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Desperately seeking traditional boy name

41 replies

lewal13 · 31/08/2021 17:28

Hi all,
Due date is today and we still have no idea what to name our baby boy. I love Frederick (with the nickname Fred) and my husband likes Arthur. We are after a traditional name that has a cute nickname and goes with our daughters name which is Lilly. Any suggestions would be gratefully received! Smile

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thisistrue · 31/08/2021 20:38

Stephen
David
Neil
Mark
Andrew
Richard
John

Noshowwithoutpunch · 31/08/2021 20:42

Reginald nn Reggie

offyougotwantychops · 31/08/2021 21:37

Harvey
Jacob
Walter
Alexander
Mark
Scott
Oliver
Joshua
Joseph
Luke

Or very old names:
Julius
Octavia
Septimus

Or something more Anglo-Saxon:
Oswin
Oswald
Aethlered
Cuthbert
Clovis
Offa
Alfred

Middle Ages:
Harold
Stephen
William
Richard
Henry
Thomas
Hugh
Rufus
Justin

Twizbe · 31/08/2021 21:51

I love the name Frederick. I also love the name James.

Why not wait until he's here and see what he looks like.

Honks · 31/08/2021 22:07

Timothy, Tim
Alexander, Alex, Alec, Sandy, Xander
Edward, Ed, Ted, Eddie
Jonathan, Jon, Jonny, Jonty

MrsBertBibby · 31/08/2021 23:21

Robert

ActonSquirrel · 01/09/2021 19:06

Mark
Luke
John
Alexander
William
Albert
Bernard

MrsGilly1 · 02/09/2021 04:25

Alexander (Alex, Xander)
Alistair (Ali, Al)
Ambrose (Ames, Brose, Brody, Bo)
Andrew (Andy, Drew, Andre, Dre)
Arthur (Art, Arte, Artie)
Asher (Ash)
Atticus (Att, Atty, Gus)
August (Aug, Auggie, Gus)
Benjamin (Ben, Benj, Benji, Benny)
Caleb (Cal, Cale )
Cameron (Cam, Cammy, Ron)
Charles (Charlie, Carl, Chas)
Christopher (Chris, Topher, Kit)
Christian (Chris, Ian)
Daniel (Dan, Danny, Dane)
Declan (Dec, Dex, Len)
Desmond (Des, Desi)
Dominic (Dom, Nick)
Edward (Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted)
Elijah (El, Eli)
Elliott (El, Eli, Ellis)
Emerson (Em, Emery, Sonny)
Erikson (Erik, Rick)
Evander (Evan, Van, Vander)
Everett (Rhett, Ev)
Finnegan (Finn, Finny, Egan)
Fredrick (Fred, Freddie)
Grayson (Gray, Sonny, Ayson)
Gideon (Gid, Ian, Deon)
Gabriel (Gabe, Abe, Gil)
Harrison (Harry, Harris)
Isaac (Ike, Is-pronounced like “eyes”, Izzy)
Isaiah (Is-pronounced like “eyes”, Zay, Ike)
Jackson (Jack, Jax, Jace, Jay)
Jacob (Coby, Jake, Jakey, Jack)
James (Jim, Jimmy, Jay)
Jameson (James, Jimmy, Jay)
Jeremiah (Jim, Jem, Jay, Jeremy, Remy)
Julian (Jules, Jude, Lee)
Jefferson (Jeff, Jeffrey)
Meaning: “son of Jeffrey”
Jonathan (John, Johnny)
Joseph (Joe, Joey, Jojo, Joss, Jose)
Joshua (Jo, Josh, Joss)
Josiah (Jo, Jojo, Joss, Si, Siah)
Kaleb (Kal, Kale)
Kendrick (Ken, Rick, Ricky, Kenny)
Lawrence (Larry, Lor, Rory, Lore, Ren)
Lewis (Lew, Lewis)
Meaning: “renowned warrior”
Lincoln (Linc)
Lucas (Luc, Luca, Luke)
Matthew (Matt, Matty)
Maximilian (Max, Mac)
Miles (Milo)
Mitchell (Mitch, Mick)
Nathaniel (Nat, Nathan, Nate)
Nicholas (Nico, Nick, Nicky)
Oakley (Oak, Lee, Oaks)
Oliver (Ollie, Levi)
Oscar (Oz, Ozzie)
Patrick (Pat, Paddy, Rick)
Quentin (Quinn, Quent)
Rafferty (Rafe, Ray)
Reginald (Reg, Reggie)
Roman (Ro, Roro)
Ronan (Ro, Roro)
Rowan (Ro, Roro)
Sebastian (Seb, Sebby Bass, Ash, Ashton, Bastian)
Spencer (Spence, Spenny)
Stanley (Stan, Lee)
Thomas (Tom, Tommy)
Theodore (Dory, Theo, Ted, Teddy)
Timothy (Tim, Timmy)
Tobias (Tobe, Toby)
Vincent (Vince, Vinny, Vin)
William (Will, Willy, Wills, Liam, Bill, Billy)
Wesley (Wes, Les, Lee)
Wilson (Will, Willy, Wills)
Xavier (Zay, Xavi)
Zachary (Zack, Zacky)

MrsSchadenfreude · 02/09/2021 04:31

John
David
Peter
Paul
Andrew
James

ozzyfroggy · 02/09/2021 04:53

Charles, Charlie Smile

Seafog · 02/09/2021 05:11

Frederick can also be Rick, or Ricky

Isit2021yetplease · 02/09/2021 06:44

I’ve got a Joseph and I LOVE it. He’s Joey, Joe, Joe-Joe, joss - so many options for all stages of life

PurBal · 02/09/2021 07:02

Augustine nn Augie
Frank nn Frankie

lewal13 · 02/09/2021 11:28

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to respond! There are some lovely names here. Waiting to meet him now, then hopefully his name will be obvious 🤞.

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waltzingparrot · 02/09/2021 12:48

Frederick Arthur is lovely. Fred/Freddie + there'd be Freddy-Weddy in our house.

Buttercup54321 · 08/09/2021 00:12

William
David
John
George
Michael
Andrew
Raymond
Charles
James
Edward
Christopher
Anthony
Richard
Matthew
Terence

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