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Please help! William and Alexander’s brother is called...

112 replies

Efferlunt · 29/11/2017 18:35

We are so stuck! We’d like something a bit less popular this time round. DH is on the look out for a ‘good solid British name’ and has rejected all my suggestions out of hand.

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CatchIt · 29/11/2017 18:56

Edward

But I’m totally biased! 😂

Chewbecca · 29/11/2017 18:54

Daniel
Toby
Sebastian
Dominic
Laurence

BrokenBattleDroid · 29/11/2017 18:54

Alistair

Fekko · 29/11/2017 18:54

Edward, Andrew, Michael, Philip?

Fellia · 29/11/2017 18:52

James

MikeUniformMike · 29/11/2017 18:51

David, James, George, Giles, Oliver, Benjamin, Edward, Matthew, Mark, Marcus, Nicholas, Timothy, Christopher, Richard, Jeremy, Andrew, Charles, Henry, Peter, Simon, Thomas, John, Jonathan, Michael, Roger, Philip, Daniel, Joseph, Patrick, Robert, Maximilian, Samuel, Geoffrey, Arthur, Horatio, Rufus, Rupert, Stephen, Luke ...

HexeSauerkraut · 29/11/2017 18:51

Laurence/Laurie

Biscuitsneeded · 29/11/2017 18:49

Jonathan
Gregory
Nicholas
Christopher

I like all those 60s/70s names!

Butterfly1975 · 29/11/2017 18:48

Lawrence

Bin85 · 29/11/2017 18:47

James

SecretlyChartreuse · 29/11/2017 18:46

John
Stephen
Henry

OublietteBravo · 29/11/2017 18:46

Jonathan

isittheholidaysyet · 29/11/2017 18:45

Nicholas

I don't know why, it just came into my head following the other names.

Doilooklikeatourist · 29/11/2017 18:45

Frederick

WhereYouLeftIt · 29/11/2017 18:45

Edward
James
George
Frederick
Charles

xyzandabc · 29/11/2017 18:44

Peter was the 1st name that sprang into my head. Other than that:

James
Henry
Harry
Theo
Benjamin
Thomas
Samuel

The two you have already have well known shortenings so I might be inclined to go with another that can be shortened too.

NSEA · 29/11/2017 18:44

I jave 3!brothers
One called Alexandra
One called William
One called James

AnaWinter · 29/11/2017 18:43

Henry
Sebastian
Max

EverythingEverywhere1234 · 29/11/2017 18:43

George
Arthur
Charles
Benjamin
Harry
Oliver
Hugh
Frederick
Tobias
Thomas
Edward

ifihadonlyknown · 29/11/2017 18:43

James, Nathan , Daniel , Noah, Matthew and Joseph

cakeandteajustforme · 29/11/2017 18:42

A somewhat random selection.. not sure how 'modern' any are

Arthur
Humphrey
James
Matthew
George
Quentin
Dominic
Percy
Timothy
Cedric
Hector

Schlimbesserung · 29/11/2017 18:42

Christian
Toby
Arthur
Simon
Fergus

MsJolly · 29/11/2017 18:41

Benjamin Harry

Quartz2208 · 29/11/2017 18:41

Eddie/Edward George Benjamin Robert Christopher Theodore

daisydalrymple · 29/11/2017 18:41

Daniel, Matthew, Thomas, Edward, all spring to mind as being of a similar type to your names. But probably don't match your not so popular brief Grin [helpful]