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A boys name that works in English and Spanish.

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Chica31 · 19/09/2010 12:41

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!

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Chica31 · 19/09/2010 13:44

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

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seeker · 19/09/2010 13:38

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.

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Chica31 · 19/09/2010 13:35

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

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Chica31 · 19/09/2010 13:33

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

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Chica31 · 19/09/2010 13:31

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

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fuzzywuzzy · 19/09/2010 13:24

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

loopyloops · 19/09/2010 13:17

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

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Chica31 · 19/09/2010 13:15

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

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loopyloops · 19/09/2010 12:50

Personally I like Hugo Rafael.

loopyloops · 19/09/2010 12:49

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

isw · 19/09/2010 12:49

Daniel, Leo, Lucas, Christan

Greensleeves · 19/09/2010 12:43

Marcus
Carl
Frank

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