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Little old man names?

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Mummybear8 · 07/05/2015 13:07

I have one little girl with a not-too-popular-yet-not-too-crazy name, and we are expecting a baby boy in September. I haven't yet found a boys name that really "stands out" to me and although we have a while to decide yet, the control freak in me wants to at least have narrowed it down a bit! We like names that are old fashioned (think cute little old man), but not overly popular. Our surname is Cox, so please no Harry or Isaac or anything else that could be open to teasing. All other suggestions are welcome!

Thanks! X Smile

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TheWordFactory · 07/05/2015 13:09

Bertie
Ted
Archie

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Mummybear8 · 07/05/2015 13:12

I love all of those! Grin

Thanks x

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Bluestocking · 07/05/2015 13:13

Alfred
Stanley
Albert
Percy
Geoffrey
Frederick
Leonard
Lionel
Hubert

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Mummybear8 · 07/05/2015 13:18

Love those names too, some great suggestions. X

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LauraChant · 07/05/2015 13:24

All the above and possibly
Sid/ Syd/Sydney/ Sidney
Wilf/ Wilfred

ilovemargaretatwood8931 · 07/05/2015 13:25

Ernie, Wilbur, Barney, Cedric, Geoffrey.

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Mummybear8 · 07/05/2015 13:30

Great names, not keen on Sid/Syd etc because all I can think of is the cot death connection (SIDS). And for some reason Cedric reminds me of a dragon...Confused.
I adore Wilbur and Wilf! X

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Genesgirl · 07/05/2015 13:36

David
Samuel
James
Jacob
Archie

LauraChant · 07/05/2015 13:42

Ah, that never crossed my mind - I think of Syd Barrett! (Although I just found out his name was really Roger Keith Shock )

OhNoNotMyBaby · 07/05/2015 13:42

Edwin
Cyril
(I don't actually like these btw)

Silas
Rufus
Jeremy
Timothy

Huckleberry (random!)

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Mummybear8 · 07/05/2015 13:47

Ahhh Rufus! That's so cute. Not sure about Edwin or Cyril. There are some names that a baby should never be named, Roger, Keith, Kenneth, Clive, Barbara & Maud are just a few! (In my humble opinion...but who can imagine a bouncing baby Barbara?) Grin

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applecatchers36 · 07/05/2015 13:48

Frank
George
Gilbert
Teddy
Arthur
Alfred

SnotQueen · 07/05/2015 13:51

Reginald

trevortrevorslatterfry · 07/05/2015 14:00

Stanley
Alf

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Mummybear8 · 07/05/2015 14:01

I love them all, hadn't thought of Gilbert or Reginald.

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morethanpotatoprints · 07/05/2015 14:04

Sid
Bert
Cecil
Albert
Archie
Cliff
Cedric
Brian
Eric
Oswald
Frank
Terry
Jim

CloserToFiftyThanTwenty · 07/05/2015 14:06

Frank
Stanley
Archibald
Timothy

Donthate · 07/05/2015 14:11

Fred
David
Bill
Joe
Eric

ScooseIsLoose · 07/05/2015 14:14

Alfie,
Archie,
Bobby
William (billy)

BikeRunSki · 07/05/2015 14:16

Clarence
Gerald
Derek
Peter
Anthony
Bernard

BikeRunSki · 07/05/2015 14:18

Wilfred

BogeyNights · 07/05/2015 14:20

Ellory
Walter
Maurice
Norman
Claude

Sophronia · 07/05/2015 14:33

Cecil
Ernest
Stanley
Walter
Percy
Clement
Frank
Leonard
Reggie
Albert
Wilfred
Bernard
Morris
Clarence

OhNoNotMyBaby · 07/05/2015 17:30

Jolyon

Loved this in Forsyte Saga

IvoryMadonna · 07/05/2015 17:33

Leslie
Raymond
Roy

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