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Wilf or Ivo?

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Poppy87 · 13/10/2019 10:01

First baby boy - stuck between Wilf (long form Wilfred) or Ivo...

Which do you prefer?

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diddlediddle · 13/10/2019 20:35

@Lilytheblue love the idea that Ivo is middle class but Wilf isn't 😂

Isn't Ivo a Scottish name?

daisypond · 13/10/2019 20:18

Ivo.

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Lilytheblue · 13/10/2019 18:04

Wilf!
Ivo sounds very middle class and not in a nice way

formerbabe · 13/10/2019 18:00

Wilf

Ivo sounds unbearably hipster to me.

diddlediddle · 13/10/2019 17:44

Wilfred is ok but not wilf on its own.

Ivo is better, I like it. Ivor? Innes? But if not then Ivo is good.

stanski · 13/10/2019 17:10

Ivo is a very popular Eastern European name, short for Ivaylo.

Wilf makes me think of MILF so between the two Ivo would be my choice.

Grumpymcgrumperson · 13/10/2019 17:02

Ivo

OctopusNow · 13/10/2019 16:59

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OctopusNow · 13/10/2019 16:58

Ivo is lovely. Far too many Wilfreds around alt the moment, it's very dull.

DappledThings · 13/10/2019 16:52

Wilfrid (legitimate older spelling I promise) is DS's middle name and if DD had been a boy middle name would have been Ivo so I like both. But for a first name Ivo would edge it for me. We liked the cricket connection for Ivo.

071019DD · 13/10/2019 15:33

Ivo

thenewname · 13/10/2019 14:03

There’s a dashing Ivo in Evelyn Waugh’s men at arms trilogy. Love it.

saywhatwhatnow · 13/10/2019 13:53

Ivo!

There's too many Wilfs around.

ilovetofu · 13/10/2019 13:46

If I had to I'd pick Ivo

Fiacla · 13/10/2019 13:45

Ivo. I really like the Belgian director Ivo Van Hove’s work. Cool name.

RosieCockle · 13/10/2019 13:38

Ivo for sure
Wilf = Wilfred Brambles aka Albert Steptoe and allegedly a paedophile.

DramaAlpaca · 13/10/2019 13:37

I don't much like either, but if I had to choose it'd be Ivo.

bridgetreilly · 13/10/2019 13:35

Wilfred is about as grown up as a name can get. It's a grandad name!

Ivo is a perfectly good adult name too, and would be my preference. I also like Ivor.

Astronica · 13/10/2019 12:43

Both great names, and seem very cool to me. My favourite is Wilf.

yawnhedehihi · 13/10/2019 12:26

I don't like either names too, sorry.

Starstruck2020 · 13/10/2019 12:26

I can’t get past thinking Milf when I see Wilf. So I’d go Ivo, If I absolutely had to choose.

I’m not a fan of either name though

MissHenty · 13/10/2019 12:23

@ShippingNews the reason they don’t sound like an adult to us is because no one at school 30 years ago had these type of names so we don’t know any of our friends with them. In 20-30 years time there will be many boys (now adults) with these type of names and they’ll sound totally normal

BadSun · 13/10/2019 12:23

Definitely Ivo.

MissHenty · 13/10/2019 12:15

@ShippingNews but they will by the time they are adults - have you seen the top 20-30 boys’ names lists at the moment?

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