Albie, Gideon, Abram

[LuellaLovesLavender]

What do you think of these.....opinions pleases???

Albie maybe a bit "cute", although the South African cricketer Albie Morkel carries it off well. Gideon makes me think of those bibles you get in hotel rooms. Abram is nice - I have a distant relative with this name.

Albie - lovely, cute for a baby, Al/Albert strong for a man, not a fan of Bertie.
Gideon - hmmm, a very firm name, not soft or easily shortened, bit too austere for me.
Abram - yes I like it, I immediately imagine it would be popular withing a very religious community.

NormanTheForeman....what kind of reactions has your relative got to his name, if any???

I'm not sure, I don't know him very well. He is a young man though, in his 20s, and seems fairly confident.

I like the name Gideon, I have known two Gideons who have been lovely, devoted and loyal hubbys :)

I like Abram best of the three.

Albie too cutesy, Gideon too stern.

Albie - prefer Albert, with Albie as nn.

Abram - I like it.

Gideon - makes me think of the Bible people.

Albert very nice
Abram - is this meant to be a form of Abraham or a totally different name. Never heard of it. Not keen
Gideon. Not keen

I know a little Gideon, his mum yells "Giddy up, Gideon!"

I think Abram is a bit too close to Abraham.

Albie too nicknamey.

Abram is gorgeous

Oh god not Gideon! It's George Osbourne's real name and even he had enough shame to abondon it!

The Abram in my family has a dad called Abraham. The Abram says his name A - Brahm if that's any help.

Abram and Gideon are good solid classic names that won't date. I know a Gideon who is lovely.

Albie, along with Archie, is very cutesy and trendy and will feel dated soon imo. Not keen personally.

I'd use the usual full forms on BC for both Abram and Albie, but think both are lovely names for day to day. Gideon is OK.

Pig on the wall- not polite

I have a six year old Gideon and am therefore completely bias and think its a lovely name. it does get shortened to Giddy by his best friend and some of the older girls in his brothers class but at six its kind of cute.

Abram is my fav out of these.

Albie is a bit too cutesy - ok for a baby but doesnt seem right for a grown man?!

Not keen on Gideon, sorry.

Love Gideon!

I misread albie (nn for Albert?) for the name ailbe. I personally don't like very cutsy names because if he's very small built it'll fit but might be a bit funny to other people if he's 6'7" and rugby build*. I also think giving the fuller version of a name gives them the op to choose their own nn.

• thought this since I met a 5'10" steel toes cap wearing violent girl called daisy.

I would avoid Albie/Archie/Alfie type names - these cutesy names have been so trendy that I feel they will soon sound dated.

Both Gideon and Abraham are lovely! Classic, strong and not overused (yet)!

I would use Albus. I really would.