Arthur or Alexander?

[PickledInAPearTree]

Which do you prefer?

Or any other ideas? I have a few weeks left and cant decide!

[catinsantasboots]

Alexander

[bigknickersbigknockers]

Alexander ... Arthur is hideous sorry

[juneybean]

Alexander but I like either :)

[gazzalw]

Alexander but Arthur is good too!

[MarmaladeSkies]

Alexander.Arthur is awful.

[MolotovCocktail]

Alexander is the best IMO. You can have Alex or Sandy, or any other variant as NN, too :)

[Heavywheezing]

Arthur.

[PickledInAPearTree]

Yes it was my favourite one..

Arthur seems a bit marmite-esqe!

[thegreylady]

Arthur is my favourite and I like art or Artie as nn.Alexander is nice but v v populat.

[PickledInAPearTree]

Oh a late Arthur!

[ladymia]

I prefer Alexander.

Arthur is a nice(ish) enough name but it's everywhere at the moment! Every second person that has had a boy seems to have named him Arthur.

[MumOfTheMoos]

Alexander - the nick names are endless:

Alex
Ali
Alec
Sandy
Sasha
Xander

[catinsantasboots]

Quite a few Arthurs about.

Is the new Alfie/Archie IMO

[PickledInAPearTree]

Yes I wondered that, Alexander is popular but normally lurks in the top 25. I think Arthur could get very big!

Thanks all you've helped me make my mind up.

[CharlieBoo]

Alexander definitely... I never get the appeal with Arthur.

[zenoushka]

I love Alexander!

[GlobalDisaster]

I love Arthur, alex is nice but a bit Bland for me. Arthur is strong, it's a proper blokes name and don't think it would be shortened .

[GlobalDisaster]

Too many alexes, a bit bland for me. Arthur gets my thumbs up even if it's popular.

[marriedinwhite]

Love Arthur. Like Merlin too .

[pinkandyellowbutterfly]

The thing problem i have with with Authur is the 'th' issue - depending on where you live it might get pronounced arfa like it does in east london. i also have connotations based around pauline fowler/olive from on the busses failed attempts at calling their husbands but that may just be me! Alexander is lovely as a full name, and the full name is actually not that well used its usually alex. And I agree with molotov coctail lots of scope for middle names.

[williaminajetfighter]

Alexander but Sasha for short. Lovely and damn sexy! Or even zander.

[PickledInAPearTree]

I get you. Aaaaaarfa faaaaaaawler.

I'd be scared of my Christmas club money!

[toobreathless]

Alexander, much more classic.

I think Arthur runs the risk of being quite faddy & may date.

[3smellysocks]

both are fab but I like the nn Xander