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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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MrsBertBibby · 05/10/2019 21:05

Robert
Joseph
Conrad

autumnkate · 05/10/2019 19:44

John! I love John

123Dancewithme · 05/10/2019 18:56

Alexander
Arthur
Christopher
Charles
David
Edmund
Frederick
Henry
Joseph
John
Jonathan
Francis
Dominic
Joshua
Jacob
Luke
Laurence/Lawrence
Michael
Matthew
Nicholas
Nathaniel
Oliver
Philip
Peter
Robert
Albert
Timothy
Vincent
William
Wilfred
Benedict
Gregory
Louis
Theodore

onthebusoctopus · 05/10/2019 16:45

Frederick, Joshua, Joseph

Becbobs · 05/10/2019 16:42

Nathaniel
Sebastian
Gabriel
Zachary
Oscar
Joseph
Jacob

Lavenderblues · 05/10/2019 15:46

Quentin
William
Edmund
Frederick

Kenram · 05/10/2019 14:42

William
Elliot
Arthur
Henry

newreality1 · 05/10/2019 13:59

Henry
William
Theo
Isaac
Joseph
Louis

Pcosmama · 05/10/2019 13:46

Henry
Nathaniel
Oscar
Theo
Alexander
Zachary
Arthur
Gabriel

Charlesandfred · 05/10/2019 11:39

My boy is Frederick...great name

Gummibaerchen1 · 05/10/2019 10:46

Dominic
Michael
Quentin
Christopher

AfterSomeAdvice1234 · 05/10/2019 10:41

Arthur
William
Robert
Alistair

Russell19 · 05/10/2019 10:17

It has to be Henry or Charles! Grin

custardbear · 05/10/2019 10:10

What about Samson Sampson ?!
Also Jonathan is nice, Christopher (Kit), Alexander

cathyno5 · 05/10/2019 10:07

Sebastian
Alexander
John
Peter
Francis
Christopher

Myotherusernameisshy · 05/10/2019 10:04

Matthew
Alexander
Samuel
William

FrancisCrawford · 05/10/2019 10:01

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GinGeum · 05/10/2019 09:55

We have an Edward and some names we have on the list for DS2 are:

Arthur
Rupert
Douglas
Peter
Humphrey
Ralph

Ellmau · 05/10/2019 09:42

Robert
Philip
Andrew
Simon
Stephen
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Jonathan
Henry
Michael

Roughday · 05/10/2019 09:39

We have an Albie which I think is a lovely boys name!
Can be known to be short for Albert

PBLR · 05/10/2019 09:28

Arthur
Archie
Bertie
Are all coming to the fore again - several connections have used them recently

MissHenty · 05/10/2019 09:25

Let us know what DH says @crazymuseummumtobe

MissHenty · 05/10/2019 09:25

I’d say Jacob or William

PrincessLouis · 05/10/2019 09:25

Interesting to see what a wide range of names people see as classic! Broderick??

Op, what about:
Charles / Charlie
John / Johnny
Andrew / Andy

user1493494961 · 05/10/2019 09:15

Nathaniel, Edmund