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Boy Names
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After a 2 year long engagement… we are finally married! With wedding planning over, I’m onto baby name planning again :slight_smile:

What would you describe this style? Thoughts on each name? Rankings? Suggestions? Middle name suggestions?

[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]

Maybes:
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]MacArthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]

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Haha… here we go again with the boys! Here are my thoughts:

[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] - It will always be a fairy tale name to me, and so I have a hard time seeing it on an actual person.
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - I find it off to pronounce… and that puts me off.
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - Very sweet and handsome. Works well for both child and adult.
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - Not keen, sorry…
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - Really like this one… I think it is still a little undiscovered/under-used.
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u]! [name_u]Love[/name_u]!
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - Classic gentleman’s name… not my cup of tea, but still nice.
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] - Very sweet, and has an old school charm.
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f], and charming!
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - Prefer [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] or [name_m]Maximus[/name_m].
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] - Quite like it… a little different, but not weird. Would be sweet on a baby, but solid on a man.
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] - Snoopy. Sorry!
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - I quite like it… rather charming, and spunky in its own way.
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] is adorable, but [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] is a butler or old man.
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - Not my style, but perfectly usable.
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - No, sorry… I don’t like the harsh way the syllables pronounce against each other.
[name_m]MacArthur[/name_m] - I would go with either [name_m]Mack[/name_m] or [name_m]Aurthur[/name_m]. This looks like an odd mash up.
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] - Very old fashioned to me… it will always be an old man name.

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I love:

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]

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Well I’ll take a leaf out of mummacat92’s book! :wink:

[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] - definitely out there, but not too bad in retrospect of the names that are in vogue. Gully is a cute nickname!
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - …I struggle with this one. It’s charming at first but maybe best a middle name.
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - I always have loved this name! [name_u]Theo[/name_u] or [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] for nicknames are perfect!
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - Awesome! A fresh blast from the past that allows for [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] to come back :slight_smile:
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - Biblical and strong sounding. A great name!
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - Cute and charming and popping up every where…which isn’t a problem, but its definitely in the top of the lists.
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - A name that needs to come back, and not just as a middle name!
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] - I adore this name. [name_m]Calm[/name_m] but fun!
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - Brings up memories of the Bugs [name_f]Bunny[/name_f] episode and the opera singer…hahaha so I can’t do it xD
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - A slightly high and mighty name, but doable.
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] - Very cute name! Quirky :slight_smile:
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] - The Snoopy affiliation might not ever let go of this name, but it isn’t the worst!
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - [name_u]Unique[/name_u]! A cute boy’s name and a good man’s name.
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - I like it! [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] is underused and probably connected to Batman, but that isn’t so bad.
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - I love love love this name. 100% yes!
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - I like this name too! It’s a bit weird on the tongue at first but if you say it enough it’s easy enough.
[name_m]MacArthur[/name_m] - A bit stuffy to me…
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] - I was at first wary, but then thinking about little ‘[name_u]Wally[/name_u]’ running around made me change my mind! :smiley:

Great list! Here’s a few that might spark your interest or engage some inspiration!

[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]

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Style wise i feel like its classic but unused. like names that you really dont hear much anymore. i love it personally. similar to my own.
[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] - Gullivers travels. great story (i prefer the original movie to the jack black version.) and id love to see this on a child!
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - unique. ive never heard this one before but i like it.
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - love it. very classy.
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - again really classic but it will be shortened to [name_m]Fred[/name_m] almost constantly i think and [name_m]Fred[/name_m] is rather plain.
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it. never met one, would love too.
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - makes me think of the cat. not really my style.
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it! strong, but underused imo.
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] - A little too…upper class for my taste.
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - a agin sounds really fancy and upper class. and like a pp mentioned makes me think of the bugs bunny episode. “Its leopold!”
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - i like it but its not my favorite.
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] - I dont know anyone named [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] but i see it a lot on here. might be relatively common now.
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] - makes me think of the peanuts character with the blankie. or [name_m]Linus[/name_m] the sandman (old christmas movie im very fond of)
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - I like it, but its hard for me to picture on a little boy. adolescent or man sure, not so much on a baby. but thats just me. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the character [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] [name_m]Giles[/name_m] (from [name_f]Buffy[/name_f]) though.

