Otto?

[PowerStruggle]

Love this name, but put off by the grandmas reactions, which have been to relentlessly suggest other names and query where this one has come from.

Baby due in a week and this is still my favourite, but is it a bit too out there?

Love love love... one of my favourite names

DO NOT tell people your baby names.

I picked an unusual name for DS and purposefully didn't tell anyone because I knew they would raise an eyebrow

Ffion and Otto are so lovely together!

@PowerStruggle it’s a lovely name, I find it’s a golden rule to not discuss names with any family member before birth as others have said as people feel they can be ruder before baby is here for some reason. I love the ott- sound, the thing that would put me off using it personally is that people in my area speak with a glottal stop. Your baby, your choice- no one will be as vocal about their negative opinions once the baby is here.

I love your choices! Emphasis on YOUR. Your DH needs to tell his mum it's not up for discussion.

I have a Wulfric by the way - love Germanic names. Considered Otto for DS2, it's fab.

@lifesnotaspectatorsport, Wulfric is simply the best name in the world, I love it. I’m so jealous. Pregnant with final baby, but have just found out it’s a girl, so destined never to have either an Otto or a Wulfric.

I love it. A friend almost chose it and I was disappointed she didn;t. Such a wonderful name.

@lifesnotaspectatorsport - that is the name I bottled out of giving DS2. He was gutted when I told him. he loves it and has told me he plans pon changing his name to Wulfric as soon as he leaves home.

All I think of is

My name is Otto
I love to get Blotto

The simpsons...
Weird really as a friend called her dd Ottillie and I love it xx

I find it very old-fashioned German...

Awful and old fashioned.

Also the name of the world's biggest mail order company.

Love it.

My accent can’t pronounce it, and I can think of several other regions in the uk that wouldn’t be able to pronounce it either

Good name. Ten years ago it was a braver choice but unlikely to raise eyebrows any more. Don't choose a name based on what other people think unless they are raising genuine concerns that the name is offensive (eg a swear word) or badly spelt/tacky to the point that a future job application might get thrown in the bin. If you really can't live with her hating it then maybe Otis? Similar sounding name, similar trendiness level but less German which is probably what puts off an older generation.

I’ve never made the Simpson’s connection until now. I assumed he was called Auto - like automobile 😂

We don’t have any German heritage, which is maybe why it’s a bit odd to family. Pronunciation wise there will be a few harsh accents to deal with. Wulf short for wulfric was on our list, but got a hard veto from husband!

Notto.

As long as you don’t have any German heritage or connections I can see how it could pass as quirky in the UK... As a German I find it simply awful. Old fashioned and no positive connotations whatsoever (Otto Waalkes, Ottos Mops, Otto Versand).

Otto and Fionn are so different in style...I don't know if this should matter, but I think it would, a little, for me.

Comedy name imo. Perhaps due to Otto Waalkes?

It makes me think of an overweight elderly German man circa 1890 with a red face, walrus moustache and a pocket watch. So it's a no from me.

I love it! So much that it’s the same of my second child I get loads of compliments on his name and no ones ever says anything negative about it (to my face at least)

Fionn was very high on my list too, lovely names!

I like it. Arlo just makes me think of the baby monitor company, unfortunately!

Please tell me you're sticking with Otto @PowerStruggle

It's gorgeous

Your husband is right about Wulf though - that is a bit too far in my view 😂. Otto is just so cool though

I think Wulf would me misheard all the time too

"This is Wulf"

"Wilf?"

"No Wulf"

"Wolf?"

"No...W..u...l...f"

"Ah sorry. Lovely name" 🤥☺️

I think it’s nice - it’s quite popular where I am (London) so not at all weird. My son has a very traditional name (a kings name) and there are more people called Otto in the school than people with his name!

Sticking with Otto 😁