Wolfric

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Following on from my thread last week

We are warming to Wolfric, but don't know if it would be usable in everyday life

Other shortlisted options are Xander, Caspar, Xavier

Thoughts?

He originally wanted Wolfgang, I'm all for "out there" names, but it was a bit too much even for me, it might get a middle name position, but he has his heart set on Willoughby for a middle and other middle name spaces are reserved for more traditional names

I met a Wolfram recently.

Not keen sorry! Wolfram is kinda cool though. How about Alaric? Xavier is great too.

Do you pronounce it with a soft 'w' for a more 'v' sounding one - Wolfgang is Germanic ime and is pronounced with a harsher 'w' than in English wolf is?

So it would be Wolfric Willoughby? i think that might be a little step too far, tbh.

I know a little Wulfstan nn Wulfie!

It's fab!

I just wish we didn't live in the same tiny village as I'd pinch it for DC3!

No, Tortoise it would be Wulfric _ Willoughby, ridiculously long, I know, but it's a family tradition

I think Wulfric Willoughby has quite a ring to it, and in a good way. I have a cousin with a son with the Irish equivalent of little wolf (Faolan), love that too.

Adore it. There's a little Wolfgang at DS's school and I've always had a spot of name envy for it. Wulfric even more so now!

I love it!
Want a baby now!

Does it go well with older brothers Arlo and Fabian?

Yes

Give me strength. And I thought the Gordon thread was bad enough, at least most people agreed it was awful. Wolfric? Really?!

Gordon is ponderous, Wulfie is cute. So there.

Apply the high court judge / Dr test that will help you gain perspective on the naming process. Can you see him being Dr. Wulfric or Judgr Wulfric?

. It is difficult to balance the need for individuality against that of practicality. Teenage boys will make howling noises just to wind him up.

Dr Wulfric Willoughby surname works very well.

Certainly a name with gravitas.

Wow this is a zombie thread. I just wanna say I love the name Wolfric. I had never seen the form Wulfric and just found out about Wolfric from name lists. Wolf is getting very popular on its own and I love Wolf and Wolfie as short versions. I certainly don't think it's "bloody awful".

Omg, your poor dcs, the level of desperation for middle class cool on here is mind-boggling.

Well I think Arlo, Fabian and Wulfric sound like a cool sibling trio. So 'blah' to you nonmifairdere.

poor child stuck with a name like that he will be taunted his whole life.

Love wolfric whatever the spelling :-) x

If you spell it Wolfric people will assume
(1) you can't spell it/don't read much
(2) were inspired by some show like Game of Thrones where names are slightly distorted and tend to be nature-y.

Wulfric isn't bad with your other names. However, if it was up to me, I think I would be looking at names such as Dunstan, Emmett, Elliott, Corbin and avoiding Wagnerian themes.

What sort of image does your DH have of the character or nature of this future son of his though? Would he be disappointed if he turned out to be more of a Lamb-ric? A name with an obvious nickname (even if spelled Wulfric) has such a hunter-killer/wilds-of-the-north thing going on, I am wondering what sort of image is in your DH's mind.

The child will have problems if he decides to go to France one day: vol = stealing and fric = dosh (jargon word for money)

Caspar is a nice name!

Love it - Wulfric would have been how it was spelt in early mediaeval times, but the Wolfric spelling updates it and emphasises the Wolfie meaning of the name.

Sorry, not keen on any of them. Xander is the best by a country mile.

Really don't like Wulfric - can't imagine it suiting someone of any age younger than 50 :( Perhaps as a middle name if you really like it? Wolf as a middle name would also work but either of them as a first name would be asking for trouble at school I think!