Traditional baby boy names

[kittyonthebeam]

My husband and I are trying to find a name for our baby boy. We're both traditional and would like a longer name as the family name is short. DH has proposed Harold which I am not so keen on. He has said no to Richard, James, William, Benjamin, Alexander etc.

We're looking for a really old, unusual name. British or Greek. My dd has a name no one else has and we'd like to see if we can find a name for the new arrival that would keep with that.

Please let me know your ideas.

I have to say, I really like Harold!
Off the top of my head, how about

Howard (love this - Howie!)
Gilbert
Bertram
Crispin
Gregory
Balthasar
Gideon
Cecil
Basil
Edgar

Will have a think and come back - any of those any good?
What is your dd's name?

I like Sebastian although that´s maybe too popular.
Michael?
Frederick?
Doesn´t fit your criteria but I´ll throw in Jethro because I love it!

My new nephew is Frederick Joseph, which is really annoying as my husband and I can't think of any boys names and they were about the only 2 we liked (I'm holding out for a girl at the moment as I have loads of girls names).

How about
Rufus
Edward (Teddy is SUCH a cute little boy name!)
Alfred (Alfie, ditto)
Ambrose
Cyril
Thadeus
Erasmus

Abraham
Donald
Stanley
Clifford
Victor
Philip
Maurice
Walter
Vincent
Sylvester
Joel
Basil
Neil
Elias
Cyrus
Sydney
Eric
Gregory
Maxwell

Theodore (with teddy for short)

My fave - Alexander - although I realize you husband has already said no!

Thadeus

Jonathon

Nicholas

Corneleus (Neely for short - like in the book "a tree grows in brooklyn")

Theodore is lovely.

DS2's middle name is Montgomery which I think is lovely.

Albert(Albie)

It's not that I can't live with 'Harold', it's just that it wouldn't be my first choice and I wondered what you all thought of that anyway. My girlfriends all think it's an old man's name.

I like Howard, Edward, Gregory, Stanley, Clifford,.. must look through lists properly and show DH.

I can't give my dd's name because I'd out myself as no one has used it on MN. It's very old greek, popular around the time of the Delphic Oracle.

Quentin

Harold reminds me of Steptoe and Son. Can't hear it without thining of that vile gurning old tramp screaming 'Arold!!

*thinking not thining

ethelred
cuthbert
vernon
cyril
colin
barry

I went to school with a Ptolemy (Ptol) his brother was Caesar and there was also a Saul.

I like Rufus but it is short. Also like Edmund, Horatio (Harry?), Wilberforce (Will) and Alfred

We are also still trying to choose a name for our bump. We also have a short surname so don't want a short name/nickname.

My favourites include

Tobias
Quentin
Vincent
Monty (Montgomery)

Hector
Nestor

Harold is nice and will be shortened to Harry i would think.

Bartholomew?
Constantine?
Aristotle??
Alexander & Nicholas are nice
Ptolemy is fab, but i don't have the courage

Ptolemy is great - there's one at nursery - known as 'Tolly' which I think is nice.

I heard Esmond too, which has grown on me.

Love most of these names, although I'm not that keen on Harold. I do love Quentin, Monty and Alexander.

Edwin.

Ooh, so many nice names. It's late for me where I am but will be reading them properly in the morning.

Thank you, lots of food for thought.

Loving Nestor! But our surname starts with a 'N' sound...hmmm...

Anyway, lots of gorgeous and unusual baby names. Thank you!

kitty have had a terrible day with some very sad news but you have just made it much much better !!

Great taste!

Aw, poor you PPP. Hope you're feeling better today! Thanks for the idea! DH back now, must tell him and show him thread.

Many thanks ladies!

thanks Kitty keep us posted

edmund
edward
percy
ernest
stanley
arthur
alfred