If you have an Arthur

[ThorsMistress]

DP and I can only agree on Arthur for this baby if it’s a boy.

I love the name but some people have been shortening it to Arty which I really don’t like (apologies to those who do like it or have a DC named Arty)

So if you have an Arthur does his name get shortened to Arty?

My Arthur doesn’t really get shortened apart from my sister sometimes, I also sometimes call him farty Artie! But he’s only 19mo so more people may try it in future, I’m not that keen on it but love Arthur itself.

No just Arthur, no shortening.

Don't mind Art, but not Arty

DS (5 years) has an Arthur who is always Arty in his class

I have an Arthur. He's only a baby but no shortening so far. My father is an Arthur and he goes by Art and Artie (although I know he doesn't actually like Artie!). I have a long name and didn't get any shortening or nickname until I was in my teens. I don't think it's inevitable.

There is a 6-year-old Arthur in my school who is never shortened. Arty has the same number of syllables so not really a shortening - it wouldn’t have occurred to me to use it.

My Arthur is 5 and will not have his name shortened at all , if people try he corrects them and advises his name is Arthur not Arty ! I get away with arty fartie pants every now and again but that's it. All forms for when he went to nursery and school said his preferred name was Arthur and I did correct a nursery assistant when she called him Arty when he had just started and he's done the same since as well

I'm grandpa was Arf.

Our Arthur is 5 as well and he’s just Arthur -no problems so far. We have a one syllable last name so I think Art would sound too shost, and I don’t much like Artie.

Never gets shortened. I also dislike abbreviations. We call him Bear as a nn as that is one of the meanings.

I don’t have an Arthur but would use the name myself and am hoping to push the nickname Thor! Not sure it’ll be successful but otherwise I’d just stick to Arthur!

I have an 11-year-old Arthur who chose to be called Arty at the age of 8. I think it's quite cute really...

I know one that is 5 and never has it shortened. His granddad always says how's Arthur cucumber or you doing ok Arthur pound of sugar but he seems to like that.

I imagine that only adults would shorten Arthur to Arty. I suppose Arty sounds more cutesy.

I have an Arthur who is 5. He is mostly Arthur and never Arty. Sometimes we call him Arts or Art though. I'm biased but I think it's such a great name!

I know a 5 year old Arthur. When he was tiny his parents said he wouldn’t be called Arty... but now they call him it. His dad calls him Thor sometimes too.

I call mine Arfie or Bear. Everyone else calls him Arthur or Arfa. It’s a great name.