Wulfric

[Imthehusband]

My wife has posted a couple of lists of ours on here. I'm here to put forward my favourite name, which she isn't keen on, to see what responses it gets. Maybe I can get it back on our boys list?!

@Orphlids

“ I feel like I've stepped into an alternative universe reading these replies.

Yes. A BETTER one.”

Hear hear!! Great response

i know an Eldred. when he was small it was brilliant, and he’s grown into it splendidly.

Wulfric is ace.

I love it - brilliant name!

I also think the diminutives are great wulf/wulfie/rich...

Would only say you need to decide the pronunciation - as a pp said it would have been pronounced Wulfrich that's not to say you can't pronounce it as spelt in modern terms just that it's worth making a conscious decision on (and tbh if you're going old school on the name I personally think you should follow through on the pronunciation otherwise it's a bit naff and suggests you didn't really "know" the name).

It’s bloody awful.

I LOVE Wulfric - I wanted to call our son 'Toshiro Thundercats' but I was overruled. Go for it! It's a seriously brilliant name.

Love it but then I also love Murdock and Lazarus.

I know I’m in the minority here, but I think it’s diabolical

I completely thought this was a joke thread at first

It's the sort of name that leads to a lot of copying in a monastery, or becoming a bishop or even a synod at Whitby when there isn't a goth fest. Or maybe when there is.

Of course. You could have named my babies, I trust you implicitly.
If I met the parents of a baby Wulfric, I would be properly impressed and think them strong-minded, independent, free-thinking and creative. Do it.

oh dear no.

I'm sorry but that is one godawful name.

I think Wulfric sounds strong and is a good name.

Much nicer than Wilfred imo.

Well OP if you’ve been on MN before you’ll know that baby name threads are seldom this cheerful! Has your wife softened at all?

A friend has a Wolfie, full name Wolfric or...maybe she did spell it Wulfric? I need to check!

I love it! I'm adding it to my list

It seems a real marmite name!

I personally think it’s awful.

Makes me think of monks, vikings or someone into heavy metal.

Another alternative is Wulfstan. I like this too.
But you can't go wrong with any name alluding to wolves, really.

Just call it Keith