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Help[Opinions] Albert
Cool and new or grandfatherly?
It’s currently ranked #58 in the UK.
Do you prefer with or without a nickname?
Albie is ranked #32 in the UK and Bertie #215
Can you think of an unique nickname for Albert?
formerly Belphoebe
⭐️
I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf
It’s currently ranked #58 in the UK.
Do you prefer with or without a nickname?
Albie is ranked #32 in the UK and Bertie #215
Can you think of an unique nickname for Albert?
⭐️
I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf
This message was edited 2/22/2024, 10:46 AM
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I like Albert, though not enough to use; I'd be happy to meet a young one. I don't think it needs a nn at all.
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In my area it would be cool and new. I don't think it was very popular even among my grandfather's generation here. I've met one Albert in my life, who was my age, and his name was definitely seen as unusual. But he never got any teasing for it, at least none I witnessed.
I love Albie, Al, Bert, Bertie. Other nicknames, I'm not sure... Maybe.... Abbot??
I love Albie, Al, Bert, Bertie. Other nicknames, I'm not sure... Maybe.... Abbot??
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It’s very handsome, gentle, and affable, though I prefer Aubert (a new favorite).
The nicknames Alby, Bertie, and Bert are quite charming, though I don’t think Albert needs a nickname.
Alternative nicknames could be Abbie, Abe, Bibi, Tibby…?
The nicknames Alby, Bertie, and Bert are quite charming, though I don’t think Albert needs a nickname.
Alternative nicknames could be Abbie, Abe, Bibi, Tibby…?
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It was my grandfather‘s name, so I’m definitely going to think of it as grandfatherly. I’m also American just for the context there. I don’t like either of those nicknames. My grandfather went by Al. That’s not really a unique nickname though by any means. It is how my sister got her name, Ali, which could be a nickname, but would sound feminine.
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I think Albert is a classic. I like it.
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