British, Irish, Italian baby!

[Stilldreamingofsun]

Due in a few weeks and still can't decide on baby names!!! DP is English and I am Irish. We currently live in Italy so could get away with a British, Irish or even Italian name. Quite happy with my girl choices but I think a lot of the boys names are dreadful (DPs choice- he's much more posh than me!!!!) Please could you give me your honest opinion on these and feel free to offer any alternatives! I should add that we will probably move back to the UK next year, so don't want anything that would be difficult to pronounce or spell! Also, we are double barrelled. The first surname starts with S and is a very old, aristocratic name. Maybe rules out S first names?!

Magnus
Hector
Rafe
Rory /Ruairidh
Gabriel
Dominic
Sebastian
Torin

Alessia
Francesca
Saoirse
Freya
Aoife
Roisin

Hi there,

If you ever saw yourself coming back to Ireland, I wouldn't necessarily go for names that were very 'English' - they do often get a lot of negative attention...

Here were my thoughts on the names you suggested (sorry for not being a fan of some)....

Magnus - Never met one. Not sure I'm gone on it.
Hector - makes me think of Hector o hEochagain - I think that alone rules it out for me!
Rafe - Too try hard for me
Rory /Ruairidh - I like both, but the Irish spelling might be a problem out foreign
Gabriel - Unkle Gaybo connotations
Dominic - a nice name. The only Dominic I know is in his 40s, so not a popular name, but not unusual either
Sebastian - too English
Torin - nope

Alessia - nice
Francesca - I like this. It's a name that works everywhere
Saoirse - A lovely name. I love this name, but Saoirse Ronan means a lot of people are using it now
Freya - nice
Aoife - Not a name you hear a lot anymore. DCs only know 1 between the 3 of them
Roisin - Quite popular here still. Roise is less popular but similar.

Cara is getting more popular now too. I like it, but as you say, it's a brand of matches here.

Squiggleirl- I think we have very similar taste!! Your comments have really made me chuckle- you have made some very good points! Really like Dominic as well and it works everywhere! Do you have any other suggestions not on the list?

Stilldreamingofsun

First of all AUGURI!

Remember that here in Italy they can refuse to regisster the name if they deem it too "strange" I wanted to call DD1 Saoirse but it sounds too much like the dialect word for "rat" so that idea was botched.............

(Remember that if you aren''t married both you and DP have to be present to register baby and it's worth checking if the hospital has a "anagrafe" office.)

I wouldn't necessarily go for names that were very 'English' - they do often get a lot of negative attention..

Oh come on, you can't tell a person that their taste in names is 'too English'. If that was reversed people would be up in arms. I know a few Irish children with 'English' names. They don't seem to be too harmed by their names so far! The times they are a changin'. Even in Ireland.

Amalfimamma
Is it true that in Italy they don't allow you to put two surnames on the birth register? We want our baby to have both names...

Stilldreamingofsun

The law changed 2 years ago and you can give kids both parents surnames now. If they cause you any trouble tell the that the law is CC l’articolo 143-bis .

Do you have someone to stay the first night in hospital with You?

Amalfimamma,
Thank you for the information- I asked because someone I work with told me they didn't allow both surnames, however, that was a few years ago. Yes, my DP will stay with me. Is there a problem?

Stilldreamingofsun

You're welcome. I think the state was find by Europe as they were breaching human rights or something by not allowing the mothers surname so they changed it.

It depends on the hospital, they normally only allow female relatives to stay the night on the ward, if you're having a section I'd advise it. I'd advise it anyways seeing as they are overworked and understaffed and the first night can be a bit traumatic.

Remember to get the list of corredo from the hospital, or look it up online, so that you're missing nothing. I'd advise you take a knife, fork and spoon, napkins and a teach other for your bedside table. Better to be prepared in Italian hospitals 😂

Remember to take your documents for when you register the child and loads of patience. Ah when you both go to register him at the anagrafe, ask them to forward the info to the agenzia delle entrate for DCs codice fiscale, it'll arrive by post within a month and with that you can go to the caf and get an ISEE AND ask for the bonus bebe (or if you cantake be arsed to wait hours at the caf with a newborn, sign up to the inps website, ask for the pin dispositivo and then you can do your Issey and bonus bebè online, free and noone knows your business but you ☺

You know your feeding rights for when you go back to work Right? And what your employer is obliged to concede?

I like Sebastian and Ruairi of your boys names (Ruairi is the spelling I'd use...a sort of modern Irish rather than anglicisation or old Gaelic) from your boys list. The rest are horrid. (Also Rafe is 'Ralph' but pronounced Rafe in Ireland).

Alessia and Frey - meh
Aoife - like a lot
Francesca, Saoirse and Roisin - love! Similarly strong, feminine but not girly, authentic names