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Original poster

What is your favourite old man name?

125 replies

Icannotdecideaboyname · 13/02/2023 11:53

I know they are currently popular which does not bother me just looking for an old name for our DS

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Backstreets · 13/02/2023 18:17

Was going to say Alan and Ralph but they sound quite young compared to the other suggestions!

AmandaMirandaPanda · 13/02/2023 18:16

Aldous
Aubrey (although I think it's been adopted by US girlmoms)
August
Bertram/Bertrand
Edgar
Edmund
Edwin
Fergus
Geoffrey
Gordon
Hector
Hilary
Howard
Julian
Lionel
Matthew
Paul
Ronald
Stephen
Victor
Xavier

drumandthebass · 13/02/2023 18:15

George, Arthur or Albie

Itgoesalittlesomethinglikethis · 13/02/2023 18:14

Favourite one is Herbert
Arthur a close second

Shannith · 13/02/2023 18:01

Patrick
Ethan

Though they are the names of one of the horses and one of the dogs rather than DC.

wendywoopywoo222 · 13/02/2023 18:01

Roy.

EmptyPlaces · 13/02/2023 18:01

Spencer
Eric
Bill

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 13/02/2023 18:00

Donald?

CuteCillian · 13/02/2023 17:58

Alan, Norman, Percy and Nathaniel

MissingMoominMamma · 13/02/2023 17:57

I like the name Jethro, and also Maurice.

YesitsBess · 13/02/2023 17:55

Ernest

WinterFoxes · 13/02/2023 17:54

Alfred, Wilfred and Arthur.

JauntyRedShoes · 13/02/2023 17:54

Sidney
Stanley
Arthur
Leonard
Francis
Ezra
Nate
Ray
Albert
Clement
Reg
Bertrand
Frederick

kwetu · 13/02/2023 17:53

Kenneth (Ken,Kenny)

Harpydragon · 13/02/2023 17:50

Digby
Humphrey
Albert
John

Nauticalthemedloo · 13/02/2023 17:44

Murdo
Bowden

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 13/02/2023 17:44

Gilbert
Seymour

midsomermurderess · 13/02/2023 17:29

Martin. It’s so rarely used, and is probably regarded as dull too. But I do have a soft spot for it. Also Simon, David, Paul, Peter, Michael. So disregarded as old and dull. But they are every classic mens’ names,.

JollyJolene · 13/02/2023 17:25

Arthur
Bertie
Dougie

Franticbutterfly · 13/02/2023 17:20

Albert

IDontWantToBeAPie · 13/02/2023 17:15

Theodore or Ulysses

CastleTower · 13/02/2023 16:13

Douglas
Edmund
Roland

Mumofgirls2017 · 13/02/2023 15:59

Favourites are:

frederick
arthur
albert
reginald
ernest
sidney
stanley
clarence
walter
herbert
ivor
vincent
edgar
percival
victor

lndnbrdge91 · 13/02/2023 15:40

Morris

hiredandsqueak · 13/02/2023 15:36

I like Stanley and Ralph

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