Charles

[flopsy1974]

Looking at a few boys names Ideas at the moment. What do people think of Charles and how common is it - i know the nickname Charlie will be virtually impossible to avoid. Other ideas are Albert nn bertie or Edward.

Love Charles, but hate Charlie. Love Edward. How about Edward Charles ?

No ,royal charles has killed it.

Charles is lovely, it is my ds's middle name. I don't like Charlie.

My Dh is called Charles, he is known as Chas by everybody.

I like Charles, but I dislike Charlie/Alfie/Bertie and think they will start to sound dated soon.

Like Charles but not massively keen on Charlie although it is ok as long as Charles is on birth certificate. I have a friend who has always been Charles, never Charlie as his mum insisted - proves it can be done!

I love Charles. Agree Charlie is too ubiquitous (is that a tautology?). Chaz is quite a nice nickname though, and if you are quite firm that he is a Charles, not a Charlie, you should be able to stave off shortenings until he's at school, by which point he might correct people who try to call him Charlie himself.

Edward Charles would be lovely :)

Charlie/Bertie type names will date more.

I like Edward Charles too.

Agree that Charles is a lovely classic, solid name. We have a Quentin Charles . Charlie/Bertie/Archie type names sound cute but are a likely to sound dated soon as they've been so 'trendy' recently.

Yes, Edward Charles is lovely too.

Love the name Charles and Charlie is fine as a nn as long as it doesn't take over.

Albert nn Bertie same as above.

Edward- yuk!

Thinking more of edward as a possible middle name as I hate the nick names Ted, Teddy, Ed Eddy.