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Baby name to go with Hettie and Alfie

45 replies

Motherhood12345 · 30/12/2025 22:34

We have two children called Henrietta and Alfred who have been known as Hettie and Alfie since birth. We’re expecting a third (gender unknown) and I’m really struggling with names. Any suggestions?

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OfAllThePlaces · 31/12/2025 01:27

Frankie, for either sex.

buckleberryferry · 31/12/2025 01:24

Kitty (Katherine, Kate, Katrina etc)
Gertie (Gertrude)
Nellie (Penelope)

or

or

Solly (Solomon)
Bertie (Robert)
Mattie (Matthew)
Benji
Barney
Frankie

MarxistMags · 31/12/2025 01:15

Clara
Jennifer
Roseanna
Esra
Finlay
Isaac

Calliopespa · 31/12/2025 01:03

Harold (Harry for short)

Henrietta, Alfie and Harold
Hettie, Alfie and Harry

ResusciAnnie · 31/12/2025 00:45

Bigearringsbigsmile · 30/12/2025 22:35

Charlotte- lottie
Henry

Can’t have bloody Henrietta and Henry can you! FGS! Or Harry.

Although I do know siblings Henry and Harriet which are essentially the same name too.

Hettie, Alfie and George
Hettie, Alfie and Arthur
Hettie, Alfie and Max

Hettie, Alfie and Minty (Araminta)
Hettie, Alfie and Jemima / Jessamine
Hettie, Alfie and Carina

Poodlelove · 31/12/2025 00:40

Bertie ( Albert )

Arthur ( Artie )

Charlotte ( Lottie)

Elizabeth ( Lizzie , Betty )

Louie

NanFlanders · 31/12/2025 00:36

Mabel and Thomas

TomatoSandwiches · 31/12/2025 00:34

Hettie, Alfie & Joe - Joseph
Hettie, Alfie & Eve - Maeve

MarthaFarquar · 31/12/2025 00:12

Eleanor nn Nell or Nora
Clementine nn Clemmie or Teeny
Cecilie

Sigmund nn Siggy
Ernest nn Ernie
Edwin nn Eddie

Theextraordinaryisintheordinary · 30/12/2025 23:00

Eliza/Gabriel

shellyleppard · 30/12/2025 22:57

Annie rose.... Alfie's sister in the Alfie books by Shirley Hughes ❤️

FlutteryButterfly · 30/12/2025 22:57

Josephine- Josie

Lucinda

Harry

Stanley

Mumofgirls2017 · 30/12/2025 22:55

Henrietta, Alfred and

Francis ‘Frankie’
George
Christopher ‘kit’
Charlie
Edward ‘teddy’
William ‘bill’
Stanley
Sidney
Vincent ‘vinnie’
Leonard ‘Leo/ lenny’
rupert

frances
martha
evelyn ‘evie’
tabitha
rosalind ‘rosie’
juliet ‘jules’
charlotte ‘lottie’
elizabeth ‘eliza’
matilda ‘tilly’
eloise
theodora ‘thea/ teddy/ dottie’
dorothy ‘dotty/ dolly’
edith ‘edie’
penelope ‘penny/ nellie’

Moreteaandchocolate · 30/12/2025 22:48

Love your children’s names!

Imogen - Immy
Amelia - Mia / Milly
Rosemary - Rosie / Romy
Constance - Connie
Penelope - Penny
Philippa - Pippa
Matilda - Tilly
Gabriella - Gabby
Marianna - Marnie / Mari
Miriam - Miri

Tobias - Toby
Charles - Charlie
Joseph - Joey
Zachary - Zac
Sebastian - Seb
Frederick - Freddie
Edward - Ted
Maximilian - Max
Robert - Bobby
Reginald - Reggie
William - Billy
Thomas - Tommy

RudolphRNR · 30/12/2025 22:44

Georgina - Georgie
Victoria - Tori or Vicky
Marianne - Mari or Annie

Wilfred - Wilf or Wolfie
Thomas - Tommy
Jonathan - John or Johnny

hartandourole · 30/12/2025 22:44

Tabitha
persephone
serafina
octavia
matilda

archibald
Maxwell
lysander
james
alexander

Trampoline · 30/12/2025 22:38

Connie (Constance)
Bertie (Bertram or Albert although perhaps too close to Alfred)

teaandtoastwouldbenice · 30/12/2025 22:38

Julia
Evelyn
Sadie

Benjamin
Oscar
Finn

CallingElfRescue · 30/12/2025 22:37

Ada/Harry

Bigearringsbigsmile · 30/12/2025 22:35

Charlotte- lottie
Henry