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Baby name to go with Hettie and Alfie

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Motherhood12345 · 30/12/2025 22:34

We have two children called Henrietta and Alfred who have been known as Hettie and Alfie since birth. We’re expecting a third (gender unknown) and I’m really struggling with names. Any suggestions?

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Bigearringsbigsmile · 30/12/2025 22:35

Charlotte- lottie
Henry

CallingElfRescue · 30/12/2025 22:37

Ada/Harry

teaandtoastwouldbenice · 30/12/2025 22:38

Julia
Evelyn
Sadie

Benjamin
Oscar
Finn

Trampoline · 30/12/2025 22:38

Connie (Constance)
Bertie (Bertram or Albert although perhaps too close to Alfred)

hartandourole · 30/12/2025 22:44

Tabitha
persephone
serafina
octavia
matilda

archibald
Maxwell
lysander
james
alexander

RudolphRNR · 30/12/2025 22:44

Georgina - Georgie
Victoria - Tori or Vicky
Marianne - Mari or Annie

Wilfred - Wilf or Wolfie
Thomas - Tommy
Jonathan - John or Johnny

Moreteaandchocolate · 30/12/2025 22:48

Love your children’s names!

Imogen - Immy
Amelia - Mia / Milly
Rosemary - Rosie / Romy
Constance - Connie
Penelope - Penny
Philippa - Pippa
Matilda - Tilly
Gabriella - Gabby
Marianna - Marnie / Mari
Miriam - Miri

Tobias - Toby
Charles - Charlie
Joseph - Joey
Zachary - Zac
Sebastian - Seb
Frederick - Freddie
Edward - Ted
Maximilian - Max
Robert - Bobby
Reginald - Reggie
William - Billy
Thomas - Tommy

Mumofgirls2017 · 30/12/2025 22:55

Henrietta, Alfred and

Francis ‘Frankie’
George
Christopher ‘kit’
Charlie
Edward ‘teddy’
William ‘bill’
Stanley
Sidney
Vincent ‘vinnie’
Leonard ‘Leo/ lenny’
rupert

frances
martha
evelyn ‘evie’
tabitha
rosalind ‘rosie’
juliet ‘jules’
charlotte ‘lottie’
elizabeth ‘eliza’
matilda ‘tilly’
eloise
theodora ‘thea/ teddy/ dottie’
dorothy ‘dotty/ dolly’
edith ‘edie’
penelope ‘penny/ nellie’

FlutteryButterfly · 30/12/2025 22:57

Josephine- Josie

Lucinda

Harry

Stanley

shellyleppard · 30/12/2025 22:57

Annie rose.... Alfie's sister in the Alfie books by Shirley Hughes ❤️

Theextraordinaryisintheordinary · 30/12/2025 23:00

Eliza/Gabriel

MarthaFarquar · 31/12/2025 00:12

Eleanor nn Nell or Nora
Clementine nn Clemmie or Teeny
Cecilie

Sigmund nn Siggy
Ernest nn Ernie
Edwin nn Eddie

TomatoSandwiches · 31/12/2025 00:34

Hettie, Alfie & Joe - Joseph
Hettie, Alfie & Eve - Maeve

NanFlanders · 31/12/2025 00:36

Mabel and Thomas

Poodlelove · 31/12/2025 00:40

Bertie ( Albert )

Arthur ( Artie )

Charlotte ( Lottie)

Elizabeth ( Lizzie , Betty )

Louie

ResusciAnnie · 31/12/2025 00:45

Bigearringsbigsmile · 30/12/2025 22:35

Charlotte- lottie
Henry

Can’t have bloody Henrietta and Henry can you! FGS! Or Harry.

Although I do know siblings Henry and Harriet which are essentially the same name too.

Hettie, Alfie and George
Hettie, Alfie and Arthur
Hettie, Alfie and Max

Hettie, Alfie and Minty (Araminta)
Hettie, Alfie and Jemima / Jessamine
Hettie, Alfie and Carina

Calliopespa · 31/12/2025 01:03

Harold (Harry for short)

Henrietta, Alfie and Harold
Hettie, Alfie and Harry

MarxistMags · 31/12/2025 01:15

Clara
Jennifer
Roseanna
Esra
Finlay
Isaac

buckleberryferry · 31/12/2025 01:24

Kitty (Katherine, Kate, Katrina etc)
Gertie (Gertrude)
Nellie (Penelope)

or

or

Solly (Solomon)
Bertie (Robert)
Mattie (Matthew)
Benji
Barney
Frankie

OfAllThePlaces · 31/12/2025 01:27

Frankie, for either sex.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 31/12/2025 02:39

Henrietta Alfred & for a boy
Douglas
James
Charles
Oscar
Benjamin
Francis
Thomas
William
Robert
Jasper
George.

For a girl.
Margaret
Constance
Penelope
Josephine
Florence
veronica
Camilla
Miranda
Virginia
Theresa
Cynthia
Gertrude
Mildred.

miniaturepixieonacid · 31/12/2025 03:48

Do you want to stay 'on theme' with a formal, fairly old name with an ie nickname?

Henrietta/Hettie, Alfred/Alfie and:

Araminta/Minty
Annabelle/Annie
Abigail/Abbie
Charlotte/Lottie
Cassandra/Cassie
Caroline/Carrie
Clarissa or Calista/Callie
Constance/Connie
Dorothea/Dottie
Eleanor or Eloise/Ellie
Evangeline/Evie
Elizabeth/Libby, Bessie or Betty
Francesca/Frankie or Frannie
Felicity/Fizzy
Georgina/Georgie
Gabriella/Gabby
Isabelle or Isabella/Izzy
Imogen/Immy
Josephine or Josette/Josie
Katherine/Kitty or Katie
Lorelai/Rory
Miranda/Mimi
Matilda/Tilly
Margaret/Maggie, Daisy or Peggy
Natalia/Tally
Octavia/Tavvy
Persephone/Sephy or Persy
Philippa/Pippi
Penelope/Penny
Rosemary or Rosanna/Rosie
Sylvia/Sylvie
Seraphina/Saffy
Tabitha/Tabby
Victoria/Vikki or Torie
Vanessa/Nessie
Veronica/Ronnie
Winifred/Winnie

Albert/Bertie
Arthur/Artie
Benedict/Benjy
Douglas/Dougie
Edward or Edmund/Eddie
Frederick/Freddie
Franklin/Frankie
Jeremy or Jeremiah/Jerry
Jonathan/Jonty
Montgomery/Monty
Nicholas/Nicky
Reginald/Reggie
Ronald/Ronnie
Raphael/Raphy
Solomon/Solly
Timothy/Timmy
Vincent/Vinnie

Theoldwoman · 31/12/2025 04:07

Henrietta, Alfred and:

Josephine
Genevieve
Annabel
Francesca

Dominic
Sebastian
Christopher
Jeremy

Silverbirchleaf · 31/12/2025 04:14

Peter, nn Pete
Thomas, nn Tom
Edward, nn Ed

Adelaide, nn Ada
Victoria
Vivienne
Dorothea
Josephine
Georgina

JillyGiraffe · 31/12/2025 05:26

Henrietta, Alfred and Eleanor
Hettie, Alfie and Ellie

Henrietta, Alfred and Ernest
Hettie, Alfie and Ernie

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