List of boys names. Looking for a slightly unusual historic classic

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I'm stuck and can't choose a boy name. We have picked Rosamund for a girl. What is the natural choice for a boy if we like Rosamund? Siblings are Claudia and Morwenna, surname is two syllables and english, similar to Thompson. I like unusual names and prefer underused classics or something literary and historic that isn't likely to trend into the top 100 soon. I would rather avoid something that leans too far into festival/hippy territory or influencer baby name, or that is likely to rise into the top 100 anytime soon as I don't want a name that might sound very of it's time in 20 years. Claudia was nearly Aurelia which is beautiful but now everywhere, for example.

I was originally leaning towards Rafe, which also happens to be a family name, but less so now. It has a nice sound, historic roots, and an interesting meaning, but there are the spelling issues and also a friend told me it is the name of character in an american netflix show might signify that Rafe will become very trendy soon if it isn't already? Ralph is already very popular, how many of those are 'Rafe'? The Rafe spelling seems the only way to avoid confusion with Ralph. Is Rafe starting to sound a bit like Max or Zac, everywhere now, or is it still uncommon? A few of these names like Victor, Hector and Edmund might fall into the vintage grandad name trend like Alfred, Arthur etc so I'm wondering if that means they are also due a revival?

The list:
Benedict
Peregrine (I love this name but it is quite marmite. I'm not sure whether people will assume we are Lord of the rings fans alongside the slightly elvish sound of Morwenna, or just find it highly pretentious. We live in the countryside but not in Chatsworth. I like it because it is an old latin name, underused and makes me think of falcons and the outdoors.)
Conrad
Wulfric - too fantasy novel?
Ranulph - not sure how others perceive this?
Francis (Frank) - Trendy?
Geraint - Welsh. Pronunciation issues?
Edmund
Nathaniel
Hadrian
Cosmo (It is an old name, but I think it might sound quite glastonbury/alternative in modern usage? I particularly love the meaning and also like Cosimo/Cosima, but have no italian heritage. Kosmas is the greek version).
August/Augustus (very trendy?)
Hector - trendy?
Ptolemy - too pretentious?
Leofric (it's pronounced Lef-rich, the husband of Lady Godiva) - DH's suggestion.
Galahad - DH's suggestion but I think it is too theatrical for a first name.
Rafe - This spelling to avoid confusion with Ralph now that the latter has become so popular as 'ralf'.
Apollo - Not sure how this comes off, similar to Cosmo?
Constantine
Magnus
Victor
Sylvan/Silvan

Also open to other suggestions that fit a similar niche to Rosamund.

Family names to potentially include in the middle:
Peter or Ralph ('Rafe'. An older family member who is not 'posh' at all so I assume Rafe was once the standard pronunciation.)
maybe Odysseas/Odysseus (quite a common Greek name with a Greek spelling, a name from DH's side). I don't think I 'm brave enough to use this as a first name in the UK.

I know a Constantine. Well I did, but it was changed before he’d left Primary school…

I actually love this
We have a Joshua, Benjamin and Dominic
X
But I love your names x

Dave, Kevin, Nigel, Cliff, Brian, Gordon, Paul, Phil, Garry, Alan, Derek and Rodney.

Edgar
Leonard
Edric
Merlin

I love Laurence for a boy, could then have the nickname Laurie

Artemis is a female name. It’s a Greek goddess

Howard
Lionel
Archibald
Gilbert
Digby
Dominic
Gregory

Thank you so much! I love your classics x

And my lovely nieces and nephews have gone for Eleanor, and Catherine x
Amongst others 🤣

I suspect Conrad is going to very popular soon as it is the name of the main character of The Summer I’ve Turned Pretty. I know three people planning to name their child Jeremiah - the other main character - who are due in the next few months.

@TheMintCrab , I really like Geraint! I don't know this name but something quite strong and wild and old about it - might be different in reality in Wales 😂
It's a very old name and was popular in 1940 - 1970.
It might be from Gerontius, which means 'old man' but I think it's older than that.

Non-Welsh speakers really struggle with it.
It's pronounced GER-int - ger like in 'gerroff' (get off) and int like in pint - with the stress on the Ger.
When Geraint Thomas was in the news a lot I heard many weird mispronunciations, even if the sound was right the wrong syllable was stressed.

Hmm. Are they destined for private school? Where I live (not particularly affluent SW England) most of those names would stick out like a sore thumb in the local primaries.

Benedict is my favourite from your list OP.

Think Benedict would be called Ben - all the ones I've known get shortened

Along similar lines
Orlando
Atticus
Tristan
Quentin
Isambard

I'm sure it is. Unfortunately the connotation is "Halfords" shops.

Claudia, Morwenna and...

Jacob/Jacobi
Alexander
Owen
Fintan
Gilbert

Benedict and Nathaniel are best in my opinion. Short versions may be too "ordinary" for you (Ben/Nat) but your child may be relieved to have them by secondary school. I also know a nice boy of each of these names.

Not Francis which is likely to be Frank/ie.
Very much in the category of Archie/Albie/Reggie these days.

I love Edmund best from your list. Similar I liked:
Raphael
Felix
Douglas
Gordon
Rowan
Robin
Tobias
Arthur
Lancelot

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hector

Orlando. Because Lando is such a cool nickname 😎

Aloysius
Valentine (Val)
Cassius
Julian
Algernon
Aubrey
Tristan
Caspian
Crispin
Mungo
Llewellyn

I think this is one of those threads where it really depends where you live and who your child is likely to be at school with, for how out there you can reasonably go.

My faves of this type are:
Bruno
Tristan
Gregory
Edmund
Tudor
Howell

My son is called Rafe (so I obviously love that name). There are quite a few Rafe's where I live in London, so it isn't that unusual. My other son is called Gene. We haven't yet come across another little boy called Gene.

Bruno is such an excellent name, don't know why it isn't more popular.

Guy
Rex
(I like one syllable names)