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!

Gaelen or Gallagher have a similar meaning, so could call him that then use Fred as a nickname with some sort of rational explanation.

I love Alfred but can't use it as a very close relative has a DS called that

penguins thank you for the great suggestions! I'll mull them over.

I used to know a Christopher who was generally known as Fred.

Some great ones here ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick(givenn_name)

Freddie is a great name.

www.babynamespedia.com/end/m/fred

Of the names at the link, I like Linfred and Renfred.

Winfred

It's already suggested but I think ignored because without context it doesn't make sense but the cricketer Andrew Flintoff is known as Freddie.

So Andrew?

Something with "red" in?

Rufus? I know that actually is Red but I think I could get Freddie from it.

Andrew Flintoff is Fred cos of Fred Flinstone...

Why not just call him Fred OP? That's not a nickname, it's a proper name dating back to 1300 or something.

Then when he is ickle he can be Freddie, once he is all grown up and 12yo 9or whatever) he can be smart grown up Fred.

Off the point of the thread (sorry), but Daisy is short for Margaret because Marguerite is the French (and old-fashioned English) name for a type of daisy, as well as the French version of Margaret.

DS is a Freddie as we loved the name but didn't like any of the long versions. If he wants to go as Fred later he can, and it is a popular name in its own right, although I do see your dilemma. I also loved Edward but DP didn't. Could you have an Edward who could then be a Teddy, Eddie, Ed etc? Or could he have a longer name and Freddie as a middle name but go as Fre
Freddie? Alexander Freddie?

I'd go with Fred or Freddie if you don't like Alfred, Wilfred or Frederick

Wow thank you all so much for all the suggestions! Thank you for the links also.

Hmm yes maybe could consider Eddie (Edward) as it does sound very much like Freddie. That's a really good idea!

To be clear, I really love both Alfred and Frederick but we can't use them due to family reasons. I just don't like Wilfred.