Thoughts on the boys name Isacco?

[Gigi97]

Hello,
Just looking for opinions & thoughts on the name Isacco for a boy? Just to give you a bit of background info - My partner is Italian, he moved to the UK 6 years ago. I’m originally from the UK. We are currently living here in Britain, so would the name Isacco work over here? My Partner really wants to use an Italian name for our baby. As much as I love Italian names, my favourite boys name is Isaac and I really want to use this name for our baby. Isacco is the Italian variation. Thoughts on using Isacco? Thank you 😊

@Gigi97

The “I” is meant to be pronounced like “E”. So it would be E-Sac-Co. if that’s makes sense? Thank you for the suggestion, but I just don’t think he’ll budge on it not being Italian unfortunately.

That does sound like a petrol station.

I’d use Issac as a middle name and find something that translates more easily like Leonardo, Alexandro etc

@rifling

I've lived in Italy for over 20 years and never met an Isacco! Generally, Italians don't choose old testament/Hebrew names unless they are Jewish. There are a few names that "cross over" e.g. Samuele, Daniele, Davide but most old testament names aren't commonly used unless also in the new testament e.g. Sara.

Me neither. I just searched for it in the istat figures and there are only 780 in the whole of Italy. 46% in Lombardia. OP- does your husband know how antiquated it is? I'd wager every single one of them has been named after a grandfather. Aren't there any other Italian names you like?

It is not nice and he will be teased. Give him a normal Italian name instead

I know it’s not very popular in Italy, but I quite liked that. Not a big fan of common names. Hence why Giuseppe isn’t my fav name ever, as it’s very common in southern Italy. There are a few other Italian names I have my eye on.

@Gigi97

I know it’s not very popular in Italy, but I quite liked that. Not a big fan of common names. Hence why Giuseppe isn’t my fav name ever, as it’s very common in southern Italy. There are a few other Italian names I have my eye on.

Giuseppe isn't that common anymore tbh, though of course there are still loads of older ones. Again, any kid present themselves as Giuseppe and you know what Grandad's name is!

Is there any other italian name you both like? Maybe one which stands out more uniquely but smoothly in England? Leonardo, Philippe/ Philippo, Franchesco

My fav is Leonardo and it is easy when it comes to nickname in english ( Leo)
I also like
Matteo
Thomasso
Lorenzo
Fabio

Gian-Luca is my favourite but I like Tomasso and Gian-Franco too.

The only Giuseppe I knew wanted to be called the English form, Joseph, as nobody here was getting his name right.
If you like Joseph/Joe would it work for DH/FIL?

I was thinking, isn't Enzo an Italian name? I've always like that name

Is the child having your husbands surname, which is presumably Italian also?

Why not Isaac Guiseppe Surname?

What other Italian names do you like? I like Luca.

Meant to say, in the UK, Isacco will be spelt wrongly and people will assume its a misspelling of Isaac. I personally thinks its awful, but its not my baby.

@Ohyesiam

Sounds really lovely. People cope with non-phonetic names. My Dds best F is called Niamh and People May miss spell it, but once they are introduced they usually wrap their heads round it. I realise it is a widely used name than Isacco, but it wasn’t so much 15 years ago when they were both in reception.

I have an Italian name with an i that should be pronounced like “ee” and and people consistently mispronounce it every single day!

Is he a partner or a husband?

Will the surname be Italian?

He doesn’t get to not budge I’m afraid…

No to Isacco. Agree that’s not either of you getting what you want really!

If he’s having your DH/partner’s Italian surname then sorry, first choice is yours and so it’s Isaac.

If he’s a partner and the surname is therefore yours, I’d go for something Italian you both agree on then Giuseppe Isaac.

Nico Giuseppe Isaac X

I agree @Skeumorph - I’ve never understand why some people tolerate partners insisting on the baby having both their surname and a first name from another culture/country. It’s got two parents and unless you both want a name from another country then the fairest is a first name from one parent and culture/surname from the other parent and culture to represent both heritages, surely?

@SirChenjins

I agree *@Skeumorph* - I’ve never understand why some people tolerate partners insisting on the baby having both their surname and a first name from another culture/country. It’s got two parents and unless you both want a name from another country then the fairest is a first name from one parent and culture/surname from the other parent and culture to represent both heritages, surely?

That’s what most stuck me too. It wasn’t “we both would like him to have an Italian first name” it was “partner won’t budge”

It got my rankles up straight away. I wonder what other huge decisions he doesn’t budge on.

@Gigi97

I absolutely love the name Isaac always have done. If hubby won’t budge on it not being Italian I’m might use it as a middle name, as I’m not completely sold on Isacco, which is why I wanted others thoughts on it.

What about if the compromise were to use the traditional family name but in the English form, so Joseph?

I think Joseph as the English form of Giuseppe is worth exploring if you like it.

I have never heard of Isaaco but if I met one and knew he had Italian heritage I'd think it was cool. I assumed on first glance that it was pronounced Izz-AK-o (not Issac-OH).

I have to say I'm not a fan. There are other names that work better - I worked with a lovely Italian guy called Giacomo who was known as Giac pronounced 'Jack' which works well. I'm also watching Gomorrah at the moment and think Ciro is cool, which is a new one to me (but the other main character is called Gennaro shortened to Jenny which probably wouldn't work well here).

English accents absolutely mangle many European names. Isacco in Italian sounds quite nice but in English sounds awful.

I'm not a fan. I would have said isaac-o first off as well, and I think many would. Also people will spell it with 2 As like Isaac, rather than 2 Cs.

I'd also never heard the name (and do speak OK Italian, and lived there for a while) - I don't dislike it but it's not a pronunciation that will come easily (correctly) to Brits, I don't think.

Giuseppe NN Joe?