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Awful, old time male names

Horace

by Anonymousreply 133June 2, 2019 11:09 PM

Aldous

by Anonymousreply 1June 1, 2019 6:04 PM

Oswald

by Anonymousreply 2June 1, 2019 6:08 PM

Ernest

Howard

Norman

Stanley

Wilbur

Dudley

Edgar

Hubert

Eugene

Dunstan

Percival

Reginald

Marmaduke

Milton

Mortimer

Sherman

Irving

Shelton

by Anonymousreply 3June 1, 2019 6:10 PM

percy

by Anonymousreply 4June 1, 2019 6:10 PM

Cornelius

by Anonymousreply 5June 1, 2019 6:10 PM

Hugh, Eustace

by Anonymousreply 6June 1, 2019 6:11 PM

Fitzwilliam

by Anonymousreply 7June 1, 2019 6:11 PM

Alistair

by Anonymousreply 8June 1, 2019 6:12 PM

Orenthal

by Anonymousreply 9June 1, 2019 6:12 PM

Humphrey

Egbert

Vernon

Walter

Gilbert

Harold

by Anonymousreply 10June 1, 2019 6:13 PM

Clive

by Anonymousreply 11June 1, 2019 6:13 PM

Vivian (as a man's name)

by Anonymousreply 12June 1, 2019 6:13 PM

Cletus

by Anonymousreply 13June 1, 2019 6:14 PM

My father's name was Elmer. He always said it was a sissy name.

by Anonymousreply 14June 1, 2019 6:14 PM

Marvin

Donald

Ronald

Melvin

Arnold

Bernard

Gerald

Gerard

Leonard

Alvin

by Anonymousreply 15June 1, 2019 6:15 PM

There really are a ton of them. This thread would be a great resource for any celebrities expecting a baby boy.

by Anonymousreply 16June 1, 2019 6:15 PM

There are some names still common/popular in the UK that sound old-fashioned to me. For example, Rupert. I've never met an American by that name.

by Anonymousreply 17June 1, 2019 6:16 PM

Quentin is terrible.

by Anonymousreply 18June 1, 2019 6:17 PM

Ralph

by Anonymousreply 19June 1, 2019 6:17 PM

R15 I was just thinking this morning that I'm getting old (I'm 39) and you posted my name. LOL

by Anonymousreply 20June 1, 2019 6:17 PM

Ham.

by Anonymousreply 21June 1, 2019 6:17 PM

Wilfrid

by Anonymousreply 22June 1, 2019 6:17 PM

Oh, there's that Rupert who keeps showing up on "Amazing Race" and "Survivor", but no, i haven't met him either.

by Anonymousreply 23June 1, 2019 6:18 PM

R19 = Suzanne Sugarbaker

by Anonymousreply 24June 1, 2019 6:18 PM

Ignatz

by Anonymousreply 25June 1, 2019 6:18 PM

[quote] Cornelius

He invented long division.

by Anonymousreply 26June 1, 2019 6:19 PM

Barnaby

by Anonymousreply 27June 1, 2019 6:19 PM

Toodles

by Anonymousreply 28June 1, 2019 6:20 PM

Augustus

by Anonymousreply 29June 1, 2019 6:20 PM

R14 what did he go by?

by Anonymousreply 30June 1, 2019 6:20 PM

Norbert

Willis

Hector

Chester

Nestor

Cedric

Bertram

Lester

Wilfred

by Anonymousreply 31June 1, 2019 6:21 PM

Lionel

by Anonymousreply 32June 1, 2019 6:21 PM

Roger is a hideous name.

by Anonymousreply 33June 1, 2019 6:21 PM

But it means to fuck in the UK, as in "did you roger him"?

by Anonymousreply 34June 1, 2019 6:22 PM

I knew a Hubert and a Norbert. Neither were dazzling.

by Anonymousreply 35June 1, 2019 6:24 PM

Lloyd, Floyd, Lucius, Gerald, Edgar, Vernon, Melvin, Francis, Oscar, Herman, Irwin

by Anonymousreply 36June 1, 2019 6:24 PM

I just met a Humbert at work yesterday. He wasn't old either.

by Anonymousreply 37June 1, 2019 6:27 PM

I know a Humberto but I don't think it's naff in Brazil.

by Anonymousreply 38June 1, 2019 6:29 PM

Montgomery/Monty. Always makes me think of Mr. burns from the Simpsons.

by Anonymousreply 39June 1, 2019 6:31 PM

Charles, William, George, Louis.

by Anonymousreply 40June 1, 2019 6:32 PM

Abner

by Anonymousreply 41June 1, 2019 6:33 PM

I like many of these old names - far better than Jayden, Jaxon, and whatever nonsense is popular now.

