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If I like these boy names...

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Diorissimo1985 · 02/01/2021 20:26

... can you recommend any others in a similar vein? Expecting DC2 in spring and just found out it’s a boy (already have one girl - lucky as we used the only girl name we could agree on for her!)

Guy
Francis
Benedict
Julian
Thomas
Laurence (Laurie)
Alastair (my least favourite but DH’s first choice)

Thank you!

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lemonsquashie · 02/01/2021 22:38

[quote Diorissimo1985]@17caterpillars1mouse thanks - I like Patrick from your list - hadn’t thought of that at all![/quote]
Patrick is so nice . Paddy is cute

lemonsquashie · 02/01/2021 22:11

Of your shortlist I like, Thomas (Tom) timeless and classic and Francis (Frank) not keen on Alistair but you have Ali. Can you compromise with Alexander?

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Diorissimo1985 · 02/01/2021 21:43

@17caterpillars1mouse thanks - I like Patrick from your list - hadn’t thought of that at all!

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Diorissimo1985 · 02/01/2021 21:40

I don’t really like Adrian - makes me think of Adrian Mole!
I also knew an awful Adam which clouds my judgment.

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17caterpillars1mouse · 02/01/2021 21:40

Francis - love it, was on our list
Benedict - ditto
Julian - like it
Thomas - lovely classic
Laurence (Laurie) - nice
Alastair (my least favourite but DH’s first choice) - love it

Alot of your names were ones we considered (we had girls). We also liked

Alasdair
Alaric
Cedric
Patrick
Rufus
Ezra
Tristam
Struan
Tobias
Percival
Taliesin
Wyatt
Everett
Jonah
Elias
Nathaniel
Jeffrey
Zachary
Leonard

Any you like?

Floralnomad · 02/01/2021 21:36

Fabian
Christian
Really like your list except Guy and Francis

DramaAlpaca · 02/01/2021 21:32

I don't think Adrian has been mentioned yet, another underused classic.

YoniAndGuy · 02/01/2021 21:26

Not Alastair - he'll just be Al, which is really boring!

Laurence is good. Love Laurie.

How about Jonathan, nn Jonty?

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Diorissimo1985 · 02/01/2021 21:18

Thank you - I quite like Dominic as a few have suggested.
I think ‘classic but underused’ sums it up. My favourite is Laurence but DH not sure.

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MartiniDry · 02/01/2021 21:15

Simeon
Raphael
Reuben
Anthony
Hadleigh
Ralph
Benjamin
Benoit
Matthew
Mathias
Graham
Tobias
Edwin

babynamelover · 02/01/2021 21:02

Quentin
Amos
Benedict
Bede
Simon
Elliot
Rupert
Andrew
Ambrose
Sylvan
Dante
Felix
Graham
Harvey
Cillian
Jeremy
Jonah
Leon
Cornelius
Vincent
Valentine
Nathaniel
Matthieu

msatlantis · 02/01/2021 20:58

I have an Alastair who is 15 months. Laurence was also on our list.
Classic but not 'popular' names IMO.
I also have a Samuel.

FluffyEggsontoast · 02/01/2021 20:55

Laurence is a great choice

BackforGood · 02/01/2021 20:50

I like Thomas and Alastair from that list.

I actually don't see your list as a 'whole'. So, similar to Thomas, I'd say
Daniel, Edward, Harry, James

Perhaps more similar to Guy and Francis - what about Simon, Christopher, Dominic.

Benedict and Julian I'd say were more like Toby and Sebastian

Twobrews · 02/01/2021 20:44

Maxwell
Nicholas
Peter
Sebastian
Emmet
Kenneth
David
Crispin
Dominic
Joshua
Benjamin
Christian

formerbabe · 02/01/2021 20:40

Vincent
Cameron

cafedesreves · 02/01/2021 20:38

Peter
Alexander
Jeremy

missmouse101 · 02/01/2021 20:37

Adam

Chilldonaldchill · 02/01/2021 20:34

Hugo
Rufus
Gabriel
Lucien
Nathaniel
Caspian
Casimer
Jasper

DramaAlpaca · 02/01/2021 20:32

That's a very nice list. It seems you like underused classics so I'd add:

Andrew
Nicholas
Dominic
Marcus
Gregory
Stephen

Whatsyourflava · 02/01/2021 20:28

Love Alastair and Laurence

Tristan
Spencer
Kasper
Nathaniel

bluechameleon · 02/01/2021 20:27

Gabriel, Raphael, Dominic, Sebastian