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Namechanger2735 · 25/10/2017 20:27

Just posted this in pregnancy, not realising there was a section for baby names.
Please help!!

Il never find a name I love enough!
So here are the names I like, to give you a clue..but they come with reasons why I won't be using them.
Alfie-too common and reminds me of Alfie moon
Archie-reminds me of Archie Mitchell
not an eastenders addict I swear
Albert- I like albert but Hate "albie" and I just know people will shorten it.
Barney- reminds me too much of the dinosaur
And the same with barnabus plus I think that sounds a bit jokey? Sorry
The front runner at the moment is Rupert.
So I like old names I think, think old peoples home register and hit me with your favourites!

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Fulltimemummy85 · 26/10/2017 12:35

Seth
James
Arthur
Harry
George
Fredrick
Jack
Sidney
Alfred
Douglas

I arnt keen on some of the others, they seem a little too old manish!

Peppaismysaviour · 26/10/2017 14:02

I know of a baby Bruce.

Frank is surely be due a revival.

My great grandad was called Ebenezer and one of my cousins named their son Eben as a nod to him. Sounds old man ish but also current. Pronounced Eb-en not Ee-ben

Thetartofasgard · 26/10/2017 16:30

I have a Stanley and a Leonard.

Other names I liked were

Albert
Frank
Vincent
Ted
Lawrence
Sidney
Fred
Michael
Ray

Thetartofasgard · 26/10/2017 16:32

www.baby2see.com/names/1890s.html

Have a look on here for inspiration!

Joinourclub · 26/10/2017 18:46

Reggie
Arthur
Sidney
Seth
Douglas
Leonard
Roland

Pancakeflipper · 26/10/2017 18:47

Seth.
Amos

(turning this in to vintage Emmedale)

Maverick66 · 26/10/2017 18:50

Seamus (shaymus) seamuie for short.
Arthur but shortened to Art
Kevin
Paul
Plunket
Barry

Can you tell I'm Irish?

Loveisthelaw · 26/10/2017 19:51

Old men in my family:

Mervyn
Harvey
Ronnie
Morris
Eric
Barry
Percy
Dennis
David
Reuben
Eli
Solly (Solomon)
Abe (Abraham)
Michael
Irving

Can you tell I'm Jewish?!

Thetartofasgard · 26/10/2017 19:53

Ooh I love Reuben - putting it on my list (if I can persuade dh to have another 😂)

stellarfox · 26/10/2017 21:54

Love this thread! I'll try to suggest names I don't remember seeing:

Ebenezer
Alfred
Richard
Arnold
Charles
Isambard
Gordon
David
Clifford

C0untDucku1a · 26/10/2017 22:21

Cedric

Evelynismyspyname · 27/10/2017 06:53

Marvin, Vincent, Ernest...

Very few won't get nicknames or shortenings though.

IVflytrap · 28/10/2017 00:17

Peter
Edward
Laurence
Bertram
Eric
Clifford
Frederick
Oscar

Barnaby, instead of Barnabas?

girlandboy · 28/10/2017 00:29

Grandads in this house were John, Henry, Harold and Lawson.

Lawson is a bit different. His middle name was Luther.

VampireLatteDrinker · 28/10/2017 19:51

Great uncles :
Alfred, Frederick, Norman, Vernon, Jim
Uncles:
John, Brian, Gary, Dale, David, Ken, Robin

Ojoj1974 · 28/10/2017 23:21

Douglass
Stanley
Wilfred
Wilbur
Edgar
Horace
Horacio

auntantigone · 29/10/2017 11:15

Tobias (has anyone mentioned this?)
Augustine
Aloysius
Stanislaus
Emmet
Nathaniel
Augustus
Peter
Charles
Gabriel
Raphael
Gerard
Douglas is really cool.

thegreylady · 01/11/2017 08:26

Wilf(red)
Joe
Gerard
Lester

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