Underused English boys names..

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Expecting DS1 in the next few weeks. Would like to use an underused but classic name. DH no help - he removes names from the shortlist faster than I can add them!

I want some nice middle ground between the popular classics (William/Thomas/George) and the mumsnet 'classics' (Jolyon/Tarquin/Crispin).

My current shortlist includes:
Arthur
Corin
Edmund
Aubrey
Rupert

DH has vetoed (but I still love):
Laurence
Otis
Fintan
Ludo

What else might I like?

Well I was coming on to say Edmund and Edgar. Hamish is another nice one

I think of names like Paul, Simon, John, Tom, Peter, Michael. They are condemned now as dull and 1970s. I think the are classics.

Dominic
Benedict

Jago
Edwin

Neil
Greg
Paul
Peter
Bryan

Richard
Robert
Hugh
Roderick
John

Trevor
Nigel
Kenneth
Keith
Maurice
Roy

Christopher

Jasper
Hector
Hayden
Miles

Andrew
Nicholas
Jonathan

I love Arthur. Not too keen on Aubrey as I think people will mishear it as Audrey.

Ralph. Why aren't there more Ralphs? It's a great name, and a good alternative to Alfie which is really really popular.

Also Rory and Rupert.

I like R names

Heathcliff

Christian

Alfred
Asa
August
Alastair
Abraham
Austin
Albert
Alec
Barnaby
Benedict
Conrad
Clement
Christian
Dominic
Edwin
Edgar
Eric
Francis
Ferdinand
Frank
Gregory
Gilbert
Gabriel
Hector
Hugh
Isaac
Ivor
Jeremy
Jonathan
Jago
Lucian
Leonard
Miles
Maxwell
Marcus
Morgan
Nicholas
Nathaniel
Owen
Oswin
Percy
Patrick
Philip
Peter
Robert
Robin
Ralph
Rex
Raphael
Seth
Solomon
Silas
Simon
Tobias
Timothy
Torin
Vincent
Victor
Wilfred
Walter
Zachariah

Spencer
Malcom
Adam
Aaron

In my child's (large) primary school there is no child called David. I love Dave/Davey as nn and also David as a sturdy name.

I checked the ONS and David is not an underused name. It must be regional (and I expect class) related. It is a very underused traditional name near me.

Love Edmund and Quentin!

I really love Barnaby (Barney)

Gregory
Dominic
Benjamin
Simeon
Francis
Alastair
Peter
Michael
Russell

Gregory
Robert
Peter
Dominic
Christopher

What lovely suggestions! Keep them coming!

I particularly like:
Hector
Miles
Rex
Quentin
Ferdinand (although it's a little long..)
Dominic
And I agree with the PP who suggested Aubrey is ripe for confusion with Audrey, I think it's also a popular girls name in the states which is a shame.

Lots of your suggestions are already family members so quite interesting that they're all compartmentalised the same by others.

Can someone tell me more about Jago? I don't think I've ever met someone by that name.

I like Edmund very much, from your list, also Laurence/Lawrence.
John is a great name, due a big come back.
Peter
Russell
Clive
Simon
Raymond
Vincent

Oh and for completeness im also loving slightly fuddy duddy names like Basil, Herbert and Humphrey but DH won't hear any of it!
So any suggestion for this type of name but slightly more 'normal' would be much appreciated!!