Husband-proof names please?!

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Husband is an awkward so and so...

He thinks the likes of James, Edward (I utterly love this name), George, William, Elliot and Alexander are all too vanilla, boring and overused names.

I'm trying to hunt for something we can agree on. He's also shot down Edwin and Edmund - I tried all variations of my fave name!

He doesn't like 'out there'/hipster/the-in-thing style names like your Rivers, Bodhis, Romans etc. The only name he loves is Rupert and I don't like it unfortunately. Names he "doesn't mind but wouldn't use" are Sebastian, Wilfred, Felix.

I can't get a feel of what he likes. Any suggestions that I can list/read to him to see if he likes them?

Nigel!

Rufus
Rueben

Why don't you each write down your top 10 names, then swap lists.
You each then can get rid of say 5 from each others list. This leaves you with 10 names. Then narrow it down to your top 3 , which ever name you both rate highest is the name. Hope this makes sense!

Would he go for woody with Edward on the bc?

If in doubt
Get the bible out

Caleb
Gabriel
Rafael
Jonah
..... endless. He probably wants a classic but unusual name

I believe often you do have to compromise so it might be that neither of you end up with your first choice, but you both and up with a name you both luke.

Hugh/Hugo?

Theodore
Nathaniel
Benedict
Dominic

Zachary or Benjamin (Benji to be different from Ben)?

I was going to suggest Ruben as alternative to Rupert
Oscar is lovely too

Like not luke.

Alfred?

Could call him Fred, Al, Ed etc

Joseph
Gabriel

Oscar, Dominic, Benedict, Fergus, Marcus, Robert, Richard, Michael, Jeremiah, Joel?

Zachary is nice

Albert
Alfred
Arthur
Charles
Frederick
Michael
Oscar

Julian
Tristan
Montgomery
Montague
Felix
Josiah
Richard
Isambard

Redmond - sounds similar-ish to Edward - USA Snowboarder has this name.

Henry
Aelred
Hugo
Roscoe
Frederick
Otis
Rex
Linus
Alasdair/Alistair
Orson
Raymond
Roland
Leon
Alaric
Evan
Evander
Finbar
Finlay
Andrew
Gregory
Norman
Cosmo
Linus
Barnaby
Inigo
Ambrose
Asher
Isaac
Joseph
Michael
Vincent
Patrick
Victor

Oh i am loving Redmond a pp suggested. A d the nn Red is great!

Have you tried this?

www.namedtogether.com/

Rufus
Wilfred
Walter
Samuel
Jasper
Cameron

Isaac
Alistair
Ethan
Barnaby
Dominic
Magnus
Rafe
Miles

I think his vibe is slightly posh - how about Toby, Leo, Ewan?

Reuben
Quentin
Marcus