Alternatives to Theodore

[katmarie]

We're expecting baby number 2 in the autumn and we're not finding out the sex. We have a girls name picked out but I am really struggling with boys names! My DH likes Theodore, but I just don't... love it. It's not wowing me. And I cant seem to find an alternative. I want something classic, not bothered about naming trends or anything.
We have an Alexander already, and the following names have all been taken by close friends or family:

Oliver
Joshua
Hayden
Harry

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Isidore?

Edward, Edmund, Albert, Jasper, Bennet, Benedict. I have a friend called Alexander Benjamin and another friend called Alexander who’s brothers are Dominic and George.

Gabriel
Christopher
Jonathan
Rafferty
Rufus
Edward
Hugo
Finn

Thelonious or Thaddeus are great alterntives to Theodore.

Thelonious means: "Ruler of the people"

Thaddeus means: "Courageous heart"

Theophilus

Alexanders I know have brothers called Robert, Henry and Daniel

William
Benjamin
George
Rupert
Joseph
Edward
Maximilian

I had my second son last year and wanted to call him Alexander, such a lovely name. DH vetoed it though as it’s his cousins name, so we now have a Daniel Theodore.

I also liked Benjamin, Nicholas, Ralph, Eric and Samuel.

Tobias
Marcus
Oscar
Caleb
Elijah
Lucas
Jeremiah
Nathaniel
Charles

Aubrey

Alvin
Simon

Theodore is lovely but I think Ted or Ned as a nickname for Edward is also adorable

Isn't Ed or Eddie the natural shortening for Edward?

Richard
Robert
Marcus
Fergus
Alistair

Isn't Ed or Eddie the natural shortening for Edward?

Ted is also very common and very traditional as a shortening for Edward/Edmund.