BTW - I had a Brazilian FB named Humberto - HUGE cock

by Anonymousreply 42June 1, 2019 6:34 PM

Knew a German named Ruprecht who lived and worked here in US. All his friends called him Ruprick, for good reason. Ach, du lieber Schwanz!

by Anonymousreply 43June 1, 2019 6:48 PM

Adolph

Cuthbert

Buster

by Anonymousreply 44June 1, 2019 6:49 PM

Jethro

by Anonymousreply 45June 1, 2019 6:52 PM

Ebeneezer

by Anonymousreply 46June 1, 2019 7:00 PM

Uriah.

by Anonymousreply 47June 1, 2019 7:02 PM

Glenn

by Anonymousreply 48June 1, 2019 7:02 PM

Ludwig

by Anonymousreply 49June 1, 2019 7:02 PM

Archibald Ichabad Izekial Alphonse Donald

by Anonymousreply 50June 1, 2019 7:04 PM

Ezra

by Anonymousreply 51June 1, 2019 7:05 PM

Sidney

Bernard

Arthur

Morris / Maurice

Clayton

by Anonymousreply 52June 1, 2019 7:11 PM

Englebert

Claude

Zerman (yes, it's real, I know one)

Herman

Those old obscure Bible names that had a brief resurgence in the 90s

Obediah

Josiah

Ephraim

Asher

Zebediah

Ezekiel

Zebulon

Ezra

etc

by Anonymousreply 53June 1, 2019 7:11 PM

Jacob

Noah

by Anonymousreply 54June 1, 2019 7:31 PM

George

by Anonymousreply 55June 1, 2019 7:34 PM

Got well into the 2nd hour of this thread before seeing my name. Well, at least I'm hot & have a big dick.

by Anonymousreply 56June 1, 2019 7:40 PM

Junior

by Anonymousreply 57June 1, 2019 8:00 PM

Orville, Camilus, Return, Elihu, Cave, Columbus, Hoke, Levi, Salmon

by Anonymousreply 58June 1, 2019 8:09 PM

Bruce, Buck, Buford, Cecil, Claude, Clyde, Dwayne, Fred, Grady, Gus, Kermit, Marion, Marty, Otho, Otis, Rufus, Stanley, Theodore, Wade, Warren, Wayne, Wesley, Woodrow, Woody

by Anonymousreply 59June 1, 2019 8:13 PM

Jeb and Jed

by Anonymousreply 60June 1, 2019 8:15 PM

Ellis

by Anonymousreply 61June 1, 2019 8:18 PM

Shadrach

Meshach

Abendago

by Anonymousreply 62June 1, 2019 8:18 PM

Richard/Dick

by Anonymousreply 63June 1, 2019 8:34 PM

R42 I just met a kid named Mykenzi. Ugh.

by Anonymousreply 64June 1, 2019 9:09 PM

Mitch

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 65June 1, 2019 9:17 PM

Albert

Malcolm

Clement

Herbert

Eugene

Chester

Hiram

Silas

Cecil

Floyd

by Anonymousreply 66June 1, 2019 9:21 PM

Joshua

by Anonymousreply 67June 1, 2019 9:21 PM

Felix

by Anonymousreply 68June 1, 2019 9:29 PM

Bertram

by Anonymousreply 69June 1, 2019 9:51 PM

Hilary

Gomer

Ebenezer

by Anonymousreply 70June 1, 2019 9:57 PM

Hoyt. Just awful.

I think Barnaby is actually a cute name.

Norman. There's just nothing to be done about that name, except change it.

Milton = dweeb.

by Anonymousreply 71June 1, 2019 10:26 PM

Dwight.

by Anonymousreply 72June 1, 2019 10:27 PM

Is Gaylord still a name? Or has it become a punchline?

by Anonymousreply 73June 1, 2019 10:45 PM

Bugless

by Anonymousreply 74June 1, 2019 10:48 PM

Murgatroid

by Anonymousreply 75June 1, 2019 10:48 PM

Most of those names are simply outside of style, not bad names.

by Anonymousreply 76June 1, 2019 10:49 PM

Otto

Haywood

Roscoe

Tybalt

Lester

Chester

Silas

by Anonymousreply 77June 1, 2019 10:54 PM

Fred

by Anonymousreply 78June 1, 2019 11:01 PM

R3 lots of youngish Hong Kong or Singapore Chinese males have those names.

by Anonymousreply 79June 1, 2019 11:23 PM

Nenner, neener, neener -- my name is not listed. I'm great!

by Anonymousreply 80June 1, 2019 11:25 PM

To be fair, my name has always been geeky in pop culture, so I wasn't surprised it made its way here. I used to hate it, but now I embrace it.

by Anonymousreply 81June 1, 2019 11:35 PM

Archie.

by Anonymousreply 82June 1, 2019 11:41 PM

Sluggo

Brutus

Snagglepuss

by Anonymousreply 83June 1, 2019 11:43 PM

Hyman

Murray

by Anonymousreply 84June 1, 2019 11:47 PM

I used to know an Albert, he went by his middle name, Cole.

At one time there were guys named Kay, such as 1940s bandleader Kay Kyser.

Then there was Florenz Ziegfeld.

by Anonymousreply 85June 1, 2019 11:51 PM

Norbert /Norb

Herbert / Herb.

