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Albie or Arlo ?

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HappyNYEvery1 · 31/12/2020 20:00

What do we think of Albie or Arlo?

Personally loving them, my only issue is I can picture a baby, young child and older man with the name... but not a teenager or young adult!

I do love the names but I’m worried will he suit it when he’s a teenager / young adult?

Anyone else loved names like these and named their child it without worry!

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BurtonHouse · 01/01/2021 00:01

You're right about Albie - fine for a cute little baby but not for an actual full grown man. So Arlo.

BurtonHouse · 31/12/2020 23:59

I think you're right about Albie: fine for a cute little baby but not for an actual full grown man. So Arlo.

TildaTurnip · 31/12/2020 23:16

I like Arlo too. Like pp suggestion of Alvin and Alvie!

SpeakXMASAndYouCantEnter · 31/12/2020 23:12

I can picture a teenage Arlo or a young adult. I really like the name.

Lalapurple · 31/12/2020 22:38

I like Albie.
But not Arlo.

LoungeLizardLhama · 31/12/2020 22:33

@pepperpod28

They both sound like dogs names to me (sorry) but Albie is the name of a character in flight of the concords. And that character is a dragon. A racist dragon. With a theme song that goes "albiiie the racist draagonn". Appreciate it is a niche reference but....don't pick that one.
I thought Albi the racist dragon too, don’t do it op. It may be niche but that’s two of us on this thread already 😆
DansMaPoche · 31/12/2020 22:07

Arlo.

Albie is awful.

Twelve8Ts · 31/12/2020 21:51

It’s Albie for me! I have a nephew called Albie and it’s such a friendly, sweet, inoffensive name.
Yes it can be a shortened version. Just like Alfie, Archie, Freddie...don’t really see the issue with that.

daisypond · 31/12/2020 21:46

Not Albie. It’s terrible for anyone more than age five. Albert is fine.
Arlo is very faddy. Theo or Leo are better.

RuthW · 31/12/2020 21:14

Arlo

Albie is half a name unless you go
for Albert

pepperpod28 · 31/12/2020 20:52

They both sound like dogs names to me (sorry) but Albie is the name of a character in flight of the concords. And that character is a dragon. A racist dragon. With a theme song that goes "albiiie the racist draagonn". Appreciate it is a niche reference but....don't pick that one.

showgirl63 · 31/12/2020 20:48

misspelt as Ailbe

showgirl63 · 31/12/2020 20:48

I work with a lovely, mid 40s man called Albie so I don't dislike the name at all, but people often seem to struggle spelling it (Aline) which drives our comms. System into a flap

RelightMyPfizer · 31/12/2020 20:29

Albie isnt a name. will probably get called Aldi at school.

Arlo- are you big Pokemon go fans?

PepsiArcade · 31/12/2020 20:27

Albie just doesn’t sound like a proper name to me and I’m not usually bothered about long names on the bc.

Caspianberg · 31/12/2020 20:24

Alvin nn Alvie

bitheby · 31/12/2020 20:23

Arlo is going to be huge apparently. Heard that on woman's hour so must be true. I've loved it for years.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 31/12/2020 20:17

If you like -o ending names then classic Leo, modern Theo or unusual Ivo are more useable/ slightly less trendy than Arlo imo. Or if you like ie/y ending names then Harry/Henry or Toby shouldn't date as badly as Albie.

FippertyGibbett · 31/12/2020 20:15

With Albie it always reminds me of albino.
Prefer Arlo.

snowone · 31/12/2020 20:14

Arlo

KaptainKaveman · 31/12/2020 20:13

Very pretentious. Albert or Armand are much better.

covidaintacrime · 31/12/2020 20:13

I think Marlo is also quite cool as a similar name? (though prepared to be slated for that Grin)

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 31/12/2020 20:12

I'm not keen on either - they are very trendy/will date. But of the two, I agree with pp that Arlo is more useable (or Albert, nn Albie).

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HappyNYEvery1 · 31/12/2020 20:11

Arlo is our favourite of the two to be honest! DH does like it but did mention the “will he suit it when” thought in my head

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IHaveBrilloHair · 31/12/2020 20:09

Arlo from those two.
Albie is terrible.

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