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Need another vintage boy name, please help!

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clairecreb · 15/01/2012 21:08

Hello! We used up our favourite boys name 3 years ago with our son Archie and now have four weeks to decide on a name for his brother. We want another 'Grandad' sounding name (I've been through my family tree but not found anything) and it has to match our unusual surname, which is q similar to the famous actor Bernard who was in Doctor Who.

Friends and family have already used the most popular; William, Henry, Frank and so on. Plus I want something a bit more unusual.

I'm getting a bit desperate as my husband wants to call him Ernie.

I want to avoid another 'ie' name, want one that only has one spelling (after 37 years I am sick of having to spell out 'Claire') and don't want anything beginning with W (initials would be WC). I am also not keen on names that people instantly abbreviate. Picky aren't I?!?

I am fed up of reading baby name books and would love some help.

Many many thanks

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amistillsexy · 15/01/2012 21:10

Ronald.

LiviaAugusta · 15/01/2012 21:11

Sidney, Stanley, Francis

YouCantTeuchThis · 15/01/2012 21:14

Bernard
Rupert

I know some people share lots on here, but is it wise to share your unusual surname?
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joanofarchitrave · 15/01/2012 21:15

Albert, NN Al? but you risk Bertie as the obvious NN.
Robert
Magnus
Abraham NN Abe
Theodore
Ralph

GlaikitFizzog · 15/01/2012 21:16

Herbert, Thomas, James, John, Alexander, Mitchell, Gordon, George, Dougal, Douglas, Dougray, Edward, Henry, Albert, Laurence

BenderBendingRodriguez · 15/01/2012 21:17

Eric
Malcolm
Herbert

lollystix · 15/01/2012 21:18

Fred
Eric
Albert
Ernest
George
Amos
Seth (OK getting a bit emmerdale here)
Tim
Lionel (please don't)

Sophiesmummie · 15/01/2012 21:19

Quentin, Alfred, Frederick

KateShmate · 15/01/2012 21:21

Livia Archie and Stanley sounds soo lovely! It just fits!
My vote is for Stanley :)

Mytholmroyd · 15/01/2012 21:21

Arthur and/or Victor?

DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 15/01/2012 21:22

Our DS is Frederick, but known as Fred, it was a prominent name in both our families.

I also like Arthur, Edward (Ted), Rupert, and Peter.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 15/01/2012 21:23

Vincent
Terence
Wilfred
Edmund

Figgyrolls · 15/01/2012 21:24

Richard
Robert
Andrew
Matthew
Michael
Charles
Marcus
Jonathan
Gordon

JollySergeantJackrum · 15/01/2012 21:26

Raymond
Lloyd
Humphrey
Gilbert
Montgomery
Fitzgerald
Ramsay (two 'possible' spellings for this though)
Neville
Clement
Winston
Edward

FebreezeYourJeans · 15/01/2012 21:28

Edward (Teddy)
Stanley (LOVE LOVE LOVE)
Seth
Amos
John

MummyAbroad · 15/01/2012 21:30

Came on to say "Monty" but now I have seen "Stanley" I vote for that!

BikeRunSki · 15/01/2012 21:34

Arthur
Ambrose
Frederick

But really like Stanley!

BleatingRose · 15/01/2012 21:47

Gilbert

HandMini · 15/01/2012 21:52

Stanley is great

perplexedpirate · 15/01/2012 21:52

Stanley. Definitely.

Ambersivola · 15/01/2012 21:57

Snowden
Granville
Kenneth
Tyser
Spencer
Edwin
Earl

NeedsInspirationFor2012Name · 15/01/2012 22:02

Arthur
Stanley
Dougie
Ned

PishWife · 15/01/2012 22:03

Ivor
Donald (Don)
Clive
Adam
Charles
Stanley is ACE and although it ends with "ey" could be "Stan"
Arthur
Norris

snowmaiden · 15/01/2012 22:04

Alfie and Archie go together well if you like matching names.

snowmaiden · 15/01/2012 22:07

Oh sorry- just realized you don't want another 'ie' name.