Boys names

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What do you think of these:

Louis/Louie
William
Hugo
Ralph
Toby
Albert

Louis/Louie - no, effeminate
William - love
Hugo - dreadful
Ralph - even more dreadful
Toby - ok. A bit wet.
Albert - another big no

Louis - ok
William - overly popular and not even that great.
Hugo - like this but much prefer Hugh
Ralph - love it
Toby - no it’s a dogs name
Albert - nooooo!

Louis/Louie - really dislike, not sure why, I know lots of people love it!
William - like, classic and not trendy - I don’t meet many baby Williams
Hugo - dislike
Ralph - quite like
Toby - OK
Albert - OK

Louis/Louie - love! My favourite
William - I find this name really boring and bland
Hugo - ok, but maybe a bit pretentious
Ralph - also love!
Toby - ok
Albert - quite like this actually

Hugo is so popular at the moment - there are two in our baby class. So would be a no on that one for me.

Albert - I love the nickname Bertie

The others are all lovely. William especially is such a classic.

Pretty mixed responses. Naming babies is so hard.

Louis/Louie - Really love Louis, not so much Louie although I know they're the same pronunciation - Louie just seems off
William - I like Will and I like Liam, just not the full name!
Hugo - Quite like this
Ralph - Also not for me
Toby - Really love this, it's a classic
Albert - No, Bertie is an awful nickname for one

My favourites are Louis, Toby and Hugo

What are your favourites OP?

My favourites are Louis and Toby. My husband really likes ralph but I’m not sure. Hugo is our joint favourite. We both think William is alright but I am not fully convinced.

They're all passable so go with your favourite. I like Albert and William best. I wouldn't go with Hugo because it sounds pretentious unless you have a country pile.

Hugo and William are the only names we can agree on

If Hugo is your joint favourite then go with it, there's nothing wrong with it at all. Don't go with William if you both just find it alright. You'll have to compromise so if your DH isn't sure on Louis+Toby and you're not sure on Ralph, then Hugo is the way to go!

Louis/Louie - I’m a teacher and hate having a Louis on the register because I always pronounce it wrong. I’d say it like Louie and they will tell me it’s pronounced Lewis. But it I pronounce it Lewis I will get told it’s actually Louie.

William - safe, classic, but dull

Hugo - my favourite

Ralph - don’t love/don’t hate. It’s ok

Toby - seemed very popular 15years ago. Reminds me of a train from Thomas the Tank Engine. Not a fan

Albert - I like Albert. Old names are becoming trendy now

I really don’t like Louis/Louie it just seems feminine to me.

william is fine but popular.

Hugo is ok

Ralph I really like but I can’t stop Ralph from the Simpsons popping in my head. It’s the best on your list though.

Toby is nice, popular a few years back. My daughter is 11 and has several in her year

Albert, becoming more popular for reasons I can’t fathom. I just think of a Prince Albert piercing.

I think they’re all lovely! My faves are probably Louis and Ralph.

I’d go Louis, Ralph or Albert

My favourite is Toby / Tobias.

Really dislike Ralph and William is boring.

They're all fine. I don't love any of them.

William, Louis, Ralph and Hugh, I would use.
My faves being William and Hugh.

Hugo and Toby are okay; though not faves.

Albert is okay but I would never use it. Many people feel the same and so there is a large number of boys called Alby.

I love Louis and William.

I like them all! Hugo is really nice if that’s your joint favourite. I never understand the “it’s too posh/only if you’ve got a country mansion” comments it always gets on here. There was at least one Hugo, sometimes several in every one of my kids’ years at school, all standard middle class families.
Hugo William is lovely.

Love William and Toby

Louis/Louie - nice but spell it Louis
William - boring
Hugo - awful
Ralph - penis
Toby - cute
Albert - meh

Louis/Louie - Louis ok, Louie dreadful
William - fine, Will or Billy?
Hugo - prefer Hugh
Ralph - Raif or Ralf? Don't like it
Toby - ok
Albert - not keen, dislike Albie

Louis/Louie - Maybe, as if spelt Louis it's a trendy classic (Louie is a No imo). Prefer the sound of Lewis personally though.
William -Yes, timeless classic which isn't as popular now as it used to be (plus lots of nn choice and amazing historical namesakes too)
Hugo - Okay, but very faddy/trendy now. Yes to Hugh however, which is really lovely and underused.
Ralph - No, horrible sound imo (unless pronounced Rafe, but that's quite U)
Toby- Maybe, it's cute but a bit childish sounding to me, so would use Tobias on the BC personally
Albert- No, trendy but not very nice sounding retro name imo. Similar Alfred at least has a nicer sound (and "the Great" namesake) or I'd go for more classic Robert if you want Bertie.