What else can Freddie be short for?

[Issie339]

We've got less than 3 weeks now until DS arrives and still no name! I'm starting to panic a little.

I've always really loved Freddie but had written it off up to now. I don't like nicknames as full names (just a personal preference) so would want a long name for the birth certificate. Frederick and Alfred are unfortunately out due to very close family kids with those names and I don't like Wilfred. Is there anything else Freddie could be short for, even at a push??

Thank you!

Fredwardo?

Freddington?

Fredworthy?

Freda?

Frederanzo?

Friedrich!

Manfred? Not much better i fear.

Wilfred? Then you've got Wil or Wilfie or Wilf as nickname options too.

Ooh I like Fredwardo.

I like Wilfred. And Fredwardo

Oooh Wilfred!! I actually really like that!

Ferdinand, Francis

Why not just Fred?

Fredwardo and Freddington are obvious winners so far not sure if OH will go for them though.

I don't like Wilfred unfortunately, I think it sounds a bit feminine.

Hmm, not sure on Manfred. Maybe Francis...although I think OH will say it's a girl's name. I'll have to ponder Francis...

Fredbare?

painted I really want a longer 'proper' name for the birth certificate for when he's a grown up, though I like both Fred and Freddie as nicknames

Francis is much more commonly shortened to Frank or Frankie surely? Never known it shortened to Fred...

Ummm....Siegfried? As in Siegfried Sassoon.

The girl's name is Frances.

Fred is not short for Francis. Frank is short for Francis. Sorry!

Apparently Delfred is a name... but I wouldn't.

What about just Fred on bc with Freddie as nn?

Frederico

I don't have a Freddie but I gave my two 'long names' for the same reason but we only ever use their short names. I really wish we had just gone for the short names . It gives me the rage when people use their long names as I don't think of it as being them iykwim

Ferdinand.

Hmm so the short list is Fredwardo, Freddington and Fredbare...back to the drawing board I think. It's looking as though Freddie isn't going to work out.

I do like Siegfried and Frederico etc but both OH and I are just boring old British and I feel it would be a bit weird to choose a very foreign sounding name even though they're lovely.

Fred can be short for Francis if you want it to be. After all, nicknames don't have to be related to the full name.

Alfred - gives you option of Alfie as well.

Please give some thought to how easy it will be for your DS to learn to spell and write his name. Fred (but known as Freddie) will be so, so much easier than Fredwardo, Freddington or Fredbare. As the mother of a plain and simple 'John' I can highly reccommend simplicity........

Gilfred
Godfred
Linfred
Ottfred
Valfred

Frederika (girl)

Andrew?

Oh and Fredwick (no, really. Though it does have a candley feel)