Traditional names for boys that aren’t super popular?

[DrPrincessFluffyToYou]

I love unusual names - for example I was set on Cosmo, but DH absolutely hates it.

DH prefers traditional names like George or Harold, but for various reasons can’t use Harold and half of little boys seem to be George or William or Henry! Any traditional names which are slightly less popular? I am struggling!

Silas, Reginald (Reggie)

Edgar?

Errol
Ernest
Garvin
Gregory
Bligh

What girls names do you like? Just to get more idea of your style!

How about … Alasdair, Benedict, Percy, Cecil, Peter, Carl, Bruce, Zachary, Quentin..?

We both like Edward but sadly doesn’t go with our surname (ends in a D and makes it hard to say together)

Also like Caspar. Otis is nice but makes me think a bit of sex education!

Ralph
Peter
Marcus
Francis
Benedict
Hector
Julian
Joseph
Lawrence
Dominic
Eric
Isaac
David
Michael
Alistair
Philip
John
Jonathan
Christopher
Andrew
Quentin
Edmund
Edwin
Percy
Gregory
Vincent
Victor
Nathaniel
Robert
Elliott
Sebastian
Wilbur
Ivan
Timothy
Samuel
Miles
Daniel
Gabriel

I suggest Basil 😍

Freddies are everywhere so not that! Doesn’t help that they can be Freddie, Frederick, Alfred etc. so a lot of them.

We also know a few Ernies.

Wilbur
Aubrey
Lawrence
Ambrose

How about Daniel?

I have one, he is 22 years old. It's a lovely name, classic but not overly common.

Edgar, Edmund, Nathaniel, Ezra, Izaak, Ishmael, Atticus, Ezekiel, Elijah, Elias, Elliot, Salvatore, Sebastian, Inigo, Rory/Ruaridh, Otto, Ludo, Leonard

Raphael! Forgot that one. Love it.

Quentin is a family name and I’d really like that. Edgar also going on the list!

Really like Percival but my family put me off by saying Percy is a shortening for Willy!

Girls names I like: isadora, felicity, verity

Derek
Roger
Nigel
Keith
Alan
Martin
Clive
Alvin
Rodney
Gordon
Norman
Raymond

Raphael is gorgeous - definitely going on list. I love Inigo but DH sadly vetoed. Otto also sweet but sadly a cousin’s dog’s name!

Clement
Augustus
Gregory
Cuthbert
Howard
Austin

Jasper
Sebastian
Alexander
Max
Ferdinand
Dominic
Nathaniel
Bruce

Edwin
Edmund
Ivor
Ivo
Ivan
Sidney
Maurice
Ernest
Magnus
Edgar
Jasper
Rex
Jared
Barnaby

Sidney

Lawrence
Alexander
James
Christopher
Tom
Peter

None of the above in the primary school that I work in.

Sidney
Barnaby
Luke
Percy

Albert
Alfred
Ernest
Edward
Stanley
Peter

Ivo I like. Rex is fantastic but normally short for Reginald which I’m not 100% sure on…although is also a family name which would be nice.

Max, Peter and Barbary all ex boyfriends so definitely out I’m afraid!

*barnaby

Diggory
Crispin
Bernard
Aloysius
Ludovic
Horatio
Cornelius
Claude

Albert is near the top of my list but DH says is too Harry Potter ish