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Ernie or Dougie

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MrsLCW · 12/12/2018 16:39

We are 28 weeks pregnant with a little boy 😍💙 for months we have loved the name Ernest (he'd be known as Ernie for short). We have James in mind as a middle name so he'd be Ernest James.
However I've found myself wandering away from this name now and wondering if I love it as much as I thought I did.
Hubby loves Douglas James (again Dougie for short - we keep getting drawn to names with -ie at the end!)

Just wondering which people prefer, out of interest more than anything?
Other names we like are Sonny, Charlie, Arthur (Artie) ...

Would love opinions, thanks! X

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TheLovelyOtherDinosaur · 12/12/2018 21:16

Dougie is cooler

Sandsnake · 12/12/2018 21:13

Douglas by miles!

Mumshappy · 12/12/2018 21:09

I really like ernie

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MrsLCW · 12/12/2018 21:06

We said the same about the jewellers but it's Ernest Jones not James, and he'd not be known as both names together, just his first name.

I don't particularly mind that it hasn't had a revival, I like that it's unique without being too out there?

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ernjas · 12/12/2018 19:15

Love both equally!!!

tammytoby · 12/12/2018 18:25

Middle names are so so rarely used that I wouldn't worry about the jeweller. Aren't they called Jones not James anyway?

DuploRelatedInjury · 12/12/2018 18:02

I love Ernest/Ernie as it was my DGF name, but we would have used it as a middle name rather than a first as it is very old fashioned and not one that's had a revival to my knowledge. Dougie is sweet but brings to mind Hey Duggee.

CIT80 · 12/12/2018 17:55

Ernest James makes me think of the jewellers - so I would either think of a new middle name or go with Douglas James

tammytoby · 12/12/2018 17:54

Ernest is great!

CarrieErbag · 12/12/2018 17:28

Love Ernie or Ernest.

tammytoby · 12/12/2018 17:26

Ernest

whatstheplanphil · 12/12/2018 17:20

I think Ernest James is a great name .

Santababyclaus · 12/12/2018 17:18

I love Dougie. Sorry but Ernest is just awful.

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MrsLCW · 12/12/2018 17:15

Thanks everyone!
I've always absolutely loved Theodore/Teddy but hubby isn't so keen 🙄

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ZebraKid71 · 12/12/2018 17:12

I love them both equally! Sorry to be of no help whatsoever!

elibee · 12/12/2018 17:11

I prefer Dougie/Douglas
Ernest James does flow really nicely but I don't like Ernie at all.

Sophronia · 12/12/2018 17:11

I like both, but prefer Ernest.

starkid · 12/12/2018 17:10

Douglas/Dougie James sounds lovely :)

BigGlasses · 12/12/2018 16:56

I prefer Douglas/Dougie, as I think it is less old fashioned than Ernest/Ernie. But I suspect that is just as I know younger Douglas/Doug/Dougies.

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