Orlando?

[Deeno123]

Is it just too much? We love it but I’m a bit concerned it’ll raise too many eyebrows!

TinaYouFatLard

Yes to 'Ghost'! I thought of that scene too

"Damn, baby, what'd you do to your hair?"
"Orlando, you like it? It's Autumn Sunrise."

I love the name, we have it on our list as boys names. I’m also trying to understand why the name is brave or would raise eyebrows?

@Schoolfinder - it could be considered brave as it's pretty uncommon (only about 20 named it each year in E and W until Orlando Bloom became famous and even now it still rarely rises above 60 or so a year) - which your DS may or may not appreciate, especially if he's a shy child and doesn't want to stand out from his peers.

I personally love Orlando since it has great nn's (Orry, Orly, Lando, Rollo...) and it makes me think of the literary characters before the actor or even the popular holiday destination - but that won't apply to a lot of people. If where you live Orlando wouldn't raise so many eyebrows then that's brilliant, please use it for me!

Orlando....and Bloom

Nice

My refs are
Gibbons - composer
V Woolf
A childhood pet named after P G Wodehouse character.
Wonder if op did use the name ?

I love it for the Woolf reference; Lando would remind me of Calrissian in Star Wars ...

As this is an August thread, what did you decide upon, @Deeno123 ?

@WeRTheOnesWeHaveBeenWaitingFor

It’s a bit American sounding to me.

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I don’t think a person called Orlando would even get that reference darling…

It’s nice OP. Agree with PP that Orlando B has made it more accessible, and flowery boy names (eg Raphael)) are now pretty mainstream. He can always call himself Ollie if he likes.

Great name.
I think if Tilda Swindon (plays Orlando in the film of the book).

I know a few, two are 13 and one younger.

For me, it reminds of a massive crush I had once. That said, I think it’s a fab name and not really out of the ordinary anymore.

@TrampolineForMrKite

Perfectly lovely name for a son, as long as you live in Happily-on-the-Wold, near Royal Windsor.

Happy-in-the-Wold is nowhere near Royal Windsor

Too much for me

Happily even.

I think you'll find that the names in Windsor a lot more ordinary and will be the usual top names like Oliver, Jack etc

Windsor isn't particularly posh.

I know one with siblings Harry and Ella, so that has normalised it for me! I quite like it.

I know one - he's 15. I like it if you want something a bit unusual.

I know two teenage Orlandos - both lovely.