Classic/ Name with history but rare

Hello Nameberries,

[name_u]Baby[/name_u]'s due date is approaching soon! :slight_smile:

We are looking for a vintage/ classic boy name that is not frequently used. Unusual name suggestions are welcome as well. Having a nice meaning and a nickname option are a bonus. :slight_smile:

Thanks everyone!

[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] . [name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] . [name_m]Willis[/name_m] . [name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Vince[/name_m]
[name_m]Terrance[/name_m]/ [name_m]Terrence[/name_m] . [name_u]Toby[/name_u] or [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] / [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u] . [name_m]Trenton[/name_m] . [name_m]Troy[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u] . [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] . [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Broderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m] . [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] . [name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m] . [name_m]Niles[/name_m] . [name_u]Neil[/name_u]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m] . [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] . [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m] . [name_m]Milton[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m] . [name_u]Lee[/name_u] . [name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_m]Kent[/name_m] . [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] . [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] . [name_m]Erik[/name_m] nn rikky
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] . [name_u]Glenn[/name_u] . [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] . [name_m]Heath[/name_m] . [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u] . [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] . [name_u]Casey[/name_u]

I don’t know how rare you want and that really depends where you are, I was originally going to suggest [name_u]Tristan[/name_u] until I discovered that it’s apparently pretty popular in most other countries (not quite so popular in Australia, but still maybe not rare).

So I’ll give it a go but some of these I wouldn’t necessarily classify as classic, just names that have an older feel to them:
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Arnold[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (maybe not rare in the past but there aren’t many baby [name_m]Harold[/name_m]'s)

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Irving[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Orrin[/name_m]
[name_m]Clinton[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Ingram[/name_m]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]

Classic, vintage, uncommon, with history:

[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Bede[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]

[name_m]Clarence[/name_m] '[name_u]Clancy[/name_u] ’
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Jem[/name_u]’
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Nico[/name_u]’

[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
Temujin
[name_m]Priam[/name_m]
[name_m]Geronimo[/name_m]
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m]
Ozymandias

[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Elihu[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
Augustine

[name_m]Chester[/name_m] - vintage/cool/making a comeback

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

Names I like but can’t use due to different reasons:

[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m]

Anymore ideas, berries? :slight_smile:

[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] ([name_m]Thad[/name_m])
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]

Sorry for any possible repeats!