Vibe from Hugo vs Vibe from Freddie?

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Due really soon and haven’t found a name we love apart from Hugo, husband likes Freddie. Not sure if the vibe from Hugo is off putting though, I personally don’t know any young Hugo’s but do know a number of adults.. does Freddie sound nicer/friendlier in your opinion and will it stand the test of time longer? Thanks

Well both my DDs have been bullied by Freddies so maybe I'm biased against it but I do think it'll be infantilising once they're grown up.

Hugo is a bit posh sounding but I don't dislike it.

We found boy's names so difficult to agree on, so glad we ended up with girls for that very reason 😂

They’re both pretty popular around here (SW London with a big European, including French population). Freddie and Hugo give off the same vibe IMO, along with Louis and Max, which are the other boys names I hear a lot!

I like them both in different ways. Hugo sounds a bit “posher” than Freddie to me, which sounds more informal and friendly, so it depends which vibe you prefer?

Like you, I don’t know any adult Freddie’s, so it’s easier to picture Hugo on an adult, but I’m sure that will change when all the young Freddie’s grow up!

Both are traditional names that are currently popular- I’m not sure which will stand the test of time best but neither are faddy names imo.

For me they give off pretty much opposite vibes. Freddie = cheeky chappie. Hugo = much more MC, at least, could go actively UC.

Hugo is definitely not posh where I’m from, I’d associate it with a naughty child.

Freddie is more common, not as popular as it used to be. I like Freddie.

Surely naughtiness isn't a function of social class?

Freddie has been popular for ages, but Hugo seems to be becoming popular quickly. Neither are posh. I prefer Hugo of the two, mainly because Freddie shortens to Fred.

Hugo used to be a bit upper class, well- known public school type (like Rupert or even classic Henry - as in “Hooray Henry”) but that hasn’t been the case for those names for at least a decade or two since they’ve been moving up the charts - they are used by everyone now.

So basically, no stigma on Hugo or Freddie imo - use whichever you like. I’m not keen on either I like more classic sounding names - so it would be Hugh or Frederick for me, but that’s just personal taste.

I can’t take the name Hugo seriously since the ‘what could Hugo be short for’ thread

Neither are common where we are. I know of one Hugo. He must be about 13 now. I don’t like the sound of Hugo. It just doesn’t sound nice. Our cockapoo is called Freddie.

Of the two Hugo is nicer unless you are going for Frederick on the bc.

They both are similar types of names imo, when I look at the kids that I know. When I was young Hugo was posh, but I think a lot of the old posh boys names are no longer exclusively posh - Theodore, Sebastian, Maxwell, Hugo, Rupert, Felix - these are all names that I see regularly at the very normal comp where I teach, and belong to all sorts of boys.

If Hugo is the only name you both like, go with it. It's not a controversial name.

Freddie sounds like you couldn’t think of a name other than literally the most popular name in the country and there are like 4 in every class in every school.

Hugo is cool x

Slight exaggeration there.

I think they're quite similar. I work in a private school in the South East and we have Hugos and Freddies galore. Both nice names, I think.

Whist I agree with others that Hugo does seem to be becoming more mainstream, along with lots of other 'posh' names, Hugo will always sound like a private school toff to me.

Freddie is a lot more versatile but does sound a bit infantile as a given name. Personally I'm not a fan of the ie short forms as given names trend. I would go for Frederick nn Freddie/Fred.

Huge is a posh middle age man to me😂

I absolutely love Freddie, it was on my baby names list. Great for all ages.

Hugo*

Both good names for middle aged barristers wearing a gilet at the weekend on their way to a squash game and picking up a few bits from Waitrose on the way home. (I do not think this is a bad thing.)

Vibe-wise, you can't get a cigarette paper between them.

Freddie sounds more friendly and approachable, a really decent solid person. Hugo sounds like a pretentious tosser and the sort of bloke who would sell his soul for £.

They sound the same to me vibe wise. I like Hugo and know baby Huggies 😊😁

Freddie sounds like a cheeky chappie/ lad type person. Hugo sounds like someone who works in the City. May not matter to you but Freddie is BY FAR the most common boys name around here (south east). There are SO MANY of them. Including one of my nephews, who is cheeky and can be a bit insufferable. Freddie is also the name of a naughty boy in DDs class at school.

I know a couple of young Freddies and like it. Don't know any Hugos but I like it more.

Freddie to me sort of works on a council estate and as groundskeeper on the estate! But I would just be wary of using just Freddie and not Frederick or Alfred. Just imagining a barrister or prime minister as just 'Freddie' sounds a bit odd to me.

Really enjoyed this comment.. thanks 😂