Reggie or freddie

[Jesskir89]

Just that really :) 32 weeks and struggling! Middle name will be Andrew.

@Jesskir89 you have excellent taste - i really love the name Freddie.
Not so keen on your DHs names but they are ok. I think you’re right to veto 👍❤️

Honestly drives me mad this whole 'put such a name on the birth certificate'...if you have no intention of ever calling your little one Frederick or Reginald then IMO there is absolutely no need for either of those names to be on the birth certificate!

Currently having this argument with my DP about our impending arrival so it's a touchy subject for me if you couldn't already tell

But for the record I really like both names!

@Macca90
for me putting a formal name on his birth certificate was a mark of respect to my gf who's full name was Frederick and he was very proud of that name although he was always affectionately known as Fred and my ds Freddie is in turn very proud to be formally named after his ggf, It also gives my ds a choice of how he wants to be addressed as he gets older.
Naming a child is always a very personal and emotive subject and there is no right or wrong way re formal/short names and birth certificates it's just down to what's right for you and your family.

Another aspect is when your ds might work or study abroad. Frederick is a well known name in most European countries. On the other hand, Freddie is a very English diminutive.

@AnnieCott totally agree, apologies if I wasn't very clear in my post as it should absolutely be what you want/what is right for you. I was referring more to those saying if the OP wants Freddie she 'should' put Frederick on the birth certificate, why? I just don't get it! Unless you want that particular name on the birth certificate (like you did).

E.g. DP had suggested Freddie as one of our potential names but then said we should put Frederick on the birth certificate - but we would never ever use the name Frederick so I just don't see the point of doing so and his explanation is 'because we just should'.

Pregnancy hormones definitely elevating this as well haha

Thanks for your nice responses ladies freddie is definitely a favourite on here I think and has helped :)

I guess what I was trying to say is...if you want Freddie fine, if you want Frederick also fine - but I don't think there needs to be a caveat of not being able to have the name Freddie if you're not prepared to put Frederick on the birth certificate.

I am way over thinking this now!

@Whatsyourflava thank you x

Freddie is better than Reggie

Frederick or Reginald gives your ds more options in life. Why take those away from him?

This cutesy nickname trend may well end soon and your ds may prefer to use a longer name?

I like reggie I know to many Freddie's

All these people insisting the baby should have Frederick or Reginald on the birth certificate....why?
There are so many archie's and alfie's etc, the 'cutesy' ie nicknames will be the norm when they all get to adulthood.

Name your DS whatever you want OP

I myself have a shortened version of a longer name on my birth certificate and am happy with that. Everything very straightforward 👍 I actually wouldn’t want the choice of another longer name, I’m really indecisive and it would stress me out! Just tell me what my name is and let me get on with it 🤣
Anyway if Freddie for example doesn’t like the “ie” bit, he can just be Fred. Easy

All these people insisting the baby should have Frederick or Reginald on the birth certificate....why?

Because it gives a person more options eg Frederick may look better on a CV, it travels better into other languages etc.

I have several nicknames that are used by close family and friends, but I love my longer name for work and when meeting new people. To me it looks more professional.

I personally wouldn't want a name on the birth certificate that I was never intending to use....it seems very old fashioned to me. Just look at the royal family: Prince 'Henry' has always been called Harry and still is as an adult. Now he's had a son of his own, it's just 'archie'...times and tastes change.

As I said earlier, names ending 'ie' are very popular now and will be the norm when they all reach adulthood so I can't see any issues with cv's or professionalism etc.

Freddie and Reggie are a million times better than Frederick and Reginald! They can still shorted to fred or reg if they wanted to.

I personally wouldn't want a name on the birth certificate that I was never intending to use....it

But it's not about you, it's about giving your child the option to use his full name.

Personally I like Frederick - it sounds solid, classy and good in most languages. I don't reay like Freddie as it sounds twee and cutesy. Fine as a pet name perhaps.

They're both awful and are nicknames/diminutives of full names.
They both sound quite chavvy to me and I just picture very misbehaved little boys, dressed in flat caps, tweed and braces.

But if I had a gun to my head, Freddie.

But it's not about you, it's about giving your child the option to use his full name

It's also not about you and the OP has stated repeatedly over the course of this thread that it will be Freddie or Reggie, not the longer versions as she doesn't like those. She was only asking about opinions on which one of the two not a while debate lol.

As for giving a child the option to use their full name, Freddie or Reggie will be their full name, that's the point, and they can shorten to fred or reg if they prefer when they're older.

By the way, I went to school with a Benji and a Nicky 20+ years ago and those were their full names, not Benjamin or Nicholas so it's not even a new thing.

@sel2223 🙌🙌🙌

I went to school with a Benji and a Nicky 20+ years ago and those were their full names

I wonder whether they would now not appreciate the opportunity to call themselves Nicola or Benjamin or Benedict? I feel that it gives people more options- why take these away from birth?

Btw I prefer Freddie over Reggie, but would definitely use Frederick as a full name.

@sel2223 thank you and I agree. I work with 2 brothers Tom and Sam and Tom and Sam is their names on their birth certificate and they're early 20s now. I appreciate everyone has an opinion on her ladies but if you're just going to slag the names off I've chosen then no need to comment. The thread isn't named 'do you like my name choices' it was simply to get options on the 2 names I've chosen so far. I don't believe they're cutsy, pet or chavy names. If I wanted a pet name I would have named him after my dog..... As you can see from my user name I shorten Jessica because I prefer jess, and my ds can use fred or reg if he prefers

Tom and Sam are fine
Tommy and Sammy, on the birth certificate? Not so much.

They are both very 'UnMumsnetty' names

I don't particularly like either of them, but if I had to choose would go for Freddie. I just always think those sorts of names are a bit, I don't know, unimaginative I guess.