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Strong, robust boys names

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RRlover · 12/11/2017 16:25

Any suggestions? We like old-fashioned names as well as modern ones. Germanic/Scandinavian names often feel very strong.

Things like

Erik
Frank
Jack
Olaf
Ivor

Etc. Any ideas? I don't love all of the above but they're in the style I'm after.

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TurquoiseDress · 10/12/2017 16:37

Bruno
Max
Rex
Luca

Ohayohay · 16/11/2017 10:16

Hilary, Ambrose, Percy, Kim

BabloHoney · 16/11/2017 10:09

Angus
Bruno
Dominic
Niall
Henry

Cauliflowercheede · 16/11/2017 09:38

George.
Henry
Richard

liquidrevolution · 16/11/2017 09:36

I have always thought Edmund was a solid, strong name.

Panicattheschoolgate · 16/11/2017 09:34

Drew
Harrison

wellington2026 · 16/11/2017 09:31

My little boy is called Stafford, I think it’s a nice strong boys name, it’s not very popular but it’s an old name and he was named after his great great grandfather.

littlebillie · 14/11/2017 17:03

Mungo

Horseshoe1 · 13/11/2017 22:09

Thurston

msatlantis · 13/11/2017 08:26

Robert

EverythingEverywhere1234 · 13/11/2017 08:23

Roman, John and Hunter all sprung to mind Smile

Intercom · 13/11/2017 08:21

Peter
Mark

Intercom · 13/11/2017 08:15

John
Arthur
Luke
Nathan
Daniel
Angus

pipilangstrumpf · 13/11/2017 08:12

Conrad
Quentin
Roman
Cameron

all sound strong to me.

Aquamarine1029 · 13/11/2017 03:50

Martin

IVflytrap · 13/11/2017 00:27

Max
Rufus
Ross
Russ
Bruno
Connor
Rhett
Ellis
Otis
Judd
Guy
Gus
Evan
Conrad
Pierce
Jethro
Kendrick
Alec
Jarvis

ineedamoreadultieradult · 12/11/2017 22:12

David
Harold
Ronald
Finnigan
Leo

pennyhill · 12/11/2017 22:09

Lev

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RRlover · 12/11/2017 22:04

Thanks everyone, seems like we got the scandinavian angle covered! Any similar style English names?

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BeyondTheMoon · 12/11/2017 20:44

Arno
Titus

Yika · 12/11/2017 20:33

Scott
Ranulph
Randall
Garth
Wulfric
Rory
Gustav
Ernest
Harold
Finn
Arno

InternetHoopJumper · 12/11/2017 20:29

Shirley

Thanks, I'll see myself out.

Intercom · 12/11/2017 20:27

Magnus
Torin
Viktor
Lucas
Albin
Torben
Ebbe
Morten
Vidar
Silas
Torbjørn
Ivar
Ingemar
Thorfinn
Frode
Anders

FizzyGreenWater · 12/11/2017 18:38

Heath

Bear

Magnus

nong45 · 12/11/2017 18:03

I’ve got a Tomas. Named after an eastern European footballer. Tomas/Tomasz/Thomas is a good multinational name, will travel anywhere, but I also chose it because I’ve always loved it and thought it was a proper robust no-nonsense boy’s name that he won’t have any trouble over at school and be embarrassed about as a grown up in the world of work!