Unusual but not made up boys names?

[Armadale]

I really don't want to use a top 100 name.

I was one of 5 girls with the same name in my primary school class and one of 6 girls with the same name at secondary and it has really put me off.

However...looking at the lists, it is clear a lot of these names are popular for a reason and a lot of the less popular ones are either completely made up nonsense or just odd.

What I think I'm after is maybe a Victorian or earlier name that used to be classic but has fallen out of favour a bit. ie unusual but still recognisable as an actual name and not totally outlandish

Any suggestions gratefully received, thanks!

River

no, Job wasn't unfortunate, but his faith was tested harshly.

he didn't give up praying and believing in God and then was richly rewarded.
it's a wonderful read

I love Tobias ( name on my list, should DD have been a DS!) also Stephen.

Rafael/Raphael nn Rafa for another suggestion

I was going to say Jethro (also Biblical, he was Moses's FIL)

and apart from DS3 I don't know another Michael under the age of 15

Stephan
Floyd
Malachi
Lachlan
Prentice
Fletcher
Frazer
Zebulon
Zacheus
Niall
Roderick

Tristan
Gethin
Benedict
Horatio
Hayden
Russell
Graeme
Julian
Winston
Lawrence
Marcus
Rory
Franklin
Lucas
Vincent

Some great names here. I would like to throw the following into the mix:

Gaius
Caius
Galen
Jasper
Casper
Torin
Soren

Quinn
Fox
Amadeus
Rupert
Joaquin
Jared

Jago
Montague/Monty
Eli or Elias
Athelstan
Bartholomew
Ambrose
Neville
Percival /Percy
Terence
Heraldo (!)

I agree there is no guarantee...I very nearly called ds1 milo (pre twenties). There was a milo in his class at infant school and now there are at least three in his year at high school. The name he has was very popular the year he was born, but I think he's the only one in his year at school.

Anyway, I suggest;
Jarvis
Bruce
Hamish
Perry
Angus
Fergus
Dexter
Digby
Seamus
Otis

Victor

Kevin
Darren
Gary
Steve
Dave
Phil

Lionel
Leonard
Conrad
Magnus

Angus
Guy
Raef
Roy

thanks for all the suggestions.

PeaceLilly snorted tea at the suggestions of kevin, Darren and Garry.

Perhaps not quite what we are looking for but would definitely be an unusual name

Mrs Tamkin no, the lists are helpful thanks. the 1900 census one was great. Not sure why you are on bed rest but hope all is ok

I think you have all actually given me a long list to think about/talk dh into consisting of:

Quentin,
Thadeus,
Barnabus,
Edmund
Gideon.
Gabriel
Benedict
Casper
Vincent.

I also do love Tobias but link it instantly in my head with Tobias the never-nude in Arrested development

Some great suggestions already. Really like Quentin, Edmund and Magnus!

Piers - a classic but not very used.

Magnus reminds me of master mind

Ernest is lovely as is Ernie.

Bevis
Clovis
Hereward
Osric
Arnulf
Hengist
Egbert
Alfric
Norris
Wystan
Kerwin
Geraint
Gethin
Ivo
Julius
Kaspar
Lancelot
Melville
Orville
Piers
Rafferty
Simeon
Willard

Wilfred

Otto

Both sadly veto'd by my dp for ds.

However we did end up with a name on this thread

Adrian
Ellis
Joel
Lex

Hadrian
Dustin
Leander
Reitman
Azriel

What about Theodore? That's one off our list that is just within the top 100 (number 97 I think) Theo is a nice NN

I love Theodore, but we will have a Theodora at some point, hopefully, even if this one turns out to be a boy! (Old family name), so Theodore wouldn't work!