A replacement name urgently needed for a horrid name - help!

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If DC is a DS then DH would like to name him after his elderly great -uncle (who has no children).

Lovely ,wonderful and only fair as DC is getting my family middle name.

Except he was Uncle Algernon (after the character - his mother was a big oscar wilde fan apparently)

And no.

DH agrees it is a bit unorthodox but sees it as a loved uncles name so thinks it will be fine.
No it won't - it is awful, a horid name (no offensive to anyone meant of course)

So I really need a replacement name that I can suggest to DH without getting my head bitten off.

Help

Algy sounds cute to me,but if you want to put DH off,isn't there a character in the Rupert Bear annuals called Algy Pug? As I remember though,he was rather cute as well....

I have met an Algernon. Very very posh - Lord Lieutenant, country estate, house in London etc.

I like Algernon. Algy is a cute nickname imo. Similar to Archie/Archibald or Alfred/Alfie but nicer imo (I much prefer Algernon to Archibald or Alfred).

Lovely to honour your childless elderly great-uncle .

I too know an Algie, short for Algernon, though no-one uses his full name as far as I'm aware. I like it, it's cool, certainly not overused and a little Algie is super cute!

I kind of like Algernon, although I agree it's a bit OTT.

The obvious solution is to name him Earnest.

Is the elderly uncle rich perchance?

Another vote for Algernon (Algy) here. I think it's a perfectly nice name.

I don't think you should call your child a name that you don't even like, you should be excited about his name! I understand wanting to honour your uncle though. Could you just use the initial A instead or Alfred, Albert, Alan etc?

Or maybe there's a great anagram of Algernon that I haven't worked out yet!
Non-regal?! Maybe not!

What was Uncle Algernon's middle name?

I like it.

Unusual, quirky even, while still being a name in it's own right.

Decent nns too - Al can't actually be offensive as a nn, and I think I prefer Algie to Alfie

Go for it! He can always switch for his mn later if he wants. And I bet you'll make Uncle Algie's year too!

love algernon as does dh , he's a biggles fan btw . if we're ever blessed with ds5 then algernon nn algy it will be .

A HAAAANDBAAG? Sorry - I love saying that.

DD has an Algernon in her (YR) class.

personally, I think it would be fine as a middle name.... My grandfather nd Great Uncle were Albert & Ernest respectively, but I don't think either were serious contenders for DBs, even though they (and I) have 3 names each.

Stealthsquiggle, that means that your grandfather and great uncle were Bert and Ernie - how cool is that?!

Does Uncle Algernon have a different surname to yours, that could serve as a first name?

I quite like Algernon, it could be a lot worse.

I also quite like Aubry.

Could you pick another name starting with 'Al', so it kind of reminds you of Uncle Algernon and you can tell your DS when he's older 'you're called Alexander because of Uncle Algernon, so he can still be remembered in that way.

or AJ (Algernon Junior) but never tell anyone what AJ stands for/make up a name when they ask

Algernon actually isn't the worst name I've heard on here tonight (that award generally goes to Quentin but I digress...).

Nicknams Al, Ali, Algy are all quite nice. If you really don't like though, you shouldn't choose it just to be nice as you (and you DS) will be stuck with it for life.

Personally, I'd probably add Algernon as another middle name & pick something neutral that you both love for a first name.

Algernon is horrible i agree but depends on where you live, who you are and other names you could get away with it but Algy is slippery and slimey
Aubrey I really don't like (once heard of someone called Aubrey but called Obi)

But yeah

Ernest
Bunbury (please don't)
John/Jack
from importance of being ernest or you could do an ideal husband
Arthur
Robert
or another wilde character
Or Oscar or Fingal or even Alfred

OMG - typos galore! Sorry, must be time for bed!

Well still not having it as a first name - sorry not convinced.
I have 4 (kind of 5) middle names and DC is definatly only getting one.

Norky unfortunatly is is a very surname-y surname and not even (american) me could be persuaded to use it as a first name
redruby what?
Another Algernon Frederick Aubrey - can't have frederick and don't like Aubrey.

if it was a first name DS would be Algernon Hoskins/Hosking P-(3 syl surname) which isn't us at all and actually fn Algernon Hoskins/Hosking P-(3 syl surname) sounds even worse. To me.

Bunbury - to definatly pica

Bunbury :o
Actually Haaaaaaaandbaaaaaaaag would be quite a good name to shout across playgrounds :o

Alan?

You better put his name down for Eton. No seriously I'd put use both family names as Middle names and choose a first name you both like. What names do you have in mind as a first name?

Can you name him Frederick but call him Rick or Ricky?