down to the final three names for DC2

[katherine2008]

wondering what you guys think - middle names (one from a grandfather on each side)

Edward (Teddy) James Francis
Hector James Francis
Albert (Bertie/Albie) James Francis

Thank you!

Edward/Teddy is my favourite, goes well the middle names and not quite as old-fashioned as Hector or Albert

edward james gets my vote

Do you know the meaning of Hector? It means bully/tormentor and to hector means to bully. Not a nice association imo.

I like Albert most.

I like Hector the best. There's one at DS1's nursery. I think it's an interesting and relatively unusual name and think the fact that the original Hector was a hero of the Greek /Trojan war isn't a bad precedent.

Another Hector or Edward person here. I don't know why, but I really don't like Albert or any of its NN.
FWIW, if Francis is your surname, you may want to ask to have it removed.

Thanks for your help. Francis isn't my surname - it would be a second middle name. I do know what the meaning of the verb 'to hector' but it doesn't put me off. Having just watched The Hour on BBC2 I just have visions of Dominic West...

Edward definitely. Albert next best. Don't like Hector.

I love them all. That doesn't help, does it?

I think that I'll have to wait for him to arrive. We changed DD's name as soon as we saw her...

I think that's the way to do it. I'm always surprised on here at the amount of people who have a name set in stone before they meet their baby. What if it doesn't suit them?

DD definitely doesn't suit her intended name - having said that we did think she was a boy (we did have a girl's name for her obviously..!).. and funnily enough, we don't like any of our boy's names any more so won't be using them for this baby. Funny how 3 years changes our minds!

Full names order of preference:

1. Edward James Francis
2. Albert James Francis
3. Hector James Francis

Nicknames order of preference:

1. Hector (i.e. no nickname)
2. Bertie/Albie
3. Teddy

Edward (not keen on Teddy) Ed or Eddie much stronger imo.
Hector
Alfred

In that order!

Edward, but please, not Teddy - cutesy and awful imho. Ed or Eddie is a much better nickname,

Love Edward, but hate Teddy. Maybe OK when he is a tiny baby but after that it's not my cup of tea.
Hector sounds as if you are trying a bit too hard somehow.....

Edward James Francis

Absolutely lovely name, and Teddy is a fab nickname also