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Thoughts on Freddie?

29 replies

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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Sunnydayshereatlast · 06/07/2020 13:49

My dgs is Freddie after a dgf.. Suits him.
His other dgm loves it so much her old ddog is Fred!

Guiltyfeminist1 · 06/07/2020 13:44

I love it but agree with PP that I'd put the longer version on his BC so he can choose himself when he's older if he wants to be Free, Freddie or Frederick.

Beamur · 06/07/2020 13:43

I know a few Freddie's. It's cute, popular but not ridiculously so. Great name.

Dk20 · 06/07/2020 13:42

I like Freddie, I would say it is a cheeky childs name but cheeky babies are cute! (I should know I have one napping right now).

If it was me I'd give him the full name on his birth cert, when hes older Frederick might look better on a cv than Freddie.

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