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76 replies

Lemonadepie · 30/10/2025 15:35

Following on from the Old Lady names thread, what are some vintage boys’ names that might see a resurgence? How about

Arthur
Clement
Leonard
Quentin
Raymond
Walter
Wilbur

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Arlanymor · 30/10/2025 15:39

Reginald
Rosslyn
Cornelius
Ambrose

MiddleAgedDread · 30/10/2025 15:49

I think Arthur is fairly common these days??
Gary and Barry definitely need a come back.

Abracadabra12345 · 30/10/2025 16:21

I love the names Quentin and Leonard, OP!

Cornelius is also gorgeous but I know someone of that name who is lovely

Mumofgirls2017 · 30/10/2025 17:27

Arthur is top 10 already. Wilbur and Walter I think are probably coming up in top 300. I think the next ‘old man names’ will be

ernest
vincent
arnold
leonard
sidney
victor
frank
eric
ray
ivor
orson

Woodworm2020 · 30/10/2025 17:32

both of my grandads were called Reggie

AgentPidge · 30/10/2025 17:37

Roy

GoodQueenBess · 30/10/2025 17:38

Quentin is horrible.

I think these are due a comeback:
Michael
Victor
Nigel
Brian
Gordon
Norman
John
Raymond
Winston

Clementine12 · 30/10/2025 17:58

Dennis
Cecil
Godfrey
Humphrey
Gordon

GoodQueenBess · 30/10/2025 18:12

Dennis and Humphrey are good.

dailyconniptions · 30/10/2025 18:14

Seymour, Maurice and Bertie.

Orangesandlemonsq · 30/10/2025 18:19

Bernard
Claude
Philip
Geoffrey
Clifford
Mervyn
Douglas
Roland

MrsMoastyToasty · 30/10/2025 18:25

I like kings, saints and clan names.

Richard
George
James
William
Stephen
Brendan
Francis
Gregory
John
Ross
Frazer
Bruce
Campbell
Leslie

ParkAndThenRide · 30/10/2025 18:31

There are plenty of Arthurs now and a scattering of Walters. There’s a fair amount of Raymonds in the Chinese community.

How about

Gordon
Kenneth
Barry
Roy
Alan

QueenClinomania · 30/10/2025 18:32

Albert

FawnDrench · 30/10/2025 18:34

Horace
Percival
Sylvester
Bertrand
Cornelius
Ramsay
Aloysius
Malcolm
Oswald
Ebeneezer

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/10/2025 18:36

Derek
Alan
Graham
Colin
Brian
Terence

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 30/10/2025 18:36

We have a Leslie at school, and a friend's DS has the middle name Roy, which I love ❤️

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/10/2025 18:36

I actually quite like Colin

Griseleda · 30/10/2025 18:36

Clive and Martin are my favourites

TheLivelyRose · 30/10/2025 18:37

There's a difference between classic and old man names.

With the girls, Doris is an old lady name whilst Victoria would be a classic.

Old means those that are only seen on much older generations and havent stood the test of time.

Arthur remains a popular classic. John, Edward, etc are classic. They dont date or go out of fashion.

Old man names IMO are names like Brian, Derek, Barry, Gary, etc.

MoominMai · 30/10/2025 19:00

Only two I could think of not already mentioned are:
Bertram
Harold

Allseeingallknowing · 30/10/2025 19:02

Lemonadepie · 30/10/2025 15:35

Following on from the Old Lady names thread, what are some vintage boys’ names that might see a resurgence? How about

Arthur
Clement
Leonard
Quentin
Raymond
Walter
Wilbur

Arthur made a resurgence years ago, it’s one of the most popular names!

Blingismything · 30/10/2025 19:07

Raymond
Eric
Trevor
Malcolm
Vernon
Melvyn
Raymond
Arthur
Alfred
Henry
John
Timothy
Edward
Frederick
Maurice
Ernest
Bernard
Harold
Leonard
Norman
Kenneth
Walter

WhyOhWhyEightyTwo · 30/10/2025 19:08

I met a baby Rodney recently, cute.

AprilManor · 30/10/2025 19:08

Roland :)

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