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Myself and my partner cannot decide on a name for our little one (due end of Feb). He is Italian (so baby will have an Italian surname) but I am Welsh and would like to incorporate someway.
We have decided we will have a middle name (none of his family do) in order to compromise.
We are trying to think of names that can be pronounced by both of our families.
What are people's thought on the following:
Jacopo (pronounced Yacopo) Jac for short Nicolo - Nico for short Romeo Dylan or Rhodri (middle name)
Jacopo (pronounced Yacopo) Jac for short - not keen. Another Jac when Jack is so popular. Nicolo - Nico for short - ok, but Nico is also used as a girl's name, and I am more familiar with the name Nicola for an italian man. It's ok but I'd go for Nico as the full name. Romeo - Beckham association.
Dylan - yuk. The name is fine for welsh speakers but the Dillun pronunciation is horrid.. Rhodri - ok. Not keen on the non-welsh pronunciation.
If you don't speak Welsh, I suggest David as a middle name. If you do speak Welsh, nico is a bit of an insult.
Niccolo will be mangled by English/Welsh speakers and Romeo isn't pronounced the same. Just depends how much it'll annoy you!
What about Marco? Gianni? Gianluca? Antonio (Nino)? There's a lot more of a chance in Italian of it clashing with a family member's name as they tend to stick with traditional names so less choice.
"He is Italian (so baby will have an Italian surname)"
Why don't you give your child your own surname? You are carrying and birthing the baby - and presumably raising it together with your partner? Dare I say you might even intend to be the primary carer?
You could give the baby both surnames.
Don't just give the baby an Italian first name and surname, it should have at least one name to reflect its heritage on the mother's side too.
I prefer Nicolo of your choices- though you'd have to settle on which spelling variation you prefer (Nicolo' or Niccolo) Nicola is much more old fashioned and ubiquitous- it was very popular particularly about 15-20 years ago. Romeo is more of a surname, I have never met an Italian male with Romeo as a first name. I like Rhodri and Ianto and no Italian would have trouble pronouncing either, I don't know how modern/traditional/old-fashioned they are in Welsh though. (Giovanni, for example has been named after his grandfather and is never going to be chosen by an Italian these days for any other reason) Luca was, for years, the most popular Italian name and there are about 4 in every class.
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