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.

Yes
I have such a thing for 7 letter names !
Dominic
Michael
Tristan
Gabriel
Vincent

I am absolutely loving Peter atm
Not 7 letters I know, but I really think it needs to come back ❤️

@AngelsHadGuitars ,
the Welsh of the north even has completely different words to the south and other areas.
The majority of Welsh speakers are in the North. There are dialects, but we're discussing a name, and that name has sounds that don't vary with the different accents. I know people called Geraint from the north and south.

Many things differ between north and south, there are a multitude of accents, dialects and pronunciations in Wales
We're not talking about different words or dialects, we're talking about a name.

The Geraint I work with is not based in Wales but is a Welsh-speaker. People say his name on many different ways.

As I pp, when Geraint Thomas was mentioned on the news frequently it was said in lots of ways.

It doesn't matter how much you insist you only have to correct once or twice, it is not the case. If the OP is in Wales,it might be true, but I'm telling you it is not true in London.

There were two Geraints in my primary school, several in my secondary school. I have an Uncle Geraint. I know several Geraints and I've dated a Geraint. I've been to Geraint Jarman and Geraint Lovgreen concerts. I've even lived in a constituency with an MP called Geraint. XH's best friend was called Geraint but used his other first name because he was sick of people in England mispronouncing it.

We're not talking about something like what someone calls a cuppa or a cake. The words for those vary with accent and dialect.

What about these suggestions? Theodoric, Sir Lancelot, Þor, Merlin, Cicero, Frodo, Samwise, Nebuchadnezzar, Cnut, Davie Jones, Henry VIII, Aethelred, Amlaíb and Tom?

I really love August, Conrad and Cosmo. Conrad is probably the least 'trendy'/of the moment of those, if that matters to you. (I lobbied for Conrad, but DH vetoed.)

I met a baby Soren recently, which I loved (although DH immediately said, 'ah, like the fruit loaf!' much to the mother's consternation) and I know an older Auden, although that's possibly a bit too American for your tastes.

Peregrine and Cosmo are excellent names.

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It was disappointing watching BBC reporters mangle Geraint Thomas's name when he was at the peak of his success.

Gareth is probably a bit safer although I have heard people say Garth. Gethin is probably safer still?

One of my DC is not called Tesni (Tess-knee) because MIL kept saying how much she liked the name Tes-knee (like Chesney Hawkes) and I just couldn't face it.

@HannahDefoesSpringFling , Gethin is probably safer still? There's the G before an e, and when looking for a name for DC1, was suggested but said as 'geffen'.
I also knew far too many to use it including family ones.

My test with Welsh names is 'could I write the spelling out in other languages?' (English, French, Spanish,...). Gethin would be Gethin, Guefinn, Guezin.

Tezney Hawkes!

The BBC is terrible - they even get Cymru wrong. I heard an interview and the interviewee's name was incomprehensible. Why couldn't the interviewer have asked her to introduce herself? She didn't correct him. It was a 'difficult' name but just accepting it was pretty poor IMO. (Interviewee was Elliw Gwawr, but no doubt someone will say 'you only need to correct once or twice'...)

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This thread is hillairz I love it! 😻

@HudALledrith Blimey “quim” ? The kid is supposed to worry about bullying, not 80’s porn fans.
Quentin just sounds a bit “old” in general.

@Peony1985 , you might be right. It makes me think of a 1970s schoolboy whose parents send him to private school even though they can't really afford it.

Cranmer
Bede
Offa
Cormac

Agreed @HudALledrith and Montgomery Burns as a child comes to mind.

Fergus and Fabian are nice. Unusual but not too ‘out there’ .