Roman or Rhodri?

[CheekyChoppers]

DH and I have chosen either

Roman Elwyn
Or
Rhodri Francis

for our next bundle of joy (if it is a boy!), due in two weeks.

We both like both names, I prefer Rhodri and DH prefers Roman. I prefer Rhodri as I'm welsh, and would like to preserve some heritage, I also think it's a lovely name and it has always been our 'top of the list name'. DH prefers Roman and he jokes about calling the baby Roman Brutus Maximus :-D

Part of me hopes the baby is a girl as neither of us is backing down?!

What does everyone think??

depends on what you think of the shortenings. Rod, Rodders etc. Yuck
Roman would be Rom.

I like Rhodri Elwyn.

But then my DH is welsh and I've been looking for welsh names for dc2 (supposed to be a girl, unless we get a huge surprise). Dd1 has a welsh name.

I prefer Roman,but they're both nice.

Roman is much, much nicer than Rhodri!

Rhodri! Roman is awful. Why would you want to name him after someone who lives in Rome? Might as well call him Londoner or Parisian.

Love Roman (is top of my list for dc4). Rhodri is ok but nothing amazing

Roman.

Rhodri is great if one of you is Welsh, which you are, so that's fine. What on earth is Roman though? As a name I mean. Apart from Roman Polanski. As somebody else said, why not Londoner or Berliner?

Roman

Rhodri is the best boys name ever

I love Rhodri and the nn Roddy is gorgeous for a little boy

Oh and the nn is RHod (like Rhod Gilbert) the H is pronounced so it sounds different to Rod, honest.

Roman is better than Rhodri. I despise that name. Urgh! Sorry!

noooooo, Roman is a really really chavvy name (unless it's for a horse or a dog)

sorry OP but Rhodri is a fab name and Roman is horrible

Rhodri. Hands down.

Rhodri Elwyn I think

Francis Elwyn, or Roman Francis

I prefer Roman, by miles. And the "chavvy" comment I couldn't disagree with more...

I know a Rohan which is nice :)

Love Rhodri

Definitely Rhodri, Roman sounds like a name a celebrity would call their child.

Rhodri Fawr 877AD King of Gwynedd, Powys and South West Wales.

I know a rhodri. Much prefer it to roman. Roman sounds harsher when you say it I think.

I love Rhodri!! To me, Roman sounds like a bit of a poncetastic sleb name sorry!!