Wolfgang and Ursula

[HerbalHolly]

Wolfgang for a boy or Ursula for a girl... any thoughts? My partner likes them, my sister likes them, my Dad hates them... what do you think?

Sorry, that first bit in brackets should have read "nothing to do with..."

Thanks everyone. We're settled on one or the other depending on whether or not the baby is a boy or a girl (or a bear or wolf). Thanks for all your input.
Pinkpip100 have you ever seen/read the children's book where the main character is called Ursula and she wants to become a bear so eats specially made jam sandwiches and changes into one for the day? It was a favourite of mine when I was little and I so wished I was called Ursula when I read it... So Ursula doesn't make me think of seawitches, it makes me think of magic bears...

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herbalholly not seen that book, sounds lovely.

We've got a Wolfgang, now 6. He's really a Wofie - never use full version. He loves his name, we love his name. My Mum hated it & called him Max (not any of his given names, just one she liked) for the first 9 months of his life until she grudgingly got used to it (we don't see her often so it didn't matter).

My Wolfie's not arrogant at all. Just a normal mischievous 6yr old boy. And down here it is definitely seen as quite a cool name to have. Not why we chose it - he just looked like a 'Wolfie' to me when he was born.

Missismac - that's good to know that your son likes his name, I think i'd be happy with it too if I were a boy. Do you have any other children? Do they have similar names?

Wolfie is cute.

Just not sure about it.

do the test -

'this is your Captain Wolfgang Maynard speaking.....' (this does work actually)

'All rise for Judge Wolfgang Wright.....'
(tis cool - changed my mind! )

Thanks Herbal Holly we've got 4 DC's, They do have 'interesting' names I'm afraid, but before I'm jumped on from a great height I'll add that they have very straightforward middle names that they can always switch to as & when they want!

Their names are Kesta (DD), Tully (DS1), Caden (Always known as Kays-DS2) & of course, Wolfie.

Have prob given my RL identity away to some now!

Urgh. Poor children...

wolfie is ok, but im seeing Robert Lindsay shouting Power To The People. google citizen smith....

not mad keen on either tbh but im an old fogie.

Errrr Thanks readysteadygo .

Ursula is very nice, I like it.

Oo apologies.. Is this not where opinions on names is expressed? I just think it is really mean to call your children Wolfgang or Ursula. Doesn't mean I'm right... Sorry

Yes, you're entitled to your opinion etc.etc.

I think a lot depends where you/ your children live. There's lot's of unusual names round us & Ursula or Wolfie wouldn't stand out at all. On a personal note my DC's all love their names (so far - your post prompted me to check this morning! They haven't had a minute of teasing (yet, or to my knowledge) & I don't think they'd consider themselves to be "poor" because of their names. Rather the opposite. But I do accept that in different area's people's views of what's acceptable can be narrower. Fair enough.

they sound like great names to me missismac i particularly like Kesta. My Mum has suggested Wolfe rather than Wolfgang but I'm not too sure. I find it interesting how the realm of what's acceptable is so different from person to person - for example a friend of mine has just named her baby boy Mulberry which, for me, is a bit too far out. Then again I'm sure many people of my grand parents' generation would find Amelie too weird and that's pretty popular these days.