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Original poster

Otto, rollo, Humphrey….or similair

93 replies

LondonT2202 · 05/10/2022 08:12

We are due with our little boy (brother to Rupert, Ophelia and Tabitha) but I’m struggling with boys names!

would love suggestions for:
• nicknames for Humphrey (not keen on humps!)
• full name for Rollo (Rowland has been suggested but husband hates it)
• upper class names similair to the above - ideally somethings that slightly unique but not too out there!

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midsomermurderess · 06/10/2022 12:19

It must depend where you are in Britain. In Scotland, the name `Hector’ wouldn’t cause sniggering and piss taking. I think we are not so consumed with class and the manifest anxiety about it you see so commonly on here.

ChakaKhanfan · 06/10/2022 11:24

Rollo and Humphrey just make me think of baby elephants, may as well go with Dumbo.

You want to sound upper class 🙄 couldn’t think of anything worse but not my circus, not my monkeys.

BeachStripes · 06/10/2022 11:13

If you like

Otto and Rollo then other O names, maybe Iolo?

Other posh unusual names I don’t think we’ve had yet

Florian
St John

Gr33ngr33ngr4ss · 06/10/2022 11:12

Monty?
Not keen on the whole class thing though

shebathequeenof · 06/10/2022 10:51

Yewtree?

Dreikanter · 06/10/2022 10:51

Hector should have siblings called Zsazsa and Kiki and be fond of gardening.

Mummysharkdoodoodoodoodoodoo · 06/10/2022 10:46

I know two Hectors, a little boy (probably about 6 years old) and a gorgeous little baby. I think it's an absolutely adorable name!

Cheeselog · 06/10/2022 10:43

Lilacsunflowers · 06/10/2022 10:18

as is pp’s suggestions of Hector (which I have taken the piss out of a friend for having as his middle name)

Is Hector really that bad?Confused

Once he’s 50+ he’ll probably be able to pull it off but it sounds ridiculous on a young person yes (my friend is 28 and we’ve been friends for 10 years).

Lilacsunflowers · 06/10/2022 10:18

as is pp’s suggestions of Hector (which I have taken the piss out of a friend for having as his middle name)

Is Hector really that bad?Confused

Cheeselog · 06/10/2022 09:57

Btw the most upper class people I know (aristos) are William and Oliver.

goldenbag · 06/10/2022 09:56

Cosmo (middle name Dibs)

Cheeselog · 06/10/2022 09:49

I know a Roly (Roland) and a Humphrey and I think both names
are awful, as is pp’s suggestions of Hector (which I have taken the piss out of a friend for having as his middle name) and Lysander (which shortens to lice).
Albert
Alexander
William
Wilfred
Peter
Sebastian
Xavier
Hugh
Edward
Laurence

Lilacsunflowers · 06/10/2022 09:30

Tobias
Sebastian
Quentin
Raphael
Tristan

GlassDeli · 06/10/2022 08:08
Hmm
Mumofgirls2017 · 06/10/2022 06:32

You could have someting like Alexander as a middle and nn Hal? Bit of stretch maybe?!

Rollo could be short for Rowan Oliver or something in the same way.

barnaby
montgomery
hugo
victor
frederick
francis
ernest
wilfred
leopold
quentin

LuciaPopp · 05/10/2022 21:50

Foxtrot101 · 05/10/2022 20:04

I feel like mumsnet has some serious double standards when everyone freaks out if someone says a name is chav or downmarket but then gets all on board for suggestions for upper class names!

I suspect the people who get exercised on other threads about “chav” names are the same ones getting exercised on this thread about upper class names. The rest of us happily accept that tastes differ and make suggestions accordingly

Luredbyapomegranate · 05/10/2022 21:49

Rollo is a name and a lot nicer than Roland, Orlando is a nice idea though

Humphrey is too much like Humpty Dumpty

Lysander
Tristram
Dashiell
Ignatius
Augustus
Corin
Rafe
Guy
Diggory
Cassian
Caspian
Casper
Josiah
Rufus
Giles
Gideon
Tobias
Barnabas
Laurence
Ernest
Walter
Francis
Philip nn Pip
Alistair
Sebastian
Lucian
Fabian
Julius
Justin
Caius
Cornelius
Louis
Edmund
Hamish
Hector

.. might be others

myrtleberry · 05/10/2022 21:41

Jerome

Lilacsunflowers · 05/10/2022 21:31

I feel like mumsnet has some serious double standards when everyone freaks out if someone says a name is chav or downmarket but then gets all on board for suggestions for upper class names!

So you're suggesting that people should like 'chav' names as much as 'upper class names'? Confused

Don't you think that many people prefer the latter?

jerseybean1000 · 05/10/2022 20:34

Bongo
Twingo
Gumbert
Hansard
Dreamliner

EmilyGilmoresSass · 05/10/2022 20:28

TheSausageKingofChicago · 05/10/2022 18:33

Otis
Hugo
Rory
Wilfred/Wilbur

You could have Freddy for Humphrey, but then you might as well just call him Freddy.

Couldn't have a Freddy, I imagine it's not top drawer enough for them 🙄 I'll refrain from mentioning there is an Ophelia living on the same council estate as me, who likely has the nickname Oaf, maybe not just for the upper class. Okay maybe I won't refrain

iBrows · 05/10/2022 20:24

No matter what you call him, his mates will find an embarrassing nickname and call him either that or his surname anyway.

GobbledyGeek · 05/10/2022 20:18

Cedric
Dominic
Richard
Sebastian
Jonathan

Foxtrot101 · 05/10/2022 20:04

I feel like mumsnet has some serious double standards when everyone freaks out if someone says a name is chav or downmarket but then gets all on board for suggestions for upper class names!

AmandaMirandaPanda · 05/10/2022 19:26

I like Rollo. It definitely has a history of use as a full name in Scotland, although at the moment it may be most closely associated with Young Ian's dog in Outlander. I think it's also sometimes used for Roland, Rudolf, or Rolf ... perhaps too close to Rupert?

How about Malo? he was a 7th century Welsh saint who really got around - he was on the journey with St Brendan who many people say "discovered" America, then he came back to Europe and went to Brittany and founded the monastic settlement at Saint-Malo, and now the city bears his name.

Or how about Frey, short for Humphrey?