Old Fashioned Boys Names

[MrsCK]

We have two names we like- Oscar and Theodore. I'm quite set on having older names that are traditional. Any other ideas?

Vincent
Victor
Conrad
Julius
Marcus
Alexander

Edward? I think it is one of the loveliest names there is for a boy. I also like Ed, Ned or Eddy as nn.

Edmund
Quentin
Sidney
Clement

Sebastian
Augustus (Gus)
Leonard

Edwin-this apparently is my suggestion of the day.

Arthur

Peter

Stanley

Are Oscar and Theodore traditional?

I would've thought Peter, John, Matthew, Mark, David, Antony, Richard, Thomas, Michael etc are traditional names.

Ernest
It's DS1's mn

We have a Theodore as well.

Oscar looks relatively recent (C18th) certainly compared with Theodore (classical Greek) but I don't think either are traditional English really, and both have become relatively popular quite recently.

My ds has an Old English name, but it's short form is currently ridiculously popular. I'd look at the more 70s set of names, Andrew, Peter, Richard etc, or perhaps royal names (usually fairly traditional).

Think of your grandparents' brothers' names.
Mine were William, Arthur, Harry, Frank, Richard, Charlie, Thomas.

Arthur
William
Wilbur
Charles
Frederick

Cedric
Cyril
Bertie
Montgomery

Balonz? I've heard that is quite a popular traditional name in parts of the country, particularly Surrey.

Balonz - second time I've seen it today on MN. Assumed it was Polish. Or something...