Orson?

[lochlessmonster]

I am currently loving Orson.

Pros: easy to pronounce and spell, unusual but not weird, sounds good with surname, DH is a big Citizan Kane fan!

Cons: sounds a bit horsey?!

What do you think?

Love it but was vetoed by DH. Go for it!

Really like Orson. Surprised people haven't leapt on to say " 'Orse n Cart" or Awesome though!

I like it and didn't think of "horse".

I love it! It was high up on my list for DS.

Just makes me think of Mork- "Mork calling Orson"

However that just shows how old I am.

It's not dreadful... I'm a bit Meh.

Great name, don't know why it's not more popular.

Doris - me too!

Love Orson.

What do you mean with 'horsey' - is it a common horse name ?!

Thanks all. A pretty good response so far -I vaguely remember Mork and Mindy but think I can live with the association.

Tammy -the "horsey" concern was just that I've heard people joke it sounds like Horse And... but my surname is not Cart/ Saddle/ Donkey so hopefully that wouldn't matter!

Brilliant. DO it!

sorry - i hate it - posh dog's name

Orson is/was a pig on Orson's Farm.

It some accents it will sound like Arson. Otherwise, I don't hate it.

Oh, I see. No, don't worry about the horse connection, then .

marge, I love it - only in England are people not only concerned about 'posh' people, but 'posh' dogs too !!

i meant it sounded like a posh person's dog's name. ..as in pretentious!

But what would be wrong/strange for a 'so called' posh person to own a dog named Orson?! Should he be named Rex or Woofie instead?

We know one (he's about 2.5). Because we know him, his name is totally normal to us. I did wonder if it could be misheard as 'Awesome'.

nothing 'wrong' with it as a name for a dog I just don't like it as name for a person.

I love it - Don't think DH would go for it though but I think its fab. Do it!

I don't like it. It'd sound like 'arson' in certain accents.

I like Orson written down, but agree it is a little too close in sound to awesom or arson.

How about Tristan, Quentin, Cassian instead - they have a similar to feel to Orson but haven't got any pronunciation issues.

Not that keen, probably as it reminds me of one of Bree's husbands in Desperate Housewives!

For those saying it's too like "arson", how do you feel about Auden as an alternative?

I really like it too be predict a panning hides!

Love Auden. Big Eng Lit fan though and therefore biased.

Love Auden.

Same here, degree in literature -I imagine a fair few people saying "you mean Aiden?"