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Old fashioned boys names

37 replies

salharg · 26/03/2022 20:54

Please suggest some, favourites so far include;
Vincent nn Vinny
Francis nn Frank
Ned

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Raera · 27/03/2022 19:58

Gerard
Gregory

Cornishmumofone · 27/03/2022 19:43

Ethelbert
Willie
Cuthbert
Phil
Gary
John
Ernest
Peter
Archie
James
Alan
Roger
Brian

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 27/03/2022 18:13

Rodney.

that's it, that's The One.

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salharg · 27/03/2022 17:55

@Lilaclavenders

*Richard Keith Mark David Andrew Michael*

These aren't old fashioned at all, there are loads of middle aged men with these names..!

Proper old fashioned imo are names like
Leonard
Cedric
Cecil
Walter
Raymond

I agree! My cousins are Mark and Michael and are 35 and 38
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Lilaclavenders · 27/03/2022 17:34

Richard
Keith
Mark
David
Andrew
Michael

These aren't old fashioned at all, there are loads of middle aged men with these names..!

Proper old fashioned imo are names like
Leonard
Cedric
Cecil
Walter
Raymond

Pegasussnail · 27/03/2022 16:16

I really like John. I know a young John. He's fab

Bernard (Benny)
Matthew

RuthW · 27/03/2022 16:14

Richard
Keith
Mark
David
Andrew
Michael

The ones you suggest are not old fashioned but very modern now.

Adventing · 27/03/2022 13:55

Ernest
Edmund
Leonard
Alfred
Kenneth
Reginald
Norman
Clifford
Wilfred
Cecil
Cedric

Blimecory · 27/03/2022 11:25

Clive
Cecil
Gregory
Bertram
Algernon
Lionel
Maurice
Nigel
Percival
Roland
Terence

livyaz · 27/03/2022 11:12

Don't think it's been mentioned yet, I have a Joseph (Joe)
Suited him as a boy, now as a man, I love it

Bellex · 27/03/2022 10:29

August
Atticus
Albert
Harold
Michael
Edward
Edwin
Silas
Clifford
Arnold
Carson
Otto
Nelson
Humphrey
Esau
Eldon
Cassian
Roscoe

sixoclockalready · 27/03/2022 09:58

Robert
Richard
Mark
Christopher
Stephen
Nicholas
Daniel
Paul
Jonathan

Old fashioned but not naff

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 27/03/2022 09:54

Toby
Noel
Graeme
Leonard
Ivo
Maurice
Claude

HoliHormonalTigerlilly · 27/03/2022 09:52

Nigel
Lionel
Eugene
Edwin
Derek
Floyd
Victor
Silas
David
John
Hugh

HoliHormonalTigerlilly · 27/03/2022 09:49

Stanley
Archie
Alfred
Albie
Fred
George
Ernest - Ernie
Frank
Wilbur
Henry
Edward
Jack
Louis

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 27/03/2022 09:46

Stanley
John
Arthur (Probably more modern now with it being so popular)
Philip
Norman
Percy

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 27/03/2022 09:43

Douglas (Dougie)
Cedric
Peter
Wilbur
Raymond
Lawrence
Terence
George
Alan

Dancingonarainbow · 27/03/2022 08:38

My ds is Christopher and was the only one in nursery and now school .
I teach a Greg , Jeremy , Philip and an Andrew and they are names that I have not seen around much .
Also Marcus , Julian and David are very rare now .

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 27/03/2022 08:22

I quite like Selwyn.

Mumofgirls2017 · 27/03/2022 08:20

My favourites

Frederick- Freddie
Henry/ Harry
Victor
Vincent- Vinnie
Edgar- Teddy
Edward- Teddy
Leonard- Lenny/ Leo
Lionel- Leo
Ivor
Walter- Walt
John!
Christopher- Kit
Albert
Alfred
Reginald- Rex
Arthur
Roland
Sidney
Clarence
Claude
Clyde
Clement
Alexander
Franklin- Frank
Graham
Douglas- Dougie
Herbert- Bertie
Ernest
Stanley
Eric

Definitely not all to everyone’s tastes 🤣

SpottyBumPony · 27/03/2022 07:56

Robert

Lilaclavenders · 27/03/2022 07:44

Wilfred
Quentin
Albert
Stanley

IAmSantaOhYesIAm · 26/03/2022 22:13

Dennis
Lionel
Nigel
Norman
Herbert
Raymond

Workinghardeveryday · 26/03/2022 22:09

Edwin
Maurice

ThrobbingToothacheOfTheMind · 26/03/2022 21:58

Ned is an acronym for "Non-educated delinquent."

Vinnie is a gangster name.