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Help[Opinions] Re: Barry
in reply to a message by Aine
I went to school with a Barry. he was III but still Barry. Very nice kid, but sadly he was killed in a car wreck a few years ago. I like the name Barry, it doesn't really have a goofy-old-man vibe to me, not like Alfred does.
I have to say that Barry is way better than Alfred. Alfie is just stupid, and I don't understand why it is so popular as a full name in the UK. (The same Brits who turn up their noses at "nicknames-as-given-names" like Tony or Bobby go into ecstasies over freaking Alfie.)
Ted is a very nice, friendly nn for Theodore. It's a stretch as a nn for Edward, but I guess if Ted Kennedy could pull it off...
Ned is pretty bad. And isn't the word ned a British slang term for a loser?
I have to say that Barry is way better than Alfred. Alfie is just stupid, and I don't understand why it is so popular as a full name in the UK. (The same Brits who turn up their noses at "nicknames-as-given-names" like Tony or Bobby go into ecstasies over freaking Alfie.)
Ted is a very nice, friendly nn for Theodore. It's a stretch as a nn for Edward, but I guess if Ted Kennedy could pull it off...
Ned is pretty bad. And isn't the word ned a British slang term for a loser?
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Yes Ned is a Scottish slang term http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_%28Scottish%29
Bobby as a full first name is actually quite popular in the UK, it's ranked #83. I agree that Alfie is horrible.
Bobby as a full first name is actually quite popular in the UK, it's ranked #83. I agree that Alfie is horrible.
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