Italian Baby Boy

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PrincessMarm · 13/01/2020 11:39

Myself and my partner cannot decide on a name for our little one (due end of Feb). He is Italian (so baby will have an Italian surname) but I am Welsh and would like to incorporate someway.

We have decided we will have a middle name (none of his family do) in order to compromise.

We are trying to think of names that can be pronounced by both of our families.

What are people's thought on the following:

Jacopo (pronounced Yacopo) Jac for short
Nicolo - Nico for short
Romeo
Dylan or Rhodri (middle name)

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massistar · 13/01/2020 12:38

Italian DH and surname living in Wales here...

We went for Luca as it can't be mispronounced in English v Italian.. Unlike Romeo, Niccolo or Jacapo.

ElphiasDoge · 13/01/2020 12:38

Nicole/Nico is lovely.

I love Rhodri but depends how upset you’ll be about it being pronounced wrongly.

What about Ianto or Iolo?

MamaBearThius · 13/01/2020 12:35

We have an Italian surname and our baby was going to be Vincent (baby Vinnie) if a boy

benandhollyagaaain · 13/01/2020 12:34

Nico wins for me

PlantPotting · 13/01/2020 12:33

I love Nick or Dylan

Grufallosfriends · 13/01/2020 12:12

Romeo is a great name and one that's pronounced the same in most languages! Strong and masculine too.

MikeUniformMike · 13/01/2020 12:11

Jacopo (pronounced Yacopo) Jac for short - not keen. Another Jac when Jack is so popular.
Nicolo - Nico for short - ok, but Nico is also used as a girl's name, and I am more familiar with the name Nicola for an italian man. It's ok but I'd go for Nico as the full name.
Romeo - Beckham association.

Dylan - yuk. The name is fine for welsh speakers but the Dillun pronunciation is horrid..
Rhodri - ok. Not keen on the non-welsh pronunciation.

If you don't speak Welsh, I suggest David as a middle name.
If you do speak Welsh, nico is a bit of an insult.

sel2223 · 13/01/2020 12:03

I love Nico

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