Otto? Is my DH crazy?

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My DH keeps insisting that Otto should be on our short list for DC2 if this baby is a boy. He "discovered" it in his family tree which is full of awful Serbian names. Otto was the only one that was even remotely usuable.

I think it's quite ridiculous and that the poor child would be laughed out of the playground. DS1 is George.

Is my DH nuts? His first preference for a boy is Felix. Then Otto. Really??

What does the Mumsnet jury think? Ridiculous??!

I am with you Tudor - I prefer Otis to Otto.

It's like a "little Otto" I guess from it's meaning

Felix is lovely

Otto is ... not. (IMVHO).

Otto is gorgeous. And goes very well with George. And there's the family history connection if you ever feel the need to justify it to people, although that's the least important reason!

i know a grown-up Huckleberry and it really suits him.

i love both Otto and Otis. very cool names.

Otto is very trendy at the moment, I've met a couple of little ones.

I don't like it though.

My 28 year old brother is Otto... has always been well received and suits him totally... I am even considering it for my own baby :-)

Otto is great.It's a lovely,strong,unusual,but not too weird,name.

Otto is cool.

I would have had it but already had two ds's with O names.

It's a brilliant name - watch the film Lovers of the Arctic Circle!

I quite like it! Some kids have very strange names these days, Otto won't stand out.

I quite like it. It may be a bit unusual but it is easy to pronounce. I also has meaning as it is from his family tree. I think George and Otto sound great together. There are many awful names out there but I don't think Otto is one of them!

I like Otto. :)

My DS1 is also called George and I had DS2 last week and he still has no name!

I want Bruno, but DP wants Nicholas.

Love love Otto

Please use it, it was on my list last year but we had a girl

I like Otto, but then 2 of my 3 have previously unusual names, which have since become more mainstream (one mentioned on here!) Don't worry about what other people think, if you like it use it, if you don't don't.

Otto is cool.

Otis is too.

How about Axel?

Love it!

Otto is awful, old fashioned but not in a good way. It has been used as a 'comical' name in Germany, as well as being this:www.otto.de/, Europe's largest mail order comany and him:www.otto-waalkes.com/index.php?sid=73fda6fb45c2991a8f3bc36a9dc6c8c0, one of Germany's most well known comedians.

Otis, on the other hand, is a great name!

I like Otto and Otis.
With a family connection, I think you should go for Otto. I reckon it's the kind of name that would grow on you.
The more I say it, the more I like it.

Ah, my friend's son's name is Otto... I like it.

I know an Otto. His brother is named Caractacus. Says it all really.

Says it all really.

Says what exactly?

STOP TRYING TO MATCH THE NAME TO GEORGE!!!

Sorry for shouting, but I hate the matchy matchy thing (as I already said I think, but I feel this message has not been received yet)

I think we've received the message . It's just that not everyone agrees with you.

well you should because I am always right obviously