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Classic names - best all taken!

84 replies

crazymuseummumtobe · 05/10/2019 06:54

We have DC1 on the way in January, and really struggling for boys names. We want something pretty classic, but baby is going to have 10 male cousins, most of whom have got v classic names, of just the type we love.

We can't use:
George
Daniel
Oliver
Daniel
Adam
Benjamin
Harry
Thomas
Richard
Edward
Patrick
James

What would you consider to be in a similar vein to these that might fit the bill? We don't want to go too left field or 'grandad'.

Thanks!

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jfoyo26 · 09/11/2019 23:29

Matthew sprung to mind!

Amyaaa · 09/11/2019 21:48

I love Jacob or Joseph.

We have an Isaac, not to popular but still quite a classic name I think! A

Ikeameatballs · 09/11/2019 21:37

Amos
Abraham
Barnaby
Charles
David
Edwin
Frederick
Francis
Gregory
Ivan
Joseph
Laurence
Michael
Nathaniel
Oscar
Peter
Quentin
Robert
Stephen
Simon
Timothy
Vincent
Wilfred
Zachariah

Bellasblankexpression · 09/11/2019 21:28

Ernie
Chester
Oscar
Artie (for Arthur?)
Edward
Edmund
Wilfred
William
Ronnie

Dogsdinner12 · 09/11/2019 19:52

Robert
David
John
Noah
Owen

Stollen23 · 09/11/2019 19:46

Alexander
Christopher
Dominic
Edmund
Frederick
Henrik
Joseph
Magnus
Nathan
Patrick
Quentin
Vincent
Wilfred
Xavier
Zachary

BonBon411 · 09/11/2019 16:59

Henry
Eli
Jonathon
William
Alexander
Benjamin
Andrew
Arthur
Hugo
Matthew
Michael
Jack
Nicholas
Simon

MikeUniformMike · 09/11/2019 13:44

Simon

IckleBear · 09/11/2019 13:42

I like Henry, John and Hugo.

Heh1991 · 07/11/2019 22:21

Christopher
Liam
Samuel

hurrythefuckupgeorge · 07/11/2019 20:00

Douglas
Michael
John
Robert
Marcus
Malcolm
Fraser
Thomas
Alexander (my fave)

Trustmeimamidwife · 07/11/2019 19:55

John
Matthew

dolphin50 · 07/11/2019 16:02

Charles/Charlie
Samuel/Sam
Arthur/Arty
Jacob
Albert/Alby
Jem
Freddie
Sebastian

GnomeoNameo · 10/10/2019 19:51

John would be my choice.

Peter
Paul
Philip
Edmund
Michael

RueCambon · 10/10/2019 08:47

OP's list a very British interpretation of classic yes. I don't see John, Michael or Patrick, Benedict, Benedictus if you're really brave, Louis, Marcus, Julius, Leo, Dominic, Gregory, John Paul :-p Ok, that combination is pushing it. I'm not Catholic, but in the rest of Europe, former popes' names are classic.

jobbymcginty · 08/10/2019 02:06

Andrew
Michael
Elliott
Mark

littleorangecat22 · 08/10/2019 01:54

John would be my choice. Lovely classic name and suits all ages.

MummytoMatildaX · 08/10/2019 01:27

Congratulations! It seems like your families have covered lots already lol...

Hugo
Spencer
Charles
Charlie
Arthur
Jude
Theo
Theodore
Sebastian
Gabriel

MissHenty · 07/10/2019 16:33

What are your thoughts @crazymuseummumtobe

momtoboys · 07/10/2019 15:08

I'm partial to Conor and Declan.

HotSince82 · 06/10/2019 12:43

Anthony
Michael
Stephen
Christian

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 06/10/2019 08:57

Have you tried going through names in the bible and names of Kings and Princes from British history if you like classical?

Obviously if you go biblical you will get a bit buried in the “Ahesuerus” type names but you can also find Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Jacob, Joseph, Christopher, Paul and many more.

With Kings and Princes you will get a lot of Henrys and Georges But William is nice as is James.

I would describe our taste in names as “very classical” and for my kids four names (two first, two middle) we have two biblical books, a biblical mother figure and a 16th century Queen!

MrsGilly1 · 06/10/2019 08:46

Arthur
Archie
Charlie
Elliot
Freddie
Hamish
Issac
Jonah
Lucas
Matthew
Nicholas
Oscar
Rueben
Sebastian
Tobias
Xander
William

Nocturnalpearl · 05/10/2019 21:15

I seem to have similar taste to you and our recent boys list was:

Sebastian
Elliot
Joseph
Alexander
Dominic
Tobias
Frederick
Theodore

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 05/10/2019 21:09

Andrew. Steven. William. Francis. Nicholas
David. Kevin. Peter. Robert. Alexander. Christopher. Terrence. Anthony