Middle name for a Wilf or Herbert

[Mangotango123]

We are expecting our first baby. We’re all sorted on the girl names and like either Herbert (nn Herbie or Bertie) or Wilf for a boy. We are a bit stuck on a middle name for either.

Some ideas we have had are:
Wilf Rupert
Wilf Hugo
Wilf Louis
Herbert Oliver
Herbert Louis

Would really welcome some ideas/suggestions. Thank you so much x

I know youre choosing between the two but Herbert is lovely and a lot lot less common than Wilf now. Herb is also a wonderful nickname!

Herbert Samuel
Herbert George
Herbert Finn
Your two suggestions are also really nice .

Wilf Richard
Wilf Robert
Wilf James
Wilf David

Wilf feels very incomplete and I think the middle names kind of...accentuate that? Wilfred might be better?

I prefer Herbert to either though, and Herbert Oliver would be my pick of the two you've chosen. I think it flows beautifully.

If I saw Herbert Louis I’d think oh cool a Jazz fan ! I love Herbie Hancock & Louis Armstrong so wouldn’t mind the link but just mentioning as it may or may not bother you

So my vote is Herbie !

Isn't Wilf short for Wilfred?

Wilfred James

Herbert George

Wilf Alexander
Herbert Arthur
Herbert William

Herbert the pervert a la family guy?

Please stick to Wilf(red)!

Wilfred Owen (lovely nod there too)
Wilfred George

Can also be spelt Wilfrid. Olderspelling was Wulfrid.
To me Herbert is a nerdy name as in “He’s a right Herbert “

All your suggested middle names go well withWilf

Antonin thank you.

We were going for Wilf as a stand-alone name as I didn’t want him to have nn Fred or for this part of the name to be adopted. Your suggestion of Wilfrid is food for thought.

Myles?

Wilfrid Owen is very nice. Prefer the Wilfrid to Wilfred.

Wilf reminds me of the character from the Oxford Tree Reading scheme. Herbert is a lovely choice for a first name and the nn are lovely.

You could also have Herbert as a middle name.

Herbert George
Herbert Louis
Herbert Arthur
Herbert Edward
Herbert Francis
Herbert Joseph
Herbert Geoffrey

Wilf Orlando

Go for Herbert or Wilfred (the only current Fred I can think of is the French maitre'd on First Dates and he is lovely: see the road trip series he did with Gordon Ramsay.

Either name will go well with a strong short name:
John, James, George, Ralph etc

Wilfred or Wilfrid are great names.

Wilf sounds like an elf.. it's not a standalone name imo.

I have a Wilfred Fox - we get tons of compliments!

@Mangotango123 my partner is called William and he gets Wilf a lot. His middle name is Joseph

Wilf is odd as a standalone name. Wilfred is great.

If you're really set on Wilf or Herbert then please give him a good middle name that he can use/change to for everyday use if he wants to.

Don’t think I’d be able to, given as apparently giving a first name is already out the realms of our capability in that regard.

Moving forward, helpful and positive comments only please.

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I think Herbert is a great name. The one I knew was usually called Bertie.

I love Wilf Louis- ignore all the unhelpful comments... I know a baby Wilf (not sure if that's his full name or not as just a friend at playgroup) by he suits his name perfectly & I love it just as it is.

Herbert is really cool OP. No-one watches family guy anymore and every name has a negative connotation in some way shape or form. I wouldn't worry about it.

It is certainly the more uncommon of the two as Wilf is soaring up the charts, but not unusual enough to be weird. I think if I had another I'd love a little Herb/Bertie!

Wow, those are very posh names.

Charles? Armadillo?