Classic Strong Male Names

I’m thinking about my list of boy names and I feel like I could have more choices. We’re pretty set on a classic strong male name-- my husband is really into [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m], but we don’t want to use [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] as a first name- there’s a story behind that, not important. These are the top 3 first names we have right now:

[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m], but it’s his brothers middle name and I’m worried he might plan on using that one day for his child. And I really like [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] and [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] but something holds me back.
I’m hoping y’all might have something I haven’t thought about. We tend to go for 100 year old names-- our two children’s names are [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_m]Gordon[/name_m].

My signature is old, btw… I need to figure out how to change that…

Would [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] be too out there for you? I think it’s a great alternative to [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]. Also:

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]

I [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]!!

Some suggestions

[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Holmes[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]

With [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_m]Gordon[/name_m], I really like:

[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Willard[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]

[name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] and…

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] **
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Neil[/name_u] *
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] *

I love [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]!

[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]

I really like [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] with [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_m]Gordon[/name_m]

Other suggestions:

[name_u]August[/name_u]/[name_m]Augustine[/name_m]/[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

I like [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] the best, I think it’s a really sweet and endearing name. I like [name_m]Henry[/name_m] too, and if you love it I don’t necessarily see anything wrong with using it as a first name for your next child.

By the way, if you want to change your signature, click “Settings” toward the top of the page while looking at this thread. It should be near/above the thread’s name (“Classic Strong Male Names”) and next to “My Profile.” Then when you go to the settings page, one of the links on the left will say “[name_f]Edit[/name_f] Signature” :).

[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Stuart[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]

I like the suggestions of [name_m]Peter[/name_m] and [name_m]Clark[/name_m]. Since you’re not sure about [name_m]Henry[/name_m], what about [name_m]Harry[/name_m]? I actually prefer it to [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and it might be just different enough to avoid conflict with [name_m]Gordon[/name_m]'s middle.

To change your sig, go up to the top of the page while in the forums and look for Settings- next to “[name_f]Welcome[/name_f], username”, and “My Profile”. Under settings, look down the column on the left until you see “edit signature”.