Old/Traditional and Uncommon

I have posted before about how my partner and I generally have different taste in names, especially when it comes to boys’ names. I like classic, traditional names. Nothing modern. His taste is a little more all-over-the-place. He really wants a name that is uncommon, but he will possibly like an older name over a modern name as long as it is rare. He used to love the name [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], which I like too, but then he met a boy name [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and now he wants something even more uncommon. He is currently stuck on [name_m]Elmer[/name_m], which is a family name, and I am trying to come around to it, but it has not been easy.

By the way, we are both teachers so it is very hard to find names that neither of us have come across–but I guess that is the goal!

I like:
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]

Any suggestions for us? Thank you!

What about …
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmond[/name_m] “[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]”
[name_m]Erwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] “[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]”
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m] “[name_u]Harley[/name_u]”
[name_m]Herman[/name_m]
[name_m]Irving[/name_m]
[name_u]Kirby[/name_u]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u] “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]”
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] “[name_m]Monty[/name_m]”
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m] “[name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Reginald[/name_m] “[name_u]Reggie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “[name_u]Toby[/name_u]”
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]

Some names that remind me of your list but are a little more underused:

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_u]Remington[/name_u] “[name_u]Remy[/name_u]”
[name_m]Leroy[/name_m] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]

[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronald[/name_m]
[name_m]Collier[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]

[name_m]Pierson[/name_m]
Linford
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Digby[/name_m]
[name_m]Junior[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Norris[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilf[/name_m]
Barrington
Renwick
[name_m]Eustace[/name_m]
[name_m]Eldon[/name_m]
[name_m]Dacre[/name_m]
Iram
[name_m]Jorgen[/name_m]
[name_m]Arnold[/name_m]

[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
[name_m]Klaus[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Phinneas[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

Could your husband be talked into [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] or [name_u]Emery[/name_u], which use similar letters to [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] but are more modern and pleasing to the ear?

[name_m]Allen[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Merlin[/name_m]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Zacharias[/name_m]

Lots of great suggestions. I’m not a fan of [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] as it reminds me of [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] Fudge .

What about [name_m]Elwood[/name_m] ? It has that uncommon vintage feel and incorporates [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] so you could say it’s a nod to the family name

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Miro[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps.

[name_m]Elwood[/name_m] is so cute oh my goodness.

There are so many stellar suggestions already but the first one that came to mind is one of my absolute favorites–[name_m]Edsel[/name_m]

What about [name_u]Ira[/name_u] or [name_m]Irving[/name_m]?

Wow, so many excellent suggestions! For those who suggested [name_u]Ira[/name_u], that really made me chuckle with delight because that’s my father’s name! I don’t think I’d name my child [name_u]Ira[/name_u] because in Jewish tradition, you do not name your children after living relatives. But I do love that name!

I love [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and so many others! Let’s see what my fiance thinks…

Emrys
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]/Tobiah
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] “[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Phelan[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] “[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Alder[/name_m]/Alden

What about [name_m]Cesar[/name_m]/Caesar? I don’t know why, but [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_m]Cesar[/name_m] are siblings names to me.