What do you think when you hear these names

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Albert
Alexander
Arthur
Bert/Bertie
Charlie
James
Joseph
Louis
Lucas
Luke
Ted/Teddy
Patrick

I love Albert my son's middle name.
I also like Alexander. Ted/teddy and Patrick

Albert - Only Fools and Horses
A few classic names there - Lucas is my fave, then James.

Albert, Arthur and Bertie are too old fashioned for my liking. I like all the others although Luke and Patrick not so much.

I actually really love fools and horses and really like the name .

I wouldn't let that put you off OP

Love Patrick especially as I have one! It's not overly common either except maybe in Ireland.

Apart from Bert/Bertie and Ted/Teddy, they are all very classic names which wouldn’t really make me think of anything in particular, other than classic, solid masculine names. That’s a positive, for me at least.

Bert/Bertie and Ted/Teddy are a bit more trendy to me in that they follow the trend of vintage nicknames for boys. But I like both, Bert/Bertie a touch more than Ted/Teddy, but that’s because personally I know 3 dogs called Teddy.

Really like Alexander, Louis and Luke. Quite like James, Joseph, Charlie, Lucas and Patrick. Dislike Arthur, Bertie and Ted

Albert- like, quite posh, not keen on Albie though
Alexander- like, classic, clever and strong
Arthur- like, but lots around. Old man name but strong
Bert/Bertie- trendy old man name. Bit clunky.
Charlie - I really can’t stand it but it’s v popular! I just think ‘a right Charlie!’
James- nice but boring
Joseph- ok, classic
Louis- prince, ok but pronunciation errors
Lucas- dull and will date
Luke- never been a fan and becoming dated
Ted/Teddy- love, prefer as nn for Theodore/ Edward though
Patrick- like, although dated

Albert - traditional, vintage, old man name, but mostly in a nice way I think

Alexander - lovely classic.

Arthur - vintage classic - I love it! It’s a shame it’s so overused for babies at the moment, but it’s rare in adults so that’s only a short term issue

Bert/Bertie - a bit comical, Bertie Wooster vibes

Charlie - a nice name, only minor disadvantage (to me) is the slightly casual, unisex feel

James - traditional classic, timeless, like it a lot

Joseph - traditional classic, timeless, like a lot

Louis - I love a royal name, so I do like this a lot, especially if you like a softer sounding name

Lucas - I like it but it feels quite trendy and less traditional than some of the others

Luke - prefer to Lucas, more of a classic feel

Ted/Teddy - love as short for Edward or Theodore. Dislike as a standalone name as it’s nice to have a more “grown up” version if wanted

Patrick - like a lot. Irish vibes. Not keen on Pat though.

I taught a lovely Patrick once! Always think of him.
Personally not so keen on Albert, prefer Ted to Teddy as a stand-alone name as I always try to think beyond the cute little baby to the 20, 30, 40 year old man - he will be an adult much longer than a child and putting Ted on the birth certificate doesn’t stop you using Teddy whilst he is a child.
I have to say I like all your choices. :-)

Joseph, Louis or Alexander are the only ones I like really.

Patrick I really dislike - dated and clunky - hate Pat as a male short form, but it’s usually liked on here!

Arthur/Charlie/Louis/Lucas would be my favourite.

Albert/Bert/Bertie/Patrick I associate more with older people.

Alexander/James/Joseph/Luke are good classic names and I think would be great middles.

Strong associations:
Bert - Mary Poppins
Bertie - Dirty Bertie books
Albert- Only fools and Horses
Louis- Theroux
Patrick- slightly Spongebob but I quite like it
Teddy - Teddy bear, quite childish, although I like Ted a lot

The other names are lovely, really like them all! Can't go wrong with any of them

Albert - Prince Albert penis piercing.
Alexander - the Great
Arthur - Cat Food
Bert/Bertie - The King’s Speech film
Charlie - the King
James - skanky ex boyfriend
Joseph - nativity play
Louis - Looey, Loo-is or Lewis….Id avoid saying it out loud because id be sure to get it wrong.
Lucas - Star Wars
Luke - also Star Wars
Ted/Teddy - bear
Patrick - guinness

I do like a word association game. N.B. - the above probably says far more about me than it does about the names.

I like all except for Luke/Lucas (purely because I can’t un-see(?) that it rhymes with puke and my children are very likely to suffer with motion sickness!) and Ted/Teddy (there are so many babies named Theo/Edward/Ted/Teddy!).

Like all except Bertie and Teddy.

What I think when I hear the names:

Bert/Bertie, Charlie and TedTeddy: I hope that's short for something!

Arthur: Another one?

I don't really have any strong opinions about the others. They're just normal fairly classic names.

Albert -Tatlock
Alexander - McQueen
Arthur - Askey, Fowler
Bert/Bertie - bassett
Charlie - Chaplin, Chan
James - Joyce
Joseph - technicolor dreamcoat
Louis - XIV
Lucas - car parts
Luke - Skywalker
Ted/Teddy - Father, Kennedy
Patrick - Duffy, Coogan

I think "popular names, except, inexplicably Patrick. There should be more Patrick's it's the nicest name on the list".

Albert - I also think of Prince Albert. I find it hard to say as an inclined to drop my t’s. It’s having a moment

Alexander - love, to me it’s a strong and classic name and hard to pigeonhole

Arthur - really don’t like. Sounds like “half a”. Other than Ted/Teddy, this seems to be the most popular name for little boys I meet

Bert/Bertie - twee, not great as a stand-alone name, but a nicer alternative to Albie as a shortening for Albert

Charlie - OK

James - see Alexander

Joseph - I think of Mary and Joseph. It’s OK

Louis - don’t like, always feels a bit wet to me

Lucas - mucus. Also went to school with a very odd Lucas and it’s always irrationally put me off the name

Luke - OK

Ted/Teddy - the name of most non-Arthur baby and toddler boys

Patrick - nice, I’ve only met Irish Patrick’s

Alexander and Patrick are my favs...

Albert - old man, or penis piercing
Alexander - boring. Will be Alex later
Arthur - could be cool, could be eastenders depending on the parents.
Bert/Bertie - Sesame Street
Charlie - boring
James - classic
Joseph - classic
Louis - French, but old-fashioned
Lucas - ok
Luke - classic
Ted/Teddy - classic
Patrick - Irish and kind of nice

Albert/Bert/Bertie and Ted/Teddy - trendy hipster name
Louis and Charlie are both lovely but depends if you want to be seen as a bit of a royalist
The rest are all great classic names

They’re all perfectly fine, inoffensive magnolia paint names.

Or maybe magnolia is now Dulux Timeless.

They're all nice, pretty safe and traditional names.
I love Alexander and Luke. I'd add Samuel/Sam into the mix. Not mad about Louis. For some reason it reminds me of a spoilt pampered person like Louis the 14th or something, lol.