Old/classic boys names - help needed

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We have had a lovely baby boy and cannot think of a name for him. We have absolutely no idea, the pregnancy was a surprise so I think I hadn’t really thought/cared about it if I’m honest.

we like names that can be shortened, and are more old fashioned and not so popular.

please give me some inspiration. Now he’s here I feel awful he’s got no name

Name him after his grandfathers.

Older names with solid nick names ..
Desmond - Des
Richard - Rick
Laurence - Laurie
Christopher - Chris
David - Dave
Charles - Charley
James - Jim
Wesley - Wes
Robert - Rob
Hector - Hec
Geoffrey - Geoff
Angus - Gus
Frederick - Fred
Michael - Mike
Victor - Vic
Barry - Baz
Edward - Ned, Ted, Ed
Royce - Roy
Nicholas - Nick
Alan - Al
Ian - Ian
John - Jack, Johnny, Jonty
Kenneth - Ken
Simon - Simon
Timothy - Tim
Wilbur - Will

Congratulations
Benedict

Ernest

Christian

Rufus

Nicholas

Walter

Leonard

Robert - Robbie / Bobby

Laurence - Laurie

Ernest - Ernie

Nicholas - Nico / Col

Michael - Mikey

Barnaby / Barnabas - Barney

Alistair - Ally

Dominic - Nic

Julius / Julian -Jules

Philip - Pip

Matthew / Mathias - Matt

Leonard - Lenny

Arnold - Arnie

Patrick - Patch/y

Christopher - Christy

Jonathan - Jonny / Jonty

Looking at family names is a good shout

2 of my grandfathers had less popular names than the others, Ambrose & Ellis.
Ambrose was Amby to my granny and Ellis was El or Les.

Christopher - Chris
Quentin - Quinn
Frederick - Fred
Nicholas - Nick

Congratulations.
Everard
Ezekiel - Zeke
Dennis - Den or Denny
David - Dave
Lennard - Lenny
Andrew- Andy or Drew

Thank you.

we got DD’s name by looking through the family tree so we could do that again. That’s not a bad idea.

love some (too many) of the names suggested! I’ll run them by DH later and update on what he says.

James /Jim

John/Joe

Albert/Albie

Robert/Robbie

Alexander/Xander/Ally/Alex/Lex

Congratulations on your beautiful boy.
Excellent suggestions from PPs, and may I add:

Raymond nn Ray
Roderick nn Rod or Roddy
Campbell nn Cam
Cedric nn Ced
Montgomery nn Monty
Russell nn Russ
Bradley nn Brad
Gerald nn Gerry
Peregrine nn Perry

And a few short ones such as Bruce, Todd, Ross, Mark and Ivor.

Fear not, OP, the right name will come to you and your precious bubsy.

Francis nn Frank is my favourite boy name

I really like Edward or Edmond
David
Alexander
Richard

Edward
Andrew
Benjamin
Peter
Robert

Solomon nn Sol

And many congratulations on your son's safe arrival!

Richard
Robert
William
Anthony
Philip
Edward
Simon
Saul
Alfred
Timothy
Vivian
Neil
Solomon
Nathaniel
David
Michael

Congrats! How about Franklin? Or Monty?

Edgar/Edwin/Edmond nn Eddie or Ned?

Wilfred
christopher
leonard
theodore
francis
albert
reginald
frederick
maxwell
alexander
montgomery
leopold
vincent
douglas
stanley
nicholas

There’s so many names on the list that we know someone with all ready. They must be more popular than we realised in our family.

we’re liking Albert,
DH likes Ezekiel and Quentin
I like frank and Ellis

There’s a couple more we’re debating too
thank you everyone

Congratulations!

Albert is nice, and then he can be Albie or Bertie. Frank or Francis are good.

I know a small baby Ellis, and it's a lovely name.

Other ideas:
Roland
Douglas
Franz

Vincent
Edward
Peter
Michael
Patrick
Stephen

Francis is my favourite.

Jeremy
Henry
Leo
George
Benjamin

My son is a Gilbert which would fit the bill :) He goes by Gilly or Gilby mostly as he is two 😂

Francis is so lovely

My fave at the moment is Edison. Eddie ❤️