Alfie

Sounds like a dog's name.

I’m American and I gave this name to my dog. It is also the given name of my hairdresser’s 3 year old son.

I am not British but i adore this name. Such a great meaning and so cute.

I think diminutive names like Alfie and Archie are so common in the UK that it won't affect how professional they look. If there wasn't so many diminutive names being put on birth certificates I think it may affect it but these have become so normal that I don't think anyone would think anything of having a doctor named Alfie.

Well, you know best. I'm not a businessman named Alfie and neither do I know any, so I can't speak from experience.
But personally, if it was my name I myself would rather save a name like Alfie for my nearest and dearest, which would make it more special for me, and use a more "serious" Alfred professionally.

Again, I disagree. It might be different in America or in other countries but, here in the UK, diminuitives are rarely (if ever) seen as less professional or suited to your typical business imagine in comparison to more formal options. If anything, some of the lads that I've spoken to about the issue at hand have said they find the likes of Alfie and its ilk as 'more classically manly' - presumably in comparison to your modern - and assumed to be more professional - choices like Mason and Bentley.

Still, no need to apologise! We all have our own opinions and your is no less right than mine. :)

Oh yes, I'm sure there have been. And I'm sorry if it came across as if I was suggesting that it would be an actual disadvantage or hinder a man's success in business to have a name such as Alfie, but merely that many men, but of course not all, would in such circumstances consider their name unfitting to their business image.

There are plenty of businessmen and doctors and lawyers, both past and present, named Alfie and Mikey and Bobby and Jimmy. The assumption that a diminuitive name (when diminuitives at large have been used as stand-alone choices for centuries) would somehow stop or decrease the chance of a boy having a professional job in the working world is incredibly musguided, in my opinion at least.

This name is really sweet, but you would be amazed at how many people are putting this on the birth certificate in the UK. I can't imagine why people don't think that their little Alfie will one day be a businessman with a brief-case, or perhaps Dr Alfie or Judge Alfie.

I don't like this one:/

Über-British!!

Haha yes!

If you're a Doctor Who fan this means you'd be calling your kid "Stormageddon, Dark Lord Of All" ;P

this is my cat's name

an adorable name, and yes I'm a brit, I love it but it's so popular here it would be a risk to use.

I guess I'd have to be a Brit to understand the appeal. It sounds like a puppy's name to me.