Which one of these names......

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Other suggestions welcome

Octavius
Barnaby
Crispin

Digby
Wilfred
Caspian
Benedict

I really like Barnaby. Wilfred is also nice - I see it mentioned on these boards a lot but don't know one irl. I do like Benedict too. Octavius is quite a name - I've not met one of those either! How about: Ernest, Isambard, Xavier?

They’re all nice.

I think my favourites are Benedict, Caspian and Crispin and my least favourites are Digby and Octavius.

The latter sounds a bit self-consciously middle class and I can't think of an abbreviation that would ever let him fit into a working class community. Might not bother you, but I like the idea of names that work anywhere.

Barnaby 🥰
Wilfred 🥰
Or
Benedict

I like Caspian the best.

Octavius is very Jacob Rees Mogg.

I like Wilfred - lots of nn options too if he chooses eg Fred, Freddie (or Wilf which I don’t like as much but he might!)

Don't know why Barnaby suddenly seems so popular on these boards. Always sounded very old-fashioned and a bit too proper to me.

Personally I love Octavius and Caspian. Caspar is nice too in a similar vein. Or Octavian. And Cassius, though that one might be too out there !

I like Benedict.

Caspian! I wanted it on the list for a boy but I had a girl anyway. I love it though!

I like unusual names but I’m not overly keen on the rest of your list. However I love Aurelius which you might like also.

Like Wilfred and Benedict. Don't mind the others, except Digby reminds me strongly of the place name.

Possibilities:
Cillian/Kilian
Cyrus
Edgar
Gregory
Lucian
Quentin
Raymond
Severin
Tobias

Octavius - prefer Octavian, the one I know says it as Oc-TAV-yan not Oc-TAYV-yan
Barnaby - lovely
Crispin - fine
Digby - not sure
Wilfred - ok but make's me think of Harold Steptoe's father
Caspian - fine
Benedict - Bendy dick

Caspian the best followed by Crispin

Definitely Barnaby
2nd choice Wilfred

Some of the others sound a bit parody posh person to me (like a ‘Tory boy’ comedy sketch or something)

There’s a Digby on Made in Chelsea and his own girlfriend and mates were teasing him on the programme saying it’s a weak dogs name x

I like Caspian and Benedict best.

We have a Quentin which you may like? We also liked Caspar and Raphael.

Thanks for all the suggestions, few really good suggestions.

Our favs are probably Wilfred and Digby so far.

Benedict and Wilfred are my favourites. How about Seymour?

Barnaby and Digby are my favourites!

Other suggestions
Rufus
Clarence
Percy
Jeremiah
Tobias/Toby
Edgar
Edmund
Hector

I like Wilfred best out of your list with Wilf as a NN

My cousin had a dog called Digby so that name only reminds me of a dog...

Barnaby and Caspian are my favourites from your list.

I was at school with a boy named Diggory, that’s all I think of when I see Digby. Love Caspian and Octavian.

I prefer Bennet as a mediaeval English variant of Benedict.

Best ones:
Benedict is one of my absolute favourites
Wilfred was my “don’t know if I’m brave enough to use it but I love it”
Barnaby absolutely love it, but I wavered on Barney

Love Wilfred, and Benedict is okay (though I prefer Benjamin). What about Josiah? Can be shortened to Joe if he felt like a change. I quite like Linus and Leon, but not sure how they sound to middle class UK ears?

They all sound very foppish and wet. Not my taste at all. Well, we're all different I I guess!

I like Caspian.

Wilfred