Honestly, would Wilfred be teased?

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I love it but have had a couple of reactions when I’ve mentioned it as a possibility!

Of course they wouldnt be bullied! Great name. Dont tell people the name before he is born.

Well to be honest, we knew a Wilfred and my parents used to be a bit like ‘lovely bloke, but Wilfred’

So I think of Wilfred as a Cyril like name! I do still love it though and will and Fred would work as nicknames if he hated it.

Little Willy. Why would he be bullied at school for his name?

I was. Mine was unusual and it made me stand out, so am quite keen to avoid for child(ren!)

I used to teach. Taught a Wilf. Quite Scandi cool. No bullying as far as I could tell.

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I know several little Wilfs, it’s pretty fashionable around here (along with Ernest, which I do think is pretty awful). Wilfred’s fine.

I have to agree on Ernest!

I’ve known a young Wilf a few years back, it really suited him. Love the name, I think it’s adorable. But not Wilfred I’m afraid.

I teach a Wilf, no one bats an eyelid

Wilf, Fred. Wilfred Owen was a pretty cool bloke too.

I've heard of a few baby Wilfred's recently so no probably not

There’s a Wilfred in my daughters class at school. No bullying going on.

Thanks very much!

Yeah it's not that uncommon, can't see why you'd even think he would be bullied tbh.

Got a friend with an 11yr old Wilfred; never had an issue. Popular confident little chap. Great name!

Not nowadays, and certainly not in trendy middle class circles. Wilfred is very much on trend grandad chic.

We have a wilf at school, none of the children batted an eye and I'm now so used to it when we met a will his name seemed unfinished...

I like Wilf a lot and it's not uncommon now amongst the baby set . I know. Any Wilfreds, Gilberts, Ernie. I don't think it would cause him any problems.

I think it's common enough these days so as not to stand out among his peers. Personally I classify alongside the aforementioned Cyril and would be thinking 'poor bugger'. But i'd keep my thoughts to myself!

The nickname Willy may we'll get teased at primary school.

No I don’t think so. I know of two under 7 in my small town. It isn’t as out there as people might think imo.

No. Love it and Wilf is a cool nickname.

I love the name but used it for my beloved cat 😺

It's very drippy. See if your husband wants to change his name to Wilfred then take it from there...