Is Bertie too posh?!

Well Said Mini, nicknames however sweet or not so sweet are never planned, they just happen.
I knew a kutchie, a Mokey, a bull, the list is endless but I can assure you not one of them has a similar real name and not one of them was "affectionately given this nn by his mother". I myself was nicknamed by my best mate and even now at 34 she still calls me it. My brother couldn't say my name as a kid so he called me something else and now and then when he is being silly and affectionate he will ring me up and say "Sanka" I'm 34 like I said and he is 28. Neither nickname was ever planned they just happened.

i think its an ok name, i dont love it but dont dislike it.

incidentally my ds1 (almost 13) has a friend at school who is called Bertie, his full name is Albert and apparently he doesnt like it, but he goes by Bertie and has had no problems with that.

I also don't get the worry about 'poshness'?

I also have a feeling that the -ie type names for both boys and girls e.g. Archie, Albie, Ollie, Ellie, Milly, Tilly, Lily etc are going to go out of fashion soon and may start to sound 'dated'.

For that reason I would choose a more solid name - Gordon, Albert, Robert etc - to give your son the option later on.

Posh??

It does make me think of Bertie Wooster. We have a friend with a Robert who is called Bert. He can always choose to be Al (bert) or Rob(ert) when he is older if he didn't like Bertie. I think it's sweet for a little boy.

I really don't like Bert or Bertie, sorry.

I do like Gordon very much though!

I adore Albie for Albert. Bertie sounds ridiculous to me, but I'm Australian.

I think all these trendy/fashionable cutesy names are going to go out of fashion soon - Alfie, Archie, Bertie, Charlie, Eddie, Freddie etc. as people look to more solid sounding names.

Also absolutely agree about kids/teenagers not caring about their mates' names! Character, not name, is what makes someone cool/uncool imo!

I really dislike it. I think it's twee, and posh.

I was trying to strike up a convo with some teenagers at a summer camp my DC's were on last summer, and thought I'd ask about names. One cool kid said languidly that they don't much bother with what everyone's name is - a friends a friend sort of thing.

Personally though I like the old classics for boys names especially when they lend themselves to some cool short versions. So, I like your thinking OP.
I think Bertie is great, or Alfie, Eddie, Ollie, or Freddie - all good

My grandad was Bertie I love it!

I know a Bertie, who is 8, and I thought it seemed a bit common, rather than posh. (A bit like all the Freddies and Charlies around at the moment.)

But as a NN for Albert it's fine. What about Herbert or Bertram?

Great post Minimonty!

Kids are far more accepting of different names than we think. At our school we have kids from all over the world and with lots of unusual names. Kids couldn't care less what their mates are called and, if they want to tease a child, WILL find something regardless of their name! And kids certainly don't find names posh or chav .

We have a Hugh which DH was worried about teasing due to it rhyming with poo, he's been more upset at school when people call him shoe!

Children will tease about anything.

I would stop telling people your ideas, they don't say anything when you announce then name when introducing the cute little bundle.

"Kids don't get beaten up for their actual name"

Oh, I must have imagined being bullied because of my name then. I'm glad someone wiser and more knowledgeable has pointed that out to me. Thanks.

Don't tell people your baby names! Present as a fact after birth!

I have a baby Bertie and we have had nothing but positive great reactions. He really suits it and I remember posting for advice on the same thing when picking names.

Go for it!

Bertie is a gorgeous name, and great that you're thinking of giving him a longer name for the certificate then he can play with it as he gets older. From my experience keep your fave names to yourself though. I told people we were thinking Pythagorus if we had a boy just to see their reactions - cos I was so fed up with names I loved being mocked. We went for Montgomery as a middle name which is vay vay posh :) x

I have one :) and people love it (we have Albert on bc which I har to say people love less)!

Where are you? When he was born we were in london, knew two other Berties, it was very normal. Now we are in Scotland and it is much less usual.

I'm really pleased with it, it suits his cheeky chops and if he thinks it is too cutesy he can be Al or something when older.

Or Bertie for Gilbert, which I quite like and I know of a cool 6yo called this.

If Gordon means something to you then use it (middle name?). It's much more special than going for a name that is some kind of compromise that MN has helped you to arrive at.

You could have Bertie as a derivative of Robert.

There is also a lot of other derivatives of that name, if he decided he didn't like Bertie.

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