9 names, can you put them in order of preference please?

Sorry I kept your copy and pasted list at the top

• Adam
• Aleksander
• Bruno
• Daniel
• Gabriel
• Jakub
• Leon
• Olaf
• Oskar

Leon
Aleksander
Oskar
Gabriel
Adam
Jakub
Daniel
Olaf
Bruno

Agreed with PP’s about Olaf being too closely associated with Frozen. Bruno just reminds me of the Sacha Baron Cohen film.

Aleksander
Adam
Oskar
Gabriel
Daniel
Jakub
Bruno
Leon
Olaf

Adam first
Jakob last

That said, if you’ve fully considered all that, and decide the heritage aspect is more important, fair enough.

we should be perfectly capable of learning new names.

It’s not the learning of it, (of course you would when you know Aleksander etc). It’s a lifetime of people assuming a more UK-standard spelling, you having to correct, repeat, correct again... It gets old very quickly.

I can’t believe how rude people are being about these names. Spell them how you want to, I’ve got a very ‘normal’ spelling of a fairly common name and people still get it wrong! I’ve never understood why people expect people to anglicise their names, we should be perfectly capable of learning new names.

Bruno
Leon
Oskar
Jakub
Olaf
Aleksander
Gabriel
Daniel
Adam

Gabriel
Aleksander
Daniel

Love those three.

It is truly embarrassing that people comment negatively on spellings that are clearly (especially when in a list with others) from a non-English language. Or when people think no one will cope with those names.

Are you in England / English?

Gabriel
Aleksander
Oskar
Jakub
Daniel

Wouldn't have...
Olaf
Adam
Leon
Bruno

Ordered:
Daniel
Gabriel
Adam
Aleksander
Oskar

Don't like:
Jakub -- Far too common, #1 baby name isn't it?
Bruno
Leon
Olaf -- Like Count Olaf?

1. Adam - classic, same spelling/pronunciation in many languages, not as common
2. Daniel - as above, just a bit more common
3. Leon - unusual but not weird. May have some issues with pronunciation (Lee-on vs Lay-on)
4. Jakub - but you need to work out if you want Jay-cub (Jacob) or Yack-ubb (Jakub)
5. Oskar - great name & not overused
6. Aleksander - I think the name is great but can’t help feel the spelling ought to be anglicised as he will be constantly correcting it - far less so with the other names!
7. Bruno - simple to spell & pronounce, not so common
8. Gabriel - nothing wrong with this, just not as much of a fan as the other names
9. Olaf - too entwined with Frozen

Aleksander/Gabriel
Daniel/Leon
Adam
Oskar
Not so keen on the others.

In order of favourite to least favourite:
Gabriel
Bruno
Oskar
Leon
Daniel
Adam
Aleksander
Jakub
Olaf

Gabriel
Leon
Adam
Oskar
daniel
Jakub
Aleksander
Bruno
Olaf

About the spellings, OP, I think you should go with whatever you prefer, sounds good to you when you say it out loud, and goes with your last name. When I was at school in a city, I remember only a couple of children who had a parent not originally from the UK and names with these spellings. Yes, they were seen as different then, (different being a good thing to me, not always to others). Fast forward a few years to my own DCs, and even in our local rural schools, nobody, (except the die-hard few you get anywhere and have to ignore), would bat an eyelid or struggle with those spellings with a 'k'.

Weak and boring?! Never mind The Angel, you needed to meet the Gabriel I knew. What a guy! And the antithesis of weak and boring.

1 Aleksander - Nice, classic, versatile name, but spelt this way, the child would constantly have to spell it out.
2 Bruno - Cute, simple, Different but familiar. Also like Milo and Hugo, which have a similar sound.
3 Daniel - Simple and classic with cute nicknames.
4 Oskar - Love this name, and spelt this way too is so lovely.
5 Leon - A bit plain and boring. But a simple name, and Leo as a nickname is lovely.
6 Olaf - Think of Frozen, which puts me off. But it is a lovely name.
7 Adam - Boring and plain
8 Gabriel - Weak and boring.
9 Jakub - Not a fan of this name, sounds really harsh, and a bit dated. Sounds more harsh with the 'k' spelling.

I forgot to mention Gabriel - one of my favourites.

I think Daniel, Aleksander and Oskar are all equally lovely. Then Jakub and Leon. Not keen on the others, sorry.

Don't worry OP, mumsnetters are notoriously incapable of coping with foreign spellings, but in real life it's not an issue.

Yeah maybe it is just MN. No-one bats an eyelid in London.

I don’t know why the British can’t cope with ’unconventional’ forrin spellings - makes me cringe.

Aleksander
Oskar
Jakub

I like the spellings as well by the way. I wouldn't change to the English spellings.

Jacob
Alexander
Leon

if you're planning on staying in the UK then do consider using the traditional English spelling, just to save your child a lifetime of of spelling out his name and/or correcting people.

Adam (my favourite by miles)
Daniel
Aleksander
Gabriel
Jakub
Oskar
Leon
Bruno
Olaf

none of them are horrendous personally would avoid Olaf unless you are scandinavian, not keen on leon or bruno
1.Aleksander

1. jakub
2. Daniel
3. adam

1. oskar
2. bruno
3. leon

my DD says oskar or Daniel