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Osbert
I find Osbert so winsomely fusty, British, and dignified -- what do you think? I enjoy Os, Ossie (Ozzie), and Bertie as nicknames.Which of the following combinations appeal to you? I concede that several of them are impractical...Osbert Charles
Osbert Cleophas
Osbert Clive
Osbert Daniel
Osbert Danilo
Osbert Davide
Osbert Emilio
Osbert Eugene
Osbert Felix
Osbert Fidel
Osbert Finnian
Osbert Geoffrey
Osbert George
Osbert Giles
Osbert Graham
Osbert Heath (though this sounds like a region)
Osbert Henry
Osbert Horatio
Osbert Hugo
Osbert Jeffrey
Osbert Julian (I like this!)
Osbert Julio
Osbert Julius
Osbert Junio
Osbert Junius
Osbert Leif ("LAYF")
Osbert Lemuel
Osbert Leo
Osbert Lionel
Osbert Llewellyn
Osbert Loïc (lo-EEK)
Osbert Louis
Osbert Lucius
Osbert Malcolm
Osbert Matthew
Osbert Milo
Osbert Nigel
Osbert Philippe
Osbert Philo
Osbert Rafael
Osbert Raphael
Osbert Ulysses
Osbert William
Osbert Yevgeniy

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Winsome fustiness, ftw!!I like these ones:Osbert Eugene - This is so nerdy and unfortunate that it's almost cool
Osbert Geoffrey - I can feel his self-righteousness already! I love it! This would be the perfect silently disapproving butler name.Osbert Julian (I like this!) - me too. Though not as much as....Osbert Leo - Amazing!! The Leo adds hipness, energy and strength.Osbert Louis - I like this if it pronounced the French way. This is so classy I can hardly stand it.Osbert Malcolm - Another amazing one. So very very stiff-upper-lippyOsbert Milo - Almost had a heart attack. This one is adorable. Might be my favourite.
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Love it. I adore obscure Anglo-Saxon names like this -- the kind that were popular as revivial names in Victorian England and then poked fun at by P.G. Wodehouse. I have a particular love of Os- names like Oswald and Oswin, so Osbert fits right in. My favorite combinations from your list are ones like:Osbert Geoffrey (--> Godfrey?)
Osbert Hugo
Osbert Lionel
Osbert NigelWhat fun, what? Could Osbert's (nn Bertie) siblings fail to be Sacheverell and Eustace, Edith and Clotilda? Loads of historic fun.
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