Recognisable but uncommon boy names please!

[Firsttimebabymummy]

Brother for Alexandra. Prefer traditional/ classic feel.
Alexandra was perfect as lots of nn options, not too popular and not too out there. We like the Regal feel.
The names don't need to 'match' but this gives you an example of what we like.

Really struggling with boys names so open to any suggestions you can think of please!

So far we like Frederick but feel it's too popular.
Maverick as an alternative- not sure.
James- we both love the name but have a negative association.
Jonathan
Sullivan
Matthew
Timothy- but is alliteration with surname.

Can't use Louis, Christopher, Edward, George or William.

Not so keen on 'ie' names such as Alfie and Archie.

Alistair
Clement
Edwin
Wilfred
Nicholas

A maverick was an unbranded calf in the Wild West - brand a maverick and claim it as yours

Amos
Anthony
Stephen (not at all common in the under 40s)
John (not at all common in the under 50s)
Ian (it astonishes me that DS has an 18 year old friend called Ian)
Clarence
Malcolm
Patrick
Dominic

Lysander
Randolph

I know you don’t want James but that is the first name that came to mind

Dominic
Nicholas - the only issue is that the name will be shortened to the dreadful sounding ‘Nick’
Sebastian would be great

Thinking of royal names:
Daniel
Julian
Carl
Gabriel
Caspian
Casimir
Christian
Vincent

Laurence/ Laurie

I wouldn’t go for maverick as it’s very different to your other favourites and it’s not very classic.

Alexandra and

arthur
sebastian
nicholas
leonard
leopold
daniel
oliver
elliott
theodore
Franklin
zachary
wilfred
maxwell
vincent
douglas
stanley
benjamin

Patrick. A classic — not unusual but not exactly common either. Unless you’re in Ireland.

I only know one Maverick and he is the most fab child. Smart and gifted at sports. Great name. Mav and Alex.

Alexandra &

Nicholas
Quentin
Robert
Jonathan
Dominic

Maxwell or Maximilian?
Tobias

Underused but traditional boys names are the holy grail really. So few choices compared to girls. Once we’d vetoed the names we couldn’t used due to close family or surname I never felt we had that much choice. Even names I felt to be a bit “out there” all seemed to be in the Top 100.

Sullivan is a nice name but not at all traditional, regal etc. I’d expected someone who liked Sullivan to also be considering other surname names like Cooper, Harris etc.

David
Ormond
Eric
Kenrick
Lennox
Merrick
Doveton
Hendrix
Barry
Forbes

Simon
Magnus
Laurence
Angus
Joseph
Nicholas
Fabien
Christian

A lot of the suggestions, Maverick, Donovan, Sullivan are a totally different vibe to Alexandra which is classic. Edmund is a good shout. Unusual but not daft and has similar royal connotations.

Alexandra has a slight Scottish feel to me so what about:

Alastair
Andrew
Angus
Finlay
Fraser
Callum
Cameron
Brodie
Lennox
Lachlan
Lewis
Blair
Murray
Euan
Innes

I love Matthew and Peter. Other ideas...

Alexandra and
Roderick
Samuel
Quentin
Cameron
Jasper
Vincent
Victor
Owen
Wilfred
Benjamin

Maverick isn’t great and it’s a big name to live up to!

James is very safe, bit dull. Definitely not uncommon. Frederick is popular or at least Freddie is. George is probably the most common name in my DC’s school.

Jasper, it compliments beautifully.

Neither Maverick nor Sullivan go at all.
Conrad
Rupert
Maximilian
Ferdinand
Peter
Caspar
John

I know a 20-year-old Sullivan who goes by Sully. I have to admit, I do not think it's a lovely nickname due to the meaning of the word "sully".

ooh, cunning!

Emmett
Felix
Owen
Isaac
Martin

Raphael/Rafi
Caleb
Sebastien
Maxim
Jude
Lysander

Rufus