Could I call a baby Wolfie in RL?

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

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).

[tethersend]

Rafe is bloody awful.

[PandaWatch]

I don't think I'd have the guts to do it myself but I think, of all the animal names I've heard, I actually think Wolfie is quite cool. But it would have to be an abbreviation IMO.

[PandaWatch]

Also bear in mind you could give him a more, erm, traditional name and use Wolfie as a nn.

[weirdthing]

It's brilliant! What about Wulf - more Viking?

[MinesAPintOfTea]

Unless you live in certain corners of London then no. Use Wolfgang and always call him Wolfie if you want, but the child will go to school, (University), work, get married etc and probably won't want to be called Wolfie everywhere.

[Meglet]

I like it but think it's better as a middle name.

[TessOfTheBaublevilles]

Wolfie is the name of the Wolverhampton Wanderers' (Wolves) mascot, and my husband is a Wolves fan, so he pushed for this to be a second middle name for a son during my previous two pregnancies. Both pregnancies resulted in daughters, so no Wolfie.

DS2's second middle name is a family name, but also happens to be the name of a legendary Wolves player, so he was happy with that! (DS1 is mine from a previous relationship, so he doesn't have a Wolves related middle name).

I'm now pregnant with #5, and because most of our children's middle names are family names from my side, I've agreed once again that if it's a boy the second middle name can be Wolfie. (And if it's a girl, it will be Molineux, after Wolves' ground)!

Anyway, I think Wolfie is quite cute, but as a first name I'd use a longer form.

[Mireio]

I don't like it on it's own. Wolfram nn Wolfie would be nice.

[Martorana]

If you have to ask- don't. Simple.

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

Food for thought - thanks, everyone. Might go for something a bit less, cough, wild. As some people havevpointed out, Wolfie can be a nickname. DD is already called Monkey 80% of the time.

Latraviata, depends where you live! I'm in Scotland and names amongst friends mainly seem to be quite conservative.

[iloveshortshorts]

I heard a couple calling there son this yesterday whilst at workit sounded cute : )

[nooka]

As a given name I think it's awful, likely to result in sniggers and I'd feel sorry for the child. Fine as a toddler nickname from parents, but I'd except it to disappear over time (I called my ds his 'womb' name for quite a while, but stopped before he hit his teens).

[baskingseals]

I like it.
I had a rabbit called Wolfie when I was a child and could never work out why people laughed at his name.

[Bluestocking]

If your DDs are Thea and Maia, their brother has to be Noah. You can always call him Wolfie as a nickname.

[WhosLookingAfterCourtney]

I know a Wolfie, his mn is Wolfgang but he'sknown as Wolfie, I think perhaps a compromise on the mother's part?!

Also know a Tiger.

Only others I can think of are Victor and Bruno but they're against the rules - sorry!

[SanityClause]

Sorry, but what's so outré about Thea and Maia?

Agree with other posters that there are lots of names you could shorten to Wolfie that would be good adult names.

Or you could call him something else entirely, and continue to use Wolfie as a nickname.

[Treaclepot]

It could be a real burden as an adult. It might be great and he could carry it off but he might be quiet, or bald, or a wuss and people will take the piss.

[Treaclepot]

In fact they would probably take the piss anyway if they are anything like the blokes I know.

[TeaAndALemonTart]

I like the idea of Wulfy. Full name Wulfstan.

[Bluestocking]

I was wondering that too, Sanity. In the UK, Maia in particular is a dime-a-dozen name, and there seem to be an increasing number of Theas around. Maybe OP lives in Ouagadougou?

[Anjou]

I LOVE Wolfie! For DS1 I had Wolfie, Fox, Spike, Iggy & Ziggy on my original long list. They all fell off though, as I didn't like any 'full' version of the names in order to use any of them as a nn.

Wolfie is great, but IMO it's better to have a full name. Wolfram is better than Wolfgang, Wulfstan or Wulfric?

Are there any other boys names that you like? Hmmm, if the name can't end in 'O', how about ...
Rex
Rufus
Fabian
Jude
Luca
Torbin
Soren
Pax
Isaac nn Izzy or Zac

[Martorana]

I do often wonder what these achingly hip "individual" parents feel when they emerge with their new little Sol or Winter or Maia and discover that all the other "individual" babies are called that too A bit like all the "oh, supermarket clothes are so boring and unoriginal" people who dress their children in Boden.

[primigravida]

I love Wolfie but agree with other poster it should be short for Wolfgang, or Wilfred. I suggested Wolfgang to DH for our son but he didn't like it. Maia is a very popular name where we live so who knows maybe Wolfie might catch on too?

[Thumbcat]

I think a lot of people forget that naming a baby is about giving it a name it can happily go through life with, without shame and embarrassment, not some display of how hip and original the parents are.

Do Hugh or Flynn fit your criteria?

[Anjou]

Um, to those that think that people try to be "achingly hip", actually it turns out that people just like different names. Should we all say how dull we find it when there is yet another George, Emily, Amelia or Charlie or should we just be quiet as it's obviously the name that the parents chose and love? Personally, I'd hate to go through life with what I consider to be an overly popular, uninspiring name (my name is extremely unusual - never met another one), but that's my personal taste. Each to their own.