Less popular alternative for Arthur?

Boy Names
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We like [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] but are concerned about the rate at which it has/is shooting up the charts and would like to avoid picking a name that ends up in the top 20 a few years down the line (my husband works with/knows approximately 1,000,000 people who have the same name).

Are there any names that either have a similar sound/style as [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] or remind it of you in some way but are a little less popular?

Other names that have stayed on our contenders list but aren’t sure if they are “the one”:
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]

. I feel like we’ve gone over every name ever recorded and my husband has vetoed all that I like or we can’t use it for one reason or another.

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]. [name_m]Arnold[/name_m]?

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Some names the have a similar style or sound to [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]:

[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Artan[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Amaury[/name_m]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_m]Ardal[/name_m]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Alvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]

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[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfredo[/name_m]
[name_u]Alton[/name_u]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Art[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_u]Chris[/name_u]
[name_u]Clayton[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_u]Danny[/name_u]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Dorien[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Hal[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Kian[/name_m]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u]
[name_u]London[/name_u]
[name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Sandy[/name_u]
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u]

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Other A names:

[name_m]Arturo[/name_m]
[name_u]Alwyn[/name_u]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Alois[/name_m]

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Honestly I don’t think [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] is that popular at all. I live in a city of 430,000 people and I have never seen any kind of [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] except for seniors

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Sound like/are related to [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]: [name_m]Art[/name_m], [name_m]Artigan[/name_m], [name_u]Arley[/name_u], [name_u]Arlen[/name_u], [name_m]Arledge[/name_m]
Have a similar style:
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u], [name_m]Cyril[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_m]Errol[/name_m], [name_m]Esmond[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_m]Eamon[/name_m], [name_m]Egan[/name_m], [name_m]Edric[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m],
[name_m]Harwin[/name_m], [name_u]Hayward[/name_u], [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m], [name_u]Hartley[/name_u]
[name_m]Irvine[/name_m], [name_m]Irving[/name_m], [name_m]Innis[/name_m], [name_m]Ingram[/name_m]
[name_m]Kester[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_m]Luken[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Latham[/name_m], [name_m]Lathan[/name_m], [name_u]Lowell[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Oswin[/name_m],
[name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinlan[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u], [name_m]Theoden[/name_m], [name_u]Taran[/name_u],
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Vance[/name_m], [name_u]Vaughn[/name_u], [name_m]Veren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfram[/name_m], [name_m]Wystan[/name_m]

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I love Arthur, it’s in my top list despite its popularity. :blush: However, I know only one Arthur, so how popular is it really? :blush:

Perhaps:

Ayrton :star_struck:
Ayrthon
Anthony
Arnold
Arcturus
Thor

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[name_m]Arturo[/name_m]
[name_m]Arcturus[/name_m]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u]
[name_m]Bjorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_m]Torben[/name_m]
[name_u]Artie[/name_u]
[name_m]Art[/name_m]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_m]Argus[/name_m]
[name_m]Arno[/name_m]
[name_m]Tudor[/name_m]
[name_m]Teodor[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
Taddei
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]William[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]

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Names like [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]

Starts with A:
[name_m]Arnold[/name_m]
[name_m]Altair[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_m]Alister[/name_m]
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m]

Old School Cool:
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Clyde[/name_u]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]

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How about [name_u]Arlo[/name_u]? It’s a smidge less popular in the US than [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], but that may just be enough to make you feel more comfortable :grin:

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[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] is [name_u]Emrys[/name_u] in Welsh.

Also [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], Alfric, [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Osric[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Oswald[/name_m].

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[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]

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If you want a similar sounding name I would go with:
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_u]Adrian[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_m]Aldo[/name_m]
Harlow/Arlo
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]

I also feel like [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] is a great alternative

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Similar through sound or vibes… sorry for any repeats!

[name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_u]Albie[/name_u] or [name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Artie[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Willis[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Arnold[/name_m]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilkes[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]

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Where I live (mountain west United States), [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] is not popular :slight_smile: I don’t think I’ve ever even met one, and I hear a lot of kids names!

[name_u]Walter[/name_u] is a name that reminds me of [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] 🩵