Do you like Wolf for a boy?

[mrsruffallo]

A serious question- is silly, bold or cool?

[belgo]

oh cool cool cool

[belgo]

It's originally short for Wolfgang, and more 'normal' on the continent.

[IrritableGrizzly]

It's a Gladiator isn't it?

[DorisIsAPinkDragon]

Reminds me of gladiators - so not cool ( he was the old wrinkly one iirc!!!)

[LadyGlencoraPalliser]

No, I don't. Sorry.

[MargaretMountford]

no, it'd be trying waaay too hard

[throckenholt]

no - possibly in Germany - but not in the UK.

[tonysoprano]

you are having a larrrrf. "Wolf, wolf, you're lunch is ready. Time to come in." It sounds so natural doesn't it!!??

[seeker]

What if he is small, shy, bookish and diffident?

[JaneSeymour]

V cool in the right setting iyswim

V cool in Europe or upper middle class prep school

Not so good on council estate in Bermondsey

probably

(we had enighbours who called the dog 'Blade'

it was a scruffy, fat, balding white yorkshire terrier who was half blind and moved about as quick as a slug

They 'lost' him eventually
he had none of the qualities they so aspired to on his behalf

Do you see what I am saying here

[rubyslippers]

it is fab and i love it

DH has vetoed it though

[ForeverOptimistic]

No it is silly. Go for Wilf, Wilf is a cool name.

[GooseyLoosey]

I want to say no... but, yes!

[Nancy66]

I actually do like it but i think it would be very hard to pull off and would probably lead to playground ridicule - a shy little boy called Wolf would have a nightmare time -so, for that reason, i wouldn't use it.

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

Do you mean a child or a boy dog? Okay for the latter, but for the other it would mean years of teasing and bullying.

Unless of course you are famous and intend to educae your child with Sunday roast Rose, Apple and all their friends?

[GooseyLoosey]

What about "Wulf"? As in "Wulfram"

[mrsruffallo]

I really, really like it
Years of bullying, really?
Wolves are quite cool though aren't they?

[Pasiphae]

Silly, far too hard to carry.

[2cats2many]

Oh dear, no.

[thesockmonsterofdoom]

child, not power ranger

[lljkk]

No. Tho' Wilf is worse, imho.

[belgo]

Colin means wolf apperently.

[mrsruffallo]

Def Wolf over Colin, Belgo!

[snickersnack]

I reckon that you should always, when thinking of whether a name is appropriate or not, wait until the house is empty, then imagine yourself at your local park on a Sunday and shout "x, time to go" really loudly. If you cringe, or feel any trace of embarrassment, it's not the right name.

So I'd say no to Wolf on that basis. Suppose it depends on your local park, though...