I came across a little [name_m]Alby[/name_m] ([name_m]Alby[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]; big sister [name_u]Sage[/name_u] [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]) on a blog some time ago and instantly fell in love with the name. Now, I dislike [name_m]Albert[/name_m], but [name_m]Alby[/name_m]'s a completely different story - it doesn’t sound heavy or dated, but rather fresh and sweet yet not too cutesy.
What do you think of [name_m]Alby[/name_m]?
It seems like a nickname for either [name_m]Albert[/name_m] or [name_m]Alban[/name_m] rather than a full name to me, but I don’t immediately hate it. [name_m]Plenty[/name_m] of parents are calling their children [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Archie[/name_m], so [name_m]Alby[/name_m] isn’t too much of a stretch I suppose. Personally I do find it rather “cutesy” and not terribly handsome for a grown man. I can’t really imagine a professional man with the name. Sorry!
I love [name_m]Albie[/name_m] (I prefer the look of this spelling for some reason). In terms of ageing, I think that if names like [name_m]Archie[/name_m] can work, [name_m]Alby[/name_m]/[name_m]Albie[/name_m] definitely can, or maybe it’s just because I live in the UK, so I’m used to it :p. I just love the sound really, and it has a great energetic feel to it, plus it still has the positive meaning of [name_m]Albert[/name_m].
I like [name_m]Alby[/name_m]/[name_m]Albie[/name_m]. My late uncle went by [name_m]Albie[/name_m] (he was [name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Jr[/name_m]) so the name is familiar to me. I think you should add it to your list if you like it!
Thank you for the comments.
Anyone else want to share their opinion?
Totally cute!
Really cute, but “Albi the Racist Dragon” anyone?
NMS but cute. Very nickname-y, but people go by nicknames and/or nicknames are given names all the time. Pretty much any name ages well, when it comes down to it. I like it better than [name_m]Albert[/name_m], but [name_m]Alban[/name_m] is quite nice.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] what I was about to say!
We may be the minority here on this one.
Other than that I like it but prefer it to be a nn.
Never heard of this - Googled it and watched an episode on youtube that popped up first…seriously, WTF did I just watch!? Yeah, pretty bad (in so many ways) but not at all a strong/memorable enough association to turn me off the name.
Thanks again for the comments. I appreciate it.