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Kit, Wilfred or Diggory... If you hate all 3, stay away!

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Thirstysomething · 26/07/2013 03:28

Any opinions? Am too tired to be slated if you hate them all! I think we might chicken out and do Diggory as a second name, but dh loves the nn Digger and we know a Diggory, so it probably seems less unusual to us than it might do to others!

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cuillereasoupe · 26/07/2013 11:36

I like Kit, not keen on Wilf. I was thinking of Diggory for my own DS due in October until my French partner pointed out it sounded like "dix gorilles" Grin

TheRealFellatio · 26/07/2013 10:58

Kit is nice the other two are awful. Digby is better than Diggory if you must have something diggy at all. Grin

squoosh · 26/07/2013 10:57

Kit is lovely.

I will politely refrain from commenting on the other two suggested names. I will say that I had a lovely Highland Terrier called Digger, best dog ever.

birdofthenorth · 26/07/2013 10:39

I love Kit. I thought I liked Wilfred but in reality when I met parents calling after a little Wilf it didn't quite fit for me. Not sure about Diggory but I quite like Digby!

hawkmcqueen · 26/07/2013 10:21

Love Kit as nn for Christian, just to throw that one out there. Christopher nice too. Then either of the other names would be nice as middle name:

(Kit) Christopher Diggory
(Kit) Christopher Wilfred

or even Christopher Wilfred Diggory

KateCroydon · 26/07/2013 10:06

Love Kit (Kester/Christopher) and Diggory is a great middle name. Wilfred is a bit comedy.

Zynzong · 26/07/2013 09:41

Digger Barnes! I like Diggory! Not enough to use it myself but I wouldn't laugh at somebody else who used it. You can't have a David, a John and a Diggory though.

Wilfred is a bit blah in comparison, a version of William but not William. Wilbur, Wilfred

Kit is nice but only as a nn for Christopher. A Kit needs a fall back more than Diggory or Wilfred. I can imagine an adult male called Diggory or Wilfred. But what if Kit is 42 and nursing a lunchedsenseless belly? You just have to give him something stronger than 'kit' ten to fall back on.

zoetstoffen · 26/07/2013 09:35

Diggory or Digby are high up on my list for a second boy, sadly husband dislikes them both. We named our first Kester which is often floated here as a name to use to get the nn Kit.

Onyabike · 26/07/2013 09:18

Kit. By far!

goingdownhill · 26/07/2013 08:19

Kit is a fantastic name. The others are not to my taste. Congratulations on your newborn. Smile

whyno · 26/07/2013 08:03

Adore Wilfred. Is DS middle name and sometimes wish it was his first.

Also love Kit.

Don't like Diggory.

VelvetStrider · 26/07/2013 08:02

I love Kit, it was on my boys name shortlist, however all the long versions seem a bit wimpy - the sort of boy who wears corduroy slacks and collects stamps. Christopher, Christian, Kitson etc.

Diggory - people will just assume you're a Harry Potter fan. Digger is the name of a dog/cartoon construction vehicle.

Wilfred is quite cool in an 'eccentric old man running a secondhand book store' way. Wilf and Freddie both reasonable nicknames, Willy less so...

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 26/07/2013 07:52

Kit and Diggory are both brilliant!

And congratulations on your squishy newborn Flowers

RappyNash · 26/07/2013 06:37

I love Diggory :)

BlueStarsAtNight · 26/07/2013 06:34

I love Kit and would probably go for Christopher Diggory, but only if you don't hate Chris as you can guarantee some people will end up calling him that.

I'm not keen on Wilfred (unless it ends up as Freddie which I like).

GettingVerySleepy · 26/07/2013 05:39

Kit short for Christopher

YoniSingWhenYoureWinning · 26/07/2013 05:22

Kit by default.

IceNoSlice · 26/07/2013 05:18

Love Kit.

Really like Wilf too, although seem to be in the minority based on other comments. It is characterful and cool. I know a baby Wilf and it suits him.

sleepingbeautiful · 26/07/2013 05:12

Really don't like Wilfred/Wilf. I find it a bit drippy sounding.

Like Diggory A LOT. My boys name I'd have used if DH got no say was Digby. Digger is a fun nn.

Kit is ok. I know 2. One is a dashing 30 yr old in PR, the other is a border terrier ;) I do like Christopher though.

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Thirstysomething · 26/07/2013 04:41

Omg - I wouldn't survive, you are amazing.

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MissOtisRegrets · 26/07/2013 04:40

Feeding. 6 month old still BFs every 2-3 hours!

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Thirstysomething · 26/07/2013 04:35

Please go and revel in sleep! - I would love to be drifting off... But newborn dictating otherwise :(

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Mollie272 · 26/07/2013 04:16

My DH was called out for work and I can't get back to sleep - should really go and try again! He'll probably get home just as I'm drifting off

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Thirstysomething · 26/07/2013 04:11

Other people up at this time, yay! You feeding? Or just night owls...?

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Mollie272 · 26/07/2013 04:03

I could never put my finger on why I didn't like the name Wilf before A&ETW - (great name btw!) and I think that's it!

Really like Digby too.