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Can you help me find a traditional name that no one has used yet????

141 replies

Jackaroo · 14/03/2009 12:11

We are fairly late having our latest DS, and everyone else we know has already had their second, if not third. They have "taken" most of the popular boys names.

I never imagined having more than one son (no idea why) and so have never had more than the one name I was really attached to. So, we've used that for DS1.

I just want a strong traditional name, that has similar impact to first DS, and I want to really like it. As per LittleMissWorryHead's posting, I'm really worried that it will be such a compromise that it will end up being a problem forever...

So the following are off our joint list but sort of the right lines
Dan/iel
Nic/olas
Jo/seph
Ben/
Will/

To give you an idea, a friend has just called their son Felix. I don't think i would have chosen it, but it's a traditional name but not common iyswim......

I'm very worry that at the moment our list has two names on it, and neither of us is super keen on either of them:

Leo
Henry

Am I making any sense at all, is this just too boring for anyone else to bother with??!!

All idea gratefully received......

J

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lou33 · 16/03/2009 17:32

Aubrey?

I'll leave now ....

MrsSeanBean · 16/03/2009 17:29

Leslie?
Frank?

MrsSeanBean · 16/03/2009 17:29

Walter?
Stanley?

atowncalledalice · 16/03/2009 17:29

Clarence. Surely due a revival.

Peachy · 16/03/2009 17:28

DS1 is a giodfrey as middle name, he likes it, good name (was my maiden name); ds4 is a Sebastian but there are a few (not many but a few) about now.

Ours are- Samuel Godfrey, Stirling Max , Harold Jarvis Griffith and Sebastian George

GorgonsGin · 16/03/2009 17:21

Humphrey
Godfrey
Montagu
Sebastian
Albert
Augustus
Cornelius
Josslyn
Barnaby
Maurice
Trist an
Tarquin
Josiah
Caspar
Julius

Peachy · 16/03/2009 17:16

(I really liked Marcus crumper but dh vetoed as he is a MArk. Boo)

randomname · 16/03/2009 17:16

Matthew
Michael
Andrew
Davis
Jonathon
Paul

Peachy · 16/03/2009 17:16

Matthew / Mark / David / Simon / Andrew

Open an old book or the Bible randomly and you'll get many an idea. Choose the genre you fancy- herois, classical, etc- and there you go.

All names I reallylike but don't know any babies (well one matthew) who have them

DS1 ma\y have been David but have 2 uncles a cousin and a BIL called that already! All 40+ though

Charl;es is nice, ds's friend is a Charlie

crumpet · 16/03/2009 17:12

Giles
Marcus
Anthony (my cousin is Anto for short)

MrsSeanBean · 16/03/2009 17:10

Augustus
Percy

Fimbo · 16/03/2009 17:07

Adam
Lewis
Jonathon
Malcolm
Martin
Andrew

treacletart · 16/03/2009 17:05

Angus/Gus, Isaac/Zak

SamsMama · 16/03/2009 17:01

I have a Sam, so I really like that I also like Hugo, as others posted, Elliot, Thomas, and Will. Andrew/Andy? We went through this same thing with Sam- we wanted a "normal", more classic name.

FlorenceAndtheWashingMachine · 16/03/2009 16:42

I vote for Hugo or Theo.

no1childminder · 16/03/2009 16:26

my ex-employer made up the name Kylum for her son. i know you wanted a name no-one has but i really like this and he is the ONLY boy with it.

FilledWithRage · 16/03/2009 15:08

Was going to say John (Johnnie) but I see someone else has already.

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 16/03/2009 15:05

Tedbar

screamingabdab · 16/03/2009 15:02

John
Adam
Alexander
Gabriel
Laurence
William

DaphneMoon · 16/03/2009 13:25

Joshua
Archie

KnitterInTheNW · 16/03/2009 13:23

Our George is George William

Tummytuckrequired · 16/03/2009 13:09

My DS is called George Thomas and I love it! We call him Georgie for short! Good luck!

secondbump · 16/03/2009 13:06

We too are expecting a ds and have narrowed it to the following:

Daniel
William
Oliver
Benedict
Quentin
Tobias

But I'll be following this thread with interest for more ideas .

BlueChampagne · 16/03/2009 12:39

Here are the names from our list if it's any help:

Alexander
Aidan
Francis (NN Frankie)
Harvey
Justin
Laurence
Lewis
Morgan

Good luck with your DH! I like Leo/Leon too.

lljkk · 16/03/2009 09:37

What names does your DH like, he must have his own list of what he likes if you weren't bothered?
Not that this helps you, but my curiousity is piqued.