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Traditional boy names

24 replies

Surinamtoad · 04/03/2018 07:18

I'm due a boy at the beginning of May and am struggling with name ideas. My husband likes very traditional, standard names, which limits us quite a bit. At the moment the names we can both agree on are:
William
Alexander
Christopher
Benjamin
Edward
Can you suggest any other names along these lines? Help much appreciated, thank you!

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DontbeaDickaboutit · 04/03/2018 07:21

Joseph?

PinkAvocado · 04/03/2018 07:24

Thomas
Joseph
Henry

They’re great names on your list and all have easy shortened names if they want to use them.

Namethecat · 04/03/2018 07:27

Matthew
David
Joshua

Surinamtoad · 04/03/2018 07:28

Thank you both! Lovely names.

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whyIsARavenLikeAWritingDesk · 04/03/2018 07:29

Issac

PinkAvocado · 04/03/2018 07:30

Charles
Daniel
Nicholas
Oliver
Peter
Robert

Surinamtoad · 04/03/2018 07:30

And thank you namethecat. Amazing how I've been wringing my hands over this and other people can help straight off!

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flissfloss65 · 04/03/2018 07:31

Samuel
Thomas

Surinamtoad · 04/03/2018 07:32

I'll stop trying to thank everyone individually as I'm making a mess of the thread. Thank you all, and hopefully thanks in advance anyone else.

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thisagain · 04/03/2018 07:33

Gregory
Nathaniel
Theodore

Icequeen01 · 04/03/2018 07:33

Andrew

ChocolateCrunch · 04/03/2018 07:48

Frederick
Matthew
Adam
Robert
Daniel
Jonathan
Timothy
James

pipilangstrumpf · 04/03/2018 07:49

Thomas
Quentin
Andrew
Matthew

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/03/2018 09:13

Lawrence
Benedict
Dominic

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/03/2018 09:13

Gregory

haverhill · 04/03/2018 09:14

Samuel
Nathaniel
Paul
Rory

BangingOn · 04/03/2018 09:20

I find Nameberry a brilliant source of names, especially their lists of names nameberry.com/list/262/Classic-Baby-Names-for-Boys

TrappedInSpace · 04/03/2018 09:24

Douglas
Stephen
Mark
Robert

Sophronia · 04/03/2018 10:27

John
Andrew
Charles
Daniel
Frederick
Arthur
Laurence
Matthew
Nicholas
Peter
Michael
Thomas
Jonathan
David
George
Joseph
Luke
Philip
Robert
Stephen
Timothy
Vincent

BuffyFan · 04/03/2018 10:35

I have a David William and an Alexander James. You get plenty of Alexanders, never met another David his age! So it's very possible to have a traditional name without it being particularly common.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/03/2018 12:16

Alexander. Nathan. Paul. James. Michael.
Nicholas. Matthew. Joseph. Francis. Andrew. Daniel. Robert. David. Peter. Thomas. Connor. Steven.

Surinamtoad · 04/03/2018 12:27

These are great. Plenty here that would work, now just have to choose! Thanks everyone!

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SummerRoberts · 04/03/2018 12:30

James is a fantastic name.

Aquamarine1029 · 04/03/2018 14:35

Martin
John
Lawrence
Gerald
Russell
Wilfred

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