Dudley

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It is very Harry Potter, but I met an old one today. Thoughts?

The fact you state you saw an old one today speaks volumes..
Leave it in the past where it belongs!!

What about as a middle name?

No😂

Why's it funny?

Diddikins

Reeeeeally bad.

Very HP to me and he was an awful character

Plus his nn would be Dud

It makes me think of Dudley said in a jokey exaggerated Birmingham accent.

Dudley was not a good character in Harry Potter. You can't name your kid that.

I know a primary aged one, but I'm not keen. It just makes me think of Lenny Henry saying "I'm from Dudley" in a thick midlands accent.

Well, 10 were born last year thank you for the replies!

Rowling uses rather obvious clues to the character in naming them.

Dudley didn't happen by mistake!

Not as a first name. They'd be forever putting up with harry potter related teasing.

Middle name would be ok.

Not being an HP fan, I only think of Dudley Moore. So I like it.

Each to their own at the end of the day, I quite like it as a name for a little boy. I Put it in the same category as Rufus, Monty, Bruno.

I can only say it in a heavily exaggerated Birmingham accent too 😂

Me too. Dudley said in a Dudley accent!
Douglas instead?

I like it.

Naow becuz yow hastuh saaaay it "Duhdlaaaay"

Or you do around here anyway.

I had a cat called Dudley. Best cat ever. I loved him so much. So no, I wouldn't call my child Dudley. But that's the only reason.

Flumplet
That's exactly how I hear it!

Flumplet perfect

It makes me think of Dudley said in a jokey exaggerated Birmingham accent

That was exactly how I said it to myself as I opened this thread...

My beagle is Dudley 😁

He suits it perfectly, but I'd pity any child in 2017 having to bear it