Hugo or Theodore (and why)?

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Which is best?! X

They're both good. Hugo sounds posh whereas Theodore sounds kinda steampunk to me. I vote Theodore .

I don't like Hugo - far too poncey for my personal taste

I vote Theodore, based on it likely being shortened to Theo. I like Theo

I like both but prefer Theodore

Theodore all the way, NN Teddy. I'll never get a Teddy of my own, DH hates the name. Sigh.

Theodore because it's my son's name. He's nearly 16 now!

Hugo is great as well.

Theodore is more flexible. Teddy, ted, Toto, Theo, Dora (if they decide to transition).
Hugo only leaves a choice of Hue and Hugo

I prefer Theodore of the two.

Theodore/ Theo/ Teddy is very popular at the moment if that makes a difference to you OP. Personally I prefer Hugo

Theo for me too!

Theodore because its my sons name! He's two now and mostly gets called Theo, which he really suits.

Hugo was almost my son's name!

DH loved Theo, I hate it, Theodore shortened to Ted (Ted Theodore Logan, after one of my film heroes) would be acceptable.

Theodore, I like the nickname teddy or toto. Hugo sounds like a name for a dog

Theodore is nice but I LOVE Hugo. We toyed with Hugo for DS1 who was born this summer but as previous posters have said, we were worried it might be too posh. We thought it was quite a statement name which he might resent a bit if he doesn't turn out to be your typical Hugo. We went for Hugh instead which we love as well.

Theodore, because I like the nn Theo

What’s wrong with ‘posh’?

Hugo is good if you don't like NNs

Theodore is good if you do like NNs

Nothing at all wrong with posh @pipilangstrumpf , sorry if I've caused offence

I guess I just meant that we imagined a certain sort of person (stereotyping, I know!) when we thought of Hugo and it seemed quite a bold choice if it didn't suit him in later life. Although of course the same could probably be said for Theodore.

Of course I don't know the OP though an Hugo might be spot on, just thought I'd share our thought process as we loved that name too!

Oh, ok and no, you’ve not offended me, I was genuinely interested, thanks.

Hugo is lovely! I have Hugo and Hugh on my boys list, not that we're expecting at the moment
Theodore is alright, but very commonly used at the moment. Ted is cute tho, although I'd use Ted as a NN for Edward.
Not very helpful I'm sure.

Theodore- but I'm biased :) we use Theo, lady down the road uses Ted
its a great name, DS also likes sometimes being called Theodore in formal circumstance says it feels grown up..he's 11

Theodore is my favourite. Hugo is nice but I do think of it as very middle class

Hugo is my number one name right now. I just think it has the right balance of cute but strong, it's really underused, and I think it stands the test of time. Theodore was also on my list, but my OH hates it, so I can't use it. I think Theodore is so lovely, I imagine a kind, gentle boy named Theodore. Also the nn 'Theo' is fantastic. So really I wouldn't say either name is better than the other, I think it'd depend on your surname and how the name flows.

Theodore/Theo.
Hugo always seems to imply that DS is the latest in a long line of Hugo's!

Joeybee - what other boys names do you have on your list? Sounds like I have a similar taste!!

I prefer Theodore because it's more versatile and less posh.

I knew a Hugo once and he was so... wispy. Put me off the name for life.