If we like these girls names

[ClaraBean]

So we are certain for a girl it would be Eileen or Jean. We don't care about the song. Little kids won't know it. Not bothered at all!!
But we cannot agree on any boys names. We both like Raymond and Morris but not enough I don't think.
If we like Eileen and Jean what boys names might we like?

We’ve got a Francis which kind of goes with your style.
What about:
Albert
Wilfred
Laurence
Roderick

Steve
Gary
Stanley
Are the husbands of people I know called Eileen or Jean.

Brian
Derek
Malcolm
George

Denis
Roland
Malcom
Steve
Vernon

Lots of Eileens and Jeans in my family - the men of the same age are/were:
Wilfred, Gilbert, Arthur, Maurice, John, David.

Brian
Kevin
Jim
Glen
Dennis
Paul
Richard
Desmond
Trevor
Norman
George
Clive

All “elderly men” type names that I know that have wives or sisters called Eileen or Jean.

Reggie
Cyril
Ralph
Ernest
Bernard
Ronald
Clyde

Jean is my favourite ever girls' name, but I have a feeling it's going to explode in popularity within the next 5/10 years.

Boys names you may like.. Gilbert, Malcolm, Ivan, Leonard, Hector, Edgar, Cedric, Yannick, Nestor, Lars, Magnus, Idris, Madoc, Cato.

Gene
Maury
Neville

I love Morris, such a wonderful name.

If that doesn't persuade you how about Ernest, Graham, Andrew, Harrold or Malcolm.

@Seap - oh really? What makes you think that? I would like to avoid anything massively on trend/anything that will date if possible. I love Gilbert, Cedric, Malcolm and Magnus. All been vetoed by dp, but might be able to win him over on Gil/Gilbert.
@Disfordarkchocolate - ooh love Harold. Will pop that in the list!
@Fivemoreminutes1 - love Bernard, dp not convinced!
@ProudAuntie76 - Desmond is one of my favourite names. Do says no.
I think the trouble he can't help but think of anybody we know, or any cultural references for all names. It is very very limiting!!!
Thanks for the suggestion. Any more welcome!!

Ernest
Keith
Griff
Silas
Jeremy
Fred
Eric

Clement

I think you are ahead of your time OP!

I think PP is right re Jean exploding soon though, and Harold is nice.

Jean is lovely, I really like Raymond too (and Ray is a lovely nn). And I love Magnus, Wilfred and Eric from pp suggestions.

Other similar names I don't think have been mentioned yet:
Edgar
Edmund
Hugh
Bertram
Leonard

Samuel
Clyde
Timothy
Clive
Darren
John
Peter
Derek
Mark
Marcus
Paul
Daniel

My mums middle name is Jean I love it.

Rupert
Davey
Callum
Andrew
Hughie
William
Patrick
Wayne
Joe
Abraham
Carl
Jason
Anthony

Dean
Dale
Ralph
Rodney
Dennis
Brian
Gregory
Fletcher
Sebastian
Dominique
John
Neil
Jason

Absolutely no evidence to suggest the name Jean is about to explode

If anything it's still declining in popularity

@partyatthepalace @Seap

Here's the graph based on official ons statistics, the name is not even picking up speed so nothing currently to suggest it's even getting slightly more popular let alone about to boom

names.darkgreener.com/#jean

I've heard lots of people mention it recently and it is just destined to be popular. One syllable, four letters, very appealing. I know someone who used it because they love the Bowie song. She is nicknamed Jeanie.
I love it and would definitely still use it.

[quote FluffyEggsontoast]Absolutely no evidence to suggest the name Jean is about to explode

If anything it's still declining in popularity

@partyatthepalace @Seap

Here's the graph based on official ons statistics, the name is not even picking up speed so nothing currently to suggest it's even getting slightly more popular let alone about to boom

names.darkgreener.com/#jean[/quote]
@FluffyEggsontoast

It’s a hunch, but I can see it getting popular with my hip young parent colleagues, whose predecessors in the last 25 years led the charge with Arthur, Alfred etc etc when everyone thought they were old man names.

So I’m not saying it’s scientific, but I’ll bet you £100 it’ll be rising in the next couple years

I much prefer Eileen to Jean!

The only Eileen I know was married to Reginald (we all called him Reg).

DH's grandmother is called Jean, and she is married to Barrie.