Conrad v Hugo

[TooInquisitive]

Which way would you go and why?

Hugo tends to be a name picked by people who wish they were a lot posher than they actually are.

Conrad is alright.

never the thing with aspirational naming is that those names are of course also used by those aspired to. I only know ‘posh’ (upper class frankly) Hugos for whom the stereotype of it being a ‘posh name’ simply fits so no one bats an eyelid.

I love Hugo, so my first choice, however I find Conrad interesting. I just don't like the short form Con.

When deciding on our sons name I considered Hugo until I realised how posh I’d sound shouting his name in the aisles in Sainsburys so for that reason I surprise myself and say Conrad. A university friend who I respect and think of as interesting intelligent and must cooler than me has a Conrad too.

#much cooler than me, I meant to type!

I've never met a Conrad who wasn't a bit of an arsehole.

Admittedly I haven't met hundreds of Conrads, but the ones I have met were enough to put me off the name...

The few Hugos I know, on the other hand, are utterly lovely

Conrad 100%

Hugo seems like a really weak name to me.

Hugo is way better. I must say the only Conrad I have met was rather sleazy.

I saw this on Active and thought it was in books and you were debating the merits of Joseph Conrad over Victor Hugo.

Either is good as a name although Conrad might have a slight edge simply because there will be less of them .(Victor Hugo is however far more readable than Joseph Conrad)

Definitely Hugo!!

Hugo is a real posh boy name imo!

I, ahem, know a 5 year old Conrad and he is imaginative, brave, funny and cool. But I might be biased

Conrad love it. Much cooler.

I love Conrad. Probably because my wonderful DGF was a Konrad (Polish).

I like them both. Sorry not much help

I like them both but prefer Conrad. Hugo is quite popular.

Hugo but only because the ones I know are lovely and the only Conrad I know is thoroughly unpleasant.

Conrad. So cool.

Really like Conrad and never met one IRL, so this would be my choice.

I prefer Hugo. Conrad hasnt a long history as an English name. It reminds me of an American con man.
I did know a Konrad (Dutch) who was lovely. He was called Kon

I like Hugo, although a friend refers to her grandson as Yugo. No idea why.

Love Conrad, the boy in the cat in the hat film is called Conrad and it's one of my favourite films.
Hugo is lame.