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Boys names that go with Chinese last name - help!!

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Clapina · 21/09/2011 11:39

Hi

my husband and I are trying to come up with a shortlist of names that goes well with his last name (Ho)...

I am Italian and, altough it would be lovely to give the baby an Italian name, pretty much all of them end in "o" and they just don't sound right next to the last name (Paolo Ho, Marco Ho, Tommaso Ho)

We both really like Maximilian (nn Max) but I worry that kids might make fun of a Max Ho at school. Does it really sound like a pimp's name? Hmm

What do you think?

I am open to all comments/suggestions :-)

Thanks!

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addictediam · 21/09/2011 12:03

I quite like Jatha.

I don't think Max Ho is a problem, its nice

greenzebra · 21/09/2011 11:55

I think Max Ho sounds fine I dont think of pimp when I hear it.

cheekydino · 21/09/2011 11:54

One of the nicest pupils I ever taught was called Jonathan Ho! Shortened to Jonny or Jono.

Meteorite · 21/09/2011 11:52

Jacob Ho
Alexander Ho
Daniel Ho
Oliver Ho
Samuel Ho

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Clapina · 21/09/2011 11:51

Ah ah, I had to google Westward to understand the joke... Grin

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OTheHugeRaveningWolef · 21/09/2011 11:44

Definitely not Westward.

Beamur · 21/09/2011 11:42

I quite like the 'o' and 'o' sounds with an italian first name, it's quite musical.
Max Ho - I suppose it depends if the 'ho' slang continues...it's going to be a good few years before other kids would be aware of the word, so if it had fallen out of use by then it wouldn't be a problem.