Alfred- alfie or freddie

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Our prospective boy's name is Alfred.

Would you see how it goes or say to people to be known as Freddie or Alfie?

Do you prefer Alfie or Freddie? I know both are quite popular...but we like them.

Our other boy's names are Albert and Thedore. DH is kind of stuck on Alfred though so the others are not real contenders.

DS1 is Hugh.

Ta ladies

Alfie or Alf I think, rather than Freddie. I like Albert too though...Bertie!

Love them both.
They are both cute names and love names that can be made short when younger then more grown up when you grow up!! lol
I know more Alfies than I do Freddies.
(Ive always loved Theo)

My son is called Alfred. He is four. When I meet people they say, "Oh, is Alfie... whatever question?" and then there is that awkward moment when I say "ALFRED is..." He is an Alfred. And as his older sister says, "people are always trying to call Alfred Alfie, but that's a different name, isn't it?"

I know he might call himself something different when he's older, but he's my Alfred, and always will be. :)

But Alf/Alfie rolls off the tongue much easier than Alfred for some reason, so I can see why kids shorten Alfred to Alfie - it is a natural nickname imo.

Oh, just noticed how old this thread is

Oh yeah - very old - just wanted to defend 'Alfred!' lol

Ha ha, on here looking at names for DC3 and see my old post for DS2 back on here. That little bump is now Alfred. He mainly gets called Alfred in full, never Alfie to us but some of the grandparents like to call him Alfie. If we shorten it it is to Fred, not Freddie, just Fred.

He really suits it, red hair, freckles, big brown eyes. Kids pronounce it as Alfwid I have noticed which always makes me chuckle.

We also have a very good friend who has an Albert, shortened to Bertie.