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Albertine?

31 replies

cherrysunday · 09/01/2009 16:54

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!

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BabyBaby123 · 09/01/2009 16:55

awful

BonsoirAnna · 09/01/2009 16:55

No please don't.

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

BabyBaby123 · 09/01/2009 16:56

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

Hulababy · 09/01/2009 16:57

Is it male or female?

PaddingtonBore · 09/01/2009 17:00

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

annasmami · 09/01/2009 17:05

It sounds French...

HelenBurns · 09/01/2009 17:06

I like it

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cherrysunday · 09/01/2009 17:09

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!

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MarchNowFebMum · 09/01/2009 17:19

I really like it!

mrswoolf · 09/01/2009 17:57

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vess · 09/01/2009 17:58

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.

GrimmaTheNome · 09/01/2009 18:01

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

paolosgirl · 09/01/2009 18:03

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

Cies · 09/01/2009 18:05

No, not good. Sorry

PrimulaVeris · 09/01/2009 18:10

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 ...

HelenBurns · 09/01/2009 18:15

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

noonki · 09/01/2009 18:24

no no no

neversaydie · 09/01/2009 19:03

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....

paolosgirl · 09/01/2009 19:06

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

GossipMonger · 09/01/2009 19:06

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

Thomasina

Nigella

Albertine

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

beforesunrise · 09/01/2009 19:14

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.

beforesunrise · 09/01/2009 19:19

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)

HelenBurns · 09/01/2009 20:08

yers I am completely bonkers though

cyteen · 09/01/2009 20:13

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!

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cherrysunday · 09/01/2009 20:15

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!

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