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Unusual old names for boys

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PSL1990 · 16/07/2019 15:16

Could anyone give me some boys names that are old in origin and not modern sounding and also not typically v popular now e.g. not James, Henry etc

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PhantomErik · 29/07/2019 12:35

Matthew
Malcolm
Peter
Richard
Simon
Daniel
Martin
Stuart
Henry

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 29/07/2019 12:30

Diggory!

wizzler · 28/07/2019 17:45

Cyril

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 28/07/2019 16:58

Sedrick

MissHenty · 28/07/2019 15:45

Clarence

Classic but underused

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 28/07/2019 15:35

Taliesin
Octavius
Isambard
Casimir
Tristram
Archibald
Gideon
Cassius

Blueuggboots · 28/07/2019 13:36

Percy/Percival
Peregrine/Perry
Piers
Mossum
Frank
Algernon

megletthesecond · 28/07/2019 13:31

Aldrin.

vampirethriller · 28/07/2019 13:29

In the Victorian cemetery near my house:
Jabez
Jarvis
Jethro
Hosea
Urban
Willoughby
Septimus
Norton
Redvers

All pre-1900

Skyejuly · 28/07/2019 12:37

Oscar
Roland
Heath
Edgar

ObtuseTriangle · 28/07/2019 11:34

Athol
Albie
Neville
Ivan
Owen
Bevan
Ernie

averythinline · 28/07/2019 11:31

Horace

wizzler · 28/07/2019 11:26

Magnus

KirstyT11 · 27/07/2019 22:36

Jasper
Malcolm but mac/mack for short
Elijah

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 25/07/2019 14:18

Abner
Abraham
Aldous
Alto
Amadeus
Balin
Benedict
Cyrus
Dunstan
Edric
Gaius
Godric
Guy
Hadrian
Ira
Jethro
Judd
Lemuel
Lucius
Osmond
Silas
Thaddeus
Titus
Wymond

thegreylady · 25/07/2019 12:12

Zeke short for Ezekiel

devilishlygood · 24/07/2019 22:12

Love Bartholomew! Also really love Torben but DH has already vetoed. Spoil sport.

ErrolTheDragon · 21/07/2019 00:45

Gilgamesh.

We were watching a dvd about the ancient city of Uruk tonight, supposedly founded by the legendary Gilgamesh and the lecturer said he'd only ever come across one person with that name and maybe people should consider it...Grin

historysock · 21/07/2019 00:44

I like Barnaby, Jolyon and Lynton from PP's suggestions too...

Rowan?

historysock · 21/07/2019 00:40

I was coming on to say
Alaric and Alban. Both of those were on my list but I ended up with two DD's.
I also had Christopher, nickname Kit, ala Christopher Marlowe...

Verily1 · 21/07/2019 00:21

Howard

twinnyone · 20/07/2019 23:13

Monty

BunnyJumps · 20/07/2019 23:04

Arlo
Edgar
Edmund
Wilfred

BananaBeforeBed · 20/07/2019 23:00

Peter
Robin
Gerard

LetItGoHome · 20/07/2019 22:53

Barnaby. I don't think this one's been suggested but it's one of my favourites.

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