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Griff?

28 replies

hardtochoose · 13/05/2016 09:26

I'm due with our first baby in a few days and we're still undecided on names. We both really like more traditional/classic names, but everything we like is really popular, and we'd prefer to have a name that's a bit less well-used. We were trying to find a name that isn't too out-there. Solid but slightly unusual is what we're aiming for!

What do people think of Griff? He'd likely be Griffin but known as Griff (with the option for Finn I suppose if he wanted). I like Griffin less, but I do want to have options for shortening/lengthening. My family are Welsh so we like the Welsh connection, but I'm not sure whether it's too random?

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MollieRos · 13/05/2016 09:59

There are a few spelling options, The other version is Griffith, and in Welsh I've seen Gruffudd ("dd" is pronounced "th"), Gruffydd, Griffydd etc. But I think I prefer Griffin to Griffith, and I would want a more English spelling, rather than confuse things with y's and dd's! I consider myself English and my DH is fully English, it's just nice to keep some kind of Welsh link- I have lots of family still in Wales.

GoldilocksAndTheThreePears · 13/05/2016 09:58

gyazo.com/934a2fdc6dfd5f4e7be421b301cc5ae3 Grif just makes me think of this guy from RvB :D

And oddly enough the wife of the guy who voices him is Griffon www.youtube.com/user/GriffonRamsey

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 13/05/2016 09:51

Grif rhys-Jones has done ok on it!
Wouldn't it be spelled gruff in Welsh?