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Thoughts on Robert?

29 replies

ExtraDays · 26/10/2020 08:36

To go with brother Samuel. Would use Robbie as the nickname when baby/toddler, then Rob as a cool teenage nickname when he’s big and hulking over Bob/Bobby

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ProfessorPlumInTheLibrary · 26/10/2020 09:51

Love Robert. An underused classic in my opinion. I also prefer Rob or Robbie to Bob etc, and in my experience those are the nicknames that younger Roberts usually go by.

MikeUniformMike · 26/10/2020 09:10

Fine. Prefer Rob or Robbie as nn. I don't like Bertie.

LRHRN · 26/10/2020 08:53

Is Robert a family name? I'd be inclined to have Robert on his birth certificate and call him Bobby or Bertie. As he gets older he may not/or other people may not chose the names you have in mind.

Takethewinefromtheswine · 26/10/2020 08:38

Was one of the boy names my list (many years ago!) Though preferred Bertie as a nn, I feared Bob would stick.