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Old fashioned but uncommon boys names please!

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amyjaney1984 · 25/05/2014 08:30

Hello, we already have a Mary and love it because it is old-fashioned but not in the top 100 baby names at the mo. We have just discovered we are expecting a boy and are stumped!! I'm a teacher so I really don't want a super-popular name... Suggestions please! Smile

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 25/05/2014 12:07

Lawrence

Aboyandabunny · 25/05/2014 12:13

Marcus
Duncan
Alastair
Graham

ElviraPink · 25/05/2014 13:17

Nathaniel

janie2 · 25/05/2014 18:02

Alistair
Hector
Ivan
Gavin
Christopher
Stephen
Reuben

janie2 · 25/05/2014 18:06

Alistair
Hector
Ivan
Gavin
Christopher
Stephen
Reuben

janie2 · 25/05/2014 18:07

Alistair
Hector
Ivan
Gavin
Christopher
Stephen
Reuben

FatherSpodoKomodo · 25/05/2014 21:20

Simon
Gareth
Reuben
Barnaby
Andrew
Peter
Caleb
Lawrence
John
Philip
Robert

SnapeAndLily · 25/05/2014 21:26

Humphrey
Hugh
John

bouquetofpencils · 25/05/2014 21:42

Francis
Edmund
Rhett

Eastpoint · 25/05/2014 21:43

I'm really disappointed that some one has already said Reginald. Has someone said Gordon or Leonard?

hashtagwhatever · 25/05/2014 21:48

Reginald. Cool name

EthelredOnAGoodDay · 25/05/2014 21:51

John, Dennis, Brian, Christopher, William, Leonard, Derek.
These are my gran's brothers' names. Hope they help!

poppydaisy · 25/05/2014 22:12

Quentin
Clement
Tristan
Jonathan

Pennybunn · 25/05/2014 23:17

Bartholomew
Algernon,(Algie) and of course Earnest.

ElviraPink · 27/05/2014 19:06

Godfrey nn Gog

Gilraen · 27/05/2014 19:21

Leonard
Walter
Philip
Bernard

stripedtortoise · 27/05/2014 21:30

Stephen, Andrew, Christopher or Peter. Underused.

Most of the classics mentioned so far are very chic at the mo and have become veeeeerrrry popular.

Misfitless · 27/05/2014 21:34

Sidney

Gregory

Misfitless · 27/05/2014 21:34

Fred

alita7 · 27/05/2014 23:02

Well I'm not sure I can add anything to that list!

But loving John, Michael, Benedict, Victor, Vincent, Wilbur and Caleb.

Are Jacob and Luke too popular?

alita7 · 27/05/2014 23:03

And Ivan and Ivor are great too!

BikeRunSki · 27/05/2014 23:05

Amos
Ambrose
Rex
Ivan
Ives
Malcolm
Derek

MissSmiley · 27/05/2014 23:11

Guy and Mary

BakingBunty · 28/05/2014 08:36

I have a Ned - lots of people comment that it has a nice, old fashioned feel.

neverenoughwine · 28/05/2014 15:23

Wilfred
Laurence
Saul
Willoughby