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Cultural baby name drama!!! Help!!!!

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mayah1 · 04/02/2017 14:00

I'm British and my husband is African, we have a toddler who is called Orson with an African middle name already. I'm expecting another boy in 3 weeks(ish) and we cannot agree on a baby name at all! We had the exact same problem with our toddler and in the end I basically chose his name which we both (now) love.
We've made baby name lists and literally all the names are being vetoed by each other, for example he likes "Feyi" "Iso" "Basso" but none of them make sense with the name Orson and I struggle to pronounce 😳....I've made so many suggestions, some of which I'm not even keen on in order to find a compromise but we're stuck 😬😬😬😬
This is my current list:
Wren
Drake
Ocean
Rui
Orion
Amory
Beau
Sol

Advise and name suggestions please!!! Looks like I'll be naming him on my own and my head is spinning!!!

Thanks in advance
😍

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goldenrachita · 06/02/2017 10:49

Amory is great. I do think it's better for your children's names to go nicely together. To some people it doesn't 'matter' but with the names you've chosen, I'm feeling it matters to you.

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mayah1 · 05/02/2017 14:43

Wow!!! So much helpful advice THANK YOU!
I'm totally happy to compromise with hubby but I really struggle to say some/most of his suggestions without putting on an accent to pronounce them correctly!
I'm going to show him this conversation and go from there...wish me luck 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

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JonSnowsWhore · 05/02/2017 11:16

On to*

JonSnowsWhore · 05/02/2017 11:16

Oh man, I really thought I was into the winner there haha

Frogqueen13 · 05/02/2017 08:44

Ola? Samson? Alex?

TeaholicsAnonymous · 05/02/2017 00:08

I quite like Basso. Although if he's spanish speaking does he not hear 'glass'.

NapQueen · 04/02/2017 21:47

I wouldn't go for another O name. Orson and Omari / Orson and Orion sound like the moons around a planet.

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mayah1 · 04/02/2017 21:45

The most annoying thing about hubby is that his sister had a boy in December and he suggested Omari to her and she took it!! 😬

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123bananas · 04/02/2017 21:30

I like Isaac

Other suggestions:

Amos
Barnabus
Casper/Jasper
Clement
Ephraim
Ezekiel
Gideon
Jairus
Jonah
Jorah
Joshua
Ophion
Moses
Uriel

Thistly · 04/02/2017 20:56

Orion for sure. Have you seen Orion from The Sparticle Mystery? It's a TV show for kids but I'm not sure if they do it anymore

GlacindaTheTroll · 04/02/2017 20:48

Basso made me think if Bassanio in Merchant of Venice. So how about Antonio or Lorenzo?

WankersHacksandThieves · 04/02/2017 20:26

Sylvester

Katkin14 · 04/02/2017 20:25

I like Basso, but what about Valentine? There's a Valentine and Orson fable about brothers.

WheelchairDay · 04/02/2017 20:24

Orson and Basso sounds good to me. Not sure how it sounds across the park though...

SeveredPixieBits · 04/02/2017 20:21

Another vote for Basso here! Orson and Basso is cool.

Werkzallhourz · 04/02/2017 20:17

This might sound like a bit of a wild one, but have you thought about Luther?

I think Orson and Luther sound quite good together, and Luther is a name that crosses cultural boundaries.

GinIsIn · 04/02/2017 20:15

Wren is a girl's name, as is Xanthe, and I don't think you can have Orson and Ocean.

I like the Orson and Isaac suggestion!

AnnetteKertan · 04/02/2017 19:03

Btw, Xanthe is a girls name (I have one)

AnnetteKertan · 04/02/2017 19:02

Wren is a girls name and Ocean is on the feminine side. I like Beau and Sol(mon).

Drake is a bit cheesy. It's like calling a daughter Beyoncé.

Would Cameron work? It's quite similar to Cameroon.

Serin · 04/02/2017 19:00

I like Sol and Basso.

Sweets101 · 04/02/2017 18:36

I like Orson and Basso too, they sound great together. Unless my pronunciation is really off.

Bundao · 04/02/2017 18:26

I like Basso, it goes really well with Orson.

KickAssAngel · 04/02/2017 18:17

If you picked DS1's name, can you let your DH have the main say on this one?

LauraPalmersBodybag · 04/02/2017 18:08

I'm casting another vote for Asa. It was my favourite name had my dd been a boy.

It's not from Cameroon, but a little research shows it being used in Nigeria so there could be an overlap? It's similar to Issa...

Mainly though, I just think it's a beautiful and simple name.

Jooni · 04/02/2017 17:58

I think Sol is perfect.