Could I call a baby Wolfie in RL?

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I'm 22 weeks pg with DC3. This is my first boy. Ever since I was pg with DD1 DH and I have had a running joke that if we had a boy we would call him Wolfie. Found out 2 weeks ago that this is indeed a boy, and the bump is now firmly called Wolfie. It was never meant to be serious, but the trouble is that I can't find a boy's name I like at all! Would Wolfie be so very bad, really, and if it is, what else might I like?

1. It has to be a real name and not a nickname/shortening of a longer name
2. I don't really like popular/mainstream names. DDs are Thea and Maia.
3. My surname starts with V and ends with O so V names are out, as are names ending in O.

I like Rafe (but my neighbour has a little Rafe the same age as DD2), Felix (can't get away from the cat food), Finn (but is now v popular) and Conor (v close to my dog's name so would be confusing).

I love Wolfie. Was vetoed by dh for our DS, please use it so I can live vicariously through you

Fine as long as you don't live in Tooting

Nope!

Xposted!

I know a baby Wolf, NN is Wolfie.

I don't love it personally but it suits the little boy and the family.

It depends whether you will be offended by other people not liking it.

I know 2 Wolfies but they're both shortened versions of Wolfgang.

Not keen on Wolfgang. Maybe my brain just needs to time to calm down, become less hormonal and the perfect name will pop into my head.

I might be offended - I'm not very good at ignoring other people's opinions. Good point, Sauvignon. Will have to think about this.

Dsis suggested Howell, pronounced Howl, as an alternative.

Rufus?

It's great.

But if you aren't brave enough, I don't think a neighbour having a Rafe should make you discount it.

Love the name Wolfie. Prefer Wolfram to Wolfgang.

Wolfie is lovely, go for it!

No. It's awful.

Howl....

It's what a Wolf does!

Wulfric?

Freedom for Tooting!!

but maybe everyone has forgotten now?

No but you could call a husky wolfie. Which is what I suggest.

How about Foxy?

He could be Wilfred, nn Wolfie, but Wolf is fab if it suits him.

He may end up with a mil who calls him foxy...

Ps I really like it as a name

Ooh and lots of x-posts!

I know a Wulfstan nn Wulfy. Very cool.

No you cannot saddle a child with the name Wolfie. It is the name of a dog. Wolfgang is not too horrible. Rafe or Rufus are very nice. Maia is actually a very mainstream name nowadays I think?