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22 replies

endomumof2 · 12/03/2025 11:50

Hi,
Expecting our little boy soon but struggling with names. We already have a daughter called Alice and like traditional names.

TIA

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MistyF · 12/03/2025 11:55

Frederick
Julian
Louis or Lewis
Elliott
Patrick
Rowan
Marco
Henry
Oscar
Otis

Goandygo · 12/03/2025 11:55

I prefer traditional names, too, as do my siblings.
We have :
Joshua
Benedict
William
Dominic
Joseph

Goandygo · 12/03/2025 11:56

I love Patrick and recently met a Peter - beautiful name.

ArtTheClownIsNotAMime · 12/03/2025 11:59

Christopher
Daniel
Harry
James
Joseph
Julian
Oliver
Thomas
William

shoopshoopdedoo · 12/03/2025 12:02

Alice is my favourite girls name!
So you might like James, which is my favourite boys name (along with Alexander, which is too matchy)?

Also like Benjamin, Thomas, Harry, Oliver.

IdaGlossop · 12/03/2025 12:08

Alfie or Alexander?

IggyAce · 12/03/2025 12:17

Matthew
Alexander
James
Daniel

Moreteaandchocolate · 12/03/2025 12:23

I have an Alice and her brother is George. On my boys list were -

Arthur, Edward (Ted), Max, James, Toby, Louis, Samuel, Benjamin, Sebastian, Harry, Henry, Daniel, William, Luke, Leo, Zachary, Isaac, Thomas, Matthew, Jacob, Joseph, Jack.

Yerto · 12/03/2025 13:06

George, Arthur, Tobias, Miles, Hugo, Louis, Austin, Sebastian, Thomas, Ezra, Jacob, Joel, Caleb, Samuel, Oliver, Joseph, Reuben

BootballJoy · 12/03/2025 13:13

Alices I know have brothers called:
William
Hugo
Thomas (x2)
Nicholas

Emanwenym · 12/03/2025 13:36

'Royal family' names (not the cousins' offspring etc), traditional Bible names (NT), Shakespearean names, traditional names like Oliver or Robert.

Names don't have to match, but Alice and Buddy-Bear might seem a bit incongruous.

First name needs to go with the surname. Check that any diminutive of the name works with the surname.
(e. g. Ewan is really nice but not if the surname is King, Thomas Watts would be TWatts)

I'd use something like James, Thomas, Peter or Matthew

LoudPlumDog · 12/03/2025 14:01

Alice is my current favourite girls name.

I love traditional too!

Benjamin is my favourite boys name.

Other suggestions …

Jacob
Caleb
Thomas

Fontainebleau007 · 12/03/2025 14:12

Freddie
Leon
Lucas
Winston
Caleb
Jonah
Michael
Henry
Blake
Mason
Vinnie
Nathaniel
Lewis

TaranFollt · 12/03/2025 14:14

Felix

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Mumofgirls2017 · 12/03/2025 15:27

Alice and…

george
henry
james
edward
william
rowan
frederick
harry
felix
benjamin
joseph
charles

Motorolarazr · 12/03/2025 21:26

Richard

MissyB1 · 12/03/2025 21:36

Alice and Patrick
Alice and Joseph
Alice and Thomas
Alice and Samuel
Alice and Gabriel
Alice and Hugh

LoudPlumDog · 12/03/2025 23:21

Alice and Jonah
Alice and Jeremy

BoleynMemories13 · 13/03/2025 07:04

Alice and...

Matthew
Thomas
Oliver
Jacob
James
Joseph
William
Henry
Samuel
Benjamin
Daniel
George
Edward

Zeldasie · 13/03/2025 11:57

Alice &

Thomas
Quentin
Jacob
Edward

Think about your surname and how it flows with any first name

Dustmylemonlies · 13/03/2025 12:25

Owen
Matthew
Ivor
Seth
Patrick
Thomas
Adam
Elliott
Simon

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