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Alphonse?

51 replies

TheNanny23 · 10/11/2020 03:08

I just wondered what the perception was of this name- suggested by my DH. Not pregnant yet though so lots of time- just talking hypothetically.
I don’t mind Alphie as a shortening, although I wouldn’t ever pick ‘Alfie’ on its own. Suppose could also be Al or Alph.
I have loved the nickname Teddy as short for Edward/Edmund/Edgar for over a decade and now we come to actually planning TTC it’s crazy popular dammit.
I’m not bothered about them being the only one in the school with a name but not one of five in the class.

It’s not my last name but it’s quite similar to Jones - so Alphonse Jones.

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WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 10/11/2020 20:19

Swap the 'p' in ponce for an 'n'.

A joke is a joke, but that's really something you wouldn't want to be called as a nickname.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/11/2020 20:10

@Disappointedkoala
@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll

Well it clearly passed me by - I guess I'm just too innocent...Confused

I can't imagine what it might be, and I've searched rhymes and found nothing but anyway probably best not to try and explain it to me, otherwise I might not sleep well tonight. Blush

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 10/11/2020 17:59

There's a worse rhyming option than that too....

Yes, I was thinking that as well....

Disappointedkoala · 10/11/2020 16:30

@TwoLeftSocksWithHoles

I think rhyming with 'ponce' would rule it out for me. Sorry.
There's a worse rhyming option than that too....

Bit too Al Capone for me.

merryhouse · 10/11/2020 15:48

Only if you're french.

happylittlechick · 10/11/2020 15:28

Stirbacker anyone???

1940s · 10/11/2020 14:43

My friends cat is called this and goes by Fonsy/ Fonz

Changethetoner · 10/11/2020 14:30

It's foreign. I mean it is not a traditional English name. Is there any particular reason to choose a Italian(?) name.

midsomermurderess · 10/11/2020 14:27

In Belgium or France, yes fill your boots. In the U.K., I think it's verging on the comical.

MockneyReject · 10/11/2020 07:12

I think it's a great name - even more so now that Fonz/Fonzie has been suggested a shortening.
I'm quite old, though, and not at all cool.
My first thought was 'spiv' Actually, that could work as a nickname. Spivvy. Little Spiv.

Mamette · 10/11/2020 06:53

My dad has a friend called this, everyone calls him Foncie. In my mind it’s incredibly old fashioned (see also the Fonz as pp said).

Maybe - maybe if you had an Italian surname. But Alphonse Jones.... no.

drumandthebass · 10/11/2020 06:49

It's absolutely awful.

GoldenNCurly · 10/11/2020 06:43

Is he a fan of Full Metal Alchemist?

CodenameVillanelle · 10/11/2020 06:35

Jeez no
Alphie in the U.K. would be ridiculous

Greenandcabbagelooking · 10/11/2020 06:30

Isn’t it a type of mango?

GlitterGlueGun · 10/11/2020 06:19

Depends where you are in the world and where you will bring up your child. You're posting at 3 am GMT so are you not in the UK?

fallfallfall · 10/11/2020 06:17

Several in my family tree, circa early 1900. French and Italian connotations. I’ve seen and heard worse.

diddlediddle · 10/11/2020 06:12

Alphonse?? My first though was that this was a joke, so I don't think that's a good sign...

SurreyMumOfOne · 10/11/2020 03:57

I'm not keen

August20 · 10/11/2020 03:38

I will go against the grain and say I quite like it. It's unusual but established, easy to pronounce, has a range of possible nicknames.

The only thing is I did smile at you liking Edward and Alphonse because those are the names of the two main characters/ brothers in Fullmetal Alchemist. Which might not be a popular series on MN but which is one of the best selling manga series from Japan.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/11/2020 03:36

I think rhyming with 'ponce' would rule it out for me. Sorry.

newpad2020 · 10/11/2020 03:32

Like Al Capone?! Wouldn't recommend OP.

FortunesFave · 10/11/2020 03:23

Sara or even "Fonzie"!

Diorissimo1985 · 10/11/2020 03:14

No no that’s a strange name, please don’t

Sara2000 · 10/11/2020 03:13

Not my taste but each to their own. It will be shortened to 'Fonz' would have thought.