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Robert

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mollybob · 05/11/2009 21:05

My DH really wants this name if DC3 and last is a boy. I had my way with DS and I like the name but it seems too grown up a name for a baby. Am I nuts?

It was our chosen name if DD had been a boy so been on the table for years

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pointydogg · 05/11/2009 22:45

You are nuts. Robert is fine for any age.

cloelia · 05/11/2009 22:30

My nephew aged 2 is a Robert and his parents have always called him the full name and it has stuck; I like it. Just correct people if they shorten it.

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Hulababy · 05/11/2009 21:30

My BIL is called Robert - sometimes shortned to Rob, usually used in full and esp when he was younger.

DH's cousin is also Robert - nn Rob.

Oh, and one of our friends (DH known him since babies) is Robert as well - again nn Rob.

The above are all in 20s or 30s. Not met any little ones yet.

I really don't like the nn Bob/Bobbie/Bert/Bertie personally.

pippylongstockings · 05/11/2009 21:26

I agree it is a very 'normal' name that it is due a come-back in much the same way as Paul, Ian, James, Michael, and the like.

Disenchanted3 · 05/11/2009 21:24

my DS1s middle name after my dad

great name with lots of cute baby nickname possibilities

BakewellTarts · 05/11/2009 21:23

I love Robert but then it is my DBs name. Lots of lovely nicknames too...

rasputin · 05/11/2009 21:23

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feedthegoat · 05/11/2009 21:09

A have a friend with a baby Robert. How do you feel about the shortened nickname versions (Robbie, Bobby) if you really don't like Robert for a baby?

Tbh though, they are babies for such a short time in comparison to how long you have to live with a name as an adult. Surely it is better than picking a name that is sweet for a baby, but sounds silly for an adult.

LowLevelWhingeing · 05/11/2009 21:08

I like it.

LaDiDaDi · 05/11/2009 21:07

I like it but dislike Bobby as a nn.

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