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Thoughts on Freddie?

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FirstTimeMumToBe123 · 06/07/2020 13:35

Just looking to get people's thoughts on the name Freddie for a little boy.

I'm due with my first baby in a few weeks, dont know the gender but we are really struggling with a boys name. My husband and I both have a grandparent who was Frederick (although bizarrely, they were both known by their middle names day to day) so we think it would be a nice name to have. My husband was particularly close to his grandad too so it would be especially nice for him.

I have a 'thing' about naughty children names though and I just don't know if Freddie is one of them?

We're not sure at this stage whether it would be Freddie or Frederick and use Freddie as a nickname, nor have we discussed a middle name (its been so hard for a first name we might just forgo a middle name! 😄).

TIA!

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gypsywater · 13/07/2020 22:54

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Grufallosfriends · 13/07/2020 22:50

I dont like the 'die' at the end. Bit morbid.

It does read Fred die Shock I had never noticed that.

Hileni · 13/07/2020 21:21

LOVE it

gypsywater · 13/07/2020 21:19

I dont like the 'die' at the end. Bit morbid.

MummaGiles · 13/07/2020 21:18

Freddie is lovely, it’s one we considered.

clary · 13/07/2020 21:16

Freddie is a great name! I know a few and none of them are naughty, in fact the oldest child Freddie I know did v well in his A levels last year, and the next oldest got great GCSEs so they must have been doing something right in school 😀

Most of the Freds I know were Freddie when small and maybe Fred when older.

Twizbe · 13/07/2020 21:11

Frederick was our boys name for number two - she was a girl though.

Middle name would have been Roger

foxtiger · 11/07/2020 18:41

I only know one Freddie and he is not particularly naughty. I quite like it, but I think I would use Frederick as the full name - it's got a sort of gravitas that he might appreciate at some point in his life, and it means if he ever happens to be in a situation where there are lots of Freddies he could choose to be Rick instead!

BeMorePacific · 10/07/2020 18:21

I really love Fred as the NN. Maybe Freddie as a family name. It’s lovely either way xx

emilybrontescorsett · 10/07/2020 17:35

Too old fashioned for me.
I think it will date rather like Wayne.
Use it if you like it, it's very popular but I'm not keen on cutesy nickname types of names.

zingally · 10/07/2020 12:43

To me, Freddie is a cheeky toddler name. Cute until they're 10, then it starts to sound a bit silly.

I'd put Frederick on the BC, so he can easily morph into a Fred when he's older.

I can imagine Fred the bank manager, but not Freddie the bank manager.

BabyLlamaZen · 07/07/2020 19:45

Frederick is great. And good to give him choices.

BuffaloCauliflower · 07/07/2020 09:10

Definitely put Fredrick on the birth certificate and Freddie day to day. Where I am there’s an overload of this sort of name (Freddie, Archie, Alfie, Ronnie etc) but Freddie is probably the nicest of them.

DramaAlpaca · 07/07/2020 01:03

'Naughty children's names'? Really? There's no such thing, names don't come with a label to be attached to a child, ffs.

Anyway, back to the name. Freddie is just too cutesy by far. I dislike Frederick too, but at least it's not one of these dreadful 'ie' ending boys' names.

123Dancewithme · 07/07/2020 00:56

Freddie is cute but I’d definitely put Frederick on the birth certificate.

daisypond · 06/07/2020 18:48

Frederick or Alfred. Not Freddie..

Newchapter2020 · 06/07/2020 16:03

It's a popular name, there's 3 Freddie's in year 3 7/8 years olds and that's only out of 20 children.

Letthemysterybe · 06/07/2020 15:56

Freddie is not a naughty boys name. There is no such thing. For every naughty child I have taught, there has been a good child with the same name.

Poppydaisies · 06/07/2020 15:38

Frederick is nice.

Freddie is too cutesy imo. These cutesy names will soon sound dated imo

Orphlids · 06/07/2020 15:30

Yes, Freddie is a naughty boys’ name, along with Albie, Alfie, Ronnie, Reggie etc. Frederick is fabulous.

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FirstTimeMumToBe123 · 06/07/2020 15:19

Thanks everyone, maybe we've finally found a boys name! 😅

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mummy2myJJ · 06/07/2020 14:49

I loooove the name Freddie, so cute x

Phthalo · 06/07/2020 14:46

Absolutely love it, super friendly name, cool, fun kind of guy. Very popular, I guess for those reasons!

LotusClover · 06/07/2020 14:09

I hate cutesy names on boys but Freddie is alright. A million times better than Teddy.

Whatsyourflava · 06/07/2020 14:04

Ah it's a lovely name and perfect that it has meaning for both of you! Sorted!

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