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Have you heard of a serial killer with first name Albert?

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moojie · 07/02/2012 14:00

We have chosen a name for ds2 due in a few weeks. I did a quick google to check the name with our surname and it came up with a notorious serial killer from the early 1900's I'm not sure if this is a problem or not.

I had never heard of this man before so WITHOUT googling do you know a serial killer with the first name Albert?

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lalabaloo · 11/02/2012 19:48

I wouldn't have known but would avoid it now if I were you. I think the name Robert Fish sounds lovely though, and Robert Fish could be a Bertie (Bertie Fish is a fantastic name!), and if you google him he is a Dr, architect or ceilidh band!

sashh · 08/02/2012 08:25

If it is the full name don't do it. Most people by now have googled their own name - it might weven be a school project in the future to look for famous people with the same name.

BreeVanDerTramp · 07/02/2012 22:21

How about just Bertie?

motherinferior · 07/02/2012 20:45

I used to work with a bloke who was very unfortunately named Ian Brady.

smogwod · 07/02/2012 20:44

I love Gilbert!

bringbacksideburns · 07/02/2012 18:02

I'm thinking more Albert Tatlock than Fish tbh!

(Aware this shows my age.)

grubbalo · 07/02/2012 18:00

Similar names....

Arthur nn Artie
Edward nn Teddy

????

pranma · 07/02/2012 17:07

Bertram Herbert Robert Hubert Cuthbert [not really!!] Egbert [nooooo!]Gilbert...now that is lovely with Gil as alternative nn :)

PercyFilth · 07/02/2012 16:44

Yes, but he was Albert Ramsbottom, not Albert Fish.

maxybrown · 07/02/2012 16:39

well, I like it and just makes me think of albert and the lion you need a nice thick northen accent to read it though please

PercyFilth · 07/02/2012 16:30

The thing is, he WILL google his name and so will all his mates. It doesn't matter if they'd never heard of Albert Fish the killer, they will do once they've done that. And they will then read all that stuff which is probably not a good thing.

RabidEchidnaAteLittleDorrit · 07/02/2012 16:24

Never heard of Albert fish, just had a google, seems to think his name was actually Howard anyway

RabidEchidnaAteLittleDorrit · 07/02/2012 16:18

Prince Albert Victor was suspected of being Jack the RIpper

PercyFilth · 07/02/2012 16:14

I don't know why you even had to ask, it's such an obvious no-no.

However!

If you like Bertie, all is not lost, as there are a fair number of other names which can have Bertie as a nn.

Robert
Hubert
Cuthbert
Bertram
Herbert
Gilbert
Lambert
Burton
Wilbert
.... and so on. :)

Voidka · 07/02/2012 15:42

Albert wasnt actually Albert Fish's given name, if that helps.

It probably doesnt.

FaGins · 07/02/2012 15:39

I'm sure you will find another name and at least you won't have the connection in the back of your mind.

Good luck!

LaFilleSurLePont · 07/02/2012 15:35

I hope you find another name that you love just as much.

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moojie · 07/02/2012 15:34

Ok just had a cry (hormones!) and decided we have to change the name. Going to leave it a few days and go back to calling bump 'baby' so we can start afresh!

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Polkadotfanatic · 07/02/2012 15:23

"There are plenty of kids called Fred, Peter, Myra, Ian etc and I really doubt that's the first connection people make."

Fred, Peter, Ian totally agree. Whenever I think or hear of Myra, all I immediately see is that black and white pic of her staring the camera down with her bleached hair. shudders
That could just be me though...

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 07/02/2012 14:55

Just googled Albert Fish, it wasn't even his given name. What a shame for you, moojie. :(

EmpressOfTheSevenOceans · 07/02/2012 14:49

Muffin DD was at nursery with one and there's now one in her Scout troop. So only two in eight years I suppose, but they didn't remind me of Hindley.

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moojie · 07/02/2012 14:40

Thanks for that personalclown I going to have a chat with DH tonight. He had never heard of him either. We have a few weeks to think it over and out out a few RL feelers without taking too much offence!

Thank you for all your advice!

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FaGins · 07/02/2012 14:39

If your surname was Sutcliffe you wouldn't choose Peter. If your surname was Brady you wouldn't choose Ian.

This is the same. Seriously. Regardless of whether people say they wouldn't associate the name Albert with a serial killer you really can't call an innocent little boy Albert Fish

LaFilleSurLePont · 07/02/2012 14:38

I wouldn't use it. I don't like Albert admittedly,but that's not why. I wouldn't care to share the full name of a serial killer.

I used to work with someone who shared the same name as a member of a popular 70's group who was later convicted for possessing child pornography,and he was very unhappy that he shared a name with him. His parents couldn't have foreseen the problem of course,but you can so I'd definitely avoid it.

PersonalClown · 07/02/2012 14:36

Right...on a small test of 5 or 6 average men, including my DP, not one of them knew of Albert Fish.

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