Anglo saxon names

[Kitten3]

Hello all, am just canvassing for people's thoughts on two names we had considered for baby boy.

Aethelred? Aethelwulf? Alfred?

[DeathByMascara]

Well that's three names, but I'm not keen on them. However, I have to say that Aethelred is a name that pops in to my head occasionally & I always wonder if I've dreamed it so I'm glad to hear it's real!

[bandito]

FWIW, I think all three sound daft. Your son will end up getting called Ethel or Fred. Still, it's your call.

[Kitten3]

Not all 3 names! One of the other.

Ooh, hadn't considered the abbreviation to Ethel....that's a no then.

[electricflyzapper]

Alfred is fine, I think the others have passed their time. How about Edward? That is a good Anglo-Saxon name that has not dated.

[Biscuitsneeded]

How about Wilfred? I like Wilf!

[user1477427207]

what about Arthur? that is a fine name for a boy.

[sonlypuppyfat]

The first two are fabulous names but no they've had their time and no one could live with them

[IrenetheQuaint]

Edmund
Harold
Oswald
Athelstan
Edgar
Ranulf

Can't say any of them really do it for me, though!

[Underchipsandpeas]

Hereward?

[carmenta]

Harold? Alaric? Edgar? Edwin?

[JosephineMaynard]

Alfred isn't to my taste, but is a name most people will be familiar with.

The other two are extremely dated. But it's almost certain they'd never be one of two or more in a class.

[stonygreysoil]

First two name suggested by OP are non runners. Alfred is fine, borderline fashionable.

Edward, Edgar, Edmund, Arthur, Harold all perfectly practical

[SausageSoda]

Alfred is fine but the other two are beyond awful - the poor child will spend his life explaining how to spell and pronounce his name and questioning why his parents inflicted him with it.

[PlasticBertrand]

I know a Caedmon which I think is rather splendid.

[rainbow99]

First thing that popped into my head when I read the first two was Ethel I'm afraid

[NameChange30]

Alfred is an "old man" name but they're fashionable at the moment. He could be Alfie or Fred(die) which are both nice.

The other two names are AWFUL.

[KarenfromFinance]

When I think of Aethelred I immediately think of 'Aethelred the Unready' - the nickname historians have given to King Aethelred. Un readiness isn't a brilliant quality.

[WuTangFlan]

Wulfric?

[DesolateWaist]

Of course post Brexit we will only be able to have Anglo Saxon names........

[Maverickismywingman]

Aleric is a good name but he may get called Ric.

Aart, Leofric like (lee-off-ric rather than Leo-fric)
Osbeorne (Osborn)

[DoinItFine]

That's what I was thinking, Desolate.

Although really the Anglo Saxons were EU migrants who came here under free movement rules.

Perhaps old British Celtic names is the way to go?

[Kitten3]

Thanks for your input people! I think we are thinking either Edmund or Edward. The original two appealed at the time- but some of the points above are very valid, so may give them a wide berth and save it for cat/fish names!

[NameChange30]

I like both Edmund and Edward, maybe a slight preference for Edmund because it's more unusual. Both are good characters in Jane Austen novels