To avoid initials?

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NHT · 22/03/2026 18:27

Hi all,

My husband and I are dead set on our baby’s name being Freddie (Frederick for birth certificate probably). We’d also want the middle name to be after his brother (Alexander). We’d like the middle name to have meaning to us but neither of our dad’s names would suit. Only problem is, our surname begins with a T.

Adding another middle name to break up the initials would make it very long, and as I said we just don’t have any names we feel really strongly about so it would be adding for the sake of it.

Would really appreciate thoughts as we’ve been set on this name for years but the initials are making me second guess now…

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WeepingAngelInTheTardis · 22/03/2026 18:33

No you can’t give your child the initials of FAT, he will never live that one down. Don’t be cruel.

MrsMabelThorpe · 22/03/2026 18:32

If you love those names would you consider Alexander Frederick, known as Freddie? (Am wonderingif you lost Alexander and that would be too much understandably in those circs though. 💐)

But I wouldn't do FAT as initials, no. It is too obvious not to be spotted.

mummysmagicmedicine · 22/03/2026 18:32

Don’t do it- my work email is first middle and last initial so if he worked somewhere similar, email would be [email protected]

RodeoClown · 22/03/2026 18:30

If you are dead set on Freddie and your surname starts with T then you can’t have a name that starts with A. FAT are not good initials.

tinyspiny · 22/03/2026 18:28

Don’t do it , my husband has this with his initial and surname making a word and it gets picked up on a lot .

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