nicknames for Albert Edward

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

As we get closer to our wedding and closer to TTC, I'm feeling myself getting more sentimental. I've decided I don't absolutely hate my fiance's name anymore and it might be nice to have a 'IV'. I still don't care for his first name, Albert, but his middle name, Edward, has grown on me; we actually plan on using it as a middle name even if we don't use the whole name. Anyway, we were discussing nicknames as we don't care for Albert and that's what his dad goes by. My fiance said we could use Ed or Eddy and I said absolutely not-- if it's Edward, it's EDWARD, but then I thought of the name 'Ward'. What do you guys think? Too 50s? I think it's kind of cute.


Anyone else get frustrated with naming after people? I really love my fiance and think it'd be sweet to carry on his name; on the other hand I don't want to name a child after my father-in-law. FWIW, his father is terminally ill and it could be a nice gesture to carry on the name.

His sister also wants to use the name, which makes it hard because we need to either give her the go-ahead or not, but we're not sure. I think we should have first dibs at least, since it's my fiance's name. I think I've mentioned before that if we don't use the name for a son, we're using it for a dog, so it's up to her if she really wants her son to have our dog's name. Is it horrible that her husband's name (which he doesn't go by but still..) is another hypothetical dog name we have picked out?

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Renaming..

[whispers-shadow.livejournal.com]

My fiance wants to name our child, who will be born in October, after him AND his dad. Brian Michael-Ray. At first, I laughed thinking it was all a joke. Then, I felt foolish realizing how much it really means to him. I finally gave in to the Michael. I just don't want to call my child the name that I call my man in the bedroom. It just seems weird. At some point I thought it was just egotistical of him to want to use his name, but apparently it's a big deal to guys to carry on their name. However, by explaining, if we have a boy, it will have his middle and last name I dodged the hurtle of having a child with four names, none of which sparked any usable nicknames for me.

I like Ward, yeah it is kind of 50's but in a cute, lovable way. Yeah, it's kind of weird that you guys are looking at her husbands name for a future dog name. But, sometimes it just hits you that that name would work for another purpose. :D Good luck!

Re: Renaming..

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Lol, we liked the name before her husband ever came on the scene. It's a very common name and actually a very common dog name, for the breed we want anyway. If he actually went by the name we might not use it, but he doesn't so I don't hink it'll be an issue, :)

I do sometimes think it's egotistical of guys, but it is sometimes customary, particularly in certain families to pass on the man's name. I don't think it's a big deal to every guy, it's not to my guy, but with some guys yeah.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

while i agree that you should have "first dibs" on the name since its your husbands name, i think its a little selfish of you to claim "dibs" on it for your dog. i mean, i guess she could still name her kid that, but itd be strange, and i think thats kind of awful of you to do that. would you want that done to you? you can name your dog anything, and she would be trying to honor her father. just my opinion, of course.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ps: i dont like ward. too old man beaver cleaver 50s for me. i have a soft spot for eddie because it was my grandfathers name.

[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

Iawtc.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I'm not saying we should have dibs on it to name our dog and she can't name her son that. I'm saying that we should have dibs over naming a son that and I feel kinda bad leaving her hanging on that since we can't make up our minds whether we're naming a son that.

On us naming a dog that, no I don't think she can't name her son that if we name our dog that, but she's not 100% sure she even wants to use it. We had decided if we didn't use it for a son we were going to have a pug and name it Albert Edward Puggington IV. She asked me once if we planned on using the name and I said we weren't sure, but that if we didn't we were going to use it for a dog; I don't know fi she used it for a son first if we would still use it, though. I don't think it's fair to say that we can't use my fiance's name for whatever we want. She also kind seemed like she might use it no matter what, even if we do use it for a son.

It's a little hard because she met her husband and decided she actually wanted to have kids years after my fiance and I met. She also already has her husband's name, another name we liked, and both grandmother's names 'claimed'.

I guess since thier first son is being named ater her husband, the possibility of the using my fiance's name is years down the road at least.

[catchstars.livejournal.com]

With a name like Edward, there is room in a family for two cousins with the same name, especially if Grandpa and Dad/Uncle Edward are beloved. There are plenty of nicknames for both, so you could have an Eddie and Ward or Ward and Ted. If your fiancee's sister wants to name her son Edward, you probably shouldn't give that name to your dog, especially if you're close to them. It might be a little weird for the kid to have the same name as Auntie and Uncle's dog, you know?

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

My fiance is a III. His name is Albert Edward-- his sister wants the whole name. If we use it our child with be a IV, so I think it;s a little different that just two cousins having the same name, KWIM? We're also all very geographically close, so it will matter.

As for nicknames, e just don't like any nicknames for Albert and FFIL goes by Al/Albert, and as I said in my post we (I more) really don't like Ed or Eddie and also Ted is what my fiance goes by. If we have an Albert Edward IV, he'll go by Edward, possibly Ward.


The thing with the dog, and maybe I should have mentioned, is if we do use the name (or rather, Albert Edward Puggington IV), we'll probably call it something like Al, Alby, or Betie, nicknames we'd never give a child and e don't think his sister would either.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

My best friend (Zoe) was going to be called Ward Campbell if she were a boy. They were both last names in the family.

I quite like it.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Do you know if Ward is a given name in it's own right or.

I'm a teacher and I've seen a move toward 50sish names for little boys, but never see Ward. I'm starting to really like it.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I have known of another Ward in my life. I didn't know him well (so I have no idea if he was Edward or not).

I looked Ward up. It does seems to be a legitimate name in its own right. I think its nice :)

[thedaytheystop.livejournal.com]

I love Albert Edward! Ward is a cute NN, although my favorite NN for Edward is Ned. I love Ned!

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Ned! I hadn't thought of Ned. That could be cute. Little Neddy.

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

My cousin is Edward, and he goes by Edward. Nobody has ever called him Eddie or Ward. If you want it to be Edward and nothing else, just make it known.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Yeah, I'm just a little worried because their family is soo huge on nicknames-- no one goes by their actual name. It's actually hard for me to even think of my fiance as 'Albert'.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

Yeah I'm in the same boat...I love the name Edward but I really hate all of the nicknames. Actually I do know an Edward that goes by Ned, thats not so bad.

[nearlyalegume.livejournal.com]

If you are going to use Edward in one form or another anyway, keep the tradition going. It's a nice tradition. I agree with thedaytheystop - Ned is a nice nickname for Edward, and it will work on a small boy and a grown man equally well. If you want him called Edward, insist on it. If nicknames are big, Edward gives you plenty to work with. It's a good choice.