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Old boy names from the 1700s. Other names commonly used for both boys and girls included Philip Nicholas Alexander James Gilbert Aubrey Reynold Basil Eustace Giles Edmund and Simon. Originating as an aristocratic Norman name Percy became fairly widespread in England--and to some extent in the US--as an offshoot of the fame of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Roscoe is a Norse baby name.

English rendering of Welsh Caradwg. Old fashioned boy names arent at all outdated. Many old fashioned baby boy names are rising in the shadows as well like the modern-sounding Harley Waylon and Quentin.

Summary Index of names and variants for Old English names for boys. The big change comes with the Norman Conquest not surprisingly. A strong amazing name.

A list of names in which the usage is Ancient Germanic. Boy Black dark. 1700 - William III famously known as William of Orange is on the throne.

After 1250 names shifted almost completely to Norman names like Robert and William. In 2009 there were 60900 names in use in England and Wales the most popular being Oliver and Olivia. Donald is a major Scottish clan names Donald Great chief.

The Normans brought it to England where it replaced the Old English cognate BeornheardThis was the name of several saints including Saint Bernard of Menthon who built. So in the mid-1500s Richard was in the top 50 baptismal names for both boys and girls. Grover an unusual pick among these old-fashioned monikers.