Baby boy ongoing name dilemma

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Hi (again!) my wife and I are still struggling to choose a name for our son coming this week.

We like Arthur but would use Artie as like the ending in e sound, I however can’t get past the thought of artie farty.

She likes Rafferty, I’m not so sure. Like Kit but don’t think brave enough to use it as not 100% on it.

We want something traditionalish, had some good suggestions on here before but nothing we have fallen for as much as Arthur (hugely popular I know)

Sorry this is an emotional week so excuse the ramblings!

Thanks all

Albert (Albie)
Francis (Frankie)
Wilfred (Freddie)
Alfred (Alfie or Freddie)
Edmund (Teddie or Ned)
Wilbur (Billy)
Jeremy (Jem)

Thanks, I like Wilbur but not sure, we have a one syllable surname

I don't like Artie as it's too cutesy for me!

Love Rafferty and Kit though!

And along the same lines as Arthur-

Seth
Henry
Hugo
Ezra
Laurence (Laurie)
Frederick (Freddie)
Nathaniel (Nate)
Benedict (Ben)

Barnaby/Barney?

Toby?

Oh and Vincent (vinnie) - love that name!

I have a Frederick (Freddie) and DS3 would be Albert (Bertie) if we ever had another boy.

Thanks for the suggestions, I think maybe I’m overthinking it! We’re also a same sex couple and I’m aware I don’t want to give him a difficult name as in some circles he will already stand out. Like I said I’m overthinking I know!

Rory
Lewis
Fraser
Milo

How about Christopher or Christian, NN Kit?

Thanks all, sorry should have said there’s a family member christoper so keen to avoid that, if it was kit that would be the name so not sure if it’s too short on its own.

Thanks all

Douglas nn Dougie
Franklyn nn Frankie
Ernest nn Ernie
Cedric
Laurence nn Laurie

Best of luck for the arrival this week! I posted on your last thread, maybe say which ones you liked most from there as there were lots of suggestions and you'll just get the same ones again

Also, you don't have to give the baby a name when he arrives, you can wait and see what he "looks like". Don't put yourselves under more pressure than you already are.

We considered Kit and Rafe but ended up going for Edward (Ted). We didn't register him until the day before the deadline as we couldn't decide. Good luck!

I have a teen relative called Arthur, known as Artie or Art. He's very cool and I've never heard anyone call him Artie farty, (if they have, it hasn't affected him, he loves his name). Go with your favourite.

Robert
Conrad
Torin.

I love Arthur, one teen I know is known as Art. Really don’t think you need to worry c Artie.

If you can’t use Christopher, what about Kester (Scottish form of Christopher) with Kit as NN? Agree Kit is too diminutive to be a full name.