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Orlando?

41 replies

Deeno123 · 05/08/2021 13:02

Is it just too much? We love it but I’m a bit concerned it’ll raise too many eyebrows!

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margarita100 · 05/08/2021 15:44

Just to add, lots of kids are named after places and there's no issues. I met an India and Chester the other day, no different to an Orlando

margarita100 · 05/08/2021 15:41

I love it! The book by Virginia Woolf springs to mind for me, I don't think of Florida at all. I think a lot of people will think of Bloom though but he won't be around forever.
Go for it if you like it

Chilldonaldchill · 05/08/2021 15:18

I like it for its Shakespearean origin but I would really worry that people would think you'd used it because of Florida!

toastofthetown · 05/08/2021 14:42

I love Orlando. It's not popular, but everyone has heard of it and can say it and spell it, which is a really nice spot. Even if it does raise eyebrows at first, soon enough it will just be his name.

astoundedgoat · 05/08/2021 14:29

It’s gorgeous. Love it. The only Orlando I know has a Sicilian surname, though.

TrampolineForMrKite · 05/08/2021 14:27

Perfectly lovely name for a son, as long as you live in Happily-on-the-Wold, near Royal Windsor.

Everythingmagnolia · 05/08/2021 14:25

I know an Orlando. He was named after being conceived on holiday there.

LilyE1234 · 05/08/2021 13:39

I really like Lando but the only one I’ve heard of is the F1 driver!

DramaAlpaca · 05/08/2021 13:37

No, too much for me.

MaMelon · 05/08/2021 13:36

I want to like it, primarily because of Orlando Bloom who is quite pleasing on the eye, but theme parks...

And yes, I know there's a world beyond Florida.

TatianaBis · 05/08/2021 13:33

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It’s a bit American sounding to me.
Wtf? It's Italian. There's a world beyond Florida theme parks.
TatianaBis · 05/08/2021 13:32

Love. One of my favourite names. I'm related to one.

WeRTheOnesWeHaveBeenWaitingFor · 05/08/2021 13:16

It’s a bit American sounding to me.

FadoFado · 05/08/2021 13:15

I think Orlando Bloom has made it accessible. Would be a good name to match with a boring surname like Brown. Might be a bit much on a flouncier surname.

OrlandointheWilderness · 05/08/2021 13:13

Clearly I approve 😂

Isbobmyuncle · 05/08/2021 13:08

I like it too! Not sure I’d be brave enough to use it though!

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