fortheloveofpinkflamingos
Sun 10-Feb-13 16:56:09
Following on from my thread last week
We are warming to Wolfric, but don't know if it would be usable in everyday life
Other shortlisted options are Xander, Caspar, Xavier
Thoughts?
kelda
Sat 16-Feb-13 08:02:43
Dr Wulfric Willoughby surname works very well.
Certainly a name with gravitas.
raisah
Sat 16-Feb-13 06:18:48
Apply the high court judge / Dr test that will help you gain perspective on the naming process. Can you see him being Dr. Wulfric or Judgr Wulfric?
. It is difficult to balance the need for individuality against that of practicality. Teenage boys will make howling noises just to wind him up.
lottiegarbanzo
Fri 15-Feb-13 20:46:20
Gordon is ponderous, Wulfie is cute. So there.
runningforme
Fri 15-Feb-13 18:46:53
Give me strength. And I thought the Gordon thread was bad enough, at least most people agreed it was awful. Wolfric? Really?!
fortheloveofpinkflamingos
Fri 15-Feb-13 17:44:53
Does it go well with older brothers Arlo and Fabian?
UterusUterusGhali
Thu 14-Feb-13 18:14:39
I love it!
Want a baby now!
EwanHoozami
Wed 13-Feb-13 19:03:38
Adore it. There's a little Wolfgang at DS's school and I've always had a spot of name envy for it. Wulfric even more so now!
aoife24
Wed 13-Feb-13 18:58:34
I think Wulfric Willoughby has quite a ring to it, and in a good way. I have a cousin with a son with the Irish equivalent of little wolf (Faolan), love that too.
fortheloveofpinkflamingos
Wed 13-Feb-13 17:32:32
No, Tortoise it would be Wulfric ___ Willoughby, ridiculously long, I know, but it's a family tradition 
I know a little Wulfstan nn Wulfie!
It's fab!
I just wish we didn't live in the same tiny village as I'd pinch it for DC3!
Tortoiseonthehalfshell
Wed 13-Feb-13 03:45:23
So it would be Wolfric Willoughby? i think that might be a little step too far, tbh.
Do you pronounce it with a soft 'w' for a more 'v' sounding one - Wolfgang is Germanic ime and is pronounced with a harsher 'w' than in English wolf is?
Not keen sorry! Wolfram is kinda cool though. How about Alaric? Xavier is great too.
LadyMargolotta
Tue 12-Feb-13 16:23:38
I met a Wolfram recently.
fortheloveofpinkflamingos
Tue 12-Feb-13 15:31:56
He originally wanted Wolfgang, I'm all for "out there" names, but it was a bit too much even for me, it might get a middle name position, but he has his heart set on Willoughby for a middle and other middle name spaces are reserved for more traditional names
lottiegarbanzo
Tue 12-Feb-13 15:23:26
I knew it would be your DH who'd suggested it! It always is with wolf names.
I love Wulfric. We have no Dss but Wolf would be on our list if we did.
fortheloveofpinkflamingos
Tue 12-Feb-13 15:09:22
merlypuss, you have got a point. I am beginning to think Caspar goes better with our older boys' names, although DH is still pushing Wulfric
Oscarandelliesmum
Tue 12-Feb-13 13:43:07
All lovely, Wolfie 
fabulous!!
I think it's great. However if your kid turns out to be a bit of a wuss it may be a hard name to live up to. It kinda reminds me of a Bear Grills type of person - out there making dens etc.
TheOneAndOnlyAlpha
Tue 12-Feb-13 08:36:53
Sorry but I don't like it. I try and imagine what a child would feel with a name at 5, 10, 15, 30 etc. I work in a school and kids are harsh. Wolfie might be cute on a 5 year old but any older... Not so much.
Sunnysummer
Tue 12-Feb-13 08:33:22
DH and I both looove Wulfric! But we are also foreign and a bit geeky and thought that our DS might already be an easy target, and the name would just add to the challenge of teenage years... To me it is adorable for a. Aby, manly for an adult, but very hard to live with in-between.
I like Wolf (to sound like wolfe not woolfe) and Xander (short of Alexander so beware if you don't like this version)
