[name_m]Little[/name_m] boy due soon, 13 months after his sister - we call her [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]/[name_f]Dot[/name_f], never her full name [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].
I love old man names, and ideally wanted something with a single syllable nickname and not ending in an ‘ie’ sound.
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] doesn’t really meet this but I love it. Is it usable? What image does it create of a little boy, teenager, man? The only nicknames I can think of are [name_m]Humph[/name_m] and [name_m]Bear[/name_m].
My husband is now agreeing with this after much pushing from me, which of course now makes me doubt it!!
Other names we like have been [name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Cuthbert[/name_m], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u]. Really want to avoid the most popular names.
Ooo I love your daughters name!
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] I like and matches nicely with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] there just doesn’t seem to be a natural nn.
Try imagine calling [name_m]Humph[/name_m] or [name_m]Bear[/name_m], if that feels natural to you then go for it!
Otherwise I love [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]!
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u] too but seems like a different style to [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] is an incredibly fusty old man name to me, and the only young person I can picture it on is someone from a family who puts birth announcements in the Telegraph. [name_m]Humph[/name_m] sounds like something Rabbit would say in [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]-the-Pooh.
I like [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]! And [name_m]Will[/name_m]/[name_m]Bill[/name_m] are more accessible nicknames.
Agree with PP that [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] doesn’t seem to match with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] is totally usable. It isn’t my personal taste and seems a little ho hum to me, but it’s wearable and seems nice with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]/[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]. Personally I prefer the similar [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] with [name_m]Huck[/name_m] for a nn.
From your list I really love [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] and [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]!!! [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] is probably my favorite.
Absolutly love [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m]! it sounds very fresh and I can totally imagine a teenager and adult with this name. I think its very cool and you can defnitly use it! - It also sounds good with your daughters name!
I don’t know if [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] is really ready for a comeback yet or if it’s still in the dusty old man territory as I think it is where I live, although that may not be where you are. I wouldn’t give it to my child in case it remains the latter in hoping to give him a name that he loves and is easy to wear. I do love [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] on your list.
Personally, I think [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] would be a hard name to wear, given that the word “hump” prominently features at the beginning and kids are known to be cruel.
I do like [name_m]Albert[/name_m] and [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] for you, though. I might also suggest [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_u]Lionel[/name_u], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], and [name_u]Wendell[/name_u], they seem to fit your style.
I really like [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] in theory. But in reality, I don’t find a name that starts with Hump to be a considerate choice… sorry. I do like your other choices, especially [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] and [name_m]Albert[/name_m]!
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] is usable, but I don’t find it overly appealing. It sounds like not just an old man, but a grumpy old man… haha… if that makes sense.
I totally adore [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], however! So lovely! And Wilbie is just too cute! He can always have the NN [name_m]Will[/name_m] as an adult.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m]!! [name_f]May[/name_f] sound fusty to many other people, but so do names like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] that are very definitely coming into style. Not so long ago, [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], etc were considered very old fashioned and look where they are now. I would not worry about the ‘fustiness’ that other people have commented on, because all names come back into style. You’d just be slightly ahead of the trend.
The ‘hump’ issue is also a bit of a red herring for me. There are stacks of names with potentially ‘unfortunate’ or tease-worthy beginnings or endings that are in common use, and I wouldn’t say [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] is more problematic than something like [name_m]William[/name_m] or [name_m]Walter[/name_m] or [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] or [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] or [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]. Besides which, it’s a humf sound, not hump.
One of my favourite things about [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] is its meaning, “peaceful warrior”. I would 100% give that meaning to a future son. And [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m] go together really well. Some possible NNs could include Hurry, [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] (maaaybe), and [name_m]Frey[/name_m].
Thank you! Funny you should mention [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] - that would’ve been [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]'s sister (if I got my way, anyway). Excellent points about [name_m]William[/name_m] being a ruder start to a name than [name_m]Humph[/name_m] - I can see me remembering that in years to come.
I like [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] from your list and [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] but [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] seems more modern and popular and it didnt seem like thats what youre looking for. I love it though
