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Just can't find any traditional but not too popular boys names.

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ng1412 · 08/02/2013 15:51

We don't know the sex yet but have lots of nice girls names to call our baby expected in May. But boys we are really struggling with. I love Charlie, Thomas and Oliver but these are all in the top ten names.

Other ones I like are Frederick or Edward but DH not keen on either as he doesn't like the nn for them.

Any ideas? Can't begin with an A as have family middle names x2 that start with A and can't begin with H as our surname begins with it.

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MumOfTwoCats · 08/02/2013 15:53

Rupert is top of our list currently! Not too common and it is traditional!

mummyplonk · 08/02/2013 15:54

James
John
William
Tim
Stanley
Louis
Robert
Scott

NormanTheForeman · 08/02/2013 15:58

Jonathan, David and Peter are all fairly traditional but not ridiculously popular.

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ng1412 · 08/02/2013 15:58

I like William but not Bill, DH doesn't like Will which I do! I really am not sure on the rest mummy but thanks for suggesting. Sorry I think I must be searching for something that doesn't exist!

Mum unfort DH doesn't like Rupert....

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MissBetseyTrotwood · 08/02/2013 15:58

Joseph
James (I love Jamie)
Daniel

All trad, don't know about the top 10 tho. All have nice abbreviations.

MissBetseyTrotwood · 08/02/2013 15:59

I like Peter too. And Timothy.

PixelAteMyFace · 08/02/2013 15:59

Jonathan
Gregor
Stephen
Benedict

MissBetseyTrotwood · 08/02/2013 15:59

Christopher.

AngelaCatalano · 08/02/2013 15:59

Gregory
Patrick
Peter
Timothy
David
Robert
Francis
Simon
Vincent
Victor
Laurence
Ernest
Chistopher (could be Kit)
Quentin
Stephen
John(athan)
Samuel (alth is quite popular)
Benjamin (as above)

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Twinklestarstwinklestars · 08/02/2013 16:02

I have a Thomas and an Oliver and if dc3 is a boy it will be Max (possibly Maxwell).

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ng1412 · 08/02/2013 16:03

Some of these names I think were so overused when I was at school in the 70s that I just sort of don't even consider them. Is that wrong?!

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NormanTheForeman · 08/02/2013 16:05

Names like Jonathan, David, Robert, John, Peter were popular in the 70s but aren't any more. I have a Jonathan and he has always been the only one in his class/scout group etc. At the primary school he has recently left there are no boys at all with any of these names.

mummyplonk · 08/02/2013 16:08

yy Peter
George
Patrick (Pat)
Richard

CheeseStrawWars · 08/02/2013 16:13

Luke

mummyplonk · 08/02/2013 16:14

ng, I know what you mean I am early 70's classes full of Stephens, Garys, Pauls, Michaels and Barrys Grin, maybe look further back for a really old traditional one like Bert? (love that Grin)

weeblueberry · 08/02/2013 16:16

Daniel would have been high on our list if baby had been a girl. Or Andrew. Smile

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ng1412 · 08/02/2013 16:17

mummy Albert is one of the middle names! Arthur being the other.

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soaccidentprone · 08/02/2013 16:21

Love Albert, or Burt for short (thinking Burt Lancaster)

Sidney

Cyril

Cedric

Reginald - Reg

mummyplonk · 08/02/2013 16:23

Sidney!!! love it

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ng1412 · 08/02/2013 16:25

I just think of Sid Snot sorry, it is a great name I know!

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ng1412 · 08/02/2013 16:30

Think I like Sam, not sure on Samuel though....it is quite popular of course.

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silverfrog · 08/02/2013 16:42

Andrew
Philip
Duncan
Edmund
Nicholas
Paul
Robert

amck5700 · 08/02/2013 16:47

Gregory
Jeffrey
Anthony
Austin
Miles
Guy
Crispin
Steven

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