A boys name that works in English and Spanish.

[Chica31]

We are really struggling with this. We live in Spain and both my husband and I are English. I really want a boys name that works in both languages. Girls names are easy, loads work both ways, but boys I am finding really hard!

Our dd is called Isabel Naiomi to give you a clue of names we like.

Help please, I don't know why but I am getting really stressed about it!

[Greensleeves]

Marcus
Carl
Frank

[isw]

Daniel, Leo, Lucas, Christan

[loopyloops]

Angelo
Claudio
Dante
Dario
Diego
Eduardo
Emanuel
Fabio
Felipe
Gabriel
Hugo
Javier / Xavier
Julian/o
Leon
Nicolas
Pedro
Rafael
Roman(o)
Salvador
Sol
Stefano
Tobias

[loopyloops]

Personally I like Hugo Rafael.

[Chica31]

Thanks so much for your quick reponses!

I love loads of the names out of looyloops list and Hugo Rafael, but do you think they sound, or we would sound a pit affected if we used them? Either of us are Spanish

[loopyloops]

Hugo would be ugo, but I think that's fine.

[fuzzywuzzy]

Alex would work, I know a Spanish Alex, his actual name is Alejandro Spanish form of Alexander but he's known as Alex.

[Chica31]

I like Hugo, but DH and I are both teachers and have taught to many "interesting" children with the name Hugo over the years!

[Chica31]

I have also taught hundreds of Alejandros recently, I think it is the number 1 boys name in Spain at the moment

[Chica31]

I want something that sounds the same in English and Spanish, but I don't think it is possible really.
Due to other people close to me using them I don't want to use
Lucus
Oscar
Alex

[seeker]

My half spanish nephew is Oscar. Bizarrely, I like it when his Spanish family says it, but nit when his English one does. Somehow, "Osk -er" sounds downmbeat and sad to me, while "Osk-ah" sounds happy and positive.

[Chica31]

That is so true seeker. DH and I say that all the time with loads of different Spanish names.

[ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave]

A Spanish-Scottish couple we know who are expecting in a few weeks

[ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave]

If you're planning to stay in Spain long-term I don't think it would sound affected to use a Spanish name (actually, personally I don't think it would sound affected anyway, but I don't see how a Spanish name could sound affected for a family living in Spain, assuming the children are growing up speaking Spanish outside the home).

[Chica31]

Yes, we are planning on being here long term, we have already lived here for years and both speak Spanish well.

I love the name David, but it is my Dad's name.

[Tuschinski]

Ruben

[Sari]

Oliver works well. Also shortened.

[Chica31]

I really like Ruben, great name! On the list now.

Oliver is another great name, but a childhood friend has recently used it and our mums are still very good friends, so no

[Meow75]

My nephew who is British, but has lived in Lanza since he was 4 months old, and his name is Tomas (I think there is an accent of some description on the "a" but I'm not sure.

He is now nearly 4 yrs old, btw.

[Chica31]

I wish I had let the doctor tell me the sex of the baby at the scan now. He was just about to say, when I suddenly remembered, I don't want to know. All my friends, who are Spanish, think I am mad! But we didn't know for DD either. The doctors at the hospital think it is some funny old English tradition not to find out.


Please keep more names coming I need more ideas. Thanks every one.

[Chica31]

Thanks meow I love the name Tomas, but 3 of my friends have a Thomas.

[Chica31]

DH doesn't like Ruben as our surname begins with a R. Plus we really need to use the name Robert as a middle name at least, DH, his Dad, his Grandad ..... are all called, Robert something but are called by their middle name

[Sari]

William. Everyone will be able to pronounce it even if it's not a Spanish name. I know a William with a Spanish mother and British father.

[giddly]

Jordi?