honest first impressions - I won't take offence

[kalo12]

Bruno

I'm sorry wildstrawberry. Being continental European myself perhaps I took the comment too personally. But I do think we should be encouraging more name diversity rather than putting people off by labelling anything outside of the top100 as 'pretentious' (whatever that may mean). Wouldn't it be nice to have a class of kids with lots of nice different names (including a little Bruno) than a class full of Jacks, Charlies and Alfies or similar.

I must be getting old as my first thought was Bruno Brookes - 1980's mulletted DJ.

I agree, and we know plenty of little Augustes and Kamals and Astrids and the like. It's not even that I think "foreign" names are precious per se, or that you can't use a non UK name without being pretentious. It's probably entirely not rational - but Henri, Luca, Cosima = precious (to me!) if you're not French, Italian whatever while Amelie, Ines and others do not.

No offence intended.

The name Bruno always remind me of a big brute, sorry

lolol @ Bruno Brookes

Astrid is a lovely name (perhaps not in the OP's case, assuming she's trying to name a boy child). It makes me think of Porridge. Or starlets of the 1970s. All in a good way however.

Bruno is lovely - a classic underused name. What is there not to like ?

poppydaisy, I have a Jack, a Harry and a Charlie! I thought I was being sooo original at the time. I still love the names, there's a reason why they are popular. I'm off to cry...

Charlie has a friend called Bruno. He's a bit of a bully TBH.

I'm afraid I'm picturing Sacha Baron Cohen's camp Austrian, Frank Bruno and an Alsation with a spiked collar in that order. Really sorry!

I love it! But I had a teddy bear called Bruno when I was young...

Fantastic.

I love it. It's wasted on dogs.

I too had a Bruno Bear. Named after yer man from Fame .

I like it OP. Very sweet for a small boy but could not cutesy enough to be creepy on a man.

thanks everyone for the feedback. It seems pretty split 50 /50 which is good. We are europeanish, have lots of french in laws and both lived in france for many years so we want a name that works in both englsih and french.

my concern is that it is one of those names that although not very popular now might be the type of name that becomes chav.

I like this name but my friends mainly say its a dogs name, even though I have gorgeous BIL called this.

Anyway, I'm about to post my dh's top name which everyone seems to love more but I'm not sure.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Just no. Did I say no?

are you posting it here, kalo? Or starting a new thread?

Borat

sorry i started new thread. pascal

I like Bruno better. Definitely - Pascal is too girly. :) And reminds me of Joe Pasquale

Brooks.

It doesnt matter what I think - do you like it ? If so, and you have your reasons, go for it! Its your opinion that counts. There will alwats be someone who likes it and someone who doesnt. X

A dogs name..particularly a boxer dog!

I dated an Italian called Bruno many years ago. I always thought it was a dog's name.

Like it lots. The lad from Fame here too :)

Urm..... Sadly not.