Help! Edward or Ernest?

[kitty1013]

Advice please!
I am expecting my fourth boy.
So far we have Frederick , Theodore and David. (We call them Fred, Theo & Dave.)

I want something not too unusual ie they won't spend their lifetime spelling it out, but equally not too common...so not Oliver! (It's a lovely name, but there are 3 in Fred's class...)

I like Edward (to be called ed or Eddie), my husband for some reason likes Ernie (I quite like the full name Ernest)

Views please?...or other ideas!

We foolishly gave our sons 2 middle names each so we are thoroughly boys-named out, ha ha!

Ernest is dreadful and setting him up to be bullied unless he goes to Eton. Eric is great!

Thing is op and i get you are a very e perienced mother, but ime you don't really know what they suit until you meet them. DS was going to be Hugo, dd was going to be Madeleine. They just weren't

I also think Robert goes with your other name choices!

I like Eric most of the three.

Yes raindrops I totally agree. I never truly name my child until they are born. Often they just don't look like the name I preferred.

This discussion is just for Mumsnet purposes - I'm not announcing a name to the outside world before he's born.

So don't worry little Ernest may be Eric, or Peter or Robert....or something else. Only in one of my 5 kids has the name I liked best during pregnancy "stuck " when she was born.

Awww Ihaven't ....that's so sweet. I think it's a lovely name!!