So that being said i like [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] or [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] the best i think.

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My favorites are [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m].

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VINTAGE:
Youthful with vintage vibe:
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]

Clunky-Cool:
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]

Classic Vintage:
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]

[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] - too cool for a human’s first name, makes a cool middle name, though (it also sounds like gullible)

MODERN:
Modern sounding with a history of usage:
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] modern sounding:
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]

Too Last Name sounding (doesn’t work as a first name):
[name_m]MacArthur[/name_m]

Suggestions (a lot of them work well for middle names, too):
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]

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Congratulations!! :smiley:

WOW!! I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] your Naming Style! More than half your Names are on my Favourites and Top 10 Lists too and I have never been able to find a clear Name for my Style either, so I’m afraid I can’t help you with that, sorry!

Here are my thoughts and rankings for each Name:

[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] - 7/10. I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] as a Name but took it off my list (and took 3 points off its rating) because of the hideous meaning “glutton”! [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] sounds feisty, fun, adventurous, courageous, and works wonderfully for any age.

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - 10/10! A FABULOUS Name in every way with the same feel as [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m], but a MUCH better meaning “floodtide, abundance, prosperity”! [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] also feels cheeky and cheerful and has the gorgeous Nickname [name_m]Raff[/name_m]!

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - 10/10! BRILLIANT Name, perfect for any age, with a FABULOUS meaning “gift of God”!! [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] sounds wise, kind, strong, decent, gentle, and trustworthy. Awesome Nicknames [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_m]Teo[/name_m], Ted, etc give a light hearted, playful, relaxed feel to serious [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]!

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - 10/10! I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] and Nicknames [name_u]Freddy[/name_u], [name_m]Fred[/name_m], [name_m]Rick[/name_m], etc, for exactly the same reasons as [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], plus [name_u]Freddy[/name_u] is my Husband’s Nickname! :smiley:

[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - 5/10. I have EXACTLY the same issue with [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] that I did with [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m], the horribleness of its meaning! I also took two points off because I feel like [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] has the seriousness of [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] but lacks their softness, gentleness and kindness, and the playful Nicknames, although I guess you could use the slightly silly Giddy, or serious [name_m]Deon[/name_m]. [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] is kind of like the grumpy Big Brother of [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]!

[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Felix[/name_m] (it’s in my Top 10 along with [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]/Friederich, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Rupert[/name_m]!)!! For me it has EVERYTHING: perfect for any age, wonderful meaning, playful, friendly, fun, romantic, easy to fit in Internationally with a universal pronunciation and feel!

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - 9/10. I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] because it was my Grandfather’s Name but, therefore, it also loses just one point as I CANNOT picture it on anyone under 60! Warm, sweet and regal, with a nice meaning and Nicknames, especially our special Nickname for my Grandpa “Arpi”!

[name_m]Winston[/name_m] - 5/10. Unfortunately I can’t get past [name_m]Winston[/name_m] [name_m]Churchill[/name_m] with this Name, but would probably really like it if I knew a great [name_m]Winston[/name_m] as I love the Name [name_m]Winton[/name_m] because of the AWESOME Trumpeter [name_m]Wynton[/name_m] Marsalis!

[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - 5/10. For no reason I can explain, I can never imagine a [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] as a real person, it just seems so ridiculously formal as a Name, but not awful at all!

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - 7/10. This is a groovy, chunky, supersized feeling Name! A bit too “BIG” for me to ever consider using, but I do like it!

[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] - 3/10. Really not my style, sorry. I think it just feels too modern and I really prefer Old Fashioned or timeless Names.

[name_m]Linus[/name_m] - 1/10. I love the [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Brown[/name_m] Character but, to me, [name_m]Linus[/name_m] sounds like Sinus.

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - 10/10! Another absolute favourite of mine! [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] is classy but also a bit goofy, energetic, fun and playful! With a great meaning and some cute Nicknames, it works terrifically for any age.

Maybes:

[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - 7/10 / 2/10. I think [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] is terrific, though not as a stand alone Name, but [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] just makes me think of a grumpy old man, sorry! I love [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] as a Nickname for Alphaeus! Still a bit grown up sounding for anyone under 30, but that’s where gorgeous [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] comes in! :slight_smile:

[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - 3/10. [name_m]Just[/name_m] not my style, sorry.

