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Wilfred?

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lisbapalea · 29/09/2013 15:27

What's the consensus on Wilfred? Is it a bit Shoreditch try-hard? Could nickname be Will as well as Wilf?

Had always liked William, but DD is Katy, and think that Katy and William is a bit too Royal family-ish now. Also have had to ditch George for the same reason.

Other ideas, along with their reasons for veto are:

Jonathan - vetoed as Tomas will be the middle name, and John Tomas is slang for a penis. Thanks DH Lawrence for messing that one up for us...

Samuel - vetoed as when couple with Tomas and our surname the initials will be STD.

Frederick and Edward - Freddie/Eddie sound a bit duh-duh-duh-duh (think machine gunfire), when said with our surname.

Any other suggestions?

If baby is a girl, she will be Hannah Lucia (Lucia to be pronounced with a soft 'c', as that is Swedish), not sure if that helps give an idea as to our tastes - we definitely err on the side of classic / traditional (boring?).

All opinions and ideas gratefully received!

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kelda · 29/09/2013 15:52

Wilfred is fine. I quite like Wilbur as well.

OttilieKnackered · 29/09/2013 15:51

I think Wilfred is great. Could be Will, Wilf or Fred.

sonlypuppyfat · 29/09/2013 15:49

I know it is tricky. I think you can't go wrong with bible names there's loads of choice more solid Ones in the New Matthew Mark etc.Or you could go with a theme mine all have Welsh names. Good luck choosing.

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lisbapalea · 29/09/2013 15:40

Ha puppyfat I do know what you mean, and I think I was clutching at straws when I thought of Wilf as an alternative to William!

Any other suggestions?! I don't want a trendy old man name, but I also don't want to land a son with dubious initials etc, and I am struggling!

I do like Oliver but am worried by its ongoing popularity and the thought he would be one of many at school.

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sonlypuppyfat · 29/09/2013 15:36

Wilfred is just horrible all these old men names! Why?

MrsMongoose · 29/09/2013 15:31

I like it, but if you're trying to avoid a royal vibe it is still too close. You'd still have a Kate and Will!