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Herbie

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JojoMags · 05/01/2011 18:31

A friend has just named her DS Herbie (Herbie, not Herbert, is his full name). Purely out of interest, what do people think?

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ShoppingDays · 05/01/2011 18:43

No worse than other nicknames used as full names.

MamaVoo · 05/01/2011 18:46

To me it's a VW Beetle, but I'm sure it will be fine for his generation.

BooBooGlass · 05/01/2011 18:48

It's a car

evamummy · 05/01/2011 22:19

Very much along the current fashion of Alfie, Archie, Reggie, etc. etc.

Can't see any car connection personally (and I've been in the UK for almost 20 years...Confused).

SparklyJules · 05/01/2011 22:21

Awful.

rachel1970 · 05/01/2011 22:22

Herbie, Reggie, Archie, Alfie, Bertie, Charlie, Percy are all very trendy these days and it is only a matter of time before they start to sound dated, cute as they are now.

Personally I'd have put Herbert on the bc, not that I particularly like it though.

ducknipples · 05/01/2011 22:22

what boobooglass said.

BluddyMoFo · 05/01/2011 22:23

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mumoftoomany · 05/01/2011 22:24

I find any -ie name for boys a little overdone, there are just so many little Alfies, Archies, Charlies, Herbies around these days...

ShoppingDays · 05/01/2011 23:15

Herbie the car

kreecherlivesupstairs · 06/01/2011 06:25

Goes to Monte Carlo or Hollywood. Ghastly.

chimchar · 06/01/2011 06:32

goes bananas! Grin

pinkylulu · 23/01/2011 18:06

it is the best name ever.

evamariesmummy · 23/01/2011 18:09

I'm not keen on any cutey type names - Archie, Alfie, Herbie etc. I don't think they will age very well (the names, not the people Smile).

And I really dislike Herbert.

Mumcentreplus · 23/01/2011 18:25

aww tis cute...but naff at the same time...my DD's love-chick is an Archie..

lololizzy · 23/01/2011 18:26

not if surname is Kirby

Tysonandthehouseelves86 · 23/01/2011 18:30

My Ds is called Archie. I think it is lovely obviously, but Herbie is just making me think of VW Beetles.

pinkylulu · 23/01/2011 18:40

Herbie Kirby!!! lol.

CockneySparra · 23/01/2011 19:48

Very cute.

tummytickler · 24/01/2011 09:36

I love Herb, we nearly used it, but didn't because we think Herbie is too cutesy and hard to avoid.

It's nice for someone elses child though!

hulabula · 24/01/2011 09:47

I am starting to tire of the cutesy type names - Archie, Alfie, Herbie etc. I think they will soon sound very dated.

Herbert is ok, but I wouldn't choose it personally.

mayanna123 · 24/01/2011 09:58

I don't like Herbert (or Norbert, or any other -bert type names). And as others have said, Herbie is too cutesy.

pinkylulu · 24/01/2011 22:06

My son is called Herbie and am interested hearing people saying that it is as popular as Archie and Alfie. Only 8 babies were registered with the given name of Herbie in 2009!

Tysonandthehouseelves86 · 25/01/2011 00:36

and carrying on with what pinky has said, Archie wasnt as popular when i named ds in june 08. Alfie was but still to this day ive never met another Archie or Herbie. :)

Tortington · 25/01/2011 00:37

god, showing my age, but its that stupid car

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