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Old man names you like

92 replies

Whichnametopick · 27/02/2023 15:10

I loved reading the thread on the old lady names. Which are your favourite old man names?

Mine is Francis but DP vetoed

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Greenfree · 11/06/2023 19:31

Winston, Jeffrey & Ronald

FawnDrench · 11/06/2023 20:14

Eustace
Cyril
Sylvester

Nellieinthebarn · 11/06/2023 20:17

Seth
Bert
Wilfred
Alfred
Laurence

BooksAndHooks · 11/06/2023 20:20

George
Edwin
Frank
Henry
Percy
Herbert
Ernest
Wilfred

Cas112 · 11/06/2023 20:57

Percy

donquixoteslittledonkey · 11/06/2023 20:59

Terence

JamSandle · 11/06/2023 21:01

Lennard

thegreylady · 11/06/2023 23:02

I met a delightful 3 year old Walter today 🙂

Elspethelf · 12/06/2023 06:48

Sidney (Sid)
Harold (Hal)
Howard (Howie)
Cedric
Leonard (Lenny)
Niles
Perry

Soozikinzii · 12/06/2023 08:10

Albert and Arthur

strawberrywhisk · 12/06/2023 08:13

Jobe, my great uncles name, lovely upstanding and polite, a true gentleman

SmartHome · 12/06/2023 08:23

I know quite a few 11/12y old Arthurs and Stanleys and Vincents so they no longer seem like old man names to me now.

The heading for old man names now are Malcolm, Nigel, Andy, Mike, Dave, Simon etc

crazeekat · 12/06/2023 11:27

peter and brian

Theskyoutsideisblue · 12/06/2023 11:34

Frank
colin
wilburn

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 12/06/2023 11:36

Reinventinganna · 27/02/2023 15:47

I wonder if Gary or Wayne will be on one of these old man threads one day?

I really like Gary!

Not sure I'm quite ready for the Wayne revival, though.

OopsieeDaisy · 14/06/2023 09:42

Alfie/Alfred
Archie
Albert/Albie/Bertie
Stanle
Percy
Lennie

OopsieeDaisy · 14/06/2023 09:42

That should have said Stanley!

Hairbrushhandle · 14/06/2023 09:42

Cyril

Rainbowqueeen · 14/06/2023 09:51

Stanley
Baden

TempsPerdu · 14/06/2023 14:07

Edwin
Edmund
Laurence
Ambrose
Clement
Ernest could grow on me

As a group though I’m not a massive fan (I am quite partial to an old lady name though!).

Theoldwoman · 14/06/2023 14:09

Francis
Wyndham
Edward
Ernest
Wesley

babyno2isdue · 14/06/2023 18:13

I have a Sidney, didn't choose it because it was an old man's name just loved it. It certainly suits him although he's mainly Sid now

BarelyLiterate · 14/06/2023 18:25

Norman
Keith
Roger
Eric
Malcolm
Brian
Raymond
Geoffrey

Caspianberg · 14/06/2023 18:29

Peregrine (pip)

Madamecastafiore · 14/06/2023 18:54

Percy