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Help[Opinions] Otto or Paul?
And reasons, please. :)
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
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Otto
Otto is my father's middle name & my great-grandfather's first name. I plan to use it in the middle one day. I used to dislike it but I've warmed up to it because I can't use my dad's first name anymore (Thomas) because my OH's surname is Thompson. The more I thought about Otto, I really like it. It's quirky and cool. I know a couple guys named Paul, it's a nice name but seems a bit boring & dated to me.
Otto is my father's middle name & my great-grandfather's first name. I plan to use it in the middle one day. I used to dislike it but I've warmed up to it because I can't use my dad's first name anymore (Thomas) because my OH's surname is Thompson. The more I thought about Otto, I really like it. It's quirky and cool. I know a couple guys named Paul, it's a nice name but seems a bit boring & dated to me.
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Paul because it feels more timeless. Otto is great but I wouldn't name my child that because it seems like it is ready for a comeback in the USA, but that it just it-- It took a long break. Way longer than Paul. Paul is also short, easy to spell, underused right now and not trending. I don't like to be trendy so I wouldn't choose that if it were rising in popularity.
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Paul. It just sounds better to me.
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Paul
I think it's neat and understated.
I'm surprised at how many people are answering with Otto. I find it ridiculous. :)
I think it's neat and understated.
I'm surprised at how many people are answering with Otto. I find it ridiculous. :)
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Otto
Because its adorableness outweighs the handsomeness of Paul for me.
Because its adorableness outweighs the handsomeness of Paul for me.
This message was edited 7/16/2016, 8:22 AM
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OK: Otto has an air of low comedy about it and I've always thought of it as an excellent name for the kind of Old English Sheepdog that could be facing either way until it settles the argument by moving. (Its mate would of course be Anna.) And it's better known as a ln where I live.
Paul is one of my favourite names for its classic simplicity and sheer staying power. I'm no fan of the saint, but in changing his name from Saul to Paul he did a very good job indeed. My BIL was almost Paul rather than Roy and I sometimes feel he was short-changed.
That said, I don't like Pauline at all, or Paulette or Paula.
Paul is one of my favourite names for its classic simplicity and sheer staying power. I'm no fan of the saint, but in changing his name from Saul to Paul he did a very good job indeed. My BIL was almost Paul rather than Roy and I sometimes feel he was short-changed.
That said, I don't like Pauline at all, or Paulette or Paula.
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In theory, Paul. But it sounds really bad when I say it and there are several possible pronunciations where I live and none sound good so Otto it is. Not really a fan of Otto but at least it won't cause confusion on how to say or spell it.
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Paul
For so many reasons. It was my father's first name, it's my son's middle name, so it has a lot of personal meaning to me. Apart from that it's a classic name with tons of history. I don't find it boring at all.
Otto souns dorky, not in a good way. And I always think of Bismarck when I hear this name. It's very German to me. It makes me think of a fat, uneducated German guy.
For so many reasons. It was my father's first name, it's my son's middle name, so it has a lot of personal meaning to me. Apart from that it's a classic name with tons of history. I don't find it boring at all.
Otto souns dorky, not in a good way. And I always think of Bismarck when I hear this name. It's very German to me. It makes me think of a fat, uneducated German guy.
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