9 names, can you put them in order of preference please?

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We have 9 names that we really like and I definitely don't particularly prefer one over the other. Wondering if people could just put these in order of preference to help us out a bit? Thanks

• Adam
• Aleksander
• Bruno
• Daniel
• Gabriel
• Jakub
• Leon
• Olaf
• Oskar

Daniel the Adam. Not keen on the others.

Don't worry OP, mumsnetters are notoriously incapable of coping with foreign spellings, but in real life it's not an issue.

I like:

Aleksandr
Gabriel
Daniel
Jakub

Not overly keen on the others.

I wouldn't worry about the spelling, tbh... My DH believes that "foreign" spelling variants are great with foreign surnames but may seem a bit weird with a very "British" surname. (Idk whether I agree but it's an understandable perspective imo...)

Adam 5

• Aleksander 2
• Bruno 3
• Daniel 9
• Gabriel 1
• Jakub 6
• Leon 8
• Olaf 7
• Oskar 4

Oskar (our first choice if we have a boy, but spelt Oscar)
Jakub (again, would spell Jacob, but love Polish nn Cuba)
Aleksander
Adam
Leon
Daniel
Olaf
Gabriel
Bruno

While I wouldn't use some of them I don't dislike any.

1. Gabriel

2 Olaf 3.Aleksander 4 Bruce 5 Adam 6 Oskar 7Jakob 8 Daniel 9 Leon

1. Daniel
2. Oskar

3.Bruno

1. Adam
2. Jakub
3. Aleksander
4. Leon
5. Jakub
6. Olaf

Adam
Alexander
Oscar
Jacob
Daniel
Gabriel
Bruno
Leon
Olaf

Leon
Daniel
Jacob
Gabriel
Adam
Alexander
Oscar
Bruno
Olaf

Gabriel, Aleksander, Oskar, Daniel, Leon. All nice though. Gabriel a long way ahead for me- really lovely name.

Actually, would put Jakub in the top 5. Ahead of Oskar.

Leon
Olaf
Bruno
Jakub
Aleksander
Daniel
Gabriel
Adam
Oskar

I like in no particular order
Jakub, Alexsander, Daniel

I don't warm to the others, sorry.

none of them are horrendous personally would avoid Olaf unless you are scandinavian, not keen on leon or bruno
1.Aleksander

1. jakub
2. Daniel
3. adam

5 gabriel

1. oskar
2. bruno
3. leon

9 olaf would only consider 1-4 for a DS for myself

my DD says oskar or Daniel

Adam (my favourite by miles)
Daniel
Aleksander
Gabriel
Jakub
Oskar
Leon
Bruno
Olaf

Jacob
Alexander
Leon

if you're planning on staying in the UK then do consider using the traditional English spelling, just to save your child a lifetime of of spelling out his name and/or correcting people.

I like the spellings as well by the way. I wouldn't change to the English spellings.

I don’t know why the British can’t cope with ’unconventional’ forrin spellings - makes me cringe.

Aleksander
Oskar
Jakub

Don't worry OP, mumsnetters are notoriously incapable of coping with foreign spellings, but in real life it's not an issue.

Yeah maybe it is just MN. No-one bats an eyelid in London.

I think Daniel, Aleksander and Oskar are all equally lovely. Then Jakub and Leon. Not keen on the others, sorry.

I forgot to mention Gabriel - one of my favourites.

1 Aleksander - Nice, classic, versatile name, but spelt this way, the child would constantly have to spell it out.
2 Bruno - Cute, simple, Different but familiar. Also like Milo and Hugo, which have a similar sound.
3 Daniel - Simple and classic with cute nicknames.
4 Oskar - Love this name, and spelt this way too is so lovely.
5 Leon - A bit plain and boring. But a simple name, and Leo as a nickname is lovely.
6 Olaf - Think of Frozen, which puts me off. But it is a lovely name.
7 Adam - Boring and plain
8 Gabriel - Weak and boring.
9 Jakub - Not a fan of this name, sounds really harsh, and a bit dated. Sounds more harsh with the 'k' spelling.

Weak and boring?! Never mind The Angel, you needed to meet the Gabriel I knew. What a guy! And the antithesis of weak and boring.

About the spellings, OP, I think you should go with whatever you prefer, sounds good to you when you say it out loud, and goes with your last name. When I was at school in a city, I remember only a couple of children who had a parent not originally from the UK and names with these spellings. Yes, they were seen as different then, (different being a good thing to me, not always to others). Fast forward a few years to my own DCs, and even in our local rural schools, nobody, (except the die-hard few you get anywhere and have to ignore), would bat an eyelid or struggle with those spellings with a 'k'.