My feed
Premium
Please
or
to access all these features

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Baby names

Albie?

43 replies

Lulue45 · 25/02/2018 11:31

New name added to our (very short) list. How many Albies do you know?

Full name would be Albert.

OP posts:
Report
DisneySenior · 25/02/2018 11:36

I don't know any but I absolutely love the name

Report
MikeUniformMike · 25/02/2018 11:40

I dislike it, and Albert isn't very nice. Sorry.

Report
Lulue45 · 25/02/2018 11:46

That’s fine Mike I was asking how many people know not if they like it but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

OP posts:
Report
Smashpumpkin · 25/02/2018 11:51

Don’t know any but DS was nearly Albert, NN Bertie! I loved it but husband not so keen

Report
n0ne · 25/02/2018 13:20

Don't know any, love Albert, it was on my boy list. Prefer Bertie to Albie, though.

Report
TallulahBetty · 25/02/2018 13:23

I know 3 in our small town.

Report
Slapdasherie · 25/02/2018 13:25

I know an Albie, but it’s short for Albertine.

Report
PaddlingShoes · 25/02/2018 13:28

I love it and I know a three week old Albie too!

Report
Alisvolatpropiis · 25/02/2018 13:41

I think it’s dreadful, sorry.

Report
pangolinga · 25/02/2018 15:42

Someone somewhere is going to decide that Albert should be known as Bertie or, erm, Bert.

Report
Lulue45 · 25/02/2018 15:49

I quite like Bertie too actually so that’s a potential nn anyway

OP posts:
Report
DullAndOld · 25/02/2018 15:51

I don't know, Albie and Bertie sound like babies or toddlers, while Albert sounds like an old man.

Report
MrsBartlettforthewin · 25/02/2018 16:00

I teach one who is nick named Bertie. Love Albie as a nick name

Report
TammySwansonTwo · 25/02/2018 16:01

I really wanted to use it, DH vetoed it. I would probably have used Bertie though as any time I hear Albie I think “racist dragon”

Report
BusterGonad · 25/02/2018 16:04

I n

Report
BusterGonad · 25/02/2018 16:05

Sorry, my phone went funny! I currently know one Albie and there was one in my son's preschool.

Report
Arapaima · 25/02/2018 16:05

I know one Albert (not shortened) and one Bertie. Both age 8.

The only Albie I know is a dog!

Report
whatstheplanphil · 25/02/2018 16:07

I am sitting next to a 10 year old one of the sofa right now ; Albert , nn Albie and he's the only one i know.
Great name OP !

Report
chiruri · 25/02/2018 16:09

Sorry OP, but all I can think about is this Flight Of The Conchords song:

Report
LilaBlue · 25/02/2018 16:10

I know one Alby.

Report
mintich · 25/02/2018 16:23

I know one 2 yr old called Albie

Report
sacgonflable · 25/02/2018 16:29

I know one. Nn Albie.

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

EllaNB · 25/02/2018 17:50

I have a six month old son called Albie :) love the name and everyone we meet seems to love it as well! We have only ever met one other Albie in passing recently

Report
Mol1628 · 25/02/2018 17:55

I don’t know any! But I think it’s a fantastic name.

Report
happytobemrsg · 25/02/2018 17:56

My granddad was Albert. Not sure if he had a nickname though. That's the one know I know

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.