Classic-but-a-bit-fancy boys' names...

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Critique our shortlist please!

I like long and mildly frilly names with lots of shortening options. DH likes classic but not boring names. We've agreed on a few:

Dominic
Nathaniel
Rowan
Benedict
Gregory
Laurence
Nicholas

I like Nathaniel best and DH likes Gregory.

Middle name will be Harry and surname is a single-syllable colour.

Thoughts?

Love Nathaniel, Laurence and Gregory. What about Sebastian?

Sebastien
Jonathon
Benjamin

I'm not a huge fan of Gregory or Laurence. I actually think my favourite from your list is your choice, Nathaniel. With Benedict in second place.

The name I thought of when I read your thread title was Sebastian though.

I like them all except Rowan as I am not a fan of unisex names or names that can be pronounced in different ways. I know that some people love that name though.

Top of your list for me is Dominic.

Have you considered

Sebastian
Gerard
Timothy

(Names of people I know with siblings similar to your list! I do know siblings Dominic, Gregory and Benedict )

I second Benjamin

It's a clean sweep for suggestion Sebastian! That's got to win some sort of prize surely

Dominic and Benedict were on our list so I like those!
I think Nathaniel Harry .. goes well.
Although (unhelpfully) other than Rowan which I'm not sure about I like them all!

Johnathan
Michael

I like Dominic and Nathaniel. Not so keen on the others.

I like Rowan but don't think it meets your criteria; not classic, not long and frilly, no shortening options.

Sebastian fills all criteria but not on your list?
I like Gregory unless your single syllable colour is Green.
Nathaniel is nice but I don't like any of the shortenings (all of which seem to be used as names in their own right and not classic as such).
..throwing Julian into the mix.

Thanks for the Sebastian suggestions- it's been considered and rejected!

Julian is a good one. In the same vein, what about Marcus.

Martin
Maximilian
Tobias
Eugene
Isaac
Leonard
Miles
Ralph

Anthony, Christopher, Edwin

Robert maybe?

Oops posted too soon

From your list my faves are Benedict, Nathaniel and Nicholas

I like Nathaniel and Jonathan :)

I was also coming on here to suggest Sebastian

Gideon
Gabriel

Or Nathaniel

Francis? Alistair?

Love Nathaniel.

Benedict is nice, and Nicholas and Laurence.

Not too keen on the others, but they're all perfectly respectable choices.

Thank you all - especially for the support for Nathaniel! Love Julian and Gabriel too. Unfortunately working with children means a lot of names crossed off before we start...!

I like Nathaniel, Benedict and Nicholas best, then Gregory and Laurence.

I like all your list apart from Rowan.

I like Laurence, Nicholas and Gregory best. Dominic and Nathaniel are nice too. Not keen on Rowan or Benedict.