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Wilf or Albie?

59 replies

TurquoiseWeekend · 13/12/2018 12:42

Baby is due at the end of Feb and we don't know the sex.
I thought we'd settled on Wilfred for a boy (known as Wilf). But we've decided we also quite like Albert (known as Albie).
Is Albie too much along the lines of Archie/Alfie etc? Which one is nicer?

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Avegemitesandwich · 13/12/2018 12:45

I prefer Albie. I think Wilf/Wilfred is bloody awful but it does seem to be rising in the trendy stakes.

Ohyesiam · 13/12/2018 12:48

Wolf. To me albie is for an albino rabbit.

Ohyesiam · 13/12/2018 12:48

Oops!

littlemeitslyn · 13/12/2018 13:26

Neither

Srilli · 13/12/2018 13:27

Neither. Both are too popular and faddy

PurpleDaisies · 13/12/2018 13:28

Of the two, Albie but that’s only because Wilf is so awful.

81Byerley · 13/12/2018 13:29

I love Wilf!

DavedeeDozyBeakyMickandTich · 13/12/2018 13:33

I second wolf!

Personally neither are for me, just seem too much of the old man name trend, however, if you love them keep both on your mind and then decide when baby comes out. With all of ours we always had a couple of names in mind but waited to see what they looked like and what felt right once they were here before properly deciding.

GhostSauce · 13/12/2018 13:37

Albie is awful.

ExcitedForChristmas18 · 13/12/2018 13:43

Wilf! It's so cute 😊

Creatureofthenight · 13/12/2018 13:46

Not keen on either but if I had to choose one I’d go for Wilf.

Sophronia · 13/12/2018 13:58

Albert

Sophronia · 13/12/2018 14:00

I know a couple of little Wilfs, and even met a baby Wilbur the other day!

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 13/12/2018 14:00

I don't like either sorry.

Tobykins · 13/12/2018 14:05

Definitely Wilfred.

Could also use Fred/Freddie.

Avegemitesandwich · 13/12/2018 14:19

The Unmumsy Mum's third child is called Wilf.

ZebraKid71 · 13/12/2018 14:43

Love Wilfred, really dislike Albie, I like Bertie as a nn for Albert though.

GusleBusle · 13/12/2018 14:48

Much prefer Albie, don’t like Wilf at all

Peachbubble · 13/12/2018 14:59

I prefer Wilfred, which gives you Wilf/Fred/Freddie as nns.

ViragoKnows · 13/12/2018 15:00

Albie/Albert/Bertie by far.

Queenofthedrivensnow · 13/12/2018 15:04

Wilf

Bitchfromhell · 13/12/2018 16:49

Albert but nn Bertie. Like Wilfred too though, although nn Freddie.

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HonestErnest · 13/12/2018 17:02

Wilf sounds like a woolf or a worid 'wilfully'.
Don't like boys names that ends with "ie".

Phebes · 13/12/2018 17:17

Definitely prefer Wilf.

CloserIAm2Fine · 13/12/2018 19:39

I really don’t like Albie (though I know lots do!) so I’d say Wilf

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