Anything with a vowel and R, followed by a consonant.

Sounds bad in English.

by Anonymousreply 86June 1, 2019 11:52 PM

Mordred

by Anonymousreply 87June 1, 2019 11:52 PM

Lynnworth.

by Anonymousreply 88June 1, 2019 11:53 PM

R65 Granny's still much, much cuter!

by Anonymousreply 89June 2, 2019 12:02 AM

Barnabas

Quentin

Jeremiah

Joshua

Nathan

by Anonymousreply 90June 2, 2019 12:08 AM

Jonathan labels you as gay.

by Anonymousreply 91June 2, 2019 12:08 AM

Francis and Frank is no better.

by Anonymousreply 92June 2, 2019 12:14 AM

Or Franklin!

by Anonymousreply 93June 2, 2019 12:26 AM

Lyman.

by Anonymousreply 94June 2, 2019 12:27 AM

Dana for a man. 🤮

by Anonymousreply 95June 2, 2019 12:29 AM

R40 And William was still No. 3 on the top baby names for 2018 as recorded by the Social Security Admin.

by Anonymousreply 96June 2, 2019 12:32 AM

R92 in Spanish, Francisco has always sounded old to me, too.

by Anonymousreply 97June 2, 2019 12:53 AM

Eldred

Francis Xavier

by Anonymousreply 98June 2, 2019 2:09 AM

I'm currently working part time at a senior day care center. The names in the thread that are represented there are...

Horace, Herman Alvin, Arnold, Donald, Vernon, Roger, Eugene, Ralph, Howard and Augustus. (Everyone calls him "Gus".)

by Anonymousreply 99June 2, 2019 2:32 AM

[quote]Jonathan labels you as gay.

All Jonathans?

by Anonymousreply 100June 2, 2019 2:45 AM

Arthwell

by Anonymousreply 101June 2, 2019 2:49 AM

Wrong thread R100

by Anonymousreply 102June 2, 2019 2:55 AM

Wilberforce

by Anonymousreply 103June 2, 2019 2:56 AM

Percy, along with Cuthbert, Cedric and Cecil.

by Anonymousreply 104June 2, 2019 2:56 AM

This a woman’s name but here goes....”Dorcas”

by Anonymousreply 105June 2, 2019 3:00 AM

[quote]Wrong thread R100

No, you're wrong R102. I was responding to R91.

by Anonymousreply 106June 2, 2019 3:02 AM

Lol I thought you were talking about Jonathan, the bisexual turtle in another thread sorry!

by Anonymousreply 107June 2, 2019 3:06 AM

Utah names

Hyrum Heber Nephi Ephraim

by Anonymousreply 108June 2, 2019 3:17 AM

Coriolanus

by Anonymousreply 109June 2, 2019 3:21 AM

Gaylord

by Anonymousreply 110June 2, 2019 5:29 AM

Jake

Vincent

Frank

Donald

Warren

"Bob" / Robert

by Anonymousreply 111June 2, 2019 5:30 AM

Ira <-- Sounds like a 96 year old

by Anonymousreply 112June 2, 2019 5:31 AM

Reginald

Leslie

by Anonymousreply 113June 2, 2019 5:31 AM

Max / Maxwell

Victor

by Anonymousreply 114June 2, 2019 5:33 AM

Cain

I know several of these. They're named for the first murderer.

by Anonymousreply 115June 2, 2019 5:36 AM

Fergus

Angus

Cletus

by Anonymousreply 116June 2, 2019 5:38 AM

Abraham

Terry

by Anonymousreply 117June 2, 2019 5:39 AM

Zuul

Gozer

by Anonymousreply 118June 2, 2019 5:41 AM

Wilbert. Gary, Roy, Orville. Howard. Frederick. Walter. Norman. Lyle.

by Anonymousreply 119June 2, 2019 6:31 AM

R43 what was the reason?

by Anonymousreply 120June 2, 2019 6:36 AM

Shlomo

by Anonymousreply 121June 2, 2019 7:09 AM

Donald

by Anonymousreply 122June 2, 2019 9:35 AM

Leopold

Cecil

by Anonymousreply 123June 2, 2019 10:52 AM

Earl

by Anonymousreply 124June 2, 2019 10:58 AM

Delmus

Dale

by Anonymousreply 125June 2, 2019 10:59 AM

Emerson

by Anonymousreply 126June 2, 2019 11:00 AM

Harold

by Anonymousreply 127June 2, 2019 2:47 PM

Elvis

by Anonymousreply 128June 2, 2019 5:32 PM

Ichibod

by Anonymousreply 129June 2, 2019 5:35 PM

Poindexter

by Anonymousreply 130June 2, 2019 5:43 PM

Hepsibah

by Anonymousreply 131June 2, 2019 9:11 PM

Mordecai

by Anonymousreply 132June 2, 2019 11:07 PM

Jehosophat

Mehitabel

Obadiah

Zebediah

Basically, all four syllable Biblical names except "Elizabeth."

by Anonymousreply 133June 2, 2019 11:09 PM
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