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Boys list. Boring?

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HelloBb · 16/10/2019 18:42

What do you think of these? Feels a little boring but I do like them...

Louis (pr Loo-ee)
George/Georges
James
Anthony
Phillip/Philip
Paul

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Lavenderblues · 17/10/2019 15:44

Daniel may be declining in popularity in the under 5s but I know loads of teen and adult Dans!

How about
Rufus
Marcus
Quentin
Dominic

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HelloBb · 17/10/2019 15:42

Thanks all, it’s a good point that trad names will be less common as time goes on.
This post is kinda congested so I’ll make a new one in a couple days, your suggestions are giving me more ideas. I don’t mind creative names either, but I have more confidence in the ‘tried and true’ ones.

Thanks for all the suggestions and opinions... I’ll post an updated list soon! 😊

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hihohihohiy · 17/10/2019 15:18

Really boring. But then everyone is calling their kids unusual names now so by the time yours hits the playground maybe those names will be retro 😂

Twelve8Ts · 17/10/2019 15:17

Errol is a lovely name you don’t hear much of now days?

Sidney
Ellis
Spencer
Evan
Chester
Valentine
Rees

kenandbarbie · 17/10/2019 15:15

I like all of them Philip least favourite

WhoArtinHeaven · 17/10/2019 14:46

James is a lovely name! Would have called DS this if DH hadn't been keen.

Also love Daniel.

What about Christopher?

Leopardprintboots · 17/10/2019 14:34

@Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav I agree about Daniel. Not met one in the past 4 years at various baby groups nursery or preschool. It’s about to leave the top 40 names so I can’t say I’m surprised not to have met any

Ihateedmundelephant · 17/10/2019 14:30

Louis is lovely!

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 17/10/2019 14:23

OK,its under used where i am

Lavenderblues · 17/10/2019 14:02

Daniel is underused?

I know loads of Daniels and Dans!

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 17/10/2019 11:49

I don't think they're boring at all, they are all great traditional names and like others have said they will be more unusual than the more modern names.
As for older names i like somebody's suggestion of Stanley
Emmet
Victor
Daniel is also an under used name

crustycrab · 17/10/2019 09:41

James

CharitySchmarity · 17/10/2019 09:39

Love James, George and Philip (with one L!) The others are not my favourites but I like rather than dislike them. I like this sort of traditional, almost timeless names much better than trendy or surnamey names.

missmouse101 · 17/10/2019 07:45

James is nice. Or Adam? Or Myles?

Lavenderblues · 17/10/2019 07:37

The only boring as in overused name is George

Anthony and Philip are lovely and not common these days

Anothernotherone · 17/10/2019 06:36

Often the "boring" names are the unusual ones - as someone else said, there are far more likely to be two Hunters, Albies or Arlos in a primary school class in some parts of the UK than two James'. George is massively popular I think and Louis was a while ago, but your other names aren't. Though as someone said Paul is incredibly popular in Germany (there are three Paul's out of 12 boys in my 12 year old's class - we live in Germany.)

The "unique" names that trend become massively dated though, classic names obviously don't. You never know which name will trend - I know someone with an 8 year old Arlo and when she chose the name I'd never heard it, now it's really common.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 17/10/2019 06:19

I like Anthony, not heard of a baby Anthony for ages!

I prefer Lewis to Louie.

James is nice but don't like Jim.

Prefer Miles to Giles.

071019DD · 17/10/2019 06:08

I get what you mean by boring for some of your list but I'd call them more classic than boring. LOVE LOVE LOVE Louis (OH vetoed) , it's not boring at all. And really like James too. Good luck OP!

Kbeeb1992 · 17/10/2019 01:00

That’s actually hilarious

Astronica · 17/10/2019 00:07

Other than Anthony and Paul which I don't like, I think the others are all good names. I certainly don't see Louis, George and Phillip as boring.
Miles/Myles
Milo
Edmund
Edgar
Rufus

Mrsmummy90 · 16/10/2019 23:50

James is my favourite boys name.

How about Myles?

PandasMum · 16/10/2019 23:48

Louis, James & George are all lovely

TerribleCustomerCervix · 16/10/2019 23:22

Kbeeb1992 This is the name board, where people are upfront about how they feel about different styles of names.

You might not like it, but it’s not up to you to police other users’ language.

DramaAlpaca · 16/10/2019 23:13

I like traditional, classic names so I don't think the list is boring.

My favourites are James, Philip & Louis.

Leflic · 16/10/2019 23:10

Kbeeb1992 The freedom to call your child anything does say something about the parents though. They picked it for a reason.
Maybe people do get the reasoning behind it wrong or sterotype incorrect but that’s the risk you run when you chose a name.