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?

I only know one Jago and I really like it. Christopher, Nicholas, Edmund and Rupert are great. How about Montgomery or is that too much?

Arthur is one of my least favourite names and is quite popular where I live.

Fate my ds1 is called David, we've only met one other child with the same name. It's top 50, just. We always have lovely comments on his name. My Dh is Edmund another lovely name.

Ernest
Norman
Reginald
Bertram
Oswald
Julius
Milford
Granville

Alexander
Dominic

OP if you like Aubrey, how about Avery?

Jago is Cornish for James. Lovely name and plenty in Cornwall :)

Inigo
Rafe
Casper
Julian
Jolyon
Giles
Gerard

Patrick - Underused and lovely I think
Matthew
Alfred
Dean
Magnus/Manus
Symeon/Simon

Ooh interesting, FIL is Cornish and James is a name we both agree on despite its popularity so Jago is definitely going on the list.

Some underused classics that deserve a revival:

Edmund
Christopher
Dominic
Quentin
Raphael

Names like Steven, Andrew, Michael etc are still SO popular amongst the current population that they're a little 'dull' imo. In another 40 years or so they'll sound fresh to the next generation.

Loads of Dominic and Miles boys in dc school.

I'd have no idea how to pronouce Jago - is it Jag-oh? or Jay-oh?

I recently met a lovely baby named Eric

Jago = Jay-go.

Ralph, fab name.
Ralph Jago ! 😄

Osbert

Osbert ! Now there's a name, not often heard 😂

There is only one William in my children's school out of over 200 children. Lots of Davids though, Nathans, Alfies, Sebastians, Finns and Finlays.

Thanks! I visit a 1300-year-old church and graveyard. There's an Osbert in there. He died in about 1900.

Rufus and Osbert both have lots of potential, I think DH would park them in 'future dog names' category though (along with Basil, Monty). Shame as I do love them.

I like the nickname Roly, I think someone mentioned Roland upthread. What else could Roly be short for? (Would prefer not to name child after piano sitting in living room).

I'm inclined to agree with the 70s = overly popular.. just because there aren't many Davids at primary schools, I still work with about 23 of them!

There was a boy at my school whose name was Rowan and he was known as Roly

Hugh is timeless

Personally I think Algernon is great.

Niven, Phillip,

Harvey
Henry
George
Alexander
Frankie

Anthony
Conrad
Oswin
Oswald
Raedwald
Cuthbert
Aidan
Ninian

Ernest (Ernie)
Timothy (Timon, Timmy, Tim)
Rudyard (Rudi)
Valentine
Austin
Francis
Elwin
Laurence
Sylvester
Sullivan