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Retro/Rockabilly boys names

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kfellover · 27/08/2024 20:51

I made a post about retro girl names that has been really helpful. We had a short list of Dean, Dale, Dewey, Lyle and Floyd for boys. Our favourite is Lyle, but as we got so many different suggestions for girls we’d like to see if there are any suggestions for boys that we haven’t thought of. We like retro names, that are quite uncommon. Someone suggested ‘rockabilly’ which is exactly our type. Any ideas?.

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DirtyDuchess · 27/08/2024 20:52

Gene, Jesse.

MugPlate · 27/08/2024 20:55

Jethro, Zeke, Tate, Buddy, Sonny, Clayton, Hank.

Winrus · 27/08/2024 20:56

Billy. Just look up male country music singers. Question is, why?

sel2223 · 27/08/2024 20:58

PP suggested Gene - love that!

Gorgonemilezola · 27/08/2024 20:59

Buddy, Ricky, Eddie, Gene, Duane, Charlie, Elvis, Bobby, Johnny, Lee, Dexter, Billy, Lee.

Really like Gene.

Blankname22 · 27/08/2024 21:00

Marvin, Cass

Ikeameatballs · 27/08/2024 21:00

Hal

I like Lyle

Aquamarine1029 · 27/08/2024 21:02

Beau
Clint
Waylon
Rhett

kfellover · 27/08/2024 21:03

Really like Gene and Waylon.

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timoteigirl · 27/08/2024 21:04

Earl
Roy
Eugene
Buck/ Bucky

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 27/08/2024 21:05

Clifford/Cliff
Leonard/Lenny
James/Jimmy
Graham/Gray
John/Johnny
Michael/Mickey
Daniel/Danny
Robert/Bobby

I think rockabilly names were all about the diminutives...

Aquamarine1029 · 27/08/2024 21:07

Jethro
Jameson nn Jamie
Clyde
Colton
Cyrus

Overtheatlantic · 27/08/2024 21:07

Why? Can’t your son have his own identity?

sel2223 · 27/08/2024 21:08

Overtheatlantic · 27/08/2024 21:07

Why? Can’t your son have his own identity?

What a weird response to OP asking for name suggestions

kfellover · 27/08/2024 21:09

Overtheatlantic · 27/08/2024 21:07

Why? Can’t your son have his own identity?

Absolutely baffled as to why you think a man called Gene can’t have his own identity.

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kfellover · 27/08/2024 21:09

Really like Clyde and Cyrus too.

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Aquamarine1029 · 27/08/2024 21:09

Overtheatlantic · 27/08/2024 21:07

Why? Can’t your son have his own identity?

How would he not?

Aquamarine1029 · 27/08/2024 21:11

Delmer
Marvin
Martin
Dewayne / Dwaine

Jojobees · 27/08/2024 21:11

Weird comment about identity… would you say the same if someone wanted floral/nature names? or names from certain religious texts etc?

Pleasebeafleabite · 27/08/2024 21:12

Lux

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 27/08/2024 21:13

Pleasebeafleabite · 27/08/2024 21:12

Lux

That's a soap...

Aquamarine1029 · 27/08/2024 21:13

Hank
Olson
Willie
Merle
Wayne
Bruce

Echobelly · 27/08/2024 21:15

Chet
Corey
Jet
Hal
Hank (could call him Henry officially and either Hal or Hank)

Orphlids · 27/08/2024 21:17

Cash.

kfellover · 27/08/2024 21:17

We like Delmer, Olson and Chet. Some really good suggestions of names we haven’t considered, thank you.

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