fred! what the problem??

[ki28]

Why does no body i know love this name i like i do??? its our 3rd baby and bloody last one too!. I love this name.

I love it.

My childhood teddy is called Fred.

We have a little boy called Fred living in the next road.

It is a great name, use it.

It's a lot better than some of the usual crap you see on here.

Teenager called Fred? can't see it myself..but if you like it, thats all that matters

There's are two Freddies in DD1's class. She called one of them Fred outside the school gate, and his mum got really upset! She said he's Freddie or nothing!

I asked what age he could start being Fred, and she said never!

Poor thing.... Freddie's hardly an adult name, it is?

Fred is fine, IMO.

A friend has a Fred - and I can't imagine him as anything else.

It's a cool name and guaranteed (sp?) that no one else will be called it in his class :)

I know a 5 yo and a 27 yo Frederick - one is Freddie, the other Riki. Both lovely

Oh, the Riki is Frederik (German spelling) before you all get arsey...

I like it!

I don't like it. Think it sounds blunt and unfinished. Frederick is okay, but Fred? Horrible.

I like it.

I have a Fred so naturally I like the name but I wouldn't assume you will have the only one. There are a fair few out there.

West.

I like Fritz, but apparently it is Not British in a way that is not good.

I love Fred/Freddie. I know a teenage Fred and it really suits him, so I don't think it's a hard name to grow in to. I also love Frank but when I suggested it my DH said he'd either become a cast regular on EastEnders or a young offender.

I think it's a great name. I'd use Frederick on the BC, and abbreviate to suit his character.

There's a Fred and a Freddie just started at our school - think its on the rise in popularity.

I prefer Freddie for a younger child

I love it. Was my Grandad's name and I have always loved it. USE IT!!!!

Fred and Freddie are very popular round here.

Seems quite popular around here too.

There are 2 in the DCs very small school (one is a Freddie, one is a Fred)

I like it

To me, it's one of those names where a lot of people might like the shortening, ie Fred, but not the full name, Frederic. Personally I'm not keen on Frederic, sounds very harsh and Germanic, and I wouldn't choose a name where I didn;t like the full version, as it seems rather limiting. There are times when 'Fred' sounds just too informal, and 'Freddie' is only really ok up to a certain age.

Fred's a great name

Ignore the silly people.

See usualsuspect there will be teens called Fred in about, oooh, 10 years' time!

mathanxiety obv a poor choice if yr surname is West...

Son has two Freddies in his class, and there's one in the year below too, which is quite a lot for a small school.

They are Freddies not Freds though. I agree that Freddie isn't really a name for a grown-up.

I know 3 Freds/Freddies. All under 5 years of age.

I like it.

I like Fred and think it is a great name, I would probably go for the full name in case my ds wanted to change the name about when he was older Fred or Rick or freddie

i do know a 40 year old fred