OK-my last attempt to offer a “new” baby name did not go down well, but I’m sure you’ll like this one....

[BertrandRussell]

..Ds’s mates are round for band practice- and the new drummer is..Ivo.

There you go. Simple, classic, easy to say and spell. You can thank me later.

I think it's good - quite cool in fact. And certainly fits with modern popular boy sounds - Leo, Theo, Milo, Hugo.

Not bad, and a bit different too. SO much nicer than Clive!

Arlo, Otto...

I know a family with the surname Iveson. Predictably most of the men are known as Ivo.

Small Yorkshire mining town. I was surprised to see upper class people with the same name

Would have been DC2's middle name if she'd been a boy. After Ivo Bligh.

I know someone called Ivo (in their forties). I really like it.

I still like Clive.

How about Clivo?

Is it pronounced Cleevo or Clive-o?

Well, I prefer the British “Cl-eye-vo. But some people like the Italian “cl-ee-vo. That sounds a bit pretentious to me for an. English speaking family....

You'd be better off choosing an Italian name, Lorenzo or Giovanni or something, if you are British. Leave the John and Henry type names to the Italians.

I love Ivo. It would certainly be on our list if it didn't clash with our surname.

Bertrand, how about Darrell as a name for reviving? To freshen it, you could use Darrell or Daryl as a spelling, and if it's Darrell, opt for
Dar-RELL as the pronunciation.

My nephew is Ivo 😁

The Ivo is a high school in Cambridgeshire, so it’s a no from me! If you lived far away from Cambs then you could probably get away with it.
Clive is much better. 😁

Love it. I would definitely actively associate with that family.

“Bertrand, how about Darrell as a name for reviving?“
HWMNBN?

I genuinely have a soft spot for Damon...

The only Ivo I know did go to Eton but I'm sure that's just a coincidence.

I prefer Damian to Damon.

Bertrand, how about Hercules?

Nice.

I think it’s quite a (as my 9 yo dd would put it) ‘sassy’ name. I quite like it!

I'm not sure on the name Ivo but for the past 38 years, I've been crazy about an Australian musician/ singer/ songwriter, Member of the Order of Australia (AM) known as Ivor Arthur Davies. He's better known IVA Davies from the band Icehouse.

Apparently, Ivor's name was misheard and his professional name of Iva was born.
I personally love it. Have a think about it OP. If anything, your child would have a pretty impressive namesake.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iva_Davies

Ivo is a main character in a Georgette Heyer (Regency romance) novel, 'Bath Tangle'. Does that make you warm to the name more, or put you off?

Clive 😂

Baby Nigel?