Boys names similar to..

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Looking for inspiration in a similar vein to:

Rodney
Gilbert
Jeffrey
Dennis

Currently Jeffrey is our favourite, but want to add to the list and consider other names too.

I'm not saying these are to my taste at all, but the following names seem to be a similar style:-

Sidney
Gregory
Victor
Leonard
Ronald
Gordon
Jeremy
Roger

Dougie
Frank(ie)
Stanley

Arnold
ainsley
albert
bartholomew
colston
drew
edgar
edward
frank
flintshire
fred
george
gareth
harold
heath
hayden
issac
julian
jasper
joshua
jude
kevin
kyle
liam
lesley
leonard
linford
mark
michael
mitchell
matthew
nathaniel
nate
norris
norton
nick
otto
paul
patrick
phillip
quentin
ralph
roy
roynan
ray
steven
steffan
samuel
trent
tarquin
trevor
victor
vivienne (questionable but a lads name)
William
wilbur
winston
yanis
zane

Why in the name of God......?

Alec
Arthur
Eddie

Eric
Duncan
Ralph
Roland
Gavin
Graham
Eugene
Klaus
Anthony
Clifford
Harris
Kenneth
Gregory
Alan
Warren
Clive
Martin
Vince
Carl
Edwin

Calvin
Wilfred
Leonard
Edgar
Ralph
Douglas / Dougie
Orson
Herbert / Herbie
Reginald / Reggie
Jeremy
Russell
Raymond / Ray
Gregory
Ivan
Phillip
Julian
Dominic
Malcolm
Marcus
Donavan
Seth
Adrian

Claude
Marvin
Bruce
Desmond
Franklin
Ernest
Victor
Gus
Clyde
Lionel
Irving
Howard
Barney

id go Gilbert. Other suggestions

lionel
eric
clarence
leonard
sidney
graham
walter
ernest
orson

Rupert.
Winston.
Lawrence.
Patrick.
Jasper.
Arthur.
Vincent.

Nigel
Bernard
Graham

Wallace
Kent
Jason
Evan
Daniel
Quentin
Julian
Christian
Timothy
Hamish
Jeremy
Marcus

Reynold, Norman, Roman

Vincent
Alastair
Reginald
Walter
Eugene
Gordon
Ronald
Paul
Timothy
Stephen
Hugh
Roy
Raymond

Dennis is lovely :-)

Have you considered Geoffrey?
Digby
Alan
Miles

Thanks to everyone who has replied constructively. Funny that a few have mentioned Patrick as that is my absolute favourite but my husband won't agree to it :(

Most of the ones mentioned that I like, were already on the long list.

For some reason the spelling Geoffrey makes me think of a stodgy pompous old man but Jeff seems quite cool? ( Despite the Dahmer/Epstein connotations which are my main reservations on it) But maybe that is just me.

Thanks though appreciate all the responses

Tbh I think those are out of fashion for a reason (they all sound a bit geeky to me, sorry). But I agree Jeffrey is the best of the bunch as his mates will quickly shorten it to Jeff -but he might have to say “Jeffrey/Jeff with a J” fairly often as that spelling is more the US one.

Patrick is nice though, shame DH isn’t keen. Maybe lovely Hugh? Or Gregory? Phillip? Peter? Stephen? All underused (currently) but a bit more classic. Or you could go down the slightly quirky but with a more commonplace nickname route in case he wants to fit in - like Edmund (Ed), Wilbur (Wil), Benedict (Ben) etc.

I love Peter but unfortunately can't use.

You're right that we are probably looking for a currently underused name. I basically just don't like the current naming trends and also babies become their name so it won't be an issue.

My brothers name got some bad/rude reactions from people (adults) but 25 odd years later it has actually been getting more popular for a little while. So I know that long term these names will be fine and suitable for a person even if they seem a bit odd now

Hadn't realised Jeffrey was the US spelling! Maybe I can use that as leverage for Patrick :)

Barry
Vincent
Hugh
Wilson
David
Leonard
Simon
Gregory
Mark
Robert