When you hear the name Freddy....

[melmel48]

No. All of the Fred's I have known are white. Fred Savage is white too

[cjeanette]

Nov 27, 2012 19:04:39 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

I don't think I've ever known anybody named Freddy.

Or Fred.

I have a cousin named Fredrick. Does that count?

He is white though. Not hispanic.

Freddy is a nickname. Not a name.

[auberge]

My coworker thinks the same. Hmmm

I guess we're weird. Lol

[Deleted]

I don't get why it can't go with Madeline?

My mom's brother is Fred (the III in fact -- it is a big name in the Dutch side of my family) and my aunt is Dale. That doesn't seem so different? Sibling names often don't match.

[Deleted]

I think of Krueger & Fred on Scooby Doo.

[mrssavy42112]

I'm Hispanic & live in a Hispanic neighborhood. I don't know 1 Hispanic Freddy. I also thought Kreuger.

[auberge]

Nov 27, 2012 19:56:16 GMT -5 v said:

I don't get why it can't go with Madeline?

My mom's brother is Fred (the III in fact -- it is a big name in the Dutch side of my family) and my aunt is Dale. That doesn't seem so different? Sibling names often don't match.

Madeline seems so formal to me and Freddy is a nickname and an Hispanic guy. Lol

[auberge]

They also correct people when they say Maddy instead of Madeline. So Freddy is just perfect for a laugh.

[cjeanette]

Nov 27, 2012 20:02:12 GMT -5 auberge said:

They also correct people when they say Maddy instead of Madeline. So Freddy is just perfect for a laugh.

Best.

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2012 20:02:12 GMT -5 auberge said:

They also correct people when they say Maddy instead of Madeline. So Freddy is just perfect for a laugh.

So the name will be Freddy and not Frederick?

I don't like any version of Frederick, but Freddy as a formal name is kind of odd.

[KaraOrNot]

Lol, no.

[pitterwoo]

the only weird thing to me is why they wouldn't give him the name Frederick and then just use Freddy as a NN. At least he'd have more options later in life.

[MamaMaui24]

I think of Shelley Long and every time I'd see the kid, I'd probably say "do the Freddie!"

[bronxgirl]

I don't think of it as a Hispanic name, but I do think of it as a nn, so I find it a little odd in that sense.

[agnes]

Notable Freddys:
Freddy Prince
Freddy Prince Jr
Freddy Krueger
Freddy Mercury

I know a Fred Cruz. He's white.

I think it's so strange that they're going with just Freddy and it not being short for anything, though.

[Deleted]

Hmmm I live in Texas and never met or heard of a Latino named Freddy except for Freddie Prinze Jr.

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2012 20:02:12 GMT -5 auberge said:

They also correct people when they say Maddy instead of Madeline. So Freddy is just perfect for a laugh.

LOL. That is the best part.

I agree that it is a weird combination but more so because I think naming your kid Freddy is weird on its own.

[CloudBee]

No. I think of someone with an English accent.

[mbcdefg]

Nov 27, 2012 20:19:18 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

Nov 27, 2012 19:36:57 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I think of my friends' dachshund.

WEIRD.

I think of a dachshund too! LoL

My parents' dog is Frankie, and Freddy sounds close, so I see dog.

Lol!

I was in a meeting at work and got introduced to a guy named Fred, and all I could think of was the dog, lol. Although I never seem to remember names and this one stuck with me

I also think of the Howard Stern song:

youtu.be/paZbDEJ7Ph0

[starlily]

The only Freddy I've known in real life happens to be Hispanic, but I've never thought of it as a Hispanic name.

[childofhiphop]

My younger brother.

Bi-racial. Violet eyes. Sandy blonde/brown hair.

Definitely NOT latino/hispanic.

[Deleted]

Kreuger!

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2012 19:04:23 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

No. Freddy makes me think of Frederick or Freiderich and makes me think of a German guy.

Oh. And then I reread your post and saw your friends ARE German. So, totally acceptable.

Yup.

[twistedtwist]

I think Freddy Krueger. I don't like thinking about him.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Nov 27, 2012 21:22:53 GMT -5 MamaMaui24 said:

I think of Shelley Long and every time I'd see the kid, I'd probably say "do the Freddie!"

*nods* Me too. I've been singing this since the post popped up yesterday.

[cookies]

My kid's name is Frederick and we call him Fred and Freddie. We're white and he's named after my grandmother, who is also white.

[qwerty]

Nope. Wouldn't even cross my mind.

[auberge]

I love that this random thought is still getting bumped.

LOL

[wanderlustfoodie]

The only Freddies I have known have been caucasian. I went to college with a Freddie (Frederick) who was a Ninth, as in he had IX after his last name. Quite a long line of white Freddies.