Help with baby boy names - Edmund, Laurence, and more

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Hi everyone, I’ve narrowed my list of boy names down to 8 but I’m trying to get down to a top 3. Please give me any opinions on these names!

Albert
Alistair
Edmund
Hugh
Hugo
Jasper
Laurence
Rupert

Alister Hugo or Laurence .. Rupert sounds like an old man I like Edmund too but it depends Edmund sounds like a child who goes to private school haha I like it though or Edward

Alistair or
Laurence

Albert - done to death
Alistair - love it
Edmund - ok, lots of Eddies though
Hugh - nice , Hugo v of the minute though
Hugo - ok but v now
Jasper - I don’t know why but to me Jasper is a twit, Caspar is alright
Laurence - really like it, and Laurie a nice nn
Rupert - Campbell black - too posh boy for me

Albert - get rid. I know it came back into fashion with Bertie/Albie but it's still old man to me/Prince Albert cock ring

Alistair - is ok

Edmund - get rid. It will always be the Narnia treacherous turkish-delight eating wanker to me.

Hugh - get rid. Plummy. Like Tim nice-but-dim. Do love me a bit of Hugh Grant though. Huw Edwards not so much.

Hugo - ironically given the above, I love Hugo. DH vetoed as I was told it was a posho name.

Jasper - ubiquitous in primary, fewer in secondary so must have got popular last decade. Is ok.

Laurence - apart from that twunt Laurence Fox, I do like the name. Not keen on Laurie/Larry though. I'd probably go for Lawrence nn Lars.

Rupert - Rupert the bear. Rupert Campbell- Black. Goes in the posh twat category.

1. Alistair
2. Lawrence
3. Hugo (if you are posh) Jasper (if you're not)

Hugo
Edmund
Albert

Not keen on any of the others.

Albert - dislike. Still feels old fashioned and dreary somehow.
Alistair - love this. Traditional but not old fashioned or over-used
Edmund - have always liked this. Peppa Pig hasn’t put me off.
Hugh - dislike. It’s too empty sounding.
Hugo - like.
Jasper - one of my grandparents called wasps, Jaspers.
Laurence - really dislike as feels dreary. Particular dislike of Laurie which sounds babyish. Do like pp’s suggestion of Lars.
Rupert-quite like.

Top 3:

• Alistair
• (A long way behind Alistair) Hugo
• Edmund

My top three are:

Rupert
Jasper
Edmund

Albert - OK, very popular
Alistair - really like. The one I know is lovely, the name suits a baby and a man and doesn’t pigeonhole the owner
Edmund - OK, prefer Edward
Hugh - not keen
Hugo - really dislike, plus very popular
Jasper - really dislike
Laurence - OK
Rupert - dislike

Top 3:

1. Alistair (miles ahead of the others)
2. Edmund
3. Laurence

Edmund - with nn Edo

Top three ..
Alistair
Edmund
Hugh

Next ..Hugo and Rupert

On the bottom -- Albert, Jasper and Laurence.

I have an Edmund - great name ! Can be shortened to Ed/Eddie/Ned but has gravitas too. Full disclosure- he did go to a private school although only because we taught there so got a discount. He likes it too. I also really like Rupert and Laurie for Laurence.

I love your list OP, we have very similar taste. Hugo, Jasper, Laurence and Rupert are my favourites - love all of these. Currently pregnant with a girl but if it had been a boy Hugo was at the top of my list, only because DH is less keen on the others.

Albert - I like Albert and a lot of the nickname options but can’t get past the Prince Albert piercing connotations
Alistair - not a fan but nothing wrong with it
Edmund - not keen, seems dated
Hugh - always sounds unfinished to me
Hugo - posh boy name
Jasper - dog/cat’s name
Laurence - love this and Laurie as a nickname
Rupert - also really like this, Roo is a very cute nn for a baby/toddler

Albert - not keen, don't like Albie or Bertie
Alistair - like
Edmund - ok
Hugh - like
Hugo - like but it's trendy
Jasper - like but it's trendy
Laurence - not keen
Rupert - not keen

Alistair, Edmund or Hugh

Albert - a bit run of the mill now. So many Albies around, and I really dislike this as a nickname.
Alistair - lovely
Edmund - very nice. Feels distinguished. Lots of nickname options.
Hugh - OK, a bit plain
Hugo - no, too trendy now and it’s very much an ‘aspirationally upmarket’ name
Jasper - nice but trendy
Laurence - lovely. Really like the associations (other than Fox!) and Laurie as a nickname
Rupert - still too stereotypically posh for me. Not keen.

Alistair, Edmund and Laurence would be my shortlist - all fab.

Albert- like, but not so keen on Albie
Alistair- I’m not a fan
Edmund- prefer Edward. Ted is nice nn.
Hugh- really not keen on this one and is dated. Wet name for me.
Hugo- bit trendy, not a fan really either
Jasper- love
Laurence- it’s ok
Rupert- like

my favourite is jasper. Rupert would be second.

Albert - Uncle Albert Only fools .....
Alistair - Chrystal Tips and Alistair.
Edmund - Blackadder.
Hugh - Grant. Yuck.
Hugo - quite like.
Jasper - also quite like.
Laurence - lovely name.
Rupert - Rupert the bear or Whippet if you've heard of him!

Albert - makes me think of the piercing. Bertie is a very cute nn though.
Alistair - love it, the one I know gets shortened to Al/Ali all the time so depends how you feel about that.
Edmund - fine, boring.
Hugh - feels like a creepy uncle name.
Hugo - like it a lot, but definitely carries a posh vibe.
Jasper - love it, no notes.
Laurence - nice but doesn’t feel special.
Rupert - like it a lot.

Top 3:
Jasper
Alistair
Rupert

Definitely Hugo as that was one of my baby name choices and I didn't go with it so this is a sign you should😂😂

Alistair is the only one of those I like and I really like it!

Albert
Edmund
Laurence

I like Albert. All the others sound a bit wet to me.

Oooh, interesting. You've picked 3 of my absolute fav boys names and 3 of my most loathed ones!

Love:
Alistair
Edmund
Laurence (although prefer Lawrence spelling)

Don't mind
Hugh
Albert

Absolutely loathe
Hugo
Jasper (cat name)
Rupert

IF it matters - though you are thinking of using a name from another language so it probabaly ought to - the "correct" spelling of Alistair is Alasdair. It is, as I'm sure you know, the Scottish Gaelic version of Alexander.

Sorry - I really can spell 'probably'.

Alistair and Laurence are my favourites.