Alfie

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Just sounding out for possible boys name in the hope that DC 3 comes along along in not too distant future! Girls name is sorted..

Very cute. But I would call him Alfred so that he can use the full name when he's older, or shorten to Fred, Al etc. Alfie is lovely thought

What's it all about?

I work in a school and we have three Alfies.

Awful awful name.

Bit too Eastenders for me.

How about Algernon? I met one recently (mid 30s) and he was a nice chap.

Er, known as Algie.

Agree. Awful.
Alfred or nothing.

Too cutie for an adult. Needs to be Alfred if you're going to do it.
Can you imagine applying for jobs and having to write Alfie then explain that's your whole name???

It's a bit overused for my taste, but I don't think you should have to use a formal version if you like it. Loads of children are registered as Alfie, charley etc nowadays. By the time he's applying for jobs nobody will bat an eyelid that the name was traditionally a nickname.

Lovely but wd have Alfred as proper name.

Don't like it at all.

I do like the name but it is very common now.

I think Alfie is very of the moment. I personally don't like it, but some of the little Alfie's I know (I work in a pre-school) have been named after great-grandad (or similar) so I'd never say I didn't like it in real life!

I never understand why people say it's a fashionable name that will date. Alfred is a classic name: Alfred the Great, Alfred Lord Tennyson etc. Alfie is its diminutive. It's a lovely name. Cute and classic. But I'm very partial to Anglo Saxon names. I love Wilfred and Edward too.

Yes we'd go for Alfred as full name. I don't know another Alfie but clearly it's quite popular elsewhere?

I think Archie and Alfie will be this generation's Gary and Mark.

Seems to be. Where we used to live there were a few. But where we used to live, every other house also had a Ben, whereas where we live now, I don't know any Bens.

I know of two Alfies at the local primary school of 420 pupils and two others in secondary, so definitely no more popular than the ubiquitous Alex, Conor, Ethan, Sam, Ollie, James, of which there are a couple at least in every year. (All nice names IMO. What's wrong with having a popular name?)

Dated.

Love it. Suits all ages.
Theres nothing wrong with diminutive names, people were saying it was wrong to use Kate without Catherine on the birth certificate years ago. I'm sure there are plenty of just Kate's who have managed to get a job.

My grandad is called Alfie, and so is one of my uncles, as well as his son (my cousin).

All are called Alfie, never Alfred, even on the birth certificate.

It gets shortened to Alf sometimes but of the maybe 8 Alfies I've known, none have been Alfreds.

Alfie and Archie are overused and will sound dated as people tire of them. I'm not keen, sorry.