Correct spelling for Wilfie/Wilfy

[Mangotango123]

If we have a son, we are naming him Wilfred but nn will be Wilf and/or Wilfy.

I’ve seen a lot of people do this and they seem to spell it Wilfie, but then other people have spelt it the other way - Wilfy.
Does anyone know what would be the correct way to spell it, or does it not matter/have a correct way?
Many thanks

I have a Wilfred, he is 8 now and goes by Wilf. When he was a baby people did call him Wilfy (or Wilfy-pops, please vom now) but no-one ever wrote it down and I've never considered how to spell it. People could spell it how they liked as it was a very small number of family members who used it.

True, I can think of a few ways I could alter the spelling of your 4 letter name to a more apt version. I prefer it to boring and overused names. Regardless of what I call him, I will raise him not to be rude, so that’s the main thing.

Thank you @Flymetothestars we love it too 😊

It’s a family name for us... the senior is Wilf/Wilfy.... junior is Wilf/Wilfie-(middle name). I called my older brother wilfie- until he was in sixth form! He was mortified.... he’s very much Wilf now 😂

@FurForksSake awww good choice. I too know someone who calls theirs Wilfy at home. I think even if it did have a proper spelling, people would still choose their way wouldn’t they. Thanks for posting x

@piefacedClique I’d probably try to get away with it for ages too. Love that it’s passed through the family 💙

You can't pre plan a nickname!

Wilfy looks like willy fwiw.

I’d go with Wilfie as I read Wilfy as Willy in the thread title.

Wilfie, like Wilkie.

Seriously, just make his official name Wilf. Much cooler and then he won't have to explain, 'I'm Wilfred, but call me Wilf.'

And you'll probably find you call him all sorts of nicknames. Some my 4 year old has are Lollipop and Cheech, neither of which are really derivatives of his name and not used by other family members.

Maybe call him Wolfie as a nickname just for you and DH.

You can put any name on the certificate that you want Op, (no Hitler or Little Bastards ofc) and it doesn’t make a jot of difference if a few people don’t recognise Wilf as a proper name in its own right. Fwiw I wish I had put my sons nickname on his birth certificate as I never use his full Christian name and I don’t intend to.

Wilfred is dreadful.

Wilf is great!!!!

Love Wilfred as a name
Personally I think Wilfie looks better maybe even Wilffie

I like Wilf and Wilfred but think Wilfy is awful however you spell it

If you must use it, keep it as a verbal baby name only, stick to Wilf whenever you need to spell it

Wolfie as a nickname is so sweet.