Help! I've fallen in love with a 'no way' name

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Please help.

Since I found out I'm expecting a boy, I've fallen in love with the name Wolfie.

I asked my mum to suggest names which had some links to her love of classical music and she suggested Mozart's nn - Wolfie.

I don't even mind the Tooting Popular Front link as he will be born in St George's!

However, the few people I've mentioned it to so far have been very "oh dear".

I did want to give a "normal" middle name, possibly James - to go with the one syllable surname in case he hates it. But what if he loves Wolfie too?!

My only other two shortlisted are Dylan and Felix.

Is Wolfie really a crime against children??

I do like Beowulf!
Other wolf derrived names:

Zeff
Wulfric, which imo is no better!
Ranulph
Raul
Rafe
Marrok
Lowell
Faolan
Coinin

I really like Wolfram actually

Like Wolfram too

Yes, Wolfram, go for it: it's elemental!

You could call him Tungsten, or even better 'tongue' for short! Or just plain old 'W'!

Beowulf is good as a longer name also.

I like Dylan and Felix from your choices.

I think I must have more than a few pregnancy hormones floating around as I'm really liking it! I would go for Wolfram, Wolfgang or other longer version and only use Wolfie as a nn though.

Before my ds was born (19 years ago) we toyed with 'Wolf' as a name for a few seconds. He ended up with a classic Irish name (we are Irish so that is OK!) At a recent family discussion on names I mentioned that we had considered 'Wolf', and he really wished we had run with it...He reckons it would stand out at job interviews with Sir Alan Sugar, or Bill Cullen who is the Irish equivalent. Coupled with a firm handshake 'Wolf' would get him on the career ladder, apparently.

It depends whether they go to state or independant school:
State school - no way he will be seriously bullied.
Independant - it would probably be fine here as lots of kids have unusual names.

shelzy, not at our independant they dont, they're alex, domininic, george, maya, isabelle etc.

wolfie makes me think of gladiators!!

Thanks everyone for your opinions.

I think I will probably have to go for a Wolfram-type middle name and nn him Wolfie.

Luckily I don't think I've lost my mind... just yet.

Wolfie

Actually its Wolfman but its close enough!

Just to add to the 'picture the name' list -

• picture a CV with the name on, would you dump it to the bottom on the pile?

• picture a 20-something bloke trying to chat up a pretty girl in a bar, will her friends take the piss when she says the name of the bloke she pulled?

• picture him as a car mechanic - would you trust him to change your brakes?

• picture him as leading out the England rugby team, would foreign press make jokes?

• picture him in charge of town planning at your council wearing a dull suit.

And the big one for us:

• picture you're on trial for a murder you didn't commit and can't afford your own barrister, so have the one the court provides for you. Do you hear the name and think it'll be at least a decade before you sleep in your own bed, or do you feel you've got a fighting chance? (I'm afraid Wolfie fails this test, although Wolfgang doesn't...)

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I don't think Mozart's nn was Wolfie - I think that was any Amercianisation for the film 'Amadeus'. So please don't do it, as it has no real link to Mozart.

There are plenty other first names for composers you could choose:

Johann Sebastian (Bach)
Igor (Stravinsky)
Joseph (Haydn)
Hector (Berlioz)
Claude (Debussy)
Johannes (Brahms)
George Frederick (Handel)
Franz (Liszt)
Nikolai (Rimsky Korsakov)
Benjamin (Britten)
and many more ...

Some of those are a lot more classy than 'Wolfie' imo

Pregnancy hormones have much to answer for.

Wolfie's a crime against even dogs.

I have to say though, I would be horrified if a child of mine ended up working in the planning department in a dull suit, regardless of what they were called!

My German uncle is Wolfie, short for Wolfgang. It is actually a very common name for 50/60 year old German men.

Not cool for little boy! Maybe in another generation or so...

There is a Wolfgang is my DD's class, usually called Wolf or Wolfie.

He is quite a cool kid and DD really likes him.

If you like the name then go for it. If you go for such a brave name, just brace yourself for the mixed reactions you will get.

Oh, my dog is called Wolfie, and he is sooo naughty. Really lives up to his name.

You coud call your son Wilfred, and use Wolfie as a nickname.

Amadeus is lovely.

Yes, Amadeus is cool! Didn't Boris Becker just name his son Amadeus?

I like Wolfie! I'm not sure I would be brave enough to go with it though... but then again might you regret giving him a really normal name like James? (although it is nice)

I'm sorry, I want to be positive, but I really can't find any way of being positive about that name as a first name. The only way I could see it as okay would be as Wolfgang and only as a middle name. Maybe some people will love Wolfie, I'm really sorry though, I think it's bad .

I love it! It's a brilliant name. I know a baby Wolfgang who is Wolfie for short and it's a perfectly excellent name and if you like it you should go for it.

God just call him something completely different (James, Darren, whatever, something dull and lawyer-appropriate) and call him Wolfie at home. You just need a sensible name for certain occasions. There are plenty of people going round called Spike and Juicy & Egg amongst friends/family. Wolfie is a lovely name, really cool and cute.