Benjamin or Arthur

[Partyof2]

What are your thoughts on Benjamin and Arthur? Considering for DS1. Thank you!

I love both but prefer Benjamin. I have a nephew nn Benjy, I love it!

Benjamin

Benjamin. Lovely name and uncommon these days.

Both are lovely but Benjamin means last born so I’d not use it for #1
le Benjamin
If you love Ben, go for Benedict.

My youngest son is called Benjamin Arthur, so I obviously love it. I thought they were lovely classic names and that's why I chose them. Benjamin especially isn't common

Benjamin is much nicer.

I like both names, but I do slightly prefer Arthur.

I am suprised people think Benjamin is uncommon.
There were a couple in my son's primary school class, and a third one in his football team. We only know one Arthur though.
I prefer Arthur.

Benjamin. I'm still confused how Arthur caught back on!

Both lovely. I prefer Benjamin, but if you’ll end up calling him Ben then I’d also prefer Benedict.

Arthur is my favourite. I like Benjamin but not Ben.

love benjamin, partner dont

Both nice, prefer Arthur

I prefer Benjamin. I also like Benedict. Arthur is a fine name but for someone of my vintage it's still massively confusing to go to the GP and see something ike 'Arthur Marshall for Nurse Jean in Room 1' come up on the screen and instead of an old man in a flat cap staggering to his feet, a parent with a tiny baby moves off. But that's just me.

I have a Benjamin, I love it. My DS4 calls him Bunny as he’s sure we named him after Benjamin Bunny from Peter Rabbit!

Personally I prefer Arthur. I don’t know where the idea that Benjamin is uncommon has come from. It’s been in the top fifty in England and Wales since 1974! Arthur is more popular at the moment, so he’s more likely to share a classroom with an Arthur, when he grows up and stops being such defined age groups, there will probably be more Benjamjns around him than Arthurs. Especially as I can see Arthur starting to fall in popularity again in the next few years and become quite dated in a way Benjamin isn’t.

Benjamin, because so many Arthurs

I like both, though think I lean slightly towards Benjamin.

I prefer Benjamin

I like Benjamin much more than Arthur

We have a Benjamin...our last born son, which is what it means! I love it...he was Benjy as a baby, now definitely a Ben for most people and Benjamin when in trouble. Now he's in reception he's very clear he's a Ben as it's less letters to write!

Benjamin. Don't like Benedict.

Arthur is ok but very popular

@Etinoxaurus

Both are lovely but Benjamin means last born so I’d not use it for #1 le Benjamin If you love Ben, go for Benedict.

It doesn't mean last born, it means son of my right hand.

In French, it is used to mean the youngest child

Benjamin

2 year old DS's best friends at nursery are called Benji and Arthur

I prefer Benjamin - slightly more unusual (though not exactly uncommon), more nicknames and just nicer to my ears. Both are fine names, though.