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Quilo

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fruitsaladsweets · 21/11/2022 15:53

For a boy. Yay or nay?

(pron: Kai-lo)

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DaisyChristina · 22/11/2022 02:15

No

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 22/11/2022 02:00

Nay

Luredbyapomegranate · 22/11/2022 01:58

No. Very much no.

Nancydrawn · 21/11/2022 19:13

Other slightly unusual names from Greek mythology (don't love them all, but they're not Quilo):

Ajax
Cadmus
Evander
Hector
Linus
Leander
Myles
Orion
Phineus

etc.

mathanxiety · 21/11/2022 18:42

The forerunner of the Biro.

YorkshireMom · 21/11/2022 18:18

I’d pronounce it Kilo

AllyCatTown · 21/11/2022 18:18

I also thought kilo when I saw it

NippyWoowoo · 21/11/2022 17:46

I pronounced it Quill-oh Confused

Why not just spell it Kilo Ren

ErrolTheDragon · 21/11/2022 17:08

Nay. If people see it written they'll pronounce it kilo; if they hear it they'll write it Kylo.
It looks Spanish rather than Greek (which doesn't have a Q) and this is offputting:

www.spanishdict.com/translate/quilo

Kanaloa · 21/11/2022 17:07

@radho

It isn’t really a name in its own right. It’s a bastardisation/variant of Achilles. So as well as unrecognisable and hard to pronounce, it’s not actually even a proper name.

BedTaker · 21/11/2022 17:06

No.

It sounds like an app for tracking your fertility or something, and everyone will pronounce it 'kwi-lo'.

Kanaloa · 21/11/2022 17:05

I know a child named Kylo. At first I thought it was a nickname for Kyle, like how some people named Steve sometimes get called Steve-o. But it’s his real name.

I would choose a recognisable name. There’s plenty of less used names that are still recognisable and wearable. If you love Quilo why don’t you try it out for a month as your/DH name and see how much you like introducing yourself as Quilo and spelling it over the phone and explaining it infinity times a day.

Gummibär · 21/11/2022 17:02

Come to think of it, I'm not sure if the Greek alphabet even has the letter Q.

My thoughts too.

How about Quentin or Quinn?

IglesiasPiggl · 21/11/2022 17:02

It's never a good idea to saddle a child with a name they will spend the rest of their life spelling and correcting people on.

murasaki · 21/11/2022 17:01

It is terrible, sorry.

bilbodog · 21/11/2022 17:01

NO

pictish · 21/11/2022 16:59

I don’t think it’s terrible but people are ignorant and rude and will make a big deal about spelling/pronunciation/stupid nicknames throughout his life.

DuchessDandelion · 21/11/2022 16:56

Nope

radho · 21/11/2022 16:55

I'm not familiar with it. My first impression is that it looks like a name from another culture.

I've read a lot of Greek mythology over the years and I've never heard of a character named Quilo, so I'd assume it's a fairly obscure reference. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if the Greek alphabet even has the letter Q.

You'll probably get a variety of pronunciations, especially "kilo".

simbobs · 21/11/2022 16:07

Sorry, it's a no from me, too. You do have to think about how a name will be received and the impact it will have on the bearer.

PaulRobinsonsSeventhWife · 21/11/2022 16:04

Sounds like a medication or a start up subscription for something

Clarice99 · 21/11/2022 16:01

Saw the title 'Quilo' and thought the thread was going to be about a new type of feather pillow 😬

Rauha · 21/11/2022 16:01

Nope

WheresMyDodo · 21/11/2022 15:59

Haha funny joke OP

Nancydrawn · 21/11/2022 15:59

Pronounced like Kylo, as in Ren? No.