Names like Wilbur

[BunnyWilliams]

I love vintage and older baby names, especially those that are softer sounding. We already have already used Rupert and Theodore.

We've recently found out we're expecting a boy. I had a huge girl name list but can't find many boys names that Iove. DH and I both love Wilbur but I'm aware of the pig connotations and the general dislike of the name.

Can you suggest any other similar names? I don't like Wilfred because it's too popular here. We've also talked about Barnaby but DH isn't as keen. Middle name will be Charles (family name).

Walter
Albert

Gabriel
Claude
Monty

Bertie
Hector
Edmund
Alfred
Winston
Herbert

Tarquin
Quentin
Aubrey
Wallace
Xavier

Gilbert
Bertrand
Chester
Edgar
Emlyn
Morgan

Quentin Charles (we have one in the family:))
Arthur Charles
Leonard Charles

I have a Wilbur and there is no dislike for the name that I have come across and never the link to the pig in charlottes web. You have given it too much thought. It’s a gorgeous name.

Sidney
Ned
Wilfred
Frank

Otis
Hector
Wilfred
Arthur
Clement
Francis
Jude

I see we're a handful of posts in and already reached the "suggest names the OP has specifically said she doesn't want to use" stage.

Why do people do this? Do they think the OP will change their mind if it's suggested enough times?

Orville

Percy
Laurence
Herbert
Edwin
Cecil
Sylvester
Nathaniel

Rudyard
Horatio
Nelson
Norman
Sholto

Felix

Thank you. That's really good to know. At the moment, no other name is coming close for me. I also think it's gorgeous.

Stanley
Alfred
Frank

Wilbur is a nice time. Barnaby too

Hector
Horacio
Edmund
Wilbert
Randolph
Samson
Xavier
Joseph
Peter
Gabriel (lovely)
Seth
Aubrey
Felix
Levi
Tatum

Montgomery Charles

Also know a Wilbur and everyone loves it!

Also like Leonard.

I love Wilbur. My husband wasn’t keen so we didn’t end up using it.

What about Gideon?

It has a similar soft, old feel to me

George? It has a similar vibe but is a much nicer name.

Edwin
Willoughby
Leonard
Harold
Peter

Hector
Gideon
Edgar
Chester
Cecil
Percy
Alfred

The only Wilbur I have known was shortened to Willy by just about everyone. Which may or may not be a problem.

I like Gideon, Simon, Diggory and Stanley. A friend of mine had pet guinea pigs called Wilbur and Orville, it is an obvious pairing.

There were 70 Wilburs named in 2024 in England and Wales so, while fairly uncommon, it can't be that unpopular. I would go for it if you both like it