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Little baby boy no name and have 5 to pick from

40 replies

Kleinman84 · 30/11/2017 14:15

I’m finding this quite hard which do you prefer

Olaf
Bruno
Emil
Aleksander
Izaak

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thepatchworkcat · 30/11/2017 14:17

It would depend on how they sound with the surname as I’m quite fussy about that Grin but I like Emil and Aleksander the best from your list.

deptfordgirl · 30/11/2017 14:26

Izaak

silkpyjamasallday · 30/11/2017 14:28

Bruno is lovely. I was friends with a little Bruno when I was about 5, I've always had a soft spot for it as a name.

MakeMisogynyAHateCrime · 30/11/2017 14:28

Aleksander

raisinsarenottheonlyfruit · 30/11/2017 14:30

Emil
Aleksander
Izaak

DiegoMadonna · 30/11/2017 15:11

I love Olaf!

I also like Izaak and Emil but not as much as Olaf.

Aleksander is okay but nothing special.

Bruno is horrible.

MikeUniformMike · 30/11/2017 15:13

I like all of them but if I had to choose I would pick Olaf.

ChocolateCrunch · 30/11/2017 15:15

Bruno

CrossFreelancer · 30/11/2017 15:18

Olaf Blush sorry it reminds me too much of Frozen.

Bruno is cute for a child and also a strong grown up name.

Aleksander is my favourite. It sounds like a good solid, normal name but spelt a little quirkily. Would you shorten it to Alek? Alek is quite nice and rarer than Alexander.

SleepingStandingUp · 30/11/2017 15:20

Agree re surname

Olaf is going to be a silly snowman for a good few years yet
Bruno was our dog

Emil just not keen on

Aleksander or Izaak - they'll get used to the issues with spellings if you're in the UK but. think thryre both nice

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/11/2017 15:21

Aleksander or Olaf

MikeUniformMike · 30/11/2017 15:24

Are they all cartoon character names?

Misspilly88 · 30/11/2017 15:25

Bruno

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 30/11/2017 15:32

Aleksander, with the nn Sacha if you fancy giving him a nn (although it's a great name in it's own right). Dc5 (born in August) was going to be that combo but DH really wasn't keen on the long forename so it's his 2nd middle name instead.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 30/11/2017 17:06

Emil of Bruno.

Olivelor · 30/11/2017 17:57

My choice would be Olaf. Its a really uncommon name and I love it.

LemonysSnicket · 30/11/2017 18:00

Sasha is a nickname for Nicholas not Aleksander ? Isnt it ?

Cockmagic · 30/11/2017 18:00

Olafs reminds me of frozen.

Bruno of the movie 😂

What nationality are you? I like Alexander

mrsBeverleyGoldberg · 30/11/2017 18:01

Emil. I really dislike Olaf. It makes me think of the hunchback of Notre Dame. Hmm

PinkFlamingo888 · 30/11/2017 18:12

I like Izaak or Bruno. I want to like Olaf because of the snowman but it is a snowman... How about Sven though?

goose1964 · 30/11/2017 18:15

Bruno out of those but would go for Aleksander if was spelt differently as he will spent all his time in the UK correcting the spelling

MegAndSprog · 30/11/2017 18:16

Emil and Izaak

OnlyTheDepthVaries · 30/11/2017 18:20

Absolutely definitely completely and utterly Bruno!

BikeRunSki · 30/11/2017 18:23

I love Emil.
Not keen on Olaf, it sounds clumsy in English.

I have only ever heard of Sacha as a diminutive of Alexander/Aleksander, never Nicholas!

DiegoMadonna · 30/11/2017 19:05

I really dislike Olaf. It makes me think of the hunchback of Notre Dame

But.... Why??

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