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Wilfred alternatives

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LondonTowers · 21/05/2020 13:28

Hello

Due to have our baby a few days ago and thought we had settled on Wilfred
.......apparently not as the OH has started to pull faces.

So the other names we like are Louis (but just doesn't go with our last name and is quite popular) and Ellis (Also a no-go) and Rowan (Maybe) we like names with history but are a bit different too.....

Any suitable Wilfred alternatives?!

Wouldn't use anything that common and we will avoid the more popular of the historical names such as....Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Alfred, Albert, William, Henry, Percy, Ralph etc etc

If we have a girl I think....with the help of mumsnetters ;)..... we have settled on Edith.

I don't like last names as first names.

Sorry if I'm asking the impossible but any suggestions????

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MWi1988 · 21/05/2020 18:59

Alfred

GOODCAT · 21/05/2020 18:57

Wilson
Felix
Marcus
Charles
William
Frederick

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LondonTowers · 21/05/2020 18:48

@matchboxtwentyunwell Merryn is lovely, didn't realise it was a boys name too. Will have to investigate further!

I think what I need is for the OH to back down and like Wilfred again, it's me doing the hard work after all!😅

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LondonTowers · 21/05/2020 18:42

@mylittleavalon love woody but not so much woodrow

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LondonTowers · 21/05/2020 18:39

oh no I wasnt clear....I dont like the name percy! and its no matter if it's a bit popular, I listed the names I personally know a lot of where I am living and Percy is one of them x

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ITonyah · 21/05/2020 17:20

Isn't Merryn a girl's name? I know two girl Merryns.

matchboxtwentyunwell · 21/05/2020 17:19

If he likes Melvyn, perhaps Merryn instead? Much nicer name.

mylittleavalon · 21/05/2020 17:12

Bit out there- Woodrow?
Gilbert
Willoughby
Wilbur
Wesley
Jedidiah (too much west wing)
Sullivan
Rupert

AragornsManlyStubble · 21/05/2020 17:02

Perry

Whatsyourflava · 21/05/2020 15:08

@marshallrubblechaserockyzoomer yes you're right- I said upthread that Percy is number 399 in the charts whereas Wilfred is number 146! So yes Percy is currently very rare.
I actually think Boris using Wilfred is putting people off using it. It's a real shame as no one will remember what his baby is called and Wilfred is such a lovely name. But I appreciate when you're naming a baby everything is heightened and it feels like everyone will be thinking of Boris' baby. The popularity of Charlotte went down after William and Kate used it

Maduixa · 21/05/2020 15:07

Aldous
Anselm
Bernard
Bertram/Bertrand
Clarence
Clement
Gerald
Giles
Lionel
Oswald
Raymond

marshallrubblechaserockyzoomer · 21/05/2020 15:00

*common sorry

marshallrubblechaserockyzoomer · 21/05/2020 15:00

Wilbur? I know you said Percy is too popular but I believe Wilfred is a lot more popular. Especially after Boris used the name.

Joffrey · 21/05/2020 14:36

Willem?
Gregory
Hector
Miles
Victor
Henry
Andrew
Alexander
Simeon
Otto
Francis
Roderick
Michael
Alistair
Benedict
Samuel
Benjamin
Robert
Eric
Dominic
Theodore
Maxim
Gabriel
Raphael
Julian
Jonathan
Christopher
Evan
Elliott
Joshua
Timothy
George
Xavier
Otis
Finley
Lawrence
Ivan
Ivor
Daniel

IsabelleSE19 · 21/05/2020 14:15

I absolutely love Rowan - go with that!

Whatsyourflava · 21/05/2020 14:13

Huxley?

Whatsyourflava · 21/05/2020 14:12

Ok will keep thinking @LondonTowers ❤️

Notso · 21/05/2020 14:08

Willard
Wynford
Willoughby

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LondonTowers · 21/05/2020 14:04

@Whatsyourflava I know several Percy's where I am and Vinnie is pretty popular in my family... I wouldn't let a common name put me off if I loved it enough so I don't mind if it's not rare.
I have a Caspar and I like Eric, Otis, Rudy and Dexter but I know a few too and they aren't quite right anyway. I love Wilfred but its the OH that's changed his mind!

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ITonyah · 21/05/2020 14:02

I like Leonard. I think if I had a boy now I'd call him John though.

ITonyah · 21/05/2020 14:02

Wilford will be misheard as Wilfred for his whole life. I like Wilfred. Percy is slang for penis, if that bothers you.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/05/2020 14:00

Wilbur. Cedric. Arthur. Leonard.

curiouscatgotkilled · 21/05/2020 13:57

How about Rory?

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LondonTowers · 21/05/2020 13:55

haha yes the boris thing is an issue but them I decided that BJ probably won't be around much longer (one can wish) and him and his million sproggs will disappear a but a distant memory!

I like Winston and rupert but not enough....
Never heard of wilford?! Hmm

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Whatsyourflava · 21/05/2020 13:53

Alternatives to Wilfred (most outside the top 100 as I know you're trying to avoid popular names):

Marley
Christopher nn KitBarnaby
Peter
Nathan/Nathaniel - Nate
Sidney Nn Sid
Laurence nn Laurie
Vincent nn Vinnie
Curtis
Eli (I know you like Ellis)
Miles / Milo
Seth
Cole
Otis
Eric
Casper
Rudy/Rudi
Dexter
Blake
Angus
Dominic
Idris
Percy
Chester
Caleb
Austin
Griff
Tristan
Otto

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