Ernie or Dougie

[MrsLCW]

We are 28 weeks pregnant with a little boy 😍💙 for months we have loved the name Ernest (he'd be known as Ernie for short). We have James in mind as a middle name so he'd be Ernest James.
However I've found myself wandering away from this name now and wondering if I love it as much as I thought I did.
Hubby loves Douglas James (again Dougie for short - we keep getting drawn to names with -ie at the end!)

Just wondering which people prefer, out of interest more than anything?
Other names we like are Sonny, Charlie, Arthur (Artie) ...

Would love opinions, thanks! X

[BigGlasses]

I prefer Douglas/Dougie, as I think it is less old fashioned than Ernest/Ernie. But I suspect that is just as I know younger Douglas/Doug/Dougies.

[starkid]

Douglas/Dougie James sounds lovely :)

[Sophronia]

I like both, but prefer Ernest.

[elibee]

I prefer Dougie/Douglas
Ernest James does flow really nicely but I don't like Ernie at all.

[ZebraKid71]

I love them both equally! Sorry to be of no help whatsoever!

[MrsLCW]

Thanks everyone!
I've always absolutely loved Theodore/Teddy but hubby isn't so keen 🙄

[Santababyclaus]

I love Dougie. Sorry but Ernest is just awful.

[whatstheplanphil]

I think Ernest James is a great name .

[tammytoby]

Ernest

[CarrieErbag]

Love Ernie or Ernest.

[tammytoby]

Ernest is great!

[CIT80]

Ernest James makes me think of the jewellers - so I would either think of a new middle name or go with Douglas James

[DuploRelatedInjury]

I love Ernest/Ernie as it was my DGF name, but we would have used it as a middle name rather than a first as it is very old fashioned and not one that's had a revival to my knowledge. Dougie is sweet but brings to mind Hey Duggee.

[tammytoby]

Middle names are so so rarely used that I wouldn't worry about the jeweller. Aren't they called Jones not James anyway?

[ernjas]

Love both equally!!!

[MrsLCW]

We said the same about the jewellers but it's Ernest Jones not James, and he'd not be known as both names together, just his first name.

I don't particularly mind that it hasn't had a revival, I like that it's unique without being too out there?

X

[Mumshappy]

I really like ernie

[Sandsnake]

Douglas by miles!

[TheLovelyOtherDinosaur]

Dougie is cooler

[CIT80]

Yes you are right it’s Ernest Jones ! Then both your names are lovely ! Just see which one suits the little man when he arrives

[MrsLCW]

@CIT80 I think that's what we're gonna have to do! Watch we'll call him something completely different 😂 God it's high pressure naming an actual human isn't it!!!

[percheron67]

Ernie is perfect if he is going to be a milkman!

[moredoll]

Charlie or Arthur.

Don't like Ernest at all, sorry and Dougie sounds out of time.

[CIT80]

It’s a big responsibility 😂

[DramaAlpaca]

Douglas & Dougie are nice.

Ernest & Ernie are utterly hideous.