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.

I really like Olaf- and to be honest, the Frozen (even if there is a sequel) hype will have died down waaaaay before he's a teenager and old enough to get annoyed- so he would probably find it kind of cool whilst he's still a kid- kids love that snowman anyway! And as a general adult name I think it sounds really sophisticated.

*Yesterday 22:50 Dolwar

Yes you want to keep your son's heritage alive by giving him a polish name. HOWEVER you have chosen to live in another country and to bring him up here so you need to consider how he will fit in with his name. Calling him something that no one will ever know how to spell or pronounce straight off is not going to win you any brownie points from him. As someone who has a name that is easily misspelt, I have missed many vital emails from people who spell it how they think it should be and not how it is when it comes to typing my email address*

Oh come on. I work in a big london teaching hospital, with many indian/sri lankan/pakistani/european/iranian/muslim/sikh dr's and nurses. Lots second generation, born and brought up here.

No one ever says any of them should have been given a english name, and it doesn't cause any problems.

I have the simplest english name possible. People still ask me how i spell it. A friend of mine struggles in th US with john- as they pronounce it "jahn"

If you lived abroad would you give your child a local name, or stick with james/olivia- what if the locals struggle with them?

Refusing to learn how to pronounce a "foreign" name is pure ignorant.

Really dislike Kacper (cack was slang for rubbish growing up and they sound too similar)
Like Jakob
Love Olaf

I really like Jakub and Olaf, keep the original spelling that's how its meant to be. I tried to simplify my first 2 dc's Arabic names to make them more 'Englishly' I wish I didn't now they had beautiful spellings to begin with my dc 3 & 4 we have stuck to the originals!!

Really.....
I never suggested giving him an English name. Merely that using a foreign spelling will complicate matters and potentially cause the child frustration. The op rejected Jacob in favour of the Polish spelling despite the former being easier for the child if staying in the UK.
I too have worked in a big London teaching hospital by the way and meet people from various nations every day. You are not unique in this. If I moved abroad I would choose a name which would be easily pronounced and spelt in that country.

I teach in a rural area and have met an Olaf who was 5 not sure if he was Polish or not. I always ensure I say names as they such be pronounced not anglicised, as your name is your name but sometimes it's difficult to say some sounds. The Polish children I have taught always have tell me if I have said their name correctly and have had great fun trying to get me to say words.
I love Jakub and the nick name Kuba