Thoughts on these old fashioned boys names

[17caterpillars1mouse]

What are your thoughts on Wallace and Horace for a boy (not as siblings)

They are both growing on me

I love Horace. Wallace is gorgeous but it's a girls name, is it not

I think Horace is awful but I like Wallace. I think it’s a male name? The only Wallace that I personally know is Male and there’s also Wallace from Wallace & Gromit . Wallis might be the female version but I’m basing that solely on Wallis Simpson.

I like Horace, never considered Wallace but I like that too.

Horace - awful.

Wallace - I hear Wallis, girls' name

Don't do that to your child.

Wallace will be shortened to Wally

Not a fan of either ot them, sorry. Horatio is mildly better, in my opinion.

Wallace is definitely a boy's name. Maybe pp is thinking of Wallis Simpson. Her first name was actually Bessie, Wallis was one of her dad's surnames.

Maybe like Reggie and Stanley these names will get more popular again.

Not keen on Horace. The Hor brings to mind words such as horrid, horrible, horror.

Sorry.

Horatio is great, Horace isn't.
Wallace will be mistaken for Wallis, and will be nn Wally.
How about Norman or Gerald?

Horace is awful. Really bad. It is definitely a male name, though.
Wallace slightly better but still bad.

I am not keen.

What about Howard? Howie is a cute nn IMO.

Horatio is better than Horace.

Jmho but both are awful.

Horrible

I think Wallace is fine, I'm surprised it isn't gaining popularity actually, what with the revival of Albert, Wilfred and stuff like that.. Horace though is a little...clumsy, a little like Barney or something, i'd struggle to take a Horace seriously.

I think I quite like Wallace and the obvious shortening of Wally wouldn’t worry me as it was 30years ago that was used colloquially and you don’t hear it today (unless you have unkind relations).

I’d steer away from Horace though for personal reasons. My DM had an imaginary perfect child called ‘Little Horace’. He couldn’t put a foot wrong, was perpetually six, and was used to make DSis and I feel inferior. Probably nothing wrong with the name but not for me.

If you’re after other similar names, what about Oswald?