Buddy?!?

[Poppins27]

Right, I'm ready for it....give me everything you've got?!

19 weeks pregnant and completely, totally and utterly lost on a name for impending child, especially if it's of the blue variety.

Dd is a Lottie, what would her brother be please?!

I like Buddy, but can't decide if I like it enough if it's going to continually offend?! What's your thoughts please?!

I know a Robert who goes by Buddy - Robert > Bertie > Buddy

I took Mitzi's post to mean her friend has a son who's bc doesn't identify him, because they felt they made a mistake naming to appease other people, then changed it to the name they wanted him to have, which those others now also accept as he's name.
In their position I would change the bc.

Omg was scrolling thru reading and was just going to comment that I know a Buddy and now he's nearly 3 it's just, a name. You get used to it

Then you mentioned Buster ...

Buddy is a twin. His twin is Buster

For real

Does seem kinda normalised now but lots of double takes initially!

Maybe it's just where I live then, Buddy is a generic nickname for boys like kiddo, sport, etc and can also be specifically applied to one child, it's not linked to one name (like Junior, but obviously it's not linked to the father's name either). Famous Buddys (or buddies) have had a wide variety of real names such as Buddy Holly who was actually named Charles.

To be honest, the reasons I don't like it for a full name are:

1. the only Buddy I know of (who has it as a proper name and not a nickname) is Buddy Bear (Jamie Oliver's son) and that name just sounds utterly awful to me.

2. It's the name of my aunt's dog.

3. It's just a nickname meaning friend, to me it's similar to calling your child pal.

But I understand that naming is subjective and you may not have those associations. I'm sorry if my earlier comments seem harsh. If you love it and you don't see it harming your kid's chances in life, go for it. There plenty of things that will affect your child in life and their name is a very minor footnote on that list. It's so tricky to find a name you and your family like, so if Buddy is the only thing you like, well, no one is going to stop you using it.

I really don't like terms of endearment as given names. I can't get worked up about Kitty/Lottie/Alfie etc

But I really dislike names like Buddy and Sonny as given names. It's a generic pet name given to children as a whole. It's not personal and owned by them. Especially if you live in a part of the country where that term of endearment gets used (or move there!)

Buddy is sweet enough, but I'd find a full name. Buddy Holly was Charles.

Every buddy I've known has been a dog so I wouldn't use it but if you like it then that's all that matters op

Makes me think of Elf.

I actually quite like the name, however, as others have said, it's not a name that I'd put as his forename on the birth certificate, simply because it does sound a bit 'nick namey' and also your son may dislike it as he gets older.
Why not put Buddy on the certificate as his official middle name and just tell everyone he's going to be known as Buddy until if/when he ever decides to go by his real name.

Middle name is a great idea.

I wouldn't use it as I know of several schools who have buddy systems, or talk about older students 'buddying up' with younger ones, so that's what it makes me think of. Also makes me think of American films where buddy is just used for any young boy.

I'm going to try and express this better.

Buddy isn't a nickname. It isn't short for an established name the way Lottie is.

Buddy is a pet name. It can be used for any child. As such, I don't think its great as a real name.

Being called Buddy is like being called "mate". He will have a lifetime of being asked "What's it short for?"

Buddy is a really cute nickname when young. But give him the name James / Ben / Reuben to revert to when he's older.

I know someone with a Buddy, I wasn't sure at first but it's really grown on me and I like it a lot now.

It's a dog name round here... Great for a small terrier and, er, less great for a child.

But fine as a nickname: just give him the option on his BC.

Wasn't there an American film with a severely autistic young man in and his name was Buddy? Can't remember the name of it. Apart from that it just reminds me of Buddy the elf.

I dislike it personally as it gives off that he would have really awkward social skills and not know how to approach people.

Give him a proper name and use Buddy as a family name.

It's naff.

This is probably terribly tedious, but:

Buddy probably does derive from 'brother', which is indeed an English word, but Oxford dictionaries - recognised around the world as THE definitive resource for English word origins- say that 'buddy' was first used to mean pal/friend/mate/comrade in 19th cent America. They also say it might alternatively have derived from miners' slang for 'friend' or 'workmate' = 'butty'.
www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/learner/buddy

FWIW, leading American-English dictionary Merriam-Webster agrees as to mid 19th cent origins; its references to usage relate to the USA www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buddy

HOWEVER, our baby, your choice, absolutely. And best wishes!

Should be 'your' baby, your choice', obviously. Was typing too fast! Sorry.

2023 and responding to this as I searched the name Buddy. I have a now 4 year old boy called Buddy,I loved the name back in 2018 when I named him and still love it now! It's so underated! Buddy means "friend" And it's different, but not too different. I hope you called him Buddy if babe was a boy?