Old fashioned English boys names

[luckiestgirlintheworld]

I have a Billy, a Stanley and an Albert.

If this next one is a boy, I have no idea what to call him!

I like Eric and I like Arthur, but my main criteria is that the name can be shortened nicely, and neither of those can.

Ideas?

Frederick or Alfred (Freddy)
Ralph (not sure of shortening!)
Francis (Frank or Frankie)
Harold (Harry)

Love old-fashioned names!

A few more, am on a roll!

Wilbur (Will)
Montgomery (Monty)
Sidney
Theodore

Reginald
Neville
Norbert

OK thats enough !

Love Arthur, it is just such a sound name. And you could always shorten it to Art? or not?

Lewis? Both my grandparents had a sibling called Lewis.

Frederick as already mentioned.
William, Henry, James, Charles, Edmund/Edward, Matthew, Joseph, Paul, George.....

I love your names.

What about Edward / Ted.

Ronald / Ronnie
Walter / Walt
James / Jimmy
Frederick / Fred

these are mine and husband's grandads

Also love Frank

Wesley
Reginald
Harold
Leonard
Ernest
Cyril

Walter
Cuthbert
Horace
Laurence

I quite like Montgomery, but I can't help but think that a Monty would get picked on for his name. Same with Cuthbert.
Might try them out on DH.

Also quite like Ernest but not sure I could keep a straight face calling him Ernie...

John
Frederick / Fred / Freddie
Ernest / Ernie
Percy
Sidney / Sid
Leonard / Len / Lenny / Leo
Cecil
Edwin or Edgar / Eddie / Ted / Ned
Bernard / Bernie
Clarence / Clarry / Clarrie
Morris
Ivor
Claude
Dennis / Denny
Roland / Ro / Roly
Clement / Clem
Basil
Aubrey
Rupert / Ru
Francis / Frank
Kenneth / Kenny
Walter / Walt
Eugene / Gene
Laurence / Laurie / Larry
Raymond / Ray / Raymie

Wilfred/Wilf
Charles/Charlie
Archibald/Archie

Arthur could be Artie or Thor. Great name.

Teddy goes fantastically with your other boys names.

As does Frank. But I'm biased on that score .

Arthur is great but too similar to Albert for me.

Thanks everyone! I've now added Edward/ Teddy and Clarence to my list to run by DH.

Yeah I'm quite taken by Teddy. I had written off Edward or Edmund because we have an Eddie in the family already- but I'd never thought of Ted/Teddy

I knew an Edward/Ted and he was very cool. Arthur is on my list but an worried it's very popular now. Really like Franklin/Frank too.

Ohh! I love old fashioned names! My picks would be:
Edmund
Ernest
Gilbert

Arthur - Artie
Clement - Clem
Quentin - Quinn
Frederick - Fred
William - Will

Eric is my favourite boys name ever. Stick with Eric!

I no i am biased but my son is called Reggie and i love it!
Obvs i cant have a Ronnie with that...
But we love Ted, Freddie, Dougie and Rudy as well

And don't forget Henry! Great name, not that I'm biased or anything!

2 of my favourites for my baby boy so far are Freddie (top favourite) and Theo. Although for me I don't particular like the full names - Frederick and Theodore, so I would just use the shortened names. I also like Frankie but I have a relative with a little Frankie so it's out of the question really x

SnowwyJane has just reminded me that someone I know is also expecting a baby boy and is naming him Ronnie! Not an often heard of name in this generation.
Also a girl my age (22) is naming her little boy Percy.
A lot of the older names coming back around which is nice!