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Otso

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Leeloo1233 · 27/08/2024 15:01

Baby boy who will have three nationalities (Finnish, English, French). What do you think of Otso, will it work in the UK? It means bear in Finnish.

Other names on the list currently Hugo, Oscar and August.

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Dolliesdisasterousdayout · 29/08/2024 09:59

I do like Otso but really love Hugo and August.
Oscar isn’t my kind of name.

PumpkinScarf · 29/08/2024 09:57

I also thought of Lotso Bear but I do actually like it. I think Otto would be an easier name to carry off in the UK though if that’s an option for you.

vixsta2001 · 29/08/2024 09:55

I have a half Finnish nephew called Otso! At first I was a bit Hmm but got used to if after a while, even if I had to constantly spell it to people and explain I wasn't saying oxo!!

DuchessOfSausage · 29/08/2024 09:31

Doesn't Arthur mean bear or bear-like? That should work as long as you are OK with the different sounds.

Otto would work in all 3 languages.

AllTheWorldIsGreen · 29/08/2024 08:18

Are you sure? Bear is karhu in Finnish. Google Translate tells me otso means 'take it'. Otso is the Finnish name for the Duolingo bear.

user1492757084 · 29/08/2024 07:57

I love the vague similarity of Otso to Fatso the Wombat.

I also love Oscar and Augustus ... and Otto makes me laugh about otto in A Fish Called Wanda.

Rory17384949 · 28/08/2024 12:42

I like Otso and it's easily pronounced. It did make me think of Lotso the teddy bear though!
I like all the other names on your list, Hugo isn't particularly posh I don't think

BoleynMemories13 · 28/08/2024 11:14

I'm another whose first thoughts were Oxo cube or Lotso from Toy Story. I also think it'll constantly be misheard as Otto.

Your other 3 choices are much better for suiting all 3 languages. I like Oscar the best, a very international choice.

seven201 · 28/08/2024 10:45

I like Otto or Oscar. I do think of Hugo as 'posh', but that may just be because my old boss was very posh and he had a son called Hugo.

theduchessofspork · 28/08/2024 01:09

It really does sound like abrand of Kitchen appliances - a sort of Scandi minimalist rival to simple human.

So I would go for Hugo

I like the other two but August is incredibly of the moment and Oscar is very overdone

ThatsNotMyNumber · 27/08/2024 17:37

Not a huge fan of Oscar but mainly because I know so many of them!

shoopshoopdedoo · 27/08/2024 17:35

Otso makes me think of OXO, too.

I really like Oscar, quite like Hugo (I still think of it as a “posh” name, though I know that it’s popular now), and dislike August.

Muthaofcats · 27/08/2024 17:00

Otso sounds like fatso

zingally · 27/08/2024 16:58

It's an unusual name, but easy to spell, and presumably, is written like it sounds.

I would however get ready for a lot of mis-hearings of "Otto?"

It also makes me think of Lotso, the evil bear from Toy Story.

timoteigirl · 27/08/2024 16:33

Gabriel
Rafael
Lucas
Leo
Carl/ Karl
Matteo / Matti
Benjamin
Daniel
Arthur / Arttu
Hector?

DuchessOfSausage · 27/08/2024 16:23

Otso Notso

Firsttimebabymummy · 27/08/2024 16:16

Babychewtoy · 27/08/2024 15:22

I’m not really sure about Otso.
Oscar is my favourite, it’s lovely.

Same here

LlynTegid · 27/08/2024 15:37

I think your decision to rule out Otso is a sensible one.

pinkdelight · 27/08/2024 15:36

Orson is a more viable bear-related name here, but from your list Oscar is my fave. Not keen on August.

VenusClapTrap · 27/08/2024 15:30

Oh I love Otso. It’s great! Hugo is nice too.

MiddleAgedDread · 27/08/2024 15:23

It sounds like a stock cube! Any of your other options are so much better. Or just called him Bear!

Babychewtoy · 27/08/2024 15:22

I’m not really sure about Otso.
Oscar is my favourite, it’s lovely.

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Leeloo1233 · 27/08/2024 15:22

Thank you all, this gave me so much clarity!

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