This or that! Our final two names

[CatGos]

After thinking long and hard about names that work in both Spanish and English without someone butchering pronunciation we've finally picked out two names for baby boy! Now we can't decide between them!

Álvaro or Emilio! We love both and just can't pick!

Álvaro is just great!

Scots won't have a problem pronouncing it and if he is used to writing the accent and it's used on forms people will know by the accent (or should do!).

Both are very nice, I prefer Alvaro:)
I’m sure you’ve considered Javi (Javier) - I’m not Spanish but I’ve always loved that name!:)

Scots won't have a problem pronouncing it

I’m Scottish and wouldn’t know how to pronounce it correctly

I like neither

Much prefer Alvaro as I dislike Emily/Amelia type sounds. However, I did assume the stress was on the second syllable.

I think Emilio is a really cute name for a child, but can also picture it on an adult (Emilio Estevez).

Surprised at posters thinking it’ll be confused for Emily as I’m sure all the wee Olivias & Olivers running about don’t get mixed up.

Álvaro is lovely!

Álvaro definitely. It’s a stronger-sounding name.

Much prefer Alvaro, but agree it’s open to mispronunciation in a way Emilio isn’t. English native speakers who don’t know Spanish will almost certainly put the accent in the wrong place.

However, I have a name that is mispronounced all the time and in numerous different ways. Cant say it has ever bothered me that much and I was shy at school. I don’t even notice that certain colleagues I’ve known years have their own unique way of pronouncing my name unless I stop and think about it. Friends get it right.

Alvaro, by a mile.