Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Unflip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Unflip

1 2

Original poster

Ivo or Otto - which do you prefer?

41 replies

EmmyInTheSticks · 01/08/2017 23:44

Ivo or Otto?

Any preference or opinion on these two? Thanks.

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Sophronia · 02/08/2017 01:35

Otto

Ginandplatonic · 02/08/2017 00:50

Ivo definitely. I thought the pronunciation Eye-vo was standard.

Agustarella · 02/08/2017 00:47

You could spell Otto 'Otho', like the emperor, then it wouldn't look like 'bottom'.

tinhead · 02/08/2017 00:12

I assumed eye-vo pronunciation too.

TBH Otto makes me think 'bottom' without the first and last letters

MissAlabamaWhitman · 02/08/2017 00:11

Ivo

Purely because Otto reminds me of Otters.

Floggingmolly · 02/08/2017 00:09

Ivo.

TheVanguardSix · 02/08/2017 00:07

Ivo.

Otto is a wonderful name but I prefer Ivo. Otto is quite popular now whereas Ivo is still quite unique. I like Otis as well and Ivan.

elQuintoConyo · 02/08/2017 00:07

Oh, Ivor is lovely. Sounds like a name. Ivo just... doesn't. Sorry

alltouchedout · 02/08/2017 00:06

Ivo, I think, if it's pronounced Eye-vo.

soundsystem · 02/08/2017 00:05

Cross post!

With the update on pronunciation I prefer Otto

Which goes best within your surname? Otto was top of our list for DS for a long time but in the end we went for a different name, because we have a German surname and it was a bit much (we're not German). I pushed for Ivo but DH wasn't as keen because "it sounds a bit like evil".

soundsystem · 02/08/2017 00:02

I love both! Ivo just edges it for me (pronounced Ee-vo)

Original poster

EmmyInTheSticks · 02/08/2017 00:01

I'm thinking Eye-vo definitely as the pronunciation. Didn't realise there was a possibility of EE-vo. Something to consider thanks.

OP posts:

Icewindfire98 · 01/08/2017 23:58

Ivor is much much nicer

elQuintoConyo · 01/08/2017 23:56

Ivo sounds like a hiccup. I have only heard kt pronounced ee-vo, sounds too much like evil.

I prefer Otto. I also like it spelt backwards

DramaAlpaca · 01/08/2017 23:52

I much prefer Ivo, despite the possible pronunciation issues - EE-vo or EYE-vo.

I find Otto an unattractive name.

tinhead · 01/08/2017 23:51

Ivo definitely.

Unflip

1 2

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

Join Mumsnet Log In

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.

Swipe left for the next trending thread