Suggestions for "Grandad" style name?

[CheshireDing]

DC2 is due at the beginning of December.

If it's a girl she will probably be Mary Harriet, if it's a boy we are currently stuck !

We already have a Poppy Arabella and absolutely love Arthur but it sounds stupid with our surname.

I am trying to persuade DH on Walter but he is wavering to and from it.

I like Ted as a nn but Edward is just okay.

[Kaekae]

Bertie
Stanley
Barney
Gus
Jack
Seth
Ernie

[PuppyMonkey]

at the thought of a baby called Malcolm, Gordon or Bernard. Maybe taking it a step too far there MN.

[LazyFaire]

My Grandads' were Jay and Jim (James)

I love Jay although I expect it is my DBro's first choice. My Dad (now a Grandad) is called Graham (sounds seriously out of date at the mo, but you could start a trend?!)

Don't you want one of your own parents/grandparent's names?

[LindaMcCartneySausage]

Hugh
Roger
Percy
Claude
Clement

[EnjoyEverySandwich]

I really like Walter. A noble name. Sit Walter Raleigh etc

[Allalonenow]

Basil
Clive
Keith
Trevor

[EasyMark]

Norman
Phillip
Gary

[StrawbRhi]

My grandfathers were Henry (Harry) and Augustyn. Thinking about it, Augustyn is a bit lovely!

My father is George but the popularity will put most off, and my FIL is Bernard... Hmmm, Maybe not.

[Tinlegs]

My grandfathers were Maurice Edmund and Philip John. Quite like Maurice (pronounced Morris) but love Edmund and really wanted that one myself. Only problem is, shortening it to Ned which, in Scotland, means the same as Chav so, as I live in Scoltand, had to give it up!

[EnjoyEverySandwich]

You rarely hear Ed- names shortened to Ned nowadays, do you? Sounds very old-fashioned to me. Wouldn't it more likely be Ed or Eddie, or Ted/Teddy which seems to be more fashionable now.

[SadPander]

Stanley, Arthur, George?

[laicepsgnileeF]

Percy
Ernest

[laicepsgnileeF]

How about Theodore if you like Ted rather than Edward.

[racingheart]

Alfred
Wilfred
Hector
Bernard
Godfrey
Ernest
Humphrey
Leonard

[CheshireDing]

Some good suggestions on her thank you.

I don't want to use one of our Grandads names as I would prefer some new within the Family (iykwim).

We can't use Alf as that's the cat

Did laugh at Malcolm and Geoffrey, yes that probably is a mn step too far ! :)

DH has now suggested Monty, not sure if this should be the name of a cat though.

I do like Otto, not sure what I think of Theodore (which would give us Ted as a nn). Herbert and Hector and Gilbert are going on the list thank you.

Bruce makes me think of the Kardashians and Basil makes me think of faulty towers unfortunately

[mypavlova]

Harold

Thomas is an overlooked classic I think

[Back2Two]

Kenneth. A fantastic name.

[RalphtheTimid]

Gorden/Gordon
Anthony
Clive
Terrence

[ivykaty44]

Robert - then shorten to Bertie or Bert
Paul
Steven
Martin
David
Guy
Philip


Ernest was the most popular boys name in 1901

[Meglet]

DS has a 'grandad' name. It seemed too old for him when he was tiny, but they grow into them.

A baby Bernard would be adorable.

[Biscuitsneeded]

Bill.