HELP - I’ve had a name wobble.

[jennifersarah]

Honest opinions please on the name:
Herbert
Yes or No (and reason too if you have one)

No - use Hector instead

I know a Herbert - it's never abbreviated. It's cool and it suits him. @TheKimJongUnofFeminism bollocks to that. I called my kids names I like. And it works for me.

I like Herbert, fits the current trend and has good nn options. If you have fallen out of love with it and want to honour your grandfather how about Franklin? It's a little bit different to the Frankie trend.

Good luck!

No

No to Herbert.

If you like it as a tribute to a relative maybe just use it as a middle name?

Or if you like Bertie, what about Robert? My six week old is Robert - he's Bobby at the moment but I'm trying to get Bertie to catch on with the rest of the family! When he's older he might prefer Robbie or Rob so it's a name with a lot of options but not too controversial!

I know a very cool teenaged Herbert. Raised eyebrows when he was born but he pulls it off. Last name starts with H too. On the other hand, my gran always used to say "You look a right scruffy Herbert"!

I like it! And to whoever said 'who'd be a grown man called Bertie' well it hasn't done Bertie Carvel any harm.

Funny how nobody in the 60s and 70s had an issue with Roger even though it's slang for a shag. Also know someone called Gay who never gets the piss taken out of her.

Who? Do you mean Robert Cavel, who chose himself to be known as Bertie?

Maybe Albert would give you the same 'feel?' I'm sorry I don't like Herbert.

I call my bump Herbie and Herb and we actually quite like the name but probably wouldn’t give our son it when he pops out in over a month’s time as he may get a lot of stick for it - plus I do think it is a bit ‘old man’ like too.

Having said that, I do really like it and think Herbie is very cute but we will probably choose an equally old fashioned name and go for Charlie / Charles as our first choice.

What about Herbert as a middle name to compromise?