"Normal" but uncommon boys names

[Paie]

DC2 due end of July!

I feel like I've been through hundreds thousands of baby names and DP vetos every single one.

My first DC has a beautiful name, old fashioned but very much so a "normal" name in that there is no doubt as to how to spell or pronounce it. IDK if revealing her name would help name new DS?

The ONLY name we both sort of like is Arthur.

I like Rufus, Rupert, Alfred, Oscar (even though it seems to be becoming common), those sort of style names.

Please help us! I've made a thread before I think and had loads of lovely suggestions but guess what.... they all got veto'd!

Bear in mind my DP takes months to choose which new shirt to buy let alone name a child!

Arthur is great but it is on the rise.

How about Peter? Stephen? Patrick? Sebastian?

Wilfred
Oswin
Sidney
Rafe
Albert
Edward
Hugh
Casper
Edwin
Walter
Ernest
Percy
Leonard
Abel
Stanley
Ralph
Edmund
Rex
Laurence
Gilbert
Eric
Josiah
Morris
Abraham
Clement
Solomon
August
Reuben
Amos
Peter
Ambrose
Kit
Aubrey
Robin
Frederick
Hector
Miles
Ivor
Nathaniel
Philip
Vincent

Rory
Casper
Jacob

From your list I really like Rufus.
I'll add Stephen, Quentin & Charles.

Conrad
Anthony

Toby
Caleb
Gabriel
Luca
Dexter
Elijah

Both my son’s names have been mentioned and both are now extremely popular.

I’ve noticed the trend for American names lately, I know a Cooper and a Marshall. I’m sure they won’t have lots of similar names friends at school. Otherwise I would steer away from Ethan, Noah, Aiden, Arthur, Oscar, Oliver, Elliot. All of those supposedly different boys names and basically the Daniels and Stephens of the future.

If I was having another baby and it was a boy I’d go for Leo ❤️

Leo’s a good name :)

I have a daughter Scarlett and I think if I had a boy he would be called Gabriel.

John

I have no patience for partners who veto all your suggestions and don’t come up with any of their own.

Why should we all come up with loads of suggestions only for him to veto them?

Tell him to come up with his own list. If he can’t be arsed, he has to choose three names from your list. That becomes the shortlist.

Edgar
Dorian
Austin
Sylvester
Eustace
Alex
Benedict
Alistair
Michael
Gregory/Gregor

If ypu don't want common scratch Arthur and Oscar. Theyre everywhere.
Richard. Alan. Martın. Jeff. Peter. Conrad.

David
Anthony
Simon
Christopher
Graham
Douglas
Daniel
Andrew

*I have no patience for partners who veto all your suggestions and don’t come up with any of their own.

Why should we all come up with loads of suggestions only for him to veto them?*

I had this exact conversation with my partner. I was annoyed with him, I spend ages thinking up great names and he’s like, ‘nah’. I got so annoyed he said I could have what I wanted. Result.

Fraser, Cameron, Ambrose, Alden, Edmund, Rory, Tate.

Cosmo

Marshall
Tobias or Toby for short
Rory
Sebastian
Frederick
Patrick
Declan is a lovely name
Theodore but Theo is popular

Really like Arthur though

What about Thomas or James. Or Robert

I went to school with an Arthur, this was in the days of Darren and Gary. I think it's an ugly name

I always loved Oscar but didn't use it as it had become so popular - we've only met a couple in 5 years so I kind of wish I'd just gone for it.

Other options we considered: Kester, Douglas, Lawrence, Felix, Leonard.

Russell

Nathan?

Maxwell
Laurence
Sebastian
Patrick
Dominic
Zachary

Arthur is quite popular

Atticus
Tiberius
Solomon
Cassius
Asa
Cain
Samuel
Thomas
James