"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!

Owen
Finley
Flynn
Ewan

Julian?

Jude
Vincent
Alistair

Winston?

Christian
David
Benjamin
Alexander
Edward
Adam
Sebastian

These are all currently outside the top 30 so not over popular at the moment.

John
Christopher
Ian
David

Simon, Paul, Mark, Peter, Luke - all remarkably uncommon atm.

I found it a lot more difficult naming my DS than my DD for some reason. I like the following
Ewan
Samuel
Matthew
James
Sidney
Ethan
George
Theo
Max
Jack

I know most of these are quite common but names are usually popular for a reason (they’re nice names)! I’m not a fan of ‘trendy’ names as they will go out of fashion and sound dated when the child grows up.

I'd go for
John
Or
Victor

I think many Scottish boys' name work will - Calum, Fraser, Alistair, Hamish, Rory, etc

I've got a partner with much the same views, especially on boys names!

So far we've got

Drew
Casper
Felix
Guy
Franz

@daisypond
I like most of these especially Rory- been vetod:( And I love Hamish but I have an uncle Hamish!

Nathaniel
Isaac
Elijah

Uncle Hamish might like having a little dn Hamish. Assuming you like him that is.

Richard
Michael
Christopher
John
Peter
Simon
Paul

All very normal, all used to be commonly used, but I haven't met a baby one of any of them for decades.

Also David. It's such a decent name, but you don't get them at all now.

Fraser, Nathaniel, Declan, Billy, Greg, Kurt, Aaron, Tobias, Reece, Rowan etc.

Brendan

I love Danny. Also another vote for Toby.

Tylo

Alistair
Dominic
Patrick
Nicholas
Timothy
Simon
Peter
Adam
Anthony
Robert
Matthew

Oscar is very common amongst DS’s peers (9-10 years old, south/West Yorkshire).

Hector
Barnaby
Piers
Alistair
Monty
Leo(nard)
Cyril
Eric
Robin

Vincent
Patrick
Daniel
Mark
Marcus
Luke
Lucas
Cain
Adam
Liam
Fabian
Stephen/Steven
Carl
Edward
Edmund
Francis
Frederick
James
Peter
Paul
Matthew
Samuel
Joel
William
Jacob
George
Richard
Darryl
Arron
Aidan

Pretty much all the males that I know with fairly ordinary/traditional but not very common/massively popular names!

We have a Leo and DS2 is likely to be Caspar.

Some of the more uncommon names on our list (well, my list):

Reuben
Rudy
Jude
Sebastian
Raphael
Euan
Owen

I also really like Theo (though obviously wouldn't work for us with a Leo!)

what about Nathan i dont think ive heard any lite ones with that name could shorten to Nate ? I've heard a Rowan which I really like also like Jude and Finn.