Opinions on the name Alfie...?

[CharlotteS2016]

Hello

Our son arrived yesterday morning. We cannot agree on a name! However, we both like Alfie? Just Alfie. Not Alfred, etc.

Thoughts?

Only if Alfred is on the birth certificate. If not, then no. It's boring because it's so popular and irritates me because it's a nickname.

Only my opinion of course..

My dog is called Alfie, if he wasn't I would have chosen it. My DS is called Archie

Congratulations!!
Most important thing is that you like it and that you both agree on it.

I love it. IMO the birth certificate name thing is a bit wanky.

I like it!

Boring and popular

I don't like it but I don't like nicknames on birth certificates but that doesn't bother a lot of people and as long as you are happy, then go for it!

Very popular but I don't like it myself. It's an abbreviation of a 'proper' name. Better to officially name him Alfred and call him what you like.

As long as you don't mind if people try and call him Alfred for his entire life, go for it.

I agree that Alfie, archie etc are breat names for babies nad children. And probably for a lot of adults. but have a think about various adult scenarios - meeting the bank manager (if they still have them then lol!), BEING the bank manager, being a headmaster or a chairman of a company board, or a politician - if you think that the name you choose for a child will stand up to public positions, then put it on the birth certificate. If you can imagine them needing to use the more "formal" version one day if their life leads them in such a direction, give them something they can revert to and use the nickname for childhood - then they've always got easy options.

(not that you can win - my daughter age 14 doesn't really like her name, doesn't like its nicknames, and wouldn't consider trying any of the zillions of names she could derive from Elizabeth which she has as a middle name ... just changed school which I thought was an opportunity if she really did want to change what she is known as!)