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Hello I'm new here :)
I'm having a bit of a dilema, I am Spanish and my Husband is American (US) We are having a baby boy in July, but I want to start finding a name now.
Our problem is that we both love "different" names, we would not name our child anything that is in the top 100 of the SSA list. We'd also like a name that is Classic and simple and not too weird. Also would like a name that is pronounced well in Spanish and in English, I am sure that my blood pressure will rise if the poor kid keeps having their name mispronounced for his entire life.
Anyway, So far we like Marcelo, Finley and Joon (Yun, Jun, June). First what do you think? Second any suggestions? What about middle names for these names?
I'm having a bit of a dilema, I am Spanish and my Husband is American (US) We are having a baby boy in July, but I want to start finding a name now.
Our problem is that we both love "different" names, we would not name our child anything that is in the top 100 of the SSA list. We'd also like a name that is Classic and simple and not too weird. Also would like a name that is pronounced well in Spanish and in English, I am sure that my blood pressure will rise if the poor kid keeps having their name mispronounced for his entire life.
Anyway, So far we like Marcelo, Finley and Joon (Yun, Jun, June). First what do you think? Second any suggestions? What about middle names for these names?
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At first I thought you were going to name your daughter Dilema. I'm glad I was wrong!
I would scratch Joon from the list. Most people will hear it as the girl's name June.
Finlay is a very nice name, but it doesn't read Hispanic to me at all. Assuming your husband's last name is not Spanish, you might want a first name that reflects your culture. (Of course, if you don't care about this and love Finlay, than go for it!)
Marcelo is very cool and works in both languages. I also pronounced it as mar-CHEL-lo at first, but I read Italian so most people probably wouldn't.
Suggestions for classic but cool and not overused names that work in Spanish and English:
Alvaro
Hector
Hugo
Leandro - my favorite
Lorenzo
Rafael
Teo
Victor
(I didn't look up the popularity rankings, so I'm sorry if any of these are more common than they seem!)
I would scratch Joon from the list. Most people will hear it as the girl's name June.
Finlay is a very nice name, but it doesn't read Hispanic to me at all. Assuming your husband's last name is not Spanish, you might want a first name that reflects your culture. (Of course, if you don't care about this and love Finlay, than go for it!)
Marcelo is very cool and works in both languages. I also pronounced it as mar-CHEL-lo at first, but I read Italian so most people probably wouldn't.
Suggestions for classic but cool and not overused names that work in Spanish and English:
Alvaro
Hector
Hugo
Leandro - my favorite
Lorenzo
Rafael
Teo
Victor
(I didn't look up the popularity rankings, so I'm sorry if any of these are more common than they seem!)
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Finlay/Finley seems to be a crowd favorite. It deffintiely stays at the top of the list.
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Congratulations. (I'd offer my congrats in Spanish, but I'm not a speaker.)
I'm confused on Joon. Are you pronouncing the "J" as a Spaniard would, or an Anglo? Also, the names in parentheses are male and female, yes? I'd stay away from any name with a "J" at the beginning if you want to avoid pronunciation issues.
Finley is not my style. (I'm more of a Finn / Fintan / Finbarr type.) I doubt Finley would work well in Spanish.
Marcelo I assume is pronounced with an "s" in the middle (or "th" if you're Castilian). But my brain wants to pronounce it with a "ch" sound, as if it were an Italian name. I'm not sure why. (I know the Italian variant is spelled differently.)
Of the three you list, I would pick Marcelo. Do you like Marco? Now there's a name I've loved for years. It's strong and pronounced easily in both languages.
Others you might like:
Nicolas, Adrian, Daniel, Elias, Edgar, Pascal, Mateo, David, Francisco (I'm still waiting to run into my first Latin heart-breaker nn'd Cisco), Adam, Tomas, Victor, Marius, Anton, Oscar, Stellan, Rene, Remy, Conor, ,
There will be slight differences in pronunciation with some of these names. But none that is too difficult to work with.
Happy hunting. Please be sure to keep us updated on your search for *the* perfect name. Birth announcements are always welcome and appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. Could I put a plug in for Roque as a mn? I adore it, but I don't think if could work as a fn in the U.S. as easily as the other names listed.
I'm confused on Joon. Are you pronouncing the "J" as a Spaniard would, or an Anglo? Also, the names in parentheses are male and female, yes? I'd stay away from any name with a "J" at the beginning if you want to avoid pronunciation issues.
Finley is not my style. (I'm more of a Finn / Fintan / Finbarr type.) I doubt Finley would work well in Spanish.
Marcelo I assume is pronounced with an "s" in the middle (or "th" if you're Castilian). But my brain wants to pronounce it with a "ch" sound, as if it were an Italian name. I'm not sure why. (I know the Italian variant is spelled differently.)
Of the three you list, I would pick Marcelo. Do you like Marco? Now there's a name I've loved for years. It's strong and pronounced easily in both languages.
Others you might like:
Nicolas, Adrian, Daniel, Elias, Edgar, Pascal, Mateo, David, Francisco (I'm still waiting to run into my first Latin heart-breaker nn'd Cisco), Adam, Tomas, Victor, Marius, Anton, Oscar, Stellan, Rene, Remy, Conor, ,
There will be slight differences in pronunciation with some of these names. But none that is too difficult to work with.
Happy hunting. Please be sure to keep us updated on your search for *the* perfect name. Birth announcements are always welcome and appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. Could I put a plug in for Roque as a mn? I adore it, but I don't think if could work as a fn in the U.S. as easily as the other names listed.
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Wow thank you for the reply!
Yes Joon would be pronounced like an Anglo, in Spanish it would be spelled Yun.
We love the name Finley mainly because we love the name Finn, however Fin means "the end" in Spanish and well this will be our first so it would be a beginning so we decided Finley would be a way to disguise it a little.
I love Marcelo and we would pronounce it with an "S" sound instead of a ch sound or a "th" sound. But spelling it like Marsello doesn't work.
Marco is a great name and if that wasn't my uncle's name I would use it. Roque is also a great name in Spanish however I'm affraid of someone pronouncing it like "Rocky" here in the US.
And I have mentioned Pascal to my husband but he declined comment.
Thank you, if you have any other suggestions, please feel free to send them this way.
Yes Joon would be pronounced like an Anglo, in Spanish it would be spelled Yun.
We love the name Finley mainly because we love the name Finn, however Fin means "the end" in Spanish and well this will be our first so it would be a beginning so we decided Finley would be a way to disguise it a little.
I love Marcelo and we would pronounce it with an "S" sound instead of a ch sound or a "th" sound. But spelling it like Marsello doesn't work.
Marco is a great name and if that wasn't my uncle's name I would use it. Roque is also a great name in Spanish however I'm affraid of someone pronouncing it like "Rocky" here in the US.
And I have mentioned Pascal to my husband but he declined comment.
Thank you, if you have any other suggestions, please feel free to send them this way.
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Bernardo? Nn Bear? ;-)
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Hehehe, that's cute, I'll keep it in mind ;)
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Henry is a possibility, it has been on the list, its hubby's mn...
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