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Which boys name of these 4?

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Mclaren37 · 07/07/2017 03:53

Please give your feedback / preferences on... Gilbert, Wilfred, Ralph or Hamish?

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KoalaDownUnder · 07/07/2017 03:59

Hamish - love

Gilbert - no, girly
Wilfred - just no
Ralph - don't like

MrsTerryPratchett · 07/07/2017 04:03

Hamish. But are you Scottish?

ABCFamily · 07/07/2017 04:20

Hamish (my husband vetoed) or Ralph.

Not fond of Gilbert or Wilfred.

Creatureofthenight · 07/07/2017 04:39

Hamish definitely. Gilbert is awful.

lizzieoak · 07/07/2017 04:42

Wilfred or Hampshire. Wilf is a nice short name, or Will if he preferred.

lizzieoak · 07/07/2017 04:42

Hampshire?!? Wtf is up w my phone.
Hamish, not Hampshire. Bloody autocorrect.

SoyUnPerdedor2 · 07/07/2017 05:53

Is Ralph rafe or ralf?
I love rafe!

Ralph (as rafe)
Wilfred
Hamish (mine also corrected to hampshire)
Prefer Gil to Gilbert.

Fozzleyplum · 07/07/2017 06:01

Hamish if you're Scottish. If not, Ralph. Definitely not Wilfred or Gilbert.

Morecoffeeurgently · 07/07/2017 07:07

Hamish (if there's a legit Scottish connection). Not keen on the others. Ralph perhaps if pronounced Rafe.

greendale17 · 07/07/2017 07:16

None- don't like any of those names

Pansiesandredrosesandmarigolds · 07/07/2017 07:17

Hamish or Gilbert.

Sophronia · 07/07/2017 07:19

Gilbert or Wilfred

samlovesdilys · 07/07/2017 07:20

Hamish I love
Gilbert can be shorted to Gil - love!
Ralph just makes me think of that Judy Blume book everyone read...

missyB1 · 07/07/2017 07:21

Hamish definitely (you do not have to be even vaguely Scottish). The only other one I like is Ralph (not Rafe).

smileyfacechocolatebutton · 07/07/2017 07:21

Sorry don't like any of them!

TheScottishPlay · 07/07/2017 07:30

Hamish is becoming a bit of a 'comic' cliche name in Scotland. Ok for a Labrador but maybe not a child. Duncan, Cameron, Innes, Archie maybe?

Love Gilbert as Gil or Wilfred as Wilf.
Ralph ok too.

swimmerforlife · 07/07/2017 07:30

Hamish by a country mile, doesn't matter if your Scottish or not.

Cant stand the rest sorry, really not my taste.

user1459464195 · 07/07/2017 07:51

I really like Wilfred - lots of great nicknames as well.

HeteronormativeHaybales · 07/07/2017 07:55

Hamish. Don't like the rest. Ralph is OK, I suppose, but not 'Rafe'.

grufallosfriend · 07/07/2017 08:24

Ralph is lovely. Strong and cool.

Gilbert and Wilfred are ugly and Hamish doesn't sound manly or strong imo.

bridgetreilly · 07/07/2017 09:10

Gilbert, of course!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 07/07/2017 10:16

Ralph, cool !

Decaffstilltastesweird · 07/07/2017 10:35

Wilfred and Hamish are two of my absolute favourite boy names. I think I slightly prefer Hamish, but then I love Wilf so much as a shortening. Either of them!

TheBakeryQueen · 07/07/2017 10:36

Hamish, really lovely!

n0ne · 07/07/2017 14:34

Love them all! Ralf is top of my boy list for this pg so don't use that ;)

I'd go with Gilbert.