Eldred or Ernest?

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Which of these options do you prefer?

Surname is Rickman

If neither, any other Ideas with a similar theme?

Neither to be honest. You need to think of the child at school.

I can only presume there is a competition on mumsnet for bizarre baby names. I have read numerous ones in the last few days which I can’t really believe parents want to inflict on their child.
Is Ernest trying to make a come back? I would always think of the fastest milkman in the west hearing this name.
As for Eldred is this from Game of Thrones or something similar?
I suppose these poor little buggers can change their names by deed poll once they come of age.

Eldred is hideous. Edward is better than either of your other choices IMO.

Red is too cool of a nickname for me not to vote for it :)

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Both absolutely brutal.

Just wait until your gorgeous squishy little baby appears; there is, honest to god, zero chance you'll look at him and think 'he's so beautiful. Definitely an Eldred'.

I would have guessed that Eldred was a female name. Sounds like the kind of name one of Uhtred son of Uhtred's (lucky) conquests might have had.

Sounds like a medieval king- Eldred the bold!

I'm blaming your hormones.

Ernest has to be one of the ugliest names out there, and if I were to write a book about a sorcerer he'd be called something along the lines of Eldred.

Both awful.

My son has a friend called Ernest, never shortened, doesn't get the mick taken. So that one.

Eldred! Or possibly Edmund?

Definitely Ernest nick name Ernie. I love the older names!

Oh god no both names are terrible sorry

Edmund! But I am biased: DS is Edmund. He's 32 though. It was rare when we named him

Neither!

As someone who suffered with hyperemesis, I feel the pain of wanting to think about anything other than throwing up and wondering if your child actually hates you even before they’ve met you on the outside, step away from the baby name lists for a little bit until you feel a little better.

my name choices whilst being sick left a lot to be desired as well.

Ernest is fab.

Eldred is ok, probably a more of a grower.

Don't have yet another Edward or Edmund.

Aeldred must be Anglo Saxon, surely.

Ernest is lovely

I really like Ernest!

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