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Using a country-specific name when you have no links to that place

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Ca55andraMortmain · 17/05/2018 19:45

Didn't really know how to describe it in the thread title!

Basically I've always really liked the name Ianto. I think it goes well with the Mylo, sholto, Arlo trend but is nicer and more unusual (here, anyway). Obviously though it's a very clearly Welsh name. We aren't Welsh, don't live in Wales and have in fact never been to Wales. Is it too weird for us to use it? I'm not sure if most people hearing it would even know it was Welsh (we live in Scotland) but I don't want to seem like we're just appropriating names from someone else's culture.

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MaybeBabey · 26/05/2018 20:08

It's fine imo.

Spend every holiday in Wales (if you choose this name)? ;)

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