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Robbie or Ollie?

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HDWallpapers · 21/10/2016 20:31

Will be Robert or Oliver, but known by Robbie or Ollie.

Robbie or Ollie? Smile

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FannyWincham · 24/10/2016 19:23

Robert.

Oliver / Ollie is very popular, and has been for about 15 years. There are a LOT of Ollies around.

BreatheDeep · 23/10/2016 19:39

Robbie Williams or Olly Murs?

yesterdaysunshine · 23/10/2016 10:09

I just think Robbie Williams for Robbie so that's a no for obvious reasons! Prefer Oliver though.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 23/10/2016 10:08

Robert.

handonhip · 22/10/2016 18:16

Robbie/Robert.

NotYoda · 22/10/2016 17:59

Robbie

Also like Rob

So many Olivers around (nice name though)

AndieNZ · 22/10/2016 16:13

I have an Ollie. Love both Oliver and Ollie. I also have an Alexander and love traditional names. Ollie is a strapping teenager and loves his name although uses Ollie more than Oliver. When I hear Robbie I think of footballers for some reason!

Who said Ollie sounds wet???

DiegeticMuch · 22/10/2016 15:58

Is Robbie Williams still going? I didn't think that he was particularly current.

I like both names. I've never met a disagreeable Ollie or Robbie.

DibbySound · 22/10/2016 11:05

Robbie definitely. I'm sure there was a Munch Bunch (?) character called Ollie the Onion and it's all I think of when I hear the name Ollie= onions.

MotherDuckSaid · 22/10/2016 10:56

Really like both Full names, the nick names aren't half as nice IMO

Ollycat · 22/10/2016 09:22

user147 OK fair enough each to their own. Obv I have an Oliver / Ollie and think it's a lovely classic name - as indeed is Rob / Robert / Robbie.

Don't think I'll tell my son tge tinternet thinks is name is wet Confused

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user1476656305 · 22/10/2016 09:13

to me yes Ollycat sorry but it really does

Ollycat · 22/10/2016 09:09

Ollie sounds wet?????

NavyandWhite · 22/10/2016 08:55

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Cocochoco · 22/10/2016 08:54

I love Robert/Robbie.

user1476656305 · 22/10/2016 08:53

Robert/Robbie/Rob

Ollie does sound wet in comparison tbh.

BadToTheBone · 22/10/2016 08:48

Robert/ Robbie by a long way.

I also think the RW link is irrelevant, as his peers won't make that association, just old people, lol (and by that, I mean people over 25! lol)

crookedhooker · 22/10/2016 08:48

I have a Robert. Can be shortened and pet named but still a good solid name for when older. He calls himself Bobs at the moment though.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 22/10/2016 08:48

It won't be the first thing this Robbies school friends and then work colleagues will think of. Doubt they will even have heard of him.

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SorenaJ · 22/10/2016 08:39

Robbie/Robert

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 22/10/2016 08:36

RW is 40+ years older than the ops Robbie. It's irrelevant.

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BertrandRussell · 22/10/2016 08:26

Robert.

Rob is nice when he gets too old for Robbie, and there's no grown up shortening for Oliver. And there are a lot of Olivers about and not many Roberts.

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