Final 2 boy names - which would you choose?

I appreciate it’s a traditional name and others will disagree but Jago has a downmarket feeling to me

Louis is a nice name

Louis definitely

I like both.
Jago definitely more unusual. I’ve only seen it on baby name threads, never in real life yet, apart from as a surname.

There’s no need to shorten it, so I wouldn’t worry. E.g. you probably wouldn’t be concerned that Louis would be called Lou.

I like them both very much. I know a couple of Jagos (We are not in Cornwall though) so it does not feel unsual or made up to me.

Jago isn’t that unusual is it? Like most people know it’s a name even if it’s not used much? But I’d pick Louis if you’re thinking Jago looks ugly!

I love Louis - it's my sons middle name.

Louis isn’t dull it’s gorgeous

Jago!!! 100%

I prefer Jago. However, if I was Cornish, I would call my son Petroc.

Jago is fab. Louis is dull.

Jago. But I've just had to type it out four times as my phone keeps autocorrecting it! Sounds like a nickname though - bet he'll be asked 'what's that short for' a million times throughout his life! (Two of my kids have names that are usually a nickname and get asked this constantly).

I thought at first jago would be pronounced similar to welsh iago (I’m not sure why I thought you wouldn’t pronounce the j) and so based on the fact I definitely would have pronounced it wrong I would say Louis

Definitely Jago, especially as you have the Cornish connection.

Louis as a middle name? As well as the potential pronunciation problem (Louis/Lewis), names ending in S always cause confusion when it comes to possessive apostrophes - eg Louis', Charles' etc when it should be Louis's or Charles's!

I prefer Jago to Louis. But I do think it will get shortened to Jay at some point so you have to decide if that's a deal breaker.

Louis is a bit meh tbh, and you will always get a few who persist in pronouncing it Lewis even after you've told them not to.

Difficult. They're both great names.
I used to love Louis, but the royal family's recent usage and consequent burgeoning in popularity has put me off a little. Still a good name, though, classic.

Jago is a great name, though I do think it's inevitable that he'd be shortened to Jay, by some people at least.

Jago, I prefer that over Louis.
I live in Cornwall and I have come across it before and think it's a lovely name, also know a welsh guy called Jago.

Welsh Iago is pronounced Yaggo with the o like the o in got, not go.

Kitto is cornish and fits in with the current trends

Jago, though it does make me think of “A Child of the Jago,” a Victorian novel about slum-dwellers.

@Wowitshot , but Charlotte usually gets Charlie or Lottie, both of which are just as long as Charlotte. I know a Charlotte who gets called Sharl (sp. Charl).

It's like saying nobody will shorten Jacob to Jake or Jay.

I work with someone from Cornwall who has a Jago. I think it's lovely and doesn't sound made up at all.

I was able to guess the origin of the name due to the similarity to the name Iago which is Welsh for James.

I would go for Jago.

There's no way jago won't be shortened to Jay, and as you don't like that, I'd rule it out.

Hugo is definitely shortened to Hu.(Hugh)

Louis will be 101 variations of spelling & pronunciation.

Jago - lovely name and recognition of your Cornish roots.

Louis is a nice name but I'd never use it because of its popularity, there's loads of little Louis where I live!

Jago for me. Unusual in a good way, easy to spell/pronounce, will suit a child or adult.
Louis definitely has pronunciation issues and is quite popular. I know a few and between them there are 3 different pronunciations: LOU-ee, LOU-is, and lou-EES (similar to Louise but with the last syllable rhyming with geese).

Nicknames are tricky, as you can't control what their friends call them, but this is an issue with all names and the nickname they're assigned may well be totally unrelated to their name any way! My 4 letter name has never been shortened nor do I have any nicknames, ditto for 6yo DD2 (6 letter, 3 syllable name). Some friends have shortenings but a number have NNs relating to physical attributes/something they're known for/words that rhyme with their name.
My DD1 has a long traditional but less common name. There are many shortenings. We picked and use the one we prefer, and she (at 8yo) is very clear that is what she prefers if people try to use any others. That said, at the moment is has become cool in her group of friends to call each other by the first letter of their name, so your Jago would indeed be J/Jay (they have yet to hit the complication of 2 group members with the same letter!).

Both nice but Jago and yes I have heard of it and know it's Cornish so a lovely connection.

It will probably be shortened by the time he is halfway through primary. If not then, it will be at secondary school. If you don’t like a name’s potential nn then it is probably better to use it as a middle name rather than a first name. I know a few Louis in their 20s and teens. It seems to be an even split with pronunciation - Loo-ee and Lewis.