Albertine?

[cherrysunday]

Heard this name a while ago and I've been toying with it...wondered what people thought?

Is it awful or actually lovely? Can't make my mind up. dh loves it!

awful

No please don't.

One of my childhood friends had this as a second name and hated it.

reminds me of Ovaltine but think i actually prefer the sound of Ovaltine

Is it male or female?

the author rachel cusk called her daughter this. I find Cusk quite irritating, so dislike the name by association.

It sounds French...

I like it

That's where I've heard it from PaddingtonBore a friends daughter is friends with her daughter.
Do you think that's the only Albertine out there?!
I must admit when I first heard it I thought it was pretty awful but it grows on you I think...has a nice ring to it? I don't know interesting to hear peoples thoughts!

I really like it!

Not sure I'd call my child that, but I kinda like it... sounds way better than a lot of the popular names out there actually.

Old-fashioned, and not in a good way.

Alberta would be a better feminization of Albert, if only a Canadian state hadn't thought of it first

Noooooooooo!

Reminds me of these awful names that become feminine simply by adding -ine or -ina. Tomasina anyone, or Jamesina?

No, some names are better off left in the midst of time

No, not good. Sorry

It's the name of a very beautiful fragrant pink rose ... and it's a lovely rose name but not good dc name. Could get shorted to 'Bert' too ...

I love Thomasina. I want it for my next girl!

no no no

It is a lovely rose, and one of my favourites. Not entirely sure it would be a kindness to inflict it on a baby though....

Really Helen??? Honestly????? Crikey!

I agree that it is a name of a similar ilk as

Thomasina

Nigella

Albertine

just no - dont do it! Albie as a nname?

I love it. I would go for AlbertinA though.

my mum had three aunts: Albertina, Clementina and Whillelmina (sp?). Whillelmina was her favourite and i was very tempted to call dd2 that- however i would have for her to be called "Willie" :-( Although Mina would be lovely.

Thomasina is really lovely! I wonder why my greatgrandmother didn't go for that for my grandmother (who was the last of her daughters and called, rather out of theme, Julianna)

yers I am completely bonkers though

I used to work with a lovely Albertine, known as Albie. Had never liked it before or even thought it was a name anyone actually used, but it now has positive connotations for me. Still wouldn't use it myself though!

No I've decided; I don't think I'd have the nerve to do it!

Baby due in 8 weeks so back to the drawing board!

I bet Nigella's going to make a come back!