Baby due no boys name yet

[Frankie2015]

Hello!!

So I did a thread a little while ago and we decided on a girls name which is Daphne however we don't know the sex of the baby and I'm due this week

I already have a DS who is called William and if I didn't have a William I would definitely go for a Wilfred but this that's just too close to my sons name.

What do you think of our shortlist?

Alfred - I don't like Alfie though so would prefer Fred if going to be shorten

Albert (Bertie) had a couple of friends comment this is a dogs name 🙄

Ernest (Ernie)

Rufus

Wouldn't necessarily shorten the names as we never have with William

Any other suggestions? I loved Rory and Julian but my DH hates them!

Thank you!!
Xx

I think William and Albert are great together :)

It is so not a dogs name! (Rufus, however...; )

Rory is also great. It's a shame we have to consider our husbands in this naming thing hey?!

What about Edmund? I've always loved that name and I think it sounds lovely with William.

Ernest is nice too, love Ernie.

I don't like any of your names, sorry.

How about

Alexander, Luke, Matthew, Jonah, Edward, Jacob, Benjamin, James, Daniel

Albert is the best one
Edward?

Me and DH love the name Donnie!

Ernest.

I love Ernest, with Ernie as a nickname. All of your names are nice, though.

Frederick
Arthur
Ivor
Victor
Stanley
Eric
Jerome
Jasper
Jago
Rupert
Robert
Ranulph

Lovely selection of names - almost all the same as my shortlist!

I think Alfred or Albert are both great with William, and I’m also not really into shortening (though I love Bertie!) so just use them as they are.

Others on our list that you may like are Arthur and Edward...

(Love Daphne too!)

I love Rufus

Wesley
Radley
Remington (Remi as nickname)
Theodore
Wren
Alfie
Alec

Most of these names are on my shortlist too.

Alfred - I prefer Albert, but this is also a good name. Fred is def the best nickname for it. Although with the popularity of Alfie, I think people would probably call him Alfie anyway.

Albert (Bertie) I REALLY like Albert and would shorten it to Bertie as well. I don't think it sounds like a dogs name at all. Also names from this era are coming back into popularity, so even if people think it sounds like a pets name now, they soon won't.

Ernest (Ernie) - OMG so adorable and cute, but also suits a man. I think this is unlikely to get super popular, which for me is a bonus. I'm trying to convince my Husband on this name at the moment. I like Ernie as a nickname, however the nickname 'Ern' concerns me, and I think of an urn!

Rufus - I like this name, but I think it does sound a bit like pets name.

I really like Alfred and Albert!

Ernest (Ernie) - OMG so adorable and cute,

Really

Francis
Theodore
Dominic
Edwin
Frederick

We like Archie and Frederick, also Arthur and Rufus!

Fred is a great choice. I would just call him Fred, or maybe Frederick.

Go for Alfred so that you can still use the fred part. Alfred is on my list :)