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What do you think of these names please?

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js30 · 28/02/2020 16:33

I think we are set on our girls name but boys name really struggling with, so far on our list we have:

Otto
Bertie
Casper
William

What are people's thoughts on them? And any similar ones we might quite like?

Thank you Smile

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HalfTermHalfTerm · 29/02/2020 23:18

William is perfectly fine, a nice inoffensive name. It’s a bit popular for me, but I do like it. Casper and Otto are both much more to my taste!

I don’t like Bertie though, sorry. It’s a bit ‘twee’ to be a name on its own (in my opinion) and I don’t like anything that it’s short for.

Haworthia · 29/02/2020 23:15

I know so many Williams I genuinely can’t keep track of them all. I’d scrub that if I were you.

I like Caspar. I think it’s strong and quite cool. Bertie is twee. Not keen on Otto.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 29/02/2020 23:10

I know 2 really cool teens called Bertie so I like the name.

laurielo · 29/02/2020 23:08

I like them all but love Otto and William, Otto to be abit different and William to be classic

Nowayorhighway · 29/02/2020 14:04

I like Otto and Casper. William is quite timeless, it’s been a top name for hundreds of years. Bertie is ok as a diminutive of Albert but otherwise no.

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js30 · 29/02/2020 09:13

Thank you so much everyone for the feedback so far, so funny how different we all are 🙊but would be boring if we all liked the same things! I have German connections with Otto and unfortunately really don't like Albert/Robert. Thanks again Grin

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bluemoon2468 · 29/02/2020 06:50

Love Casper and Otto. Don't like William, I find it so dull. Bertie is sweet but would prefer the full name Albert on bc so he has a choice at job interviews etc. Bertie doesn't really seem like a sensible name for sensible situations to me. Also like Albie.

Bezalelle · 29/02/2020 05:53

Otto - posh lad
Bertie -hipster lad
Casper - ghost lad
William - nice

Mish85 · 29/02/2020 03:04

Otto is my fav, followed by Bertie. But as others have suggested, prefer Bertie as a nn for Albert, Bertram, Gilbert or the likes.

ironicname · 28/02/2020 23:48

I do like them all, very much.

I must confess that I'd probably only be brave enough to use the first three as dogs names.

Astronica · 28/02/2020 23:42

I really like Casper and William.
Bertie is okay but prefer it short for Albert, Bertram, Gilbert etc
Not keen on Otto.

Oscar
Otis
Rafe
Jasper

NameChange30 · 28/02/2020 22:20

They're all quite different

My favourite is Casper
William is classic, slightly boring but inoffensive
Bertie is very "of the moment" cutesy old man names, I'm not a fan of the trend
Otto... fine but strong German association and I would find it a bit strange if he didn't have a German parent or grandparent - does he?

pilates · 28/02/2020 22:14

William is the best one

Dyra · 28/02/2020 20:48

I like Otto the most, with William being a distant second. I prefer Jasper to Casper, but don't dislike Casper, I'd put it on par with William. I don't like Bertie at all.

Oddly I thought Ralph would suit your list. No idea why.

reginafelangee · 28/02/2020 19:50

I like William

The rest are fine.

helpmum2003 · 28/02/2020 19:49

What about Robert. Can be Bertie/Bert/Rob/Robbie.

DramaAlpaca · 28/02/2020 19:46

I like William but hate the others.

Squirrelpeanutbutter · 28/02/2020 19:45

I love William.

DoctorBambino · 28/02/2020 19:44

Otto - like it, seems to be increasing in popularity
Bertie - not keen
Casper - it's ok but makes me think of the ghost
William - meh

Rocketinapocket · 28/02/2020 18:04

Then he could be Albie. Or Herbert as suggested.

Rocketinapocket · 28/02/2020 18:03

Bertie nice as a shortening for Albert.

Spied · 28/02/2020 17:55

I don't like any.
The most useable for me would be be William. Inoffensive but a bit boring imo.

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 28/02/2020 17:52

All nice. Otto seems quite popular at the moment, and I’m less keen on Bertie unless it’s short for something.

Caspar is my favourite of the four.

TrippingOnSunshine · 28/02/2020 17:51

William. So bored of Otto and Casper so trendy at the moment. If you want Bertie why not use Herbert then he can be Herbie which is cooler imo.

BackforGood · 28/02/2020 17:49

William is quite nice.

Agree with first response that 'Bertie sounds like a nick name for a tiny tot. Would you consider giving him the name Albert , so he has options as he gets older?

Can't think of Caspar as being anything other than a ghost.

Otto is very Germanic / Nordic, and seems a strange choice unless that is your heritage.

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