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George, Charles and Henry.
I know a lot of people consider these names "old man" and outdated. What do you think of them?I personally love Charles, w/ nn Charlie. I can't decide about George or Henry - I'm totally on the fence. WDYT?

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I agree... Charles nn Charlie is a great, classic name. I really like Henry, but I too am unsure about George.
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I really like George and Henry, and I'm okay with Charles, esp. nn Charlie. Overall, I think the names go very well together.
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All three names are simply wonderful. Very masculine and grand, and they will suit any age and age well. George Henry and Henry Charles are nice combos.Lissa
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I love all three!
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Those names are so common in English royal history. :]Mmmm. I like George better than Henry.
Henrey reminds me of Henry the 8th every time I think about that, not a good thing.
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I love George, I would use this as a fnI really dislike both Charles and Henry, but I would prefer Charles to just 'Charlie' which is really popular where I live right now.
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I love Henry as a first name and George as a middle name. I dislike Charles because all I think is Prince Charles and I dislike him. However, I love Charlie.~Lisa~
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Charles is actually a favorite of mine too (but I like the name best in the full form, which is typical of me with names that are often nicknamed). The other two are okay but nothing that I'm excited about.
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Untill recently i disliked them all, but now i really like Charles (strongly dislike Charlie though), i like George, although prefer spelt Jorge and i love Henry.:Marie:.
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Ok. i like Henry, although Charles makes me think of Prince Charles, and i don't like him so...
I don't think George is old, but it nms...
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My thoughts on Charles should already be known by now :)And I also love Henry (would use this) and George (would probably use as a mn). They are all old favourites of mine.
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I love Charles and Henry, especially the latter - they're both very hadnsome timeless classics. I don't really like George because it makes me think of Bush.
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I love them, but I love a lot of old-fashioned names. All of these are making (or have made) a comeback, though. I adore Henry, and I like Charles but I love Charlie (I'd only use it as a nn for Charles, though). George is great but it's the name of a family member I don't particularly want to honor, which sucks because I adore Georgina and Georgia for girls. However, my mn is Georgette (after this family member, incidentally) so maybe I could use one of those to honor me. :)
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George is nmsaa; of the three it seems the most dated to me, and I'm just not fond of the sound of it.Charles is a very nice name. I also like the NN Charlie.Henry is okay, not a fave of mine, but not bad either. I go back and forth on it.
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I love all three of these names to be honest. I actually know more young George's than old ones, and it's always been one of my favorites. I absolutely love the name Charles with the nn Charlie, and this definitely doesn't strike me as an "old man" name. I like Henry, but I have a bad association with it. Otherwise I'd love it as much as the others."I've always liked everybody. I'm not sure everybody likes me."-Johnny DeppI don't see no shine,
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I'm the exact opposite. I love Henry, and if not for someone I know who bears it, I would also love George. I think they're handsome and traditional without being stodgy. Charles is the only one that I find wholly unappealing for its sound. Charlie is a cute NN, but I think that it's become rather modern, so the NN Charlie doesn't quite flow with George and Henry for me.
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