Help! Classic uncommon Boys Names

[name_m]Hi[/name_m], I am pregnant with my second son and really struggling to find names I like. [name_f]My[/name_f] first son is named [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] (which I love).
I really like classic but not common names. I think I like [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] so far but [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is quite common and [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] might sound a tad pretentious??? Any help would be appreciated - thank you!

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Some names that came to mind:

[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_m]Clive[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Flint[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Grover[/name_m]
[name_u]Joss[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Langston[/name_m]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_m]Tybalt[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

I’m not sure of popularity where you are but classic names with Hugh…

[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Theon[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_u]Maurice[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronald[/name_m]
[name_m]Stuart[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

Thank you for the suggestions so far ! Also we have a very [name_f]English[/name_f] sounding surname with a tt. I love names like [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u] but I think it might be too many T’s.
It’s very difficult to chose a simple / usable name that’s not too out there :disappointed:
[name_f]Do[/name_f] we like [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]? I like that it’s simple and not overused but just not convinced…

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[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and:

[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Finbar[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]

I hope this list helps you. I adore [name_m]Henry[/name_m] but I’m not a huge fan of [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]. I don’t dislike it - it’s just sort of ok to me. But still, it’s a solid choice and suits [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] well enough.

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I like [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] with Hugh:) I don’t think it’s pretentious

[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and…

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]

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I know a [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], his brothers are [name_m]Charles[/name_m] and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m].

I think I prefer [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] from your options

I would avoid two H names. I prefer [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]. [name_f]My[/name_f] sons name is [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] I’ve only met two children in the last 7 years with his name. I also want to suggest [name_u]Miles[/name_u].

I think [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] and [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] make a nice sibset

Other ideas

[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] & ______:

[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_u]Micha[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
Grant/Graham
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Darren[/name_u]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
Edwin/Edgar
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Sheldon[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Bronson[/name_m]
[name_m]Benton[/name_m]
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Rocco[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] “Rory”
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Dustin[/name_u]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_u]Layton[/name_u]

Please consider repeats as seconds as you have some wonderful suggestions already

[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Jett[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Scott[/name_u]

i don’t think spencer is pretentious, and i think it makes such a brilliant brother to hugh! hugh and henry make great brothers too but spencer is my preference!

I think [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] and [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] are really nice together. It’s already been suggested, so consider this another vote for it, but I also think Theodore/Theo is so adorable with [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]. Other suggestions are [name_m]Peter[/name_m] and [name_u]Francis[/name_u].

[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Anderson[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] is darling! I love [name_m]Henry[/name_m], but it’s sooooo popular. [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] is not my cup of tea, but it’s not an unpleasant name. If you like it, it goes perfectly nicely w/Hugh. It’s simple & not too popular.

You have a ton of suggestions already, so I apologize for any repeats:

[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]

[name_u]Amos[/name_u]

[name_m]Abel[/name_m]

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]

[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]

[name_u]Basil[/name_u]

[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]

[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]

[name_m]Calum[/name_m]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]

[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]

[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]

[name_m]Frederic[/name_m]

[name_u]George[/name_u]

[name_u]Ira[/name_u]

[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]

[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]

[name_m]Knox[/name_m]

[name_u]Keats[/name_u]

[name_m]Lloyd[/name_m]

[name_u]Lane[/name_u]

[name_u]Leith[/name_u]

[name_u]Milo[/name_u]

[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]

[name_u]Noel[/name_u]

[name_m]Niles[/name_m]

[name_m]Otis[/name_m]

[name_u]Penn[/name_u]

[name_m]Philip[/name_m]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]

[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]

[name_m]Simon[/name_m]

[name_u]Shaw[/name_u]

[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]

[name_m]Walter[/name_m]

[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

So funny that you said [name_m]Peter[/name_m] and [name_u]Francis[/name_u]! They are the Hugh’s middle names! (Grandfathers) :joy:

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[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]

I like:
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [name_u]Galen[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [name_u]Percy[/name_u]

I love [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] too.

I absolutely love [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] . But I feel [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is popular. The names you seem to like have deep roots so I will suggest

[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Albie[/name_m]
Nathaniel/ [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
Stephen/ [name_m]Steven[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
Francis/ Franklin/ Frankford

[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] definitely gets my vote though

I LOVE the name [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is nice but if your other child is named [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], it might be a bit too matchy.

[name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] (Kit as a nickname), [name_m]Victor[/name_m], Clark…