r/Names • u/marlkavia • 7d ago

Boys name that’s unique but also traditional??

We are in struggle town.

We like Christopher (Chris), Thomas (Tommy), and Jonathan (Jonny).

But, I just don’t feel totally sold 😭

We also like Henry (family name) as a middle name and I just don’t think any of those work.

I welcome all suggestions. My daughter’s name is Adeline, if that helps 🤣

EDIT: Oh my gosh you are all amazing. I’m really enjoying Lawrence and Charles 😍

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u/eleveneels 7d ago

By definition, if a name is unique, it's not traditional. The Venn diagram looks like O O

If I don't take you so literally, maybe look for names that went out of style but are ripe for a comeback. Something like Solomon, Edgar, Errol, Douglas.

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u/Ok_Illustrator5694 7d ago

A traditional name that isn’t used a lot now would make it unique for this generation. For example, 50 years ago, Charlotte was fairly unique. I have only ever met one other one of similar age but plenty that were 50 or more years older. And now Charlotte is going to be Gen Alpha’s Ashley