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Can we use this as a stand alone name?

30 replies

Liloslilo · 17/06/2018 10:03

Fred.
Love Fred, don’t really like Alfred, Wilfred or Fredrick. Can we just use Fred on it’s own or do you think it’s a bit nicknamey and unsubstantiatal?

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Icklepup · 17/06/2018 11:04

Yes, it's fine.

AsAProfessionalFekko · 17/06/2018 11:02

I know a couple of Freds. Neither are actually called Fred or any variation. It's just nicknames that they use that have stuck.

Sessy19 · 17/06/2018 11:01

Fred is just fine on it’s own.

I think it can also be a diminutive of Edward, in case that’s considerable? (My great uncle was Edward, known as Fred)...

BevBrook · 17/06/2018 10:06

I think it is a bit nicknamey, but that’s just me, plenty do use Fred by itself. I know a Freddie whose name is actually Freddie, not a nickname.

ScrubTheDecks · 17/06/2018 10:04

Fred is fine.
Dc have friends who are simply Fred.