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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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slowreadingprogress · 14/03/2009 20:02

I don't know why you're even worried - Leo is a gorgeous name. Classic but cool and stylish.

Ditto Charles.

Either of those would be a lovely choice IMO.

Leannabanana · 14/03/2009 19:16

Josiah - Jed for short....

lljkk · 14/03/2009 19:08

Bruce.
Calvin, Caleb.
Ian, Raymond, Mark, Lance, Robin, Jeremy, Norman, Dennis, Nelson.

pippibluestocking · 14/03/2009 18:59

Alistair

WorzselMummage · 14/03/2009 18:58

What about Alexander ?

Babbity · 14/03/2009 17:12

Phillip

Pollyanna · 14/03/2009 17:10

I have a Charles Henry! V nice name imo.

sophiesmummie · 14/03/2009 15:55

I like

Sebastian
Gregor
Edward
Quentin
Tobias (Toby)

brimfull · 14/03/2009 15:13

I like Charles
Peter
Michael
Max
Laurence
Alan
Peirs
Andrew

Sidge · 14/03/2009 15:02

Gregory
Jonathan (vastly underused IMO)
Richard
Toby

gardeningmum05 · 14/03/2009 15:01

thankyou hanaflower, Rory is my eldest sons name

blackrock · 14/03/2009 15:00

Clement
Abraham
Claude
Damon
Edgar
Gregory
Gerald
Germin
Graham
Harold
Hortensis
Jonah
K eith
Linden
Nigel
Quincy
Simon
Trevor
Wendell
Xavier
Zachary

I like Jonah and Clement

Lawks · 14/03/2009 14:59

Wilfred

StercusAccidit · 14/03/2009 14:57

Nathan
Alexander
David

My DS is a David Alexander
I'm therefore biased

scarletlilybug · 14/03/2009 14:55

Michael (Mike/Mick)
John (or Jonathon)
Arthur
Alistair (Al)

hanaflower · 14/03/2009 14:54

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gardeningmum05 · 14/03/2009 14:51

whoops

KnitterInTheNW · 14/03/2009 14:51

George. I may be slightly biased on that one

gardeningmum05 · 14/03/2009 14:50

i like RORY, we have a thomas but always call him tommy which i love and really suits him, also have a callum.

gardeningmum05 · 14/03/2009 14:50

i like RORY, we have a thomas but always call him tommy which i love and really suits him, also have a callum.

EdwardBear · 14/03/2009 14:50

Albert
Arthur
Anthony

Mumcentreplus · 14/03/2009 14:45

Quin?...

PestoMonster · 14/03/2009 14:43

Hugh
Laurence/Lawrence
Fergus
Alistair

PestoMonster · 14/03/2009 14:42

Edgar (Ed)
Alfred (Alfie/Fred)
Albert
Christian

kerela · 14/03/2009 14:42

Quentin is lovely - it seems to be becoming more popular though. I know of a 6 month and a 3 year old.

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