Using a very old fashioned/traditional name

[snagglepat]

Hi folks,

I just wondered if any of you had opinions on using a very old fashioned name. I know a lot have come back in vogue now but there's a name that recently occurred to us that we both really like but according to all the stats its popularity just gets less and less every year. The name is Albert. It's currently our favourite name for a boy and we'd probably call him Bertie day-to-day but we both really like Albert as the full name too.

Do you think he'd be likely to be teased at school for having a 'grandad' type name or am I over-thinking things?

It's not normally the kind of name we'd go for, we tend to the more natural/hippy end of the spectrum. Our daughter is called Ember and our current other favourites are things like Oaken or Calder for a boy and Alvara or Elfreda for a girl. I think I might just be getting over my surprise at myself for feeling so drawn to such a traditional name. Anyone else gone through similar feelings?

Gina.

 

[laura3103]

i love it this is the name i plan to have if i ever have a boy.

i would call him albert percival but call him bertie for short so i would have bertie and gertie.

i really do like old fashioned names and i found that when i told everyone what i was calling my daughter they all had and opinion on it but i didnt care cause its what i wanted.

 

[Pyrrhic]

It's beautiful

 

[hopeandpray]

Love it. and Ember is such a great name too

 

[kiwimama]

I don't think he'd get teased at all. Kids tend to pick on kids who have names that rhyme with things they think are naughty, not because they are old fashioned. I don't think kids think of things like that as adults do. Albert with Bertie as a nn while he is young is a lovely name!

 

[ArticBaby]

Albert

But I do like....Oaken, Elfreda

 

[CedarWood]

I like it and agree with Kiwimama Re names/teasing. I think it is a bit better than being one of many. Kids will see it as more unique.
Many of the girls names I have thought of are in the old fashioned category for the US. One was 895 a on a list from 2009(?) Matilda.

 

[Amy_T]

I love old fashioned names so go for it - it only matters what you think of it.

I think it's classic and I love it - everyone is different so there will be people who don't like it, I'm not a fan of modern names at all but go with what you two think is best.

 

[MUMOF5]

I like Albert a lot . If Maddie had been a boy we would have had Arthur as a middle name, thats 'old fashioned' too. . I do think its very trendy to use old names at the moment. I would call him Albert tho or Albie, not Bertie (not keen). xx

 

[blahblahblah]

I like it, and TBH with some of the names around at the moment it really doesn't lend itself to bullying in the way that some do!

If you don't get on with Bertie as an abbreviation, you could use Albie instead.

 

[Pink1981]

I love Albert and Bertie

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I love Albert! I Love Albie and Bertie as NM too.

IMO I prefer older names. They are definitely stronger and I think males need strong names. x

 

[Jomum2b-again]

i love old fashioned names and i love Albert and Albie nd Bertie for short my baby girl has an old fashioned name, she was named after my great grandma who was born in the 1800's.....shes called Ehllsyie Lyllythe Maeree Francis (pronounced Elsie Lillith Marie Francis) my great grandmas name and maiden name was Elsie Francis, nd i just like Lillith and Marie xx

 

[Sophist]

Old names are very much in vogue here in the US. People will like it because its unusual, but not strange.

 

[ginasgemz]

I think Albert is very cute for a baby and very strong masculine name for an adult! I totally agree with everyone - old fashioned names are coming back...A few years ago we didn't care for old fashioned names ourselves, we wanted to go for something more unique and different..now we tend to like old fashioned names ourselves. There's nothing wrong with giving an old, traditional, very masculine name (even though I still like unique and different names) for a boy, and I'd rather see girly Elsies and Francescas and Isadoras running around, than Logans and Rileys and Blairs, just my opinion.. There's nothing wrong with a very feminine and girly girl name and a very masculine, traditional male name..if anything, this is a trend I gladly take part in...

 

[malia]

I have a friend called Albert who we call Ally for short. I like it

 

[moomoo]

My lil man is Reggie (reginald) and my nephew is Maurice Albert.. I love the name!!

 

[BlackBerry25]

I knew an Albert at school. No one ever made fun of him. No one ever called him Bertie though.

 

[2016]

I love love love old fashioned names. Albert is great only thing is I am not to sure about Bertie...

 

[DottyLottie]

I think Albert is adorable and Bertie is super cute. I like this name myself, but my mum has a dog called Bertie so that has kind of killed it for us!
Don't worry about what others think, it is gorgeous name, as long as you like it, thats all that matters.