Jakub or Kacper? Maybe Olaf?

[Josie1988]

I know a few Olafs (in Poland) and it's my favourite, but it won't work in the UK, will it? Frozen...

If not, it's between Jakub and Kacper.

Which do you like more? Thanks.

Also though Josie you can't win even with British spellings given English is such a irregular language - I have a non-English first name and I get just as much trouble with spelling and pronunciation of my surname, which is an old English place name. Seriously, ignore the nay sayers on this thread!

They really wouldn't. Your attitude however, now that is rather silly.

I've not been told off on here in a long time, you've cheered me up

I didn't think I was telling you off, more expressing an opinion at your Little Englander attitude. Glad it's cheered you though!

I haven't heard the expression Little Englander is years. Honestly you have thanks

Ok, i thought this was a joke thread

Sure I have Waitrose

Definitely have

No it's a serious thread Bam, at least I think it is...

Babulya it's not "the truth" it's just the opinion of some pretty small minded, insular, somewhat lazy posters.

It's really not that hard to learn how to pronounce someone's name.

Dear Lord how boring it would be if we all called our children Amelia or Jack.

Why wouldn't it be a serious thread? Are people's minds really blown by Polish people choosing a Polish name for their child?

Just goes to show how xenophobic mumsnet is.

Am I missing where the joke could possibly be?

Thanks for all the serious and helpful comments.

All lovely names, teachers will be very used to Polish names and pronunciation, especially in London. I've taught several Jakubs and Kacpers, no Olafs as yet. His name will just v quickly be him, to friends and teachers etc.

Blimey. As a teacher, I have come across plenty of Jakubs and a couple of Kacpers. Neither I nor my colleagues have had any trouble negotiating the minefield of Polish names .

I like Kacper best by the way.

OP, in English, "kack/cack" means poo, crap. "Don't stand in that dog cack" etc.

Kacper, to non Poles looks like it would be pronounced Kack-per. See?

Olaf is lovely.

People saying Olaf sounds like a big bearded viking like that's a BAD thing!

I like Olaf best. I've never seen Frozen so don't know what that connection is but I have read a series of unfortunate events where Olaf is not the best.

Not wild about Jakub but I do like Kuba. Jakub and Kacper are both very, very popular. I would say Jakub is the most popular boys name in my dcs primary school (which is in the middl of nowhere, but is a Catholic school). My 2 dcs still in primary have 6 Jakubs and 2 Kacpers between them in their classes, which means 10% of these 2 classes are Jakubs.

Ok - it was the fact that it looked like 2 well known names with a twist to the spelling. I've seen folk start joke threads about calling their babies

Destiknee
Jawshooa ect.

So sorry OP - thought yours was in the same style.

In my part of the UK cacks/kacks/kaks can mean poop or men's boxers.. so for that alone I'd avoid Kacper!

Jakub's quite nice but surprisingly to me I really like Olaf although there's supposed Frozen 2 coming out if that makes any difference to you.

My DC has a very normal name but there is a certain train with the same name and when DC got picked on in school about it ended up absolutely hating the name so we shortened it and possibly will be making the shortened version the legal name.. does not respond to anyone who uses the original name!

Should also have said where I live in the U.K (not on the mainland) is quite a small place but we do have some polish kids in our school and other nationalities yet no one has any difficulty in pronouncing their names!

Josie your baby, so you & DH pick the name you like regardless of other people wish I'd listened to my own advice all those years ago and then my own DC wouldn't have had to change his name!

Happy
Is your son's name Thomas?

Olaf!
And it's a name for life, frozen will melt into other Disney back catalogue soon enough. Olaf is awesome

DS has a friend called Kacper - great name and no one has a problem with it. I wouldn't think twice about using a Polish name OP. Go for it.

I love Olaf. Jakub is fine but less interesting, Kacper will get mauled by non-Polish speakers.

FWIW I pronounced it like catch-per when I first saw it - is that right?

DS2 has an Olaf, a Jakub AND a Kacper in his class! All nice names (I would have pronounced Kacper like 'Casper' though and suspect all the teachers say it that way). No one has batted an eyelid about any of the names, DS hasn't even passed comment about Olaf (who he plays with a lot) and he's Frozen mad.

babulya yes, he absolutely detests it!