Alphonse?

[TheNanny23]

I just wondered what the perception was of this name- suggested by my DH. Not pregnant yet though so lots of time- just talking hypothetically.
I don’t mind Alphie as a shortening, although I wouldn’t ever pick ‘Alfie’ on its own. Suppose could also be Al or Alph.
I have loved the nickname Teddy as short for Edward/Edmund/Edgar for over a decade and now we come to actually planning TTC it’s crazy popular dammit.
I’m not bothered about them being the only one in the school with a name but not one of five in the class.

It’s not my last name but it’s quite similar to Jones - so Alphonse Jones.

Swap the 'p' in ponce for an 'n'.

A joke is a joke, but that's really something you wouldn't want to be called as a nickname.

Of yes, of course, how stupid of me!
I should have remembered that from my old Wormwood Scrubs days.

@GoldenNCurly

Is he a fan of Full Metal Alchemist?

I am and it’s the first thing I thought

Aww. I think it's quite a great name, but I don't think I'd be brave enough to name a child that.

@August20 @GoldenNCurly

You’ve got it- it was indeed from the manga / anime Full Metal Alchemist!

He has accepted the comments and is off to brainstorm anew. This came about because all the girls names I like are of inspirational women and I told him to think of inspirational men- and he comes up with that

He has come back with Erwin...

Ask him to think harder

I prefer Balonz.

A friend's baby was called Alfie.
As a baby, he aquired the nickname Alphonse and now, as a teenager, is universally known as Fonz or Fonzie.

Reminds me of a kids programme when I was a kid called Alfonzo Bonzo 😂

It made me think of that programme too, but whenever I've mentioned it when reminiscing with others of a similar age, nobody else has ever recalled seeing it, so I wondered if it hadn't actually been on TV at all and I had just imagined it

@Changethetoner Do all names need to be traditional English?

@TheNanny23

I misread that and thought you said he had come back with Elric (which is the character's surname).

I still like the name but I think from the comments it doesn't go down to well in England.

Comedy Italian name. No.

Erwin reminds me of earwig.

@August20

It was it rhyming with nonce what did it- I work in prisons and hear that all the time!

Pretty sure Erwin is from Attack on Titan!

can't you pick a more mainstream name.
i feel it's unfair to saddle a child with an obscure or odd name from some kind of niche literature that you happen to like.

Oh bless him OP! Erwin! I've never heard such a whiney sounding name in my life.

It literally begins with the noise kids make when they find something disgusting ...!

What about some Welsh names? Some of them are quite heroic....Afon, Emyr, Rhys...

Oh dear. Maybe back to Edward.

Bloody hell I love the honesty on here!

Roland? Geoffrey? Henrick? Vincent? Tristan?

Any other suggestions because clearly DH’s aren’t going down well 😂

@alexdgr8

I think that’s a little unfair, I mean it isn’t a ‘made up name’ and all names go through trends and changes in popularity over time.

Ok, Alphonse Is off. But I don’t think it’s a bad thing to have names that are a bit more obscure.

I think Vincent is great as is Tristan...lovely.

There was a Tristan in my son's primary school class (born 2003).

Every time I mentioned this to my wider acquaintance, they got completely the wrong idea

The kid (quite bright, and nice enough, at least in those days) was a bit of a toughie with an uncle in prison and - I'm told - joined one of the more aggressive local football teams.

Certainly never seemed to have a problem with his name.

Alphonse is a bit 1920s French waiter.

Erwin sounds more like a surname than a first name.

What about Edwin? You could have your Teddy nn.