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Old fashioned but uncommon boy names

61 replies

HolyMusicalBman · 01/02/2021 09:04

I love uncommon old fashioned boy names. Please give me se more to add to my list, I like ones like: Tristan, Beaumont, Hugh etc

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timetest · 01/02/2021 15:39

Cecil
Octavian
Kenneth
Simeon
Owen
Percival

BikeRunSki · 01/02/2021 15:38

Clarence
Malcolm
Derek
Gilbert
Ambrose
Rex

BigusBumus · 01/02/2021 15:36

Peregrine (Perry)
Augustus (Gus or Gussie)
Rupert (Roo - once knew a drop dead gorgeous furniture maker called Roo who wore a flat cap and was unbelievably sexy)
Edwin
Miles
Giles

Whatsyourflava · 01/02/2021 15:16

Love Tristan- I'd stick with that'

If not, names like Peter are really rare these days

Peter
Otis
Winston
Walter
Laurence
Nathan
Wilfred
Vincent
Sidney Sid
Christopher Kit
Percy
Barnaby

Katandra9 · 01/02/2021 15:09

I love the name Rex

StillGoingToWork · 01/02/2021 15:09

Francis
Leslie
Asa
Gerald

LetItGoGo · 01/02/2021 15:05

Lancelot! Lance

emsyj37 · 01/02/2021 15:03

Hector is lovely (for a boy or a dog!)

Flippyferloppy · 01/02/2021 14:57

Leslie, Hugo

Twizbe · 01/02/2021 14:55

Benedict. Much prefer it to Benjamin.

Edmund is another favourite

Signalbox · 01/02/2021 14:49

Pelham

Palavah · 01/02/2021 14:43

Walter
Neville
Keith
Graham
Clive

kennelmaid · 01/02/2021 14:38

Terence
Martin
Victor
Ralph
Miles
Hector

All are names of my relatives and/or dogs Grin

mommybunny · 01/02/2021 14:35

For some reason Hiram just popped into my head.

Also, how about Abraham? Or Ezekiel?

Marrilou · 01/02/2021 14:34

Wilkie!

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 01/02/2021 14:30

If rarity is important then check the data for your area - Arthur, Albert and Stanley are already very popular in many places. Theodore is everywhere. I also know of two baby Hectors born in the last year, which makes me a bit jealous as I loved Hector but wasn't brave enough to push for it. Rupert is lovely but climbing very fast and will probably break the top 100 in the next year or two.

Peachbubble · 01/02/2021 13:39

Hector
Hubert

emsyj37 · 01/02/2021 13:36

Stanleys are ten a penny round here!! Arthur is also getting more popular. I know 3 Seths, all under 10. Albert also quite common. Uncommon but old fashioned/traditional is really difficult with boys names i think. I love Rupert personally.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/02/2021 11:54

Douglas.
Vincent
Herbert
Arnold
Cedric
Trevor
Norman
Derek
Philip
Wilbur
Percival.
Reginald
Dennis
Richard
Bernard

Babdoc · 01/02/2021 11:09

Algernon, Archibald, Arbuthnot, Norman, Percival, Reginald, Seymour, Stanley.

But I wouldn’t fancy any of them!

DollyParton2 · 01/02/2021 11:07

Stanley
Rex
Seth
Arthur
Albert

SparklySnake · 01/02/2021 11:05

I like Hugh too.

Wilbur
Alfred
Edmund
Edwin
Roland

GrumpyHoonMain · 01/02/2021 11:02

I love fitzwilliam, archibald, cuthbert and then middle eastern / biblical names.

Twisique · 01/02/2021 11:00

Cedric Harold Alaric Wulfric Icabod Alfric Aldrin

KirstenBlest · 01/02/2021 10:35

Desmond
Brian
Gordon
Duncan
Malcolm