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in reply to a message by Saskia Soleil
LOL... Mateo is my favorite too! Unfortunately, any fan of the soap opera "All My Children" will notice that Mateo Santos is the name of one of the characters on the show (Kelly Ripa's hubby)... Do you think it's still ok to use the name? I feel like I'd be obligated to explain that I didn't choose the name because of the show, and that would be annoying. However-- if I hyphenate it with something English, I think people will be less likely to notice the fact that he shares a name with a TV character... what do you think?
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Well, I don't watch soaps (...except for Coronation Street!!!---)
I really don't think the shared name matters a bit in this case.
-Why not?
Because...
A: Currently, only a percentage of individuals you (or this child) will encounter in life will know about this soap character/talk show host's hubby.
B:On the show that character will inevitably...
1.Be kidnapped by an evil twin
2.Die in a fiery crash
3.Be shot to death by an obsessed stalker
4.Disappear somewhere over the Bermuda Triangle
5.Get a sex change and become Matea
(...or all of the above! :P )
At any rate, "Mateo Santos" will be long forgotten when the character is written out of the script.
Trust me!
--The fruit of your womb, however,
will exude such wonderful influence in the lives of friends, loved ones and co-workers, the name will soon become synonymous with one character and one character only
...Your future son!
That said,
in the event pop-culture has ruined the name for you,
go ahead and combine Mateo with an english name from your list.
It is such a gorgeous name, and will flow with almost anything, in my opinion...
Here are some I personally love:
Mateo Sebastian Santos
Mateo Jude Santos
Mateo Elijah Santos
*I could list all day...it is just such a gorgeous name.
I have that name on my own fave. list, but alas...
my babies are so fair haired/fair skinned they are almost albino!
If they had dark hair,or a more exotic heritage I would have loved to use that name.
...to me, is just a name way more suited to a person with brown or black hair(*I feel the same about the name Luca ).
****Oh yes!
BTW,
I too, appreciated your response to MY comments!
Have a GREAT day!!
:)
Behind every Bush is a terrorist...
I really don't think the shared name matters a bit in this case.
-Why not?
Because...
A: Currently, only a percentage of individuals you (or this child) will encounter in life will know about this soap character/talk show host's hubby.
B:On the show that character will inevitably...
1.Be kidnapped by an evil twin
2.Die in a fiery crash
3.Be shot to death by an obsessed stalker
4.Disappear somewhere over the Bermuda Triangle
5.Get a sex change and become Matea
(...or all of the above! :P )
At any rate, "Mateo Santos" will be long forgotten when the character is written out of the script.
Trust me!
--The fruit of your womb, however,
will exude such wonderful influence in the lives of friends, loved ones and co-workers, the name will soon become synonymous with one character and one character only
...Your future son!
That said,
in the event pop-culture has ruined the name for you,
go ahead and combine Mateo with an english name from your list.
It is such a gorgeous name, and will flow with almost anything, in my opinion...
Here are some I personally love:
Mateo Sebastian Santos
Mateo Jude Santos
Mateo Elijah Santos
*I could list all day...it is just such a gorgeous name.
I have that name on my own fave. list, but alas...
my babies are so fair haired/fair skinned they are almost albino!
If they had dark hair,or a more exotic heritage I would have loved to use that name.
...to me, is just a name way more suited to a person with brown or black hair(*I feel the same about the name Luca ).
****Oh yes!
BTW,
I too, appreciated your response to MY comments!
Have a GREAT day!!
:)
Behind every Bush is a terrorist...
This message was edited 11/9/2005, 8:33 AM
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You are a RIOT, girl! lol... I think the character has died, come back to life, and placed in the witness protection program! (In which case, they should have CHANGED his name! hehehe) I saw "Luca" for the first time today, somewhere on this forum... I love it! I think you and I have similar taste in names, as I love all your combos... I think Mateo Sebastian is my favorite combo :)
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