Ansel or Adler?

[cannotdoitagain]

My baby boy is actually already here and three days old and I still haven't decided on which to go with as I simply love them both. 😭

I can't even say I have a tiny preference towards one of them over the other. Help me out, please?

[Miljah]

Are you German?

[Miljah]

They are both very Teutonic names.

[MamaOfBothTeams]

I prefer Ansel

Congratulations on your baby

[WittyFool]

Ansel

[AuntieStella]

Of the two, I prefer Ansel

[CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook]

Ansel

[newtothenet]

I live Ansel! After Ansel Adams.

[FamilyOfAliens]

They’re surnames, aren’t they?

[Reallybadidea]

What about Anselm?

[TheVanguardSix]

Ansel is a brilliant name!
Ansel Adams! Greatest photographer ever.

Adler means eagle in German and is very much a surname. It’s way too strong and a bit 1933. Ya get me tho.

Ansel is gorgeous and I’d have named another son Ansel. But that won’t be happening. We’re not having any more kids.

[Deafdonkey]

Anselm is better Ansel bit too close to Anusel. Adler is The Woman

[lemurllama]

Ansel looks like Hansel (from the story Hansel and Gretel) but with a missing 'H' to me! I prefer Anselm.

[DasMumBoot]

Congratulations. Ansel is my favourite.

[FartnissEverbeans]

@FamilyOfAliens No, they’re not.

[tomatosalt]

Ansel reminds me of the Ansell condom brand and Adler sounds too much like ‘addled’ to me.

[Watersnail]

Ansel

[StoppinBy]

I have to admit that as soon as I saw the name I thought of the condom brand sorry.

[tiramisu1]

Ansel is a great name! Strong classic and memorable.

It has nothing to do with Hänsel which is a diminutive of Hans.

Adler is very unusual and is an eagle in German.

[FamilyOfAliens]

@FartnissEverbeans

Oh ok, they sound like surnames to me, but it seems from this thread that they are used as forenames in Germany.

[fairybeagle]

I'm going against the grain and saying Adler. Much prefer it

[Lavenderblues]

Adler is definitely NOT a first name in Germany. It means eagle. It's more likely a surname but not a common one.

[MikeUniformMike]

I prefer Adler but I don't really like either of them.

[EssentialHummus]

Ansel. Congratulations . I’ve only seen Adler as a surname.

[SundayMorningSun]

Ansel

[BettyUnderswoob]

If I were forced to choose... Ansel, but I dislike both.

He'd end up with the NN "Ann" though, surely?