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Original poster

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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KUGA · 05/10/2019 09:06

Benjamin
Samuel
Michael
Alexander
David
Alan
Robert
Mathew
Christopher
Luke.

WaxOnFeckOff · 05/10/2019 08:55

Anthony
Lawrence
Miles
Marcus
Elliot
Steven
Gregory
Alan
David

Geronimo8 · 05/10/2019 08:50

Lucas
Luke
James
Michael
Paul
Frederick (Freddie)
Joseph
Colin
Broderick (Brodie)
Jacob
Joel
Charles (Charlie)
John
William
Theodore (Theo)
Leo
Leonard
Orlando
Conrad
Mathias
Laurence

Jellycat00 · 05/10/2019 08:44

Michael
Matthew
Martin
Alistair
Simon
Sean
Liam
Mark
Marcus
Luke
Paul
Rufus
Jonathan

Geronimo8 · 05/10/2019 08:43

Samson - classic, biblical and gives you Sammy.

aliensprig · 05/10/2019 08:42

Seriously OP, you can have whichever name you want regardless of who else has it in your extended family. No one owns a name. The ones you've listed are very popular being classic names, so it's not as if it would be incredibly weird to have a second Oliver in the family! Just pick one from your no list if that's what you want :)

Morado · 05/10/2019 08:41

The names on the no list are so common that you could probably get away with using one anyway...

WineOrGin · 05/10/2019 08:37

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wizzler · 05/10/2019 08:33

Matthew
Nathan

Peachbubble · 05/10/2019 07:58

Rupert
Rory
Rufus
Angus

AJPTaylor · 05/10/2019 07:53

Stephen
David
Andrew
Mark
Mathew

joystir59 · 05/10/2019 07:42

Alistair

HeadlessGummyBears · 05/10/2019 07:42

Albert
Alexander
Arthur
Christopher
Frederick
Jacob
Jeremiah
Jonathan
Joseph
Matthew
Philip
Robert
Theodore

joystir59 · 05/10/2019 07:42

I love Frederick, which has already been suggested

Original poster
crazymuseummumtobe · 05/10/2019 07:39

Ah, there's some lovely names in there that we maybe hadn't thought of! I'll have to show this to DH later.

I managed to put Daniel in the No list twice, one of them should have said Samuel. A shame, cos I would do love to have a Sammy! 😊

OP posts:
surlycurly · 05/10/2019 07:35

Sebastian
Jonah
Markus
Tobias
Samuel

kimlo · 05/10/2019 07:11

Peter.

Bobthefishermanswife · 05/10/2019 07:11

Sorry I've put a couple of your no's down 😳

bumblingalonghappily · 05/10/2019 07:11

William

Bobthefishermanswife · 05/10/2019 07:10

Philip
Duncan
Raymond
Ryan
Paul
Joshua
Martin
Robert
Luke
David
Nicholas
Thomas
Adam
Stuart
Steven
Kevin
Frederick
Andrew
Mark
Micheal
Matthew
Stanley
Alistair
Jonathan
Benjamin
Jacob
Gavin
Jordan
James
Samuel

TheVanguardSix · 05/10/2019 07:09

Sorry! I listed Richard! Confused
That’s on your no list.

TheVanguardSix · 05/10/2019 07:08

Richard
Raymond
Michael
William
Norman
Franklin
Frederick
Gerard

TulipCat · 05/10/2019 07:04

Peter
Paul
Jonathan
Spencer

StartupRepair · 05/10/2019 07:02

David
Peter

TheCatInAHat · 05/10/2019 07:00

Alex
Matthew