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?

Ooh sorry, no help here but I'm piggy backing your thread as Billy,Stanley and Albert are all on my list!

I have a Frederick and Stanley. Love Albert, but DH wasn't keen. If I had another boy, he'd be Arthur or Francis (Frank).

John

Peter

Lawrence / Laurie. My all time favourite name.

Great names, fab thread, we obv all like same names. I vote for Ted but am biased!

Alfred
Cuthbert
Benedict

Graham and Brian -- never met one below 45

Ronnie is such a great name! Id deffo have it for my next one if my DS wasn't called Reggie haha
I adore the name Graham! But wouldn't know how to shorten it :/
Beatrice and Gwen are my fave girls names.
I vote Ted and Fred :)

One of my boys is Christopher always known as Kit, as in Kit Marlow. It's very old English and I love it!

I have a Leonard (Lenny / Len ) and would have had a Gilbert (Gil) if my DD had been a boy. Also love Lawrence, Edgar, Roland, Walter and Edmund. The ONS has a list of top 100 historic baby names from 1900 onwards - you could look through those for inspiration

Clifford (Cliff)
Herbert (Herbie/Herb/Bert)
Harold (Hal)
Hubert/Hugh (Hughie)
Jeremy (Jem/Jerry)

Arthur!