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Otto

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mummyjackson · 07/02/2010 20:06

One name DP did mention that didn't make me gag is Otto. I have no idea how it will be perceived though, so please let me know what you think!

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mrsvwoolf · 08/02/2010 11:36

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sophiesmummie · 08/02/2010 11:29

Don't like it at all, I'm afraid. I don't think it would travel well into other countries either.

Meglet · 08/02/2010 11:22

The bus driver in the Simpsons is Otto.

Still a good name though.

plumblossom · 08/02/2010 11:20

I think it sounds like one of those trying really hard to be "middle class" names.

MadameCastafiore · 08/02/2010 09:55

Bloody brilliant - better than the chavvy Harvey and Jayden and the boring James and Peter.

10/10 from MadameC for a bit of effort in thinking about a name!

shoobidoo · 08/02/2010 09:52

Otto is awful - honestly, it is what millions of German 50+ year olds are called, and, in Germany anyway, has very uncool connotations...

bruxeur · 08/02/2010 03:50

I know a dog called Otto.

mathanxiety · 08/02/2010 03:24

I think it escapes the posh/ poncy/ chav thing altogether because it's quite international.

foreverastudent · 08/02/2010 02:50

Was Anne Frank's father not called Otto?

AitchTwoOhOneOh · 08/02/2010 02:12

it is a distinctly unlovely name imo. what is wrong with james, people?

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stressheaderic · 07/02/2010 23:08

Somebody on the due Feb 2010 thread had an Otto last week...I think it's a fab name. I like -o names, particularly Leo and Milo but DP won't entertain them

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mummyjackson · 07/02/2010 22:51

Thanks you lot! I do quite like it but I think I might be a bit embarrassed when announcing his name.

Aww what's his name?

Otto

Oooh, lovely (snigger snigger)

Do you think it's ok for non-posh people (I'm not totally common but I'm not a toff!) to use?

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Merle · 07/02/2010 22:38

It's fine but I would find it a bit odd to use it, unless you already have seven sons. The only Ottos I have ever known have been the eight son of Italian families. Otherwise, it makes no sense to me. If he's your first you should call him Primo.

Ondine · 07/02/2010 21:29

I really like it; it's cool but not too try hard. The o' ending names seem to be having a mini revival. Milo, Arlo, Theo etc but Otto is definitely the best one.

Parmageddon · 07/02/2010 21:28

Lol ILiketoMoveIt! I like it, it's actually my dp's nickname which his friends gave him when he was about 16! He has no idea why but it seems to suit him (he is cuddly with a beard if that helps!!)

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 07/02/2010 21:22

I really like Otto, although yesterday we were at a farmers market and a really well spoken ra ra type man said really loudly (like they do) to his toddler 'what type of olive would you like to choose Otto?' and it really cracked me up.

StillCrazyAfterAllTheseYears · 07/02/2010 21:13

Ha! Cross-post with Serin.

StillCrazyAfterAllTheseYears · 07/02/2010 21:10

Hmmm. I like Arlo and Theo as names but there's something about Otto that sets my teeth on edge. Maybe it's because I watched A Fish Called Wanda the other night, where Otto is so dim that he thinks the London Underground is a political movement.

But I see I'm in the minority here.

serinBrightside · 07/02/2010 21:06

Gorgeous name.

Remember the Otto in A fish called Wanda?

LynetteScavo · 07/02/2010 21:02

I like.

Cute but strong at the same time.

mathanxiety · 07/02/2010 20:57

Good old German name. I know a Zachary with Otto as mn.

PacificDogwood · 07/02/2010 20:30

There is a dodgy German comic who goes by the name, he is a bit past it now , but that association would put me off, sorry!

Oskar?

crankytwanky · 07/02/2010 20:28

It is a cool name but immediately brings to mind the bus driver in the Simpsons for me. But he too is cool.

woodyandbuzz · 07/02/2010 20:28

Only Otto I have known is a dog.

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