[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - 5/10. Not really my style but it is growing on me and has an energetic feel which I like! :slight_smile:

[name_m]MacArthur[/name_m] - 4/10. I just can’t get past [name_m]General[/name_m] [name_m]MacArthur[/name_m], sorry.

[name_m]Walter[/name_m] - 3/10. Our Family has an ongoing joke about a Walrus called [name_m]Walter[/name_m] getting married “[name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], meet me at the altar!” etc, so that is what I think of with this Name, sorry!

Here are some of my other Top 10 favourites which you might like:

[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]

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[name_u]LOVE[/name_u]:
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - One of my favorite names for boys! It’s a pretty “complete” name. It’s timeless but not too popular, it has great nicknames that fit both babies, boys and men! I love it!

LIKE:
[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] - Spunky and stronger.
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - Classic ([name_u]Theo[/name_u] is cute)
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - Classy but different
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - Short and sweet.
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - Good but seems too plain, mainly because it’s pretty common.
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] - Vintage, strong and underused.
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - Strong (Awesome middle name)
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] - One of my favorite middles for people go by both first and middle names, like [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m])
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - [name_u]Unique[/name_u] but with a familiar feeling!

[name_m]DON[/name_m]'T CARE FOR:
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - Too complicated.
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - I prefer the simple and strong [name_m]Leo[/name_m] (or [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]).
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] - Good for a middle.
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - Reminds me too much of teddy bears for some reason…
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - It’s okay.
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - Same as [name_m]Alfred[/name_m].
[name_m]MacArthur[/name_m] - The [name_m]Mac[/name_m]'s just doesn’t work for me.
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] - I think it’s missing something…

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I agree that your naming style might be classic but underused.

[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] - I sort of like it, but I would never use it. Sounds too much like ‘gullible’.

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - again, sort of like it, but I wouldn’t use it myself.

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - this one would work well for just about any age, I think. It ages well, though it isn’t my favorite.

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - I never really liked this until about a week ago. It’s starting to grow on me, and it also ages well. Plus, I think the nickname [name_u]Freddy[/name_u]/[name_u]Freddie[/name_u] would be adorable on a little boy.

[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - I recently started to like this name, too. I can picture a baby named [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] as well as an adult/old man with the same name.

[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - I don’t like this name all that much, but it does age well, I think.

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - another of the names I have recently started to like. (I especially love the nickname [name_m]Arty[/name_m] for a young boy with this name.) This used to seem like and old man name to me, but now I think it is kind of timeless, good for any age.

[name_m]Winston[/name_m] - not really my style, I agree that it does sound a bit stuck-up and stuffy.

[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - same as [name_m]Winston[/name_m].

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - I like this name, but I would use it for a middle, not a first.

[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] - same as [name_m]Magnus[/name_m].

[name_m]Linus[/name_m] - never really liked this all that much. It also brings to mind the [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Brown[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Linus[/name_m]’.

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - like with [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], this name used to seem like something for an elderly person, but I now am beginning to like it for a little boy, as well.

[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] does seem like a name for an older person, but I think that with the nickname ‘[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]’ (or even ‘[name_u]Freddy[/name_u]/[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]’), it would work well for younger ages, although I cannot picture a boy in his late teens - mid twenties being called [name_u]Alfie[/name_u], [name_u]Freddy[/name_u], [name_m]Fred[/name_m], or [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]. It seems to me like it would only work for a little boy or a middle aged/elderly man.

[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - I don’t love this, but it is alright. Unusual, but not unknown.

[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - I never really liked this one, either. Something about it always seemed strange to me. (Plus there is Comrmac McLaggen from [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m], who has temper issues. Another reason why I would not name my son [name_m]Cormac[/name_m].)

[name_m]MacArthur[/name_m] - this one sounds more like a last name than a first to me.

[name_m]Walter[/name_m] - my great grandfather was named [name_m]Walter[/name_m], so I can easily picture it on a old man. I can also see it on a baby (probably because a couple I know just had a son and named him [name_m]Walter[/name_m].) I can sort of see it on a teenager, but I think that it works best on an adult.

Favorites:
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]

Suggestions:
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]/[name_m]Earnest[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Victor[/name_m]/[name_m]Viktor[/name_m]