Tristan or Charlie?

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Baby is coming tomorrow and our shortlist is
Tristan James or Charlie James..
We can't decide at all and keep swinging between the two... don't know how to add a vote in but would love some opinions

OP are you watching Made in Chelsea?! Tristan all the way, I love the name (though I prefer the Cornish spelling of Trystan). Charlie is not a real name, but a nickname. Tristan is strong and underused.

I only know 3 Tristans but all of them epitomise the very opposite of posh. However I know I'm in a minority on here.

Charlie.

Really don’t like Tristan.

Ooh Tristan sounds lovely. Charlie is so over used

On balance, Tristan. Not actually keen on the name - half of me thinks it sounds too posh and the other half thinks it sounds the exact opposite. However, I like it's celtic origins and 'Tristan and Isolde' association. Have you considered Kieran? Charlie is a cute name, but more of a nickname and also very popular. I'd rather have something a bit different. Best of luck for tomorrow.

Tristan is better but then I love welsh names. Charlie is so popular with girls and boys it’s a bit boring.
I don’t see it as posh, if anything Charlie is more posh to me.

Tristan or even better Tristram

Charlie gets my vote. There may be lots of them but I really don't like Tristan

I have a Tristan.. so Tristan. He’s only tiny but thus far not wet or posh etc

While I quite like Charlie I find Tristan much more interesting and versatile - so, Tristan.

here I live Charlie is slang for penis.

Tristan. Charlie is overdone.

Charlie.
I've always disliked the name Tristan, not sure if it's just me but it sounds like someone who would be quite rough.

I love Tristan!

Charlie's cute but I only like it as a nickname.

Charlie.

Charlie. Tristan is either 'wet' or a twatty MP

Tristan! Love it.

Charlie.

Tristan seems so posh for me. I like names which don't give away class.

Tristan. It's not too posh. Charlie is a nickname. Name him Charles if you prefer Charlie.

Definitely Charlie!

Tristan. I find the whole 'posh' names thing baffling.

Tristan is such a wussy name. I think of a spoiled Victorian little boy wearing velvet knickerbockers and a lace collar.

Charlie is a nice cheerful name, fine for an adult and cute for a little one. I am normally one for 'put the full name on the birth certificate' but Charles has a different vibe somehow and of course always makes me think of the Prince of Wales (not a fan).

When I chose my son's name, omg, it was not popular on MN. People despaired. Somewhere between prissy posh & ultrachav. If such a space exists. DS is unique & no description here fits him. I'd say of the other Tristan's we've met... one was likely to become chav. His mother had a serious lack of teeth & commitment to being a parent. None of them posh.

Charlie is fine too. Your child will make his name his own.

Except... not Tristram. That one is a tongue twister. I can hear it, but I can't say it.

I know two Tristans. Neither is posh or a wuss.

Tristan! It’s just so wonderful. Tristan has been depicted for hundreds of years in art, literature and music. It’s a heavyweight name. One of the most famously romantic names. When I hear the name Tristan, I immediately hear the stirring of Wagner’s opera, one of the most erotic and significant pieces of music ever composed.

I’m afraid to say when I hear the name Charlie, I barely even register it. There are so many of them, and it’s dull. Tristan is more daring!

Good luck tomorrow, hope everything goes smoothly.