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Old man names you like

92 replies

Whichnametopick · 27/02/2023 15:10

I loved reading the thread on the old lady names. Which are your favourite old man names?

Mine is Francis but DP vetoed

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Aquamarine1029 · 28/02/2023 01:14

Ephraim

Great name

fairycupcakes · 16/06/2023 20:22

Stanley

jojo2202 · 16/06/2023 20:16

My 18 month old is called terence - terry for short. My dad passed away the year before I had him and named after him

midsomermurderess · 16/06/2023 19:52

I like Francis too, and Cuthbert and Ernest.

ValleysGirl72 · 16/06/2023 15:34

I like George, Charlie, Archie, Alfie, Edward or Edmund, Elijah, Isiah, Arthur, Henry

Wotsitface · 16/06/2023 13:38

no idea what would be considered an old man name but some that i know of and like are:

Alfred/Fred
Wilfred
Maurice
August
Raymond/Ray
Solomon
Walter
Percy
Otto

strawberrywhisk · 16/06/2023 13:00

Vincent

bbypinkluffie · 15/06/2023 20:58

Archie
Alfie
Wilbur
Peter

roarfeckingroarr · 15/06/2023 13:07

I have a two year old Arthur and I love it. His little best friend at nursery calls him Artie-bear ❤️

BeaKind · 15/06/2023 13:04

Really like Francis or Frankie for nn

Also like Clarence (Clancy) or Ernest too

muuummypig · 14/06/2023 20:29

Jack, if we had a boy I would have loved to call him Jack after my lovely DGF

justanothermummma · 14/06/2023 20:01

Wilbur

Tereseta · 14/06/2023 19:40

Derek
Darren
Terrance

MumofSpud · 14/06/2023 19:37

Seth
Edmund (my imaginary DS2)
Archie (loved this so long ago before it became popular)
Albert - Albie / Bertie

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 14/06/2023 19:10

Ralph
Hector
Victor (would've been DC2 if she had been a boy)
Bert- DD called one of her guinea-pigs Bert and he was Epic Grin

FictionalCharacter · 14/06/2023 19:02

I really like Francis!
Arthur
I like Walter but I don’t think I’d inflict it on a child

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 14/06/2023 18:55

Sydney

Madamecastafiore · 14/06/2023 18:54

Percy

Caspianberg · 14/06/2023 18:29

Peregrine (pip)

BarelyLiterate · 14/06/2023 18:25

Norman
Keith
Roger
Eric
Malcolm
Brian
Raymond
Geoffrey

babyno2isdue · 14/06/2023 18:13

I have a Sidney, didn't choose it because it was an old man's name just loved it. It certainly suits him although he's mainly Sid now

Theoldwoman · 14/06/2023 14:09

Francis
Wyndham
Edward
Ernest
Wesley

TempsPerdu · 14/06/2023 14:07

Edwin
Edmund
Laurence
Ambrose
Clement
Ernest could grow on me

As a group though I’m not a massive fan (I am quite partial to an old lady name though!).

Rainbowqueeen · 14/06/2023 09:51

Stanley
Baden

Hairbrushhandle · 14/06/2023 09:42

Cyril

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