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24 replies

gettingupearlyzzzz · 10/08/2020 22:23

Hello mumsnettees......

Due DS2 November time and we need another boys name.....we like really traditional boys names like Edward and William (can't have either of these)....what others could you add to the list??
Ta x

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aprilfools19 · 10/08/2020 22:49

My very favourite boys name is Alexander followed by Henry and Arthur.
Other nice classics
Albert- Albion
Theodore- Theo
Frederick- Freddie
Francis- Frank / Frankie
James
Harry

Lavenderblues · 10/08/2020 22:57

Thomas
Arthur
Quentin
Henry

justwinginglife · 10/08/2020 22:59

My son is called Jack

Other names in our family are:
Daniel
Thomas
Joshua
Kyle
Charlie
Oliver
Fred (Freddie)
Jacob

And the dog is called Frankie 🤪

worstwitch18 · 11/08/2020 03:41

Edmund
Thomas
Robert
Charles
Gerald
Cecil
Frederick
Arthur
Peter
Michael
John
James
George
Stephen
Richard
Philip
Henry

Some of the names suggested by other posters are traditionally nicknames (e.g. Harry = Henry, Jack = John).

Ricekrispie22 · 11/08/2020 06:29

Matthew
Joseph
Mark
Christopher
Benjamin
Luke
Laurence

gettingupearlyzzzz · 11/08/2020 09:20

Thank you all 😀

Our current son already has two of these names
As part of his name.
We are definitely set on Arthur for middle name but wondered if 'Harry' is too casual compared to our current son's name? As it's technically a nickname. We're not as keen on Henry as we are Harry so Harry would be on the birth cert.

What do you think? We want the names to go?

Ta x

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 11/08/2020 10:52

James
Christopher
George
Andrew
Daniel
Paul
Thomas
Joseph
Kevin
Luke
Nicholas
Steven
Vincent
Richard
David

justwinginglife · 11/08/2020 10:57

I think Harry fits in well with the others 😊

Whatsyourflava · 11/08/2020 17:58

Peter
Christopher nn kit

Whatsyourflava · 11/08/2020 17:58

Harry is lovely

monkeyonthetable · 11/08/2020 18:06

Samuel
Daniel
Alexander
Theodore
Joseph
Alfred
Henry
Jeremy
Nathaniel
Sebastian
Isaac
James
Edmund

Notfeelinggreattoday · 11/08/2020 18:27

Harry has beeb used for a name inits own right for years

TinyMetalBirds · 11/08/2020 18:29

My grandad's name was Harry, not Henry, and he was born in 1912, so it is traditional in that sense!

caringcarer · 11/08/2020 22:07

Christopher
Nicholas
Andrew
Henry
Albert
Francis
Robert
Peter
Michael

caringcarer · 11/08/2020 22:09

My son called Christopher James Michael.

houselikeashed · 11/08/2020 23:48

Benjamin
Charlie
Thomas
James
Freddie
Alexander
Dominic
Nicholas
Jonathan
Hector
Isaac
Simeon

alexdgr8 · 11/08/2020 23:58

Patrick Arthur
actually i don't think harry arthur flows well.

ending one and beginning the next with a vowel, lacks distinction.
Jacob Arthur
Benjamin
nicholas

ILoveStickers · 12/08/2020 06:17

Harry has been a name in its own right for at least a century. Go for it.

ILoveStickers · 12/08/2020 06:19

In fact, Harry was already in the top 25 in 1850. Very traditional!

www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2017/05/top-200-most-popular-names-in-england-and-wales-in-1850.html

MikeUniformMike · 12/08/2020 17:37

John
Paul
George
Richard
Michael
Richard
Andrew
Philip
Martin
Graham
Alan
David

Standrewsschool · 12/08/2020 17:56

Harry has been a name in its own right for years, and is very popular.

Harrison, nn Harry
Richard
Samuel
Daniel
Robert
Julian
Sebastien
Michael
Nicholas

mathsmonster · 12/08/2020 18:58

To align with MUM's first four names Smile, how about:
Michael
Keith
Brian

Anthony
Robert
William

David
James
Chris

MikeUniformMike · 12/08/2020 19:33

Peter
Keith
Roger
Brian

Raymond
David

Seeing a bit of a theme
Roger
Brian
John
Freddie

MikeUniformMike · 12/08/2020 19:39

Terence
Anthony
John
William

Some of these names are definitely due a comback.

A friend has an Anthony, and a much older friend is married to a Terence.

Dennis

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