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?

We had Gregory and Benedict on our list. What about Vincent (on our list)? I'd avoid Laurence, because of the range of ways it can be spelt- I'd have spelt it Lawrence, for example, and it'll be a nuisance.

Of your chosen names, I'd say Nicholas, which surprises me as I didn't think I'd like it as a name, but you don't hear it so much now, and it's a classic name with a number of shortened versions, Nick, Nicky etc.

As a child my Christian and surname started with the same letter and I didn't like it. Just saying...

I see Laurence as a girls name (boys version of Laurent).

I like Rowan and Dominic from your suggestions. Or how about Marcus or Quentin?

sorry, boys version IS Laurent

Nathaniel

I like Nathaniel and Nicholas.

My favourites are Nathaniel and Benedict.
Also like Gregory and Dominic.

Peregrine, Benedict, Doyle?
These are all names of boys I went to school with Will see if I can think of any more!

I like Gregory, you could shorten it to Rory if you aren't keen on Greg.

How about Rufus or Alexander (nn Xander if you want to be posh)

Most posh man I ever met was called St John, pronounced Sinjun. Although that could just have been because he barely opened his mouth enough to speak, let alone enunciate clearly.

Roderick
Bartholomew
Tristram
Frederick

I do know siblings Dominic, Gregory and Benedict

Surely these parents must have some sort of weird monk fixation?

Laurence is most definitely a boys name I have as ds called Laurence and never has the assumption been made that he's female!!

Fab list OP. I like Sebastian too although I didn't like the shortening so unfortunately took off my list as you can't control the nn they end up with! I also like Rufus as suggested above.

Lawrence is most definitely a boy's name in English.

Tinkly yes I think they might

Yes, Lawrence is a boys name.

Laurence is a French girls name, the female version of Laurent. It is pronounced with the emphasis on the -ence. Like Florence.

Where did you go to school ladyratterley? Hogwarts?

Edmund, Oliver, Alexander?

Most posh man I ever met was called St John, pronounced Sinjun. Although that could just have been because he barely opened his mouth enough to speak, let alone enunciate clearly.

Haha, brilliant!

Thanks all - excellent suggestions and feedback. Hadn't thought of Rory as a nn for Gregory - I like it!

Christopher with nn Kit.

Roland
Randolph
Lucien

Hugo

Julian Harry
Patrick Harry
Jonathan Harry
Anthony Harry
Timothy Harry
Gideon Harry
Nigel Harry
Rodney Harry
Jeremy Harry
Jeremiah Harry
Tristian Harry
Rupert Harry
Wyndham Harry
Lucien Harry
Alexander Harry
Darius Harry
Josiah Harry
Terence Harry

Also, I met a boy on holiday called Ethaniel.

Love Benedict and Laurence. Dominic as a runner up. Gregory and Nicholas are both a bit plain in comparison. Greg in particular doesn't seem to fit your criteria of classic or mildly frilly, maybe it's the pastry shop that did it :) but it also seems a bit 80s somehow.

Funny how Rowan to me is a girl's name! I know two of them.

I think Clarence is quite frilly. And Frederick.