Freddie?

[Thepotdog]

Found out we’re having a boy and we both like the name Freddie.

I see on here quite a lot about having a ‘proper’ name and the BC should have the longer name.
We really hate Frederick, Alfred is ok but I don’t like it and would never use it.
I do agree and understand for some names e.g Christopher for Kit, or Charles for Charlie as Kit and Charlie can’t be shortened anymore.

But for Freddie he can always be Fred when he’s older if he wants to be. Am I massively overthinking this and Freddie is fine or should we use Alfred. If he is Alfred surely he’d end up using Fred anyway (or potentially Alf?).
We also like Tate for a middle name and like Freddie Tate but I don’t like Tate with Alfred.

Yes to this

1. Freddie is massively overused. He will be one of the 5 Freddies in his class. If you don’t mind that , no problem

1. Freddie is not ok for a birth certificate, for a job interview, for a wedding ceremony. Please wrote him down as Wilfred or Alfred or even Fred, not Freddie! He won’t be baby forever

I prefer a fuller name, for more options as an adult but I had my turn when naming my dc all those years ago.
If you (and your dp) think 'Freddie' is enough, then put that on the birth certificate.

Do be aware there are a LOT of 'Freddies' around that are 4 and under at the moment - don't know if that affects your choice.

I'd call him Fred nickname Freddie.

No, you definitely don't have to choose a longer version of the name just for the sake of it.

Freddie is derived from a longer name but if you want to name your child Freddie then do it. I would.

Why are parents so keen to give their children such infantile cutesy names?

It's like in our generation people naming their boys Markie or Stevie instead of Mark or Steven.

Your son may prefer the op to that go with Frederick.

Sorry options

When people say "give them a choice" it's not really a choice as your name is what people call you. I have a formal longer name that I have NEVER been called. I am always called the shorter nick name. It annoys me that all documentation is the longer name and in doctors surgeries / school / banks people will call out the longer name. To me it's not my name. I asked my parents and they said they wanted to give me a choice... but I wouldn't just randomly decide to start using the longer name that no one has ever called me. I think that's odd. Go with Freddie. It's a lovely name.

But your name is what you choose it to be, definitely not what other people call you. If you preferred the longer version, that’s what you would tell people your name is. If you are named Frederick, you can choose to be Freddie. If you are called Freddie, you can’t choose to be Frederick.

I absolutely love being called my full name (3 syllables) for work and when meeting new people.

Equally I love my close family calling me a cute nickname at home.

I love the options.

These things are never quite as popular as one might think though, especially in schools where there are more than one class per year group. Also the popularity of names does vary by region too, so not all areas have the same most common names.

I teach in a three form entry school. Whilst we do have children named Frederick (shortened to Freddy), Alfred, Freddie, Fred and a Wilfred we actually don't have more than one of each 'known' name. One class has Alfred and Freddy, but they aren't called the same thing. The rest are across the three year groups and in different classes.

Our most popular names at the moment aren't usually the top 10 names 🤷‍♀️