Help me choose, shortlist of 'grandad' names!

[frankienoodles]

Really can't choose a name for DS2, his brother is Alfred but only ever called freddie. We like slightly granddaddy sounding names and middle name will be Charles as its a family thing. Here goes... Pitch in if you have a favourite...

Arthur
Basil
Bertie (Herbert was my grandads name)
Edmund
Ernest (ernie)
Rafe
Barnaby
Ron

A couple of these sound really dumb with freddie (freddie and Eddie!/ freddie and Ernie doesn't do it for me) my faves are barnaby (barny) and dh's fave is Rafe but I think it's severe sounding with our single syllable surname. Arghhh! We've started calling bump 'he who shall not be named' !

I like Arthur or Basil. How about Cecil?

Rafe is lovely

Arthur and Rafe are quite popular, if that is any concern.
Bertie and Rob are abbreviations iny mind.
Of the rest, I like Edmund.

Rafe is totally fab.

Also like Edmund and Basil, and Bertie.

Not at all keen on Ron or Ernest

Edmund is nice. Barnaby is quite nice, but very little boy, can't imagine a grown man called this. It's similar to Timmy or something like that. Barnabus? Rafe is quite nice, but terribly posh.

Not Ron! Are you joking?

Bertie is fab, I like Rafe too.
Or Albert (Al), William, Henry

i like edmund shortened to ed

Arthur or rafe. They were on our short list before I found out I was havin a girl.

My cousin has twin boys. One is called Alfred and the other Wilfred. She refers to them as her "Freds" which I think is adorable!!!

what about Stanley?

Yes I should have written Ronald and Herbert instead of the nns we would likely use! These are both my grandads names but I'm not sure how I feel about that! Don't want to be too bum licky to one side of the family iyswim!

Cecil always reminds me of a 'baddie' for some reason! Though o can't think of a single example so that's just me! Thanks all, Rafe is a contender though I'm worried it will sound odd as our surname is single syllable (smith) I may aswell say it as there are millions of us! And the Middle name has to be Charles so it's all a bit blunt sounding?

Arthur's my fave!

I like Herbert - for Bertie there is also Robert (simple but sadly overlooked), Albert, even Cuthbert.
As previous poster said, I like Arthur and Basil
Other old-but-good names:
Peter
Roland
Gerard
Harold/Harald
Humphrey
John
Cedric
Siward
Wystan

I think Ralph/Rafe/Raphael is currently quite fashionable (at least on these pages) and therefore likely to date.

Mamaslatts... We love Stanley but a 'Stan smith' is a type of trainer and that messes with my head!

Leonard - with Lenny or Leo as nn?

Like Arthur.

I like Bertie.

DS has Ernest as a middle name - after DH's grandfather. I wasn't keen on it but it's grown on me.

Herbert
Stanley
Derek

Aww i love basil!
How cute

Oops, cross posted becaue it takes me ages to type a reply...
Stan Smith is also the Dad out of American Dad, isn't he?

I have a 13 day old Arthur who is scrumptious so I am biased towards that name

Also love Stanley.

Not on your list but what about Seth? I love that.

Barnaby is my favourite.

How about Bertram for a 'bertie' name?

I think Bertie is lovely. Could be a Robert for full name?

I can't see "Bertie" as a grown man somehow...it's too cute.