“Ugly” old names

Boy Names
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I have such a crush on [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] right now… I would love to have a little fam called [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_u]August[/name_u] and [name_m]Edgar[/name_m]!

I also like [name_m]Reginald[/name_m] but it’s my grandfather’s name and he never liked it so probably wouldn’t use…

I think [name_m]Casper[/name_m] is totally usuable. [name_m]Walter[/name_m] and [name_u]Howard[/name_u] are ready for a come back and I know two baby [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]’s!

Norman and [name_m]Stuart[/name_m] are too mid-century for me. I don’t think most mid-century names are quite ready to come back ([name_f]Susan[/name_f], [name_f]Karen[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_m]Alan[/name_m], [name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] etc.) Names usually need a hundred years or so to feel fresh again.

Ones I don’t love and wouldn’t use include:

Gertrude
[name_f]Ermentrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Helga[/name_f]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]

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You can totally still use [name_m]Casper[/name_m]. In the Netherlands ittis a common name with the spelling [name_m]Kasper[/name_m]

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There are quite a few old man names I like:
[name_m]Gerald[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Claudius[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] (originally a guy’s name)
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelio[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]

Saturnino, [name_m]Ciro[/name_m], and Inocente are Spanish ones I like.

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Casper, [name_m]Walter[/name_m] and [name_m]Stuart[/name_m] are amazing names! I believe all three are very usable nowadays.

I love:
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_u]Constantine[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]

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I prefer to call them grandpa chic! Haha [name_f]My[/name_f] sons names are totally this style. Their names are [name_m]Roderick[/name_m] and [name_u]Harry[/name_u].

I love all those names! Very usable imo. Grandpa and grandma names are making a comeback.

Some others:
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
Fenwick
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_u]Garnett[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] (similar to [name_m]Casper[/name_m])
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Carlyle[/name_u]/Carlisle
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]

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I love these.
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] are my favorites!

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I know this is old but I love “old man” names. [name_f]My[/name_f] W@lter is 8. Never met another.

Essentially my boy name style is I want someone to see my kid’s name written down and assume they are 80 years old. :joy:

It is also important for me to chose names that (knock on wood), won’t go to the girl’s side. Many of these seem very unlikely to do so.

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That’s my thing, too. I’m not really fond of masculine names on girls. I prefer [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] on boys. So the [name_u]Howard[/name_u], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] names appeal on that level, as well.

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