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Wilf or Albie?

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TurquoiseWeekend · 13/12/2018 12:42

Baby is due at the end of Feb and we don't know the sex.
I thought we'd settled on Wilfred for a boy (known as Wilf). But we've decided we also quite like Albert (known as Albie).
Is Albie too much along the lines of Archie/Alfie etc? Which one is nicer?

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jessstan2 · 18/12/2018 19:58

Isn't Albie a diminutive for Albert? I'd go for Albert and call him Albie, informally.

kalefire · 18/12/2018 20:01

Neither Xmas Sad

Albert, nn Albie if you must.

doublethink · 18/12/2018 20:13

I know an Abie (Abraham). Just throwing it in the mix!

cptartapp · 18/12/2018 20:22

Both bad. Wilf is wet and the world has enough ie ending names for both boys and girls. You can do better OP.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 18/12/2018 21:00

Out of the 2 Albie or Do you like Wilbur. That's kind of a mix of both

tammytoby · 18/12/2018 21:39

Albie, Archie, Alfie are starting to sound dated. I'm not keen.

Wilfred is a little better but I'm not that keen either

fairylightsandfire · 18/12/2018 21:53

Love them both. I'd go for Wilfred (no. Wilf) a lovely name, didn't realise it was getting popular though, that's disappointing :( I knew a very handsome Wilf growing up

ViragoKnows · 18/12/2018 21:57

Wilbur is lovely.

Ipanema01 · 19/12/2018 10:36

Wilfred definitely! I really dislike Albie, sorry

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