Wilfred- wilf or Freddie ??

[Kitty2002]

We have just had our second son and thinking of calling him Wilfred as we love the names will, wilf and Freddie so gives him options when older. Neither my husband or I are mad on Wilfred in full and trying to decide between wilf or Freddie for everyday. Surname will be whitehead. Any thoughts?

[Brokencrayonsstillcolour]

Wilf, Freddie is very popular atm

[AnyaMoondial]

Wilf. It's a fantastic nn.

[TatianaLarina]

Wilfred is awful, just call him Will/William.

[deptfordgirl]

I prefer Freddie but, yes, it does seem to be very popular and people might presume he's a Frederick.

[deptfordgirl]

Then again Wilf Whitehead is pretty cool.

[glitterbiscuits]

If you don’t like the name Wilfred don’t use it.
Just pick the shortened version to start with.

[glitterbiscuits]

How about Willem?

[IVflytrap]

Will or Freddie. I don't like Wilf, it makes me think of a dog barking.

If you're not that keen on the name Wilfred but like the nicknames, how about Alfred or Frederick/Frederic to get the nn Freddie?

[WhatKatyDidNotDo]

Love Wilf.

Although, he may get called Fred when at school.

[stonygreysoil]

hi OP, Wilfred + Whitehead sounds like a teammate of Sir Alf Matthews... you may like this of course :)

Freddie is more modern sounding though.

Also good from names above:

Alfred
William
Frederick

or Edward (Eddie)

[pipilangstrumpf]

You don’t like Wilfred, so why name your son Wilfred ?

Personally I prefer Fred or Freddie over Will or Willy, but perhaps find a name you both love?

Nicknames evolve naturally and often have little correlation to the full name.

[therealreason]

Love Wilf

[QueenNovo]

Love Freddie, don't like Wilf.

[CrossFreelancer]

Wilfred is lovely. Very cute but a grown ups name. It will see him through life.
I like both Wild or Freddie and think both are suitable nicknames for Wilfred.

I'm trying to get DH to agree to it myself. But he thinks it will be shortened to Will/Willy by others. We both don't like those.

[FergalBurgal]

Wilf

[ByeByePrivacy]

Don't use Wilfred if you don't like it or love it just for the nick names!

[Erica891]

I think "Fredie Will" is way better. :)

[raviolidreaming]

Don't use Wilfred if you don't like it or love it just for the nick names!

Agreed. That's madness

Your son in years to come: I don't like my name.
You: yeah, your dad and I were never that keen on it either.

[Nonameyet1]

Wilf is gorgeous.

[daisypond]

Don't call him Wilfred if you don't like it - that's madness! Why not call him William Frederick Surname? Then he could be Will, or Wilf (with the F from Frederick), or Freddie, as nicknames/short forms?

[pipilangstrumpf]

Definitely don't name your son Wilfred if you don't like it. I'm not keen either.

[AnyaMoondial]

I have a friend called William who goes by wilf as nn. It's fine.