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‘Proper’ or traditional boys names that aren’t too popular

56 replies

RitaPanda · 13/12/2017 14:19

I like names like Alexander, Harry, Henry, Edward, Thomas but they are all so popular.
Can anyone suggest any fairly traditional boys names that aren’t too popular?

I really dislike surnames names, anything made up sounding or anything American sounding.

Yes I know I’m picky & judgy Grin

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FairyPenguin · 13/12/2017 17:41

Jonathan
John
Michael
Peter

Joinourclub · 13/12/2017 17:36

Daniel
Dominic
Nathanial
Douglas
Duncan
Matthew
Robert
Stephen
Laurence

Smoliver · 13/12/2017 17:11

Dominic
Joseph
Joel
Nathaniel
Nicholas
Noel
Glenn
Connor
Michael
Patrick
Alistair
Peter
Christopher
Anthony
Timothy
Cameron
Stephen
Scott
Jason
Andrew
Marcus
Reece
Fraser
Lawrence

NotAgainYoda · 13/12/2017 16:43

Patrick
Michael
Andrew
John
Dominic
Matthew
David

Hushabyelullaby · 13/12/2017 16:28

Aaron
Marcus
Gregory
Sean/Shaun/Shawn/Sion

storynanny · 13/12/2017 16:19

I’ve got a John, 35 now and probably only met about 5 with same name. Never gets shortened.

WishICouldThinkOfSomethinWitty · 13/12/2017 16:10

Nigel. There wasn't a single baby Nigel last year.

Yika · 13/12/2017 15:14

Piers
Adrian
Giles
Miles
Martin
Gareth
Alban
Edwin
John

MiddlingMum · 13/12/2017 15:11

Simon
Daniel
Martin
Paul
Matthew
David
Marcus
Peter

IVflytrap · 13/12/2017 15:09

Carl
Clive
Brian
Douglas
Edgar
Frank
Graham
Humphrey
Cecil
Ian
Neil
Ronald
Reginald
Walter

flumpybear · 13/12/2017 15:00

Cameron
Sebastian
Nathanial
Lucian

WildRosesGrow · 13/12/2017 14:54

Gilbert
Arthur
Stanley
Cedric
Hugh
Cuthbert
Marcus
Nathan
Malcolm
Roger
Kenneth
Richard
Eric

BertrandRussell · 13/12/2017 14:52

Patrick
Peter
John
Timothy
Michael

TaggieRR · 13/12/2017 14:50

Philip, Hugo, Edmund, Edward, Sebastian

ElizaDontlittle · 13/12/2017 14:48

Biblical slightly less used (without being really unusual... you probably want to avoid Nebuchadnezzar for eg!!!) names:

Adam
Isaac
Seth
Joseph
David
Jonathan
Solomon
Jeremiah/Jeremy
Ezekiel (Zeke is quite cool tho as a shortening)
Zachariah
Daniel
Matthew
Andrew
Philip
Simon
Stephen
Michael
John

PinkCrystal · 13/12/2017 14:41

Daniel
Sean
Nicholas
Quentin
Flynn
Joseph
Joel
Julian

glitterbiscuits · 13/12/2017 14:39

Peter is very underrated and underused I’m my opinion

Calphurnia · 13/12/2017 14:37

Percy
Edmund

Maybe something not from Blackadder as well Blush

Rockandrollwithit · 13/12/2017 14:35

I have two boys called Giles and Hugo.

We also really liked Rupert.

bedtimestories · 13/12/2017 14:35

Rafe

MikeUniformMike · 13/12/2017 14:34

Guy is really nice too.

DiegoMadonna · 13/12/2017 14:33

Matthew
Mark
Luke

MikeUniformMike · 13/12/2017 14:31

I forgot Simon. I think Philip is a good choice.

TheHoneyMummy · 13/12/2017 14:31

Jeremy
Wilfred
Edgar
Patrick
Magnus
Peter
Julian
Christopher
Matthew

MikeUniformMike · 13/12/2017 14:30

Alan, Gary, Timothy, Jason, Colin, Winston, Roger, Raymond, Roy, Anthony, Neil, Philip.