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Henry and...

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Ahenrybyanyothername · 01/01/2023 23:06

Help! I'm expecting a second DS and struggling to come up with a list, so hoping for some ideas please/ TIA! We already have a Henry Alexander.

We both like very traditional names, nature names, or slightly more unusual for the UK (we loved Soren). We're also tempted by pretentious middle class names but wary of overdoing it. I prefer full names to nicknames/ diminutives (Henry v Harry, Alfred v Alfie, Charles v Charlie etc).

So my 2 boys should be Henry Alexander and...? 😁

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SoftSheen · 01/01/2023 23:49

Or Julius!

3girlsmama · 01/01/2023 23:52

Milo George

TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 02/01/2023 00:05

Rafe

David

Richard

mishmased · 02/01/2023 00:06

Llewelyn

xprincessxjanetx · 02/01/2023 01:00

Arthur
James
Rupert
Ralph
Phillip
Oliver
Oscar
Frederick
Edward
Theodore
Sebastian
Benjamin
Charles
Joseph
Andrew
Matthew
Richard
Thomas
Christopher
Samuel
Daniel

Theoldwoman · 02/01/2023 13:26

Henry Alexander and Reuben Cole
Henry Alexander and Edward Thomas
Henry Alexander and Sebastian Michael
Henry Alexander and Angus Benjamin
Henry Alexander and Francis Jeremy
Henry Alexander and Nicholas David

itssquidstella · 02/01/2023 13:27

Frederick
Charles
Arthur
George
Hugo
Dominic
Sebastian

Mumofgirls2017 · 02/01/2023 14:41

Henry and

charles
edmund
frederick
jasper
rowan
casper
vincent
wilfred
arthur
felix
orson
ernest
spencer
george
walter
otis
chester

ineedasweatshirt · 02/01/2023 14:42

James
Thomas

PinkHeadphones · 02/01/2023 14:44

Bertram
Magnus
SebastIan
James
Jonah

scottishnames · 02/01/2023 16:09

Jonathan, Edwin/Edgar, Patrick, John, Robert, Tristram, Hugh (Hugo is nice but very trendy at the moment, if that matters), Adam, Roland, Francis, Nicholas, Victor....

NoDairyNoProblem · 02/01/2023 16:12

Thomas
Arthur
James

23mum · 02/01/2023 16:12

Jack / George

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/01/2023 16:21

Alistair John
Nicholas John
Robert Samuel
Corin Jacob
Struan Alistair
Patrick Daniel
Michael William

Krakenwakes · 02/01/2023 16:24

Hugh is more interesting than Hugo these days and fits better with Henry.

Richard
Guy
Nicholas
John
Edmund
Jeremy /Jerome
Gregory

OneCup · 02/01/2023 16:26

Why not Soren if you both like it?

Socksey · 02/01/2023 16:28

I have a Christopher James.... similar reasons to you in wanting traditional names that coukd be shortened etc if wanted but also had to be pronounceable by people abroad and family who don't speak English

gwilt · 02/01/2023 16:28

Henry Alexander and Lars Edward.
Henry Alexander and Oscar Thomas.

Vinylloving · 02/01/2023 16:33

Peter Augustus
James Anthony
Tristan
Gabriel Jasper

PixiePirate · 02/01/2023 16:34

Jonty or Kit, although I note you prefer full names so perhaps Leo or Xavier.

Vinylloving · 02/01/2023 16:35

Tristan Benedict
Nathaniel Theodore

topcat2014 · 02/01/2023 16:35

Josh

GoodbyeLondon · 02/01/2023 16:37

Caspar
Benjamin
Lawrence/Laurence
Frederick
Patrick

Oher · 02/01/2023 16:45

OP you sound keen on traditional’royal’ names so maybe browse the royal family tree and pick something from there like Edward Charles etc. Just not William.

Reclining · 02/01/2023 17:06

I love George