Otis, Otto, Isaac, Arlo

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Right....we're due our first baby in 3 weeks and are STILL undecided on boys names! We've got a short list of:
Otis, Otto, Arlo or Isaac
We want something that isn't too pretentious or weird but also isn't too commonplace. Thoughts?!

Twogin ... wonders if we know each other...

Ooh, who knows Scientistic? I've got another thread at the minute that could give me away if you do!!

Nope! Had a look, ha ha. I know someone with twins with your extra name and one of the ones on the list!

Arlo - Harlow, Arla (the milk). Sounds unfinished
Otis - lifts, otitis media/externa, the dock of the bay
Isaac - classic, but with a strong Old Testament Jewish heritage, also popular in Cornwall
Otto - very Germanic to my mind (Bismarck etc and the one I know is half German) but I like the fact it's a palindrome.

So for me either Isaac or Otto. They are the least 'faddy'.

Otis, Arlo or Isaac to me. All 3 are lovely

Voting Otto - my SD's friend is called Otto and is without doubt the sweetest, funniest, most awesome little boy I've ever met.

My partner really needs to accept that her daughter and him are only 8 and probably won't get married one day when they're grown up

Love Arlo :)

I’ve got an Isaac so that gets my vote!
And 12 years on I still love it and get positive comments on it.
He’s always been the only Isaac in his nursery, then primary and now the only one in his class at secondary although there’s another in his year group now. He’s also the only Isaac in any of his after school clubs.

Otis!

Isaac. The other 3 are pretty dreadful and pretentious.

Definitely Otto, after the German Olympic show jumper and coach Otto Becker. He's a total legend. I'm currently trying to use this argument on DH to get him to put Otto on our list but so far no luck!

Isaac. Not keen on the others.