Boris calls his baby wilfred

That was Trumpton, Blinko

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub

I passed some of DS's old Beano annuals to the DGS. Comments have been made about how very un-PC some of the storylines are. Poor old Softy Walter had quite the time of it, bullied mercilessly and portrayed as very camp.

According to Wikipedia, he has dropped his soft personality, and now is ingenious, ambitious, intelligent. He still wants to suck all the fun out of Beanotown though.

Nico97 ah yes. I was thinking of the ...Cuthbert, Dibble and ...whatisname gang.

Yes Callistemon I’ve done that, and yet my granddaughter so suits her name and is happy to be so very different that she wouldn’t seem the same with a common or garden name!

Same here GrannyLaine

I've had to do a bit of that Callistemon but the names have grown on me over the years !

Does it matter to any of us what name anyone chooses for their baby?

It matters to the parents and to the child.
Even grandparents have to bite their lip and keep opinions to themselves except to say 'Oh, lovely'

Cuthbert Cringeworthy was the soppy one in the Bash St class

Ah someone's heard of the the Bash St kids. I don't remember there being a Cuthbert, though. Wasn't he in another gang?

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As you can see from the resemblance in these two photos, Daddy Boris, clearly a fan of Wilfred from the Bash St. Kids.
has immortalised his favourite character in his son.

Why is this our concern?

Grammaretto, I know a human Rex, Teddy, Prince and Dexter!

I also know a few dogs with human names. Mabel, Doreen, Nigel and Colin.

I think Boris's Wilfred will probably end up as Wilfie whilst young.

Then Wilf

I love the name Wilfred but I’m sure he’ll be Wilf. There’s an actor called Wilf in Game of Thrones. (I haven’t seen a single episode.)
Our next cat will be Stanley. (I’m not a fan of BJ despite all this.)

There was a young chap one one of the Kirstie’s Homemade Christmas programs called Flynn. He was a lovely gentle boy and I really like that name, it’s interchangeable as a dogs name too!

Jabberwok

I wouldn't want to shout for my dog with a person's name - it might attract more than I bargained for!

Rex, Rover, Teddy, Prince, Spike, Dexter, Gnasher but not for children please.

I met a pug puppy recently at the vets whose name was Mabel, she was absolutely gorgeous.
My cat is named Molly.
What is wrong with naming a loved pet by a name you love yourself.

One of my GS’ S is named Alfie, I was not happy when told, now a few years later he is just... Alfie, no other name would suit him.

My daughters two dogs are called Stella and Iris! Her partners dachshund is called Eric!

I love it when animals have human names. I met such a nice Labrador recently called Dave. Ian hislop has a cat called Colin.

I think people names and animal names are becoming more interchangeable.

Even Rex, an old name quite often used for dogs but then I remember Rex Harrison.

Point taken Starblaze
Although DH always says I like to have The Last Word.
Funny that, I thought he did.

I thought your name must be Gillian, very nice name gillybob. We have a Gillian in the family too.

My mum always called wallflower 'gillies' (soft g).

Of course, you could be Bob?

I approve.Wilfred was my Grandad’s name though he was called Wilf by my Grandma and Bill by everyone else.

Oh I don’t know gillybob I think your name is lovely?

Names from the period around World War 1 seem to be really popular.Our grandads names, of course, Wilfred, Alfie Fred
Harry etc.
These are new names to many younger people.

At least Wilfred has got off lightly compared with one of his other sons who has Apollo as a middle name! What goes through these people's minds? They're supposed to be naming a child, not a horse.

I don’t mind the name Wilfred . It wouldn’t be my choice but it’s not my baby . There are far worse names . Mine for example .