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Middle name for Oak

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notjudging87 · 10/04/2018 12:44

Just had my 20wk scan and confirmed we are having a boy. We had loads of girls names, but no boys names. My DP is Lithuanian, so would like Azuolas which translates into Oak. I really like Oak, but not Azuloas. Name would be Oak, not Oakley.

Can you think of a middle name to go with Oak?

I realise the name Oak is a little unusual and not to most peoples taste. Ideas please?

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SubtitlesOn · 10/04/2018 21:08

Is there a shortened version of ąžuolas

Like AZU or AZUO ?

Baubletrouble43 · 10/04/2018 21:08

I like azuolas!

SenorBork · 10/04/2018 20:57

You've had a range of reactions here, from the few that love it, to the downright cruel and derisive. Thing is, if you go ahead and name him this, this is what your son is going to have to deal with for the rest of his life. Maybe it will be character building, but more likely it's really going to get him down. Life's hard enough as it is without saddling the poor boy with a name that isn't a name. It looks like you're reconsidering, please do.

MumofBoysx2 · 10/04/2018 20:11

Does your maiden name fit nicely with it? Because it's a short name I would suggest a longer, maybe 3-syllable middle name, like William, it rolls better than say, Oak John

dayinlifeof · 10/04/2018 20:10

We know a Polish boy who has a name which is a girl's name in this country (think Caroline or similar) and he's never teased for it. Oak is lovely. I'd put it with a traditional UK name.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 10/04/2018 20:05

Oak Aleksander

grasspigeons · 10/04/2018 19:49

I'm surprised at the bad reception for Oak

It doesn't seem that different that a lot of nature names to me

I know Heather, Holly, Hebe, Rowan, Ash, Willow Hazel, Rose, Ocean, River

I just don't think Oak stands out that much

TatianaLarina · 10/04/2018 19:29

If you’re set on it I would go for Oakley.

TatianaLarina · 10/04/2018 19:25

U R J Oak in.

3stonedown · 10/04/2018 19:23

I actually like Azoulas

I have a non English name and to be honest you only have to correct people once. I quite like it

needyourlovingtouch · 10/04/2018 19:13

@BlueChampagne I knew there was a reason I thought Gabriel sounded right!

AnyaMoondial · 10/04/2018 19:09

I'm puzzled by all this, Rowan and Ash are accepted as names so I don't really see why Oak would be different.

Queenofthedrivensnow · 10/04/2018 18:53

I like just Oak I think it's a great cross cultural compromise. I think it works fine....oak Davies, oak Shepherd - I think it's such a strong name

dotdotdotmustdash · 10/04/2018 17:38

Oakley? It's the name of a village near me.

SomeKnobend · 10/04/2018 17:20

Rap?

strawberrypenguin · 10/04/2018 17:11

I'd go for something very traditional. Robert
William
Daniel
Samuel

PinkbicyclesinBerlin · 10/04/2018 17:10

All this talk about kids teasing because a name is out there is just nonsense. When I was young children managed to turn perfectly ordinary names into something to tease about if they wanted to tease a person. Bullying happens to people irrespective of names.

Batteriesallgone · 10/04/2018 17:01

I mean name ridiculing by children.

Clearly adults are still at it.

Batteriesallgone · 10/04/2018 17:00

I agree that with a Lithuanian surname it probably won’t get ridiculed in the same way. I also think name ridiculing is less of a thing now as unusual names are much more common.

Really like Oak Arthur and Oak Henry but see your partner doesn’t. Alfred? Albert? Unless your surname starts with K!

Also like Charles, Steven, William.

CookPassBabtridge · 10/04/2018 17:00

Oak Arthur is my favourite. People will get used to it! I can just imagine calling after a little lad called Oak. It'll just sound like a nickname of a longer name.

merrymouse · 10/04/2018 16:58

I used to know an Azuolas. I really like the name.

LoveInTokyo · 10/04/2018 16:52

Sunshine, I think some names are more unfortunate than others. The whole point of this board is to test the water with various names. If lots of strangers on the internet have a negative reaction to the name then it’s likely that people you encounter in “real life” will too.

SunshineOutdoors · 10/04/2018 16:50

I’m sure I typed rhymes not thymes Blush

SunshineOutdoors · 10/04/2018 16:50

Fair enough if you don’t like a name, but coming up with little thymes to ridicule it is what school bullies do - and if they don’t do it to your name they find something else to do it about. Surely it’s this behaviour that should be frowned upon, not the name in itself.

starkid · 10/04/2018 16:49

*@notjudging87 * - Yes I liked the sound of Oak and Emerson together, had a nice rhythm, but it is a bit surname-y if that isn't your thing

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