To intensely dislike the “y/ie” suffix name craze?

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Alfie Archie Albie Blakie Bertie Denny Ellie Evie Edie Georgie Lenny Ralphie Ronnie Reggie Vinny.

Today I came across a Jeffie. Why?!

If want to give you kid an old fashioned name, then name it Alfred, Eleanor, Leonard or Vincent. Or Jeffrey.

Added to the naff-ness of it is the fact that when that child starts school, he’s going to be one in at least half a dozen others with the same name.

I just find it it very unoriginal and effortless to give your child a “trendy” name that 50% of parents seem to also be naming their child. I’m assuming they think it’s quirky or cute but I can’t be the only person who thinks it’s naff and tasteless.

I get sometimes it’s to honour a relative. My grandad was called Bernard, but if I wanted to name my son after him I wouldn’t name him Bernie. I’d call him Bernard. As that was my grandads name.

I’ll add, because I forgot to in my OP, that if a parent calls their child Alfred and Alfred is on the birth certificate etc and then as he grows up gets shortened to Alfie that’s ok. Because his name is actually Alfred. If his relatives or mates shorten it to Alfie then that’s fine. Although still two syllables so not really shortening it… Just call him Alfred or Alf if you want to shorten it.

So if everyone knows him as Alfie but the birth certificate is Alfred which no one uses it’s ok?

But if everyone knows him as Alfie but the birth certificate is Alfie it’s bad & chavvy?

What about is everyone knows him as Alfie & the birth certificate says Alfie but he tells people the birth certificate says Alfred? Does he shrug off the chav factor?

I imagine for the same reason you chose your child’s name, if you have one. Because they liked it.

Moon Bootie is cuter

@LolaSmiles it seems ridiculous to me but i’m not English
It isn't just you. I think it's a ridiculous argument, and also not something that would align with what many people would think of if they heard the word "chav".

This thread is like when Katie Hopkins slagged off people calling their children names that were places but also forgot her child was called India.

Think there must be a bus load of oldies around, including me.

Don’t forget Madge/Maggie 🤣

I still can't see how the OP can claim to know how many of the Archie/Alfie/Reggie/Teddy/Evie/Georgies etc she has come across actually has that shortened form on their BC.

Small sample size I know, but I have friend with a Ted and one with a Teddy. Both Edward on the BC. I work with someone who has an Edie, called Edith on the BC. And a Gracie who is Grace on her BC. If I didn't know them well enough to know what they'd actually named their kids (and if I was a judgemental arse) I could wrongly assume that they had been 'unoriginal' in their naming process.

Names evolve, just like language evolves. Brace yourself for the wave of Barbies and Kennies to arrive 😂

I mean: I couldn't give a fuck about other peoples names really

I don’t really care ( or have any interest in) what people name their children.
I was a teacher and had some real out there names (Boudicea comes to mind, oh and a Monet too) but nice kids, want to learn, what do I care what they’re called?

Oh thanks for clarifying what's allowed 😂😂😂😂

Nope, don’t agree.

Two of my children have ie ending names, say Ronnie and Katie (not their real names) and those are their names! I didn’t call them Ronald and Katherine because I don’t like those names, I like the names I gave them.

I can’t see the point of people putting one name on the birth certificate and immediately using a diminutive but that’s their choice, nothing to do with me!

As a 61-year-old named Maddy, I'm very indignant at this post!

Still, who knew my parents were so on trend all those years ago 😂

I’ve got an Alfred he is called Alfie, again when I had him no one called their child Alfred or Alfie. He absolutely hates Alfred.

He is in his mid-20s. Names come and go. I also know an Edith and a Vera both under 10. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Applying your own theory, shouldn't your daughter, therefore, be called 'Popæg', given that Poppy is a derivative of that?

It’s not the name Edith I don’t like, but when people bypass the original name and just opt straight for the ie version Edie. If she’s named Edith and it evolves into edie, fair enough.

I’m not talking about derivatives tho am I? I’m talking about adding ie on names. Making old names into trendier names by adding ie.

Names have always had these endings

For decades

It's hardly a new trend

Oh it’s so common

isn’t that what you really want to say op

Roosevelt

I can’t work up enough energy to mind what other people choose to call their children. After 30 years in school I think I’ve seen them all really.

Of all the things in the whole wide world to get your knickers in a knot over... 🤣

I don't know how you think it's a "name craze" - most of the names you referenced have been common for generations!

You've little to worry you!!

Clearly you're fucked eh??

You've upset the snobs of mn

I’m not talking about derivatives tho am I? I’m talking about adding ie on names. Making old names into trendier names by adding ie.

I don't know why you keep referring to them as trendy. The ones you mentioned in your OP are shortened versions/ nickname versions that were in common usage wheh our grandparents and great-grandparents were young (and even before that). Yes there has been a revival of names from that era, and yes often of the shortened versions of them rather than the full version (e.g. Alfie not Alfred), but the -ie or -y hasn't been added by current parents. These are already well-known and long-used versions of the name.