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Classic names - best all taken!

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crazymuseummumtobe · 05/10/2019 06:54

We have DC1 on the way in January, and really struggling for boys names. We want something pretty classic, but baby is going to have 10 male cousins, most of whom have got v classic names, of just the type we love.

We can't use:
George
Daniel
Oliver
Daniel
Adam
Benjamin
Harry
Thomas
Richard
Edward
Patrick
James

What would you consider to be in a similar vein to these that might fit the bill? We don't want to go too left field or 'grandad'.

Thanks!

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wizzler · 05/10/2019 08:33

Matthew
Nathan

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Morado · 05/10/2019 08:41

The names on the no list are so common that you could probably get away with using one anyway...

aliensprig · 05/10/2019 08:42

Seriously OP, you can have whichever name you want regardless of who else has it in your extended family. No one owns a name. The ones you've listed are very popular being classic names, so it's not as if it would be incredibly weird to have a second Oliver in the family! Just pick one from your no list if that's what you want :)

Geronimo8 · 05/10/2019 08:43

Samson - classic, biblical and gives you Sammy.

Jellycat00 · 05/10/2019 08:44

Michael
Matthew
Martin
Alistair
Simon
Sean
Liam
Mark
Marcus
Luke
Paul
Rufus
Jonathan

Geronimo8 · 05/10/2019 08:50

Lucas
Luke
James
Michael
Paul
Frederick (Freddie)
Joseph
Colin
Broderick (Brodie)
Jacob
Joel
Charles (Charlie)
John
William
Theodore (Theo)
Leo
Leonard
Orlando
Conrad
Mathias
Laurence

WaxOnFeckOff · 05/10/2019 08:55

Anthony
Lawrence
Miles
Marcus
Elliot
Steven
Gregory
Alan
David

KUGA · 05/10/2019 09:06

Benjamin
Samuel
Michael
Alexander
David
Alan
Robert
Mathew
Christopher
Luke.

user1493494961 · 05/10/2019 09:15

Nathaniel, Edmund

PrincessLouis · 05/10/2019 09:25

Interesting to see what a wide range of names people see as classic! Broderick??

Op, what about:
Charles / Charlie
John / Johnny
Andrew / Andy

MissHenty · 05/10/2019 09:25

I’d say Jacob or William

MissHenty · 05/10/2019 09:25

Let us know what DH says @crazymuseummumtobe

PBLR · 05/10/2019 09:28

Arthur
Archie
Bertie
Are all coming to the fore again - several connections have used them recently

Roughday · 05/10/2019 09:39

We have an Albie which I think is a lovely boys name!
Can be known to be short for Albert

Ellmau · 05/10/2019 09:42

Robert
Philip
Andrew
Simon
Stephen
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Jonathan
Henry
Michael

GinGeum · 05/10/2019 09:55

We have an Edward and some names we have on the list for DS2 are:

Arthur
Rupert
Douglas
Peter
Humphrey
Ralph

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Myotherusernameisshy · 05/10/2019 10:04

Matthew
Alexander
Samuel
William

cathyno5 · 05/10/2019 10:07

Sebastian
Alexander
John
Peter
Francis
Christopher

custardbear · 05/10/2019 10:10

What about Samson Sampson ?!
Also Jonathan is nice, Christopher (Kit), Alexander

Russell19 · 05/10/2019 10:17

It has to be Henry or Charles! Grin

AfterSomeAdvice1234 · 05/10/2019 10:41

Arthur
William
Robert
Alistair

Gummibaerchen1 · 05/10/2019 10:46

Dominic
Michael
Quentin
Christopher

Charlesandfred · 05/10/2019 11:39

My boy is Frederick...great name

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