Albert or Alfred?

[Thelostsock]

Really struggling with boys names! Surname starts K so whilst Frederick is our favourite it doesn't flow properly.

I like nn Albie, Bertie, Freddie but don't like Alfie.

We have ages to chose but these are the only two names we both vaguely like!

How about Frederic K..... ?
I'm sorry, I'm not overly fond of the other two, but love this name.

Don't love either of them, but marginallyptefer Albert.

I like Albert better.

I wouldn't choose Alfred if you don't like Alfie. Even if you don't call him that, others might well and he might choose that nn for himself later on.

I like both names though.

Albert

Albert. Not keen on Alfie either.

Neither sorry
What about alexander, alistair, aidan

Albert

Don't like any of them

If you want to avoid Alfie then you can't use Alfred. Albert it is!

Why not just call the boy Freddie?

Albert, love Albie

Alfred

If you like Freddie but cannot use Frederick, use Alfred & call him Freddie from the start. That should stop anyone calling him Alfie.

Personally I prefer Albert/Albie.

Thanks everyone!!! Still no closer to deciding but really good hearing other opinions

Alfred is lovely! Not so keen on the other. Plus you can abbreviate to Alf rather than Alfie....

Albert, Albie by a mile

Albert!!! Brilliant name!

As others have said, if you don't like Alfie you'll have to avoid Alfred.

So of the two I'd choose Albert.

However, I don't think you should rule out Frederick if you really love it, even though your surname begins with a K. He'll probably end up as Fred or Freddie most of the time anyway so it really won't matter.

Wilfred nn Fred

Wilfred came up today actually! Not sure if I like it as much as Albert which I'm now swaying towards. Thanks everyone! It's really good to get uncensored reactions rather than from friends and family who (mostly) are too polite

I like Alfred. I love an Anglo-Saxon name. We got boring with names after the Normans showed up. Edmund, Ealdred, Wulfric, Wulfnoth, Aethelstan, Selwyn- all brilliant names. Then the Normans came along and everyone was Robert, William, John or Henry.

Its a no brainer. If you don't like Alfie

It has to Albert, as Alfie is a more obvious nn for Alfred than Freddie.