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?

Comments

[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 :)