A name for our boy

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We have a daughter called Edie and are having a boy later this year.

I want to call him Rupert but OH is not keen. We like Albert but are Albi and Edie too similar. Also like Alfred but is Freddie/Alfie too similar to Edie? I like Joe but not overly keen on Joseph. Any other suggestions would be welcomed!

I really like Rupert.

How about Rufus?

If you like the Roo sound.

Suggest Reuben?

Roland

I have an Albert and we call him Bert. I don’t think your suggestions are too similar, lovely names

Jonah or Joel instead of Joseph

Thanks for these suggestions. I def like a strong vowel sound. Maybe Louie as it has the oo sound? I like Joel too.

@Wowcherarestalkingme Albert could easily become a Bert/Bertie. I wonder if we'd shorten it all as I love Albert as it is too but know it'd prob evolve into some kind of nickname. I think we'd most like call an Alfred Fred too, which isn't as similar to Edie as Freddie.

Jude

I love Jude! I wanted Rupert Jude. Both our names begin with J though- maybe three J's in one house is too many! OH likes Stanley.

Jude?
Jacob nn Jake
Laurence nn Laurie
Jethro
Jesse

If you go with Louis I would spell it like this/the conventional spelling or it looks like a girl’s nn for Louise

Edie and
Lucas
Duke
Ruan

Jasper
Sidney
Percy
Barnaby
Rafe
Otis
Hugo

I don’t think the names you’ve suggested sound too much like Edie. Freddie is the only one that’s similar I’d say. Freddie is in my top 3 though!
I love all the R names too..
Rowan
Roman
Ralph
Rafe
Reuben
Ruaridh
Or
Vincent (nn Vin/Vinnie)?
Ari (love this name sooo much but can’t use)

Thanks for all these ideas.
I quite like Rafe, or Rafferty?
Maybe Wilfred. It's hard to name a human!

Albert and Edie are gorgeous names. I would stick to your original name.

Stanley is nice what about Sidney?

Love Wilfred by the way

Laurence? Peter?

Tristan?

Instead of Albert what about Winston or Walter

Vincent?
Austin?
Kit?

I would avoid another-ie name. (Albie, Freddie, Louie etc)

How about
Quentin/Quinn
Reuben/Roo
Raphael
Marcus

I like Alfred, Albert, Jude

I like Rafe but is there also Raif and do some people pronounce Ralph as Rafe or Raf?

I like Kit and Joseph too

I love Stanley. Maybe a but popular but Archie?

Love Alfred and Wilfred, Joel is nice and Bertie's okay too (but I prefer it as a nn for Robert personally, avoids the Prince Albert association then too!). Stanley, Louie, Jude, Rafe/Rafferty and Rupert aren't my taste, sorry. If you want Joe, you could have Jonas as the longer form? I also like Nicholas (nn Nico or Cole) with Edie for some reason.

I like Archie

Also Nicholas and Oliver

My boys are Alfred and Albert nn Freddie and Bertie I get lots of compliments on their names, and, although I was worried that Alfred/Freddie would be popular, there are no others at school, and I’ve hardly taught any in fifteen odd years of teaching.

All these ideas are really helpful and will help us next time we discuss names (we are both ridiculously indecisive so we tend to avoid discussing it at all but we do have to choose soon!). Thanks for all your ideas and opinions- much appreciated x

What about Jonathan, or Jacob