Honest thoughts on this boys name please…

[Maureen24]

Hello! We are looking for a boys name to go with our 3yo Theo (Theodore) and I have stumbled across the name Artie, I love it and don’t know any, just wondering what others thought of it as I can’t ask friends and family in case we use it! Thank you!

Love it, m friend's little boy is Arthur but always called Artie x

Love it. They go together well x

Very nice, goes with Theo.

It’s a nickname for Arthur I guess which would be more suitable when he becomes an adult.

Call him Arthur and use Artie as a nickname

Sweet - I like it. Especially If it is short for Arthur; gives him some choices of nicknames in the future

Great combination. Would be tempted to use Arthur on his birth certificate though.

I know a couple of Arties, don’t know if they are short for anything. I have heard one of them get called Artie farty, but kids will always find something like that.

Thank you everyone…. It’s very tricky as we have an Arthur in the family already (OH’s cousin) and my close friend at work has an Arthur but he doesn’t have a nickname, do you think Artie could work as a stand alone name? I feel so torn as it’s the first name we’ve both loved. We have also considered Frederick (Freddie) but I don’t love it like I do Artie at the moment. Why are boys names so tricky! X

This was one of my worries, will we be setting him up for an awful nickname…

Definitely think Artie as a standalone doesn't work- Arthur would be much kinder for your son when he's older so he's got the choice.

It’s a short name for Arthur, which is nice

You could have it as short for Bartholomew (though that is a bit of a mouthful!)?

I think as your older DS has a long name and a short name it would make more sense to do that again.

Art is also a full name (Irish). How about Art?

Its not a name in itself, its a nickname for Arthur, but Arthur is a good name, and Artie is a nickname for it.

Dont give a child a nickname that everyone will automatically assume is a nick name for a full name, he will spend his entire life saying "no - I'm just Artie"

I don't think it works as a stand alone name. It's a lovely nickname but give him a proper name. Imagine if he grows up to become a high court judge and wants a professional sounding name. I'd go with Theodore if you won't use Arthur.

Love the name Artie. I prefer it with Arthur as the full name, but Artie is still an excellent name.

They already have a Theodore. I know a Charlotte who is always called Lottie, never Charlotte. I would go with Arthur and call him Artie. Art Garfunkel was christened Arthur.

Love it and totally works as an adult. No one would bat an eyelid at Artie the lawyer or doctor or whatever.

Lovely- NN for Artie which is very popular. I'd always go for the full name as that gives more options.

I knew a little Artie, short for Artemius

Lovely name but defo Arthur as the official name.

Tell the cousin it's a nod to him? Wouldn't worry about the work colleague at all. Tell them it's a family name.

Legally call him Arthur but tell people his name is Artie. I had a friend who did something similar (they used the child’s middle name when they introduced the child - something to do with complications with an overbearing relative, so they decided they couldn’t use their favourite name as a first name). Then your boy can decide what to use when he’s older.

I think it's lovely and definitely fine as a standalone name.

There's a Spanish (I think) boys name, Arturo. That would shorten to Artie and goes with Theodore as a full name.

Arthur is a great name. Artie is a great nn. As is Art as in Art Garfunkel (who wouldn't have been christened as he is Jewish but anyway).

Arthur also goes well with Theo/Theodore.

Go for it.