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Traditional but not super popular....

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hoppyfarmer · 28/10/2018 18:01

Hi ladies,
I'm booked for a caesarean in 5 weeks and we are struggling for a boy's name. We have a girl name sorted.
We like traditional names but a lot of the golden oldies are so popular these days that if we had a boy it would be in a class with 5 other Arthur/Albert/William etc.
I wanted Rex but my husband doesn't like it. He likes Matthew but I think of a boy I miscarried at 20 weeks as Matthew in my head as we had that down for him.
All suggestions welcome. Middle name for a boy would be Joseph.
Thanks! X

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Scone1nSixtySeconds · 31/10/2018 06:49

Hugh? It is the less pretentious version of Hugo and goes well with Joseph.

lovesugarfreejelly63 · 31/10/2018 06:24

Ezra Joseph

Yeaididthat · 31/10/2018 06:21

Christopher
Leon
Paul
John

Zoflorabore · 31/10/2018 03:57

Another vote for Robert.

My db is Robert Joseph and it's a classic name.
His own ds is Bobby.

GinIsIn · 31/10/2018 03:54

Angus
Theodore
Toby
Laurence
Christopher

flumpybear · 31/10/2018 03:37

Josiah
Joshua
Hunter
Cameron
Sebastian
Elliot
Jolyon
Nathaniel
Jamie
James

ForkHandlesplease · 31/10/2018 03:26

Theo
Nathan
Anthony
Edward
John
Paul
David
Luke

humblebumble · 31/10/2018 02:36

Robert

humblebumble · 31/10/2018 02:20

David
Nicholas
Roger
Terence
Philip

humblebumble · 31/10/2018 02:19

Simon
James
Paul
Peter
Graham
Jack
Christopher

AlbertWinestein · 31/10/2018 02:14

Under the circumstances you’ve described, definitely don’t go for Joseph but it would be perfectly ok to use it as a middle name.

Graphista · 31/10/2018 01:59

Go biblical?

Ephraim
Ezra
Noah
Aaron
Gabriel
Simeon
Gideon
Isaac
Jacob
Jarod
Joseph
Micah

OhTheRoses · 31/10/2018 01:14

Edward goes beautifully with Alice.

Shadow1234 · 31/10/2018 01:08

Gregory?

Mumtobe193 · 29/10/2018 23:08

Tobias?

Mumtobe193 · 29/10/2018 23:08

Sebastian
Hugo
Frank/ Frankie
Stanley

3out · 29/10/2018 20:27

I’d go with Joseph! Lovely name.

Sexnotgender · 29/10/2018 20:24

Please don’t use Dudley!

I’m having a boy in 12 weeks and our shortlist was:

Gabriel
Daniel
Alexander
William
Thomas
Rowan
Francis
Giles

Moominfan · 29/10/2018 20:23

Benjamin
Tristan
Lucas
Henry

mnahmnah · 29/10/2018 20:17

Tristan
Rupert
Hugh

Buenavista · 29/10/2018 20:15

Lucas

Buenavista · 29/10/2018 20:14

Please don’t use Dudley! Are you not a Harry Potter fan?!

Henry
Louis
Jude
Sebastian
Christopher
Nathaniel / Nate

n0ne · 29/10/2018 18:40

Douglas?

GrumbleBumble · 29/10/2018 18:33

Boy names that I think have a similar vibe to Matthew (I have a seven year old Matthew so some of these were on my list)

James
Samuel
Joseph
Edward
Alexander
Daniel
Andrew
Peter
Michael
David
Stephen

vintagechick43 · 29/10/2018 18:30

Ryan
Richard
James
Scott
Victor
Christian
Tobias

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