Like old-fashioned girls names you know that picking old man names for your baby boy is either a love or hate thing as these common old man names will make everyone remember fondly or not so much a relative from times gone by.
Victorian style boy names. Their love of medieval classical and biblical myths and legends coupled with the romance of the Pre-Raphaelites gothic literature Romanticism great strides in archaelogy and even a fascination with magic and the occult permeated into all aspects of Victorian. For example when you hear the name Arthur are you thinking of that drunk old man at the Christmas table that pinched your cheeks too hard when you. One way to do it is to alter an existing name.
The name Gay was quite common during the Victorian era for example but. You are only limited to your imagination. The most famous namesake is Abraham Lincoln the United States president.
Boys Male Victorian Nicknames baby Names Biblical Names. Bram Briar Edison Hugo Ives Jeter Jules Phineas Sterling Wellington Montgomery Oswald Percival Horace Bartholomew Hubert Jarvis Jean Jeremiah Jules Sebastian Bertram Cornelius Cyril Dorian Horatio Conan Danvers Jude Septimus Tobias Mycroft Augustus Aremis Armand Simon Stamford Soames. Old fashioned boy names arent at all outdated.
Boy Elf friend friend of the elves. 1001 rows Baby names used in the Victorian era are often percieved as traditional or classic names. If you think about it many Victorian names end in ium onia ius us and ia but other endings can be added too.
Many old fashioned baby boy names are rising in the shadows as well. Add to my list Related names. The names Queen Victoria herself chose for her daughters include stylish choices like Adelaide Alice Helena Beatrice and Louise.
Aiguillette is a braided cord often with metal ends and has been used on uniforms since the 1700s and accepted as a sign of appointment since the Napoleonic Wars 1803-15. Check towards the top of the charts. More unusual choices among the Victorian royal baby names include Alberta Augusta and Maud.