wee boy at our school who's named Bill, that's nice too.

TheVanguardSix · 25/10/2017 22:18

Gordon!

Ah! I LOVE an old man name.
My son's an Alec.
It's SO old man, so 'Derek' that not even my elderly neighbours have such names.

I love Norman, Bernard, Richard as well. Nigel too.

Imabanana · 25/10/2017 22:17

Love Stanley and Hector or Horace

LaChatte · 25/10/2017 22:15

Vernon
Charles
Howard
Camillle
Rodger
Gaston
Victor
Alberic
Leonard
Philip
Hector
Louis
Fernand
Giovani
Jean-Paul
Benoit
Paul
François
Jaques
Bernard
Eric
Maurice
Marcel

That's all the old men's names I can think of right now. I'm in France by the way.

MrsBartlettforthewin · 25/10/2017 22:11

Ronald
Douglas
Walter
Sydney
Fredrik
Reginald
Herbert

BillyAndTheSillies · 25/10/2017 22:08

Just trying to think of the older men in my family.

Grandads - Thomas Samuel and Albert (he was Elb)
Great uncles - Gordon, Basil, Mackenzie (only ever knew him as Uncle Mac and only found out his full name at his funeral). Keith. Wilbur and Arthur (Art).

C0untDucku1a · 25/10/2017 22:08

If i was to have another girl she would be winifred.

ScarletSienna · 25/10/2017 22:06

Rupert is really lovely. I also like Digby.

Efnisien · 25/10/2017 22:04

Brian

buttercup54321 · 25/10/2017 22:03

Bertie
Robert
John
Jack
Thomas
Frank
Raymond
Reginald
Terence
Maurice
Wilfred
Harry
Henry
Clive
Derek

YokoReturns · 25/10/2017 21:56

You’d hate my choices OP - I’ve got a Bertie and a Freddie (Albert and Alfred!)

AnnabelFan · 25/10/2017 21:56

I love Wilfred..Wilf or Fred for short
Ted...had a great uncle Ted
Frank...my step grandfather
Ernie...just because I think it's cool!

sakura06 · 25/10/2017 21:46

My grandfather is called Rufus. I love it! If I’d have had a son, I would’ve named him after him.

soupmaker · 25/10/2017 21:43

If DD2 had been a boy she would have been one of the following...

Dennis
Stanley
John

But only because DH vetoed Hamish.