Classic but unusual boys names

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The kind of name where someone would say ‘ooh I’ve never met an X before’, but also wouldn’t raise eyebrows in a rural village where most boys are called Henry, Oliver, Edward/Teddy, Arthur etc.

My theoretical third boy (having a girl after two boys) was going to be:

Louis - classic, of course the prince, but have never met a young one and have a lot of double boy mum friends!

Ellis - again only ever met one in a restaurant, aged 6, never in my day to day life

Edwin - mentioned a lot, gorgeous and only know one who is 40! Much rarer than Edward, Teddy etc and also has nickname option of Winnie

Others that are classic, but not trending a la Arthur, Edward / Theodore (Teddy for nickname), Henry etc:

Peter
Miles
Guy
Toby
Rory
Daniel
Sebasatian
Samuel
Ivan
Christpoher (nn Kit)

Hector
Howard
Bertram
Aloysius
Josiah
Richard
Perry
Thaddeus
Roderick

Ivo

Surprised to see Sebastian listed. Come across a few young Sebastian’s recently.

I have an Elliot. He's the only one in his primary school of about 250 kids.

Miles/Myles
Toby
Rory
Sebastian
Kit

are all currently popular

Adam

Leonard
Julian
Stuart
Adrian
Ralph
Nicholas
Craig
John
Gavin

Robert
Phillip (Pip)
Fabian
Asa

Roscoe
Ellis
Jago
Jonah
Alban
Silas

I have a Corin

Albert, Bert/Bertie

Cosmo
Caspian
Jeremy
Hugh
Ralph / Raif
Juno
Damien
Ethan
Nathaniel
Oswald
Piers
Rupert

in terms of what seems to be popular, know many Freddie’s, Felix, Milo, Theo’s, xanders / Alex,

Nathaniel
Charles (get a lot of Charlie's but not Charles)
Patrick
Maximilian
Theodore (get Theo but not the full version)
Timothy
Olivander
Stefan
Roland

But there are soooo many middle aged men still around with those names! Give it another 20-40 years.

I like the suggestions of
Marcus
Quentin
Leonard
Magnus

Of the names mentioned, i know quite a few Sebastians and Elliots, and Louis is probably the most popular name along with Theo and Oscar in our area. Probably regional.

I think Robert, Roland, Peter, Stefan and Corin are good PP suggestions. Met a toddler Martin the other day which was unusual. Maybe Gregory, Anthony, Timothy, Adrian?

Alistair
Duncan
Laurence
Julien
James
Justin
Richard

My nephew is called Ellis. He is 21.

Ernest

Wilfred is very popular recently! I know 3 toddlers with that name!

Jasper
cedric
felix
spencer
silas
rufus
walter
remus
rupert
victor
orson
atticus
quentin
cassius
magnus

I have a Laurence/ Laurie. I don’t think we have met another and he is now in his 20s .

Robin
Brian
Frederick
Geoffrey

I know quite under 5
Rupert, Ethan, Felix, Theodore/Theo, Nathanial/Nathan, Maximilian/Max

Crispian
Fred
Ludo
Ralph
Raymond
Giles
Gregor
Griffin/Griff
Andrew
Gordon
Douglas/Dougal