Classic but unusual boy names?

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Is this even a possible combo? Asking for friend who is having a boy. She likes more traditional or biblical names- think Isaac, Caleb, Abel, Henry etc. her dh likes more unique/modern names like neo and jaxon. Any suggestions on names that are traditional but not mega common would be great. Or any names that might be a middle ground! She is 37 weeks so not long left to decide! Thanks

Asa and Asher are biblical but not overused (although I think Asher may be on the rise). There will be lots of other biblical names which aren't overused.

Patrick, Francis, Peter, Paul, Laurence, Edwin, Edmund, Nicholas are all traditional but not uber popular. Gabriel and Raphael too.

I like Magnus a lot, strong and sounds quite cool. Might work for them both?

I can’t even remember when or where I first heard it but as soon as we found out we were having a boy I knew that was his name. I think it maybe depends where you live, but to us and every one we know, it’s an unusual and unique name ☺️

I know three little Ezras under the age of 2. Had never met one before.

Hunter
Asa
Sebastian

I like Welsh names for that classic but unusual thing (nabbed a list off the internet):

Arwyn
Arwell
Cedric
Dylan
Elis
Gruffydd (Griff)
Aneurin (Nye)
Jac
Osian
Bryn
Caden
Cai
Cassian
Dickon
Drew
Edwyn
Elgar
Evann
Griffin
Jareth
Jeston
Lloyd
Maddox
Merlyn
Steffan
Tomos

Marcus
Quentin
Conrad
Caspar

Joachim
Linus
Malachai
Enoch
Zimri

Are all slightly unusual biblical names.

Vincent ticks all your friend's boxes

Zebedee /Zebulon
Amos
Seth

Nigel
Simon
Anthony
Mark

Wallace
Jeremy
Francis
Lincoln
Kane
Dion
Joseph

I love Abel and don't think its very common.

Sullivan / Sully
Sidney
Soloman / Sol
Ari
Vincent / Vinny
Silas
Ralph
Augustus
Elias
Ezekiel
Malachai
Finneas

Jude
Oscar

Jethro
Atticus
Ansel
Blake
Amos

Quentin
Vincent
Caspar
Reuben
Samson

I met a Ronan the other day. Lovely name but not wacky.

Chuckling about Martin being included in the first response.

Sean
Christian
Gus
Scott
Ray

I'll add Macsen (he was a Roman emperor so pretty classic), Lucas, Idris, and Sebastian. Maybe Apollo but that could be a bit out there.

Big fan of Macsen. Thank you will pass some of these along! I also love idris and Ezra. Not sure on Nigel and Martin! Gus is pretty cute too!

Macsen is unusual and only classic if you are Welsh.
The anglicised pronunciation puts it in the same league as Jaxon for me.

@downtonupton , your list is an example why the web sites for welsh names are unreliable

Arwyn - ok, but the r is rhotic
Arwell - not a welsh name
Cedric - not a welsh name
Dylan - massively overused in Wales in 1960s and 70s
Elis - fine
Gruffydd (Griff) - fine
Aneurin (Nye) - only in S Wales. not pronounces An-eye-rin in the north
Jac - very popular
Osian - overused
Bryn - dated
Caden - not a welsh name AFAIK. Looks wrong and slightly feminine
Cai - fine
Cassian - not a welsh name
Dickon- not a welsh name, no K in Welsh
Drew - - not a welsh name, and unfortunate
Edwyn - not a welsh name
Elgar- not a welsh name
Evann - misspelt anglicised welsh name
Griffin- not a welsh name, but Gruffyn is
Jareth - not a welsh name
Jeston- not a welsh name
Lloyd - anglicised welsh name
Maddox - anglicised surname
Merlyn - No, really, just no, It's a pony
Steffan - fine
Tomos - fine

Out of 26, 12 are wrong and at least 2 are unfortunate.
Drew is stink, Merlyn is pony

didn't mean to offend - just seemed easier to nab a list online rather than go through all the ones we considered 15 years ago.

My child has one of those names (not one you listed as unfortunate, wrong, stink or pony)

Linus

What about Titus? Biblical but not too common. Easy to write and pronounce.

Otherwise Malachi or Solomon.

Don't like Cain or Abel because of the killing your brother association.

You didn't offend me @downtonupton , but the online welsh names lists are great if you want to give your names welsh names like Cedric and Caitlin or the Welsh for Pony and Wheelbarrow

Inspired, I have found one that says that Nerys is pronounced Lard-iss
It is beyond batshit
link

Many of the pronunciations on that page are wrong, as those of you who have heard the name Nerys (NERR-is) will know