Classic boy name help

[Anonymous]

Thomas
Benjamin
Graham
Finn
Cary
Nathan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thomas
Benjamin
Graham
Finn
Cary
Nathan

I have always like Cary but I don’t think it’s necessarily a classic? Cary Grant was a stage name. Do others disagree? I thought it might be too “unusual” to consider.

[Anonymous]

Aaron
Albert
Alexander
Allen
Andrew
Andy
Anthony
Antonio
Arthur
Calvin
Charles
Clayton
Curtis
Daniel
David
Dennis
Donald
Douglas
Edgar
Edward
Edwin
Felix
Frank
George
Grant
Henry
Isaac
Ivan
Jack
Jacob
James
Jay
Jerry
Jesse
Joe
Joel
Jose
Joseph
Juan
Julian
Kenneth
Lawrence
Louis
Manuel
Marcus
Mark
Martin
Marvin
Matthew
Michael
Mitchell
Nathan
Nathaniel
Nicholas
Oscar
Paul
Peter
Philip
Phillip
Preston
Raymond
Richard
Robert
Ruben
Russell
Samuel
Stephen
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Tony
Victor
Vincent
Walter
Wesley
William

[Anonymous]

I think Cary/carey/kerry is classic Irish.

I like the name. The downside would be US folks thinking it is a girl

[Anonymous]

Emmanuel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really dislike Christopher and I don't like the nickname Pat. So I would immediately narrow it down to John or Benjamin. I like Ben a lot, so probably would pick that. But John is nice too.

Some other classic names I like:

Robert/Rob
Peter
Nathan
James
Thomas

Really? Seems like such an innocuous and classic name. Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is your background? Is your family Irish, English, etc? I always think it seems strange when names don’t match the heritage

This is one of the more ridiculous things I've read here. Based on their grandfathers my sons should be Bronislaw and Adomas. They have names that were on the first page of this thread.
Most of these are great names, though I personally vetoed Christopher because I can't stand "Chris".
My son is in first grade and his class contains Matthew, John, James, Patrick x 2, Michael, and Edward (only one who uses a nickname).

Neither can I.

--Mother of Christopher....until he went to college and everyone calls him Chris.

[Anonymous]

Go look at top baby names from the 60s and early 70s. I was born in '68 and my high school was filled with Michael, David, John, Christopher, Greg, Gary, William (Bill), Timothy(Tim), James(Jim), Thomas(Tom), Patrick, Andrew, Stephen or Steven (Steve).

I'm married to a Michael so I'm partial to that one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go look at top baby names from the 60s and early 70s. I was born in '68 and my high school was filled with Michael, David, John, Christopher, Greg, Gary, William (Bill), Timothy(Tim), James(Jim), Thomas(Tom), Patrick, Andrew, Stephen or Steven (Steve).

I'm married to a Michael so I'm partial to that one.

Another Gen X here. This sounds like a list of my work colleagues. To add: Richard (both Rick and Rich), Daniel (Dan) Joseph (Joe).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is your background? Is your family Irish, English, etc? I always think it seems strange when names don’t match the heritage

How would anyone else know their heritage, or care? Do you judge Black people named Susie or Jim because it's not "their heritage?"

It is their heritage. The blacks are all about a quarter white.

[Anonymous]

Thomas Patrick

[Anonymous]

I love the name Pilate. I’ve never met one. It’s a classic name and he was innocent.