Which boys’ names would you like to see come back?

[Firebird83]

Which boys’ names would you like to see come back? For me…

Peter
Nicholas
John
Laurence/Laurie
Edmund
Alec
Francis
Douglas
Hugh
Jonathan

Cedric
Lemuel
Ignatius
Edwin

Most of the saints and kings names.

Glen
Greg
Iain
Leslie
Bernard

Kurt
Adam
Jeremy
Francis
Julian

Naoise (Nee-sh, sort of, two syllables).

Bit niche, but it’s an Irish name that parents are increasingly swiping for girls! I’d like to see it return to being a boys name only! It’s unisex now but these things go in one direction usually 😕

Naoise was a tragic hero of Irish myth, renowned for his beauty and as a warrior, so it’s a bit like calling a girl Romeo or Adonis imho.

Exactly this.

And Harold, which is such a good upgrade on Harry, but still allows it as a short form.

Athelstan
Offa
Charlemagne

I like the way you describe this name as "a bit niche"! I'd say its a lot Neesh!

Lots of Daniels in my area

Harold.

And a few of the really old Anglo Saxon names that died out when the French invaded.

Gary
Nigel
Derek - wee Deek

My son has one of these names and as I teacher I can say there are plenty on this list alive and well!

Desmond.

😂😂😂
I didn’t even think of that!
It sounds a bit different in reality so that’s my excuse 😅

https://forvo.com/word/noisa_%28naoise%29/

(I’ve never come across the alternative spelling before.)

DS’s middle name is Dennis after a beloved family member. I wasn’t sure about using it at all until I happened across a boy of about 8 with it as his first name.

Barnaby
Benjamin
Jacob

Bernard

I know 2 out of 3 of those names that are under 2!

These are very current names.

I like Neville

Adam
Colm
Marvin
Stephan
Billy
Connor
Howard
Lewis
Bruce
Eric

Cnut

John and Steven.

Gregory
Peter
Eric
Dennis
Martin
Adrian
Lloyd
Gordon
Robin
Solomon
Claude
Leopold
Vernon
Rufus
Warren
Luther
Samson

Or if you want the golden oldies 😉:
Cornelius
Aloysius
Elric
Cato
Pelagius
Abban
Wulfric
Linus
Archimedes (nn Archie 😁)
Marius
Dunstan
Cadoc
Larkin
Ranulf
Osgar
Cassius
Leonidas
Theron

John. William but shortened to Bill, Billy. Christopher. Michael. Richard. David.

We have a Stephen in Yr 1 and a Karl in Y2 at school and it makes me inordinately happy

Paul
John
Mark
David
Nicholas
Michael
Anthony
Clement
Arnold
Robert
Peter
Philip

YYY to Dennis and Gordon.

Also Malcolm, Douglas.