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Osla
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Augustwine · 03/08/2022 20:12
What do we think of this girls name? I have Scottish and Norwegian grandparents and apparently this is a name from Shetland so a bit of both. It also sounds a bit like Oslo which is one of my favourite cities and sounds a bit like Isla but less popular. I worry that it sounds a bit made up as I’d not heard it until I read it in a book.
midsomermurderess · 03/08/2022 20:48
If you have heritage within which the name resonates, why not use it. ‘Oslo’ is sort of ‘Oshlu in Norweigan isn’t it? People do quickly get new names.
mycatisannoying · 03/08/2022 20:50
Hmm, I can't quite get my head around it. Not sure why. It feels like Orla but with the wrong letter in place.
I neither like nor dislike it.
SummaLuvin · 03/08/2022 21:14
My immediate thought when I saw the thread name was that it might be Scandi. But it's not a name many people will be familiar with, I had no idea it existed, so naturally it follows that some people will think it's made-up and others will hear think it's a mispronunciation of Isla. People who matter and will have a relationship with your child will get used to it fast. I guess it depends on how much the assumptions of strangers and distant acquaintances matter to you.
I don't love the name itself but also don't like Orla/Isla type names so I just don't think it's my cup of tea.
TwigTheWonderKid · 03/08/2022 21:14
So do you pronounce the "s" like in Oslo or silent like Isla?
Augustwine · 03/08/2022 22:48
Like Oslo
Rowen32 · 03/08/2022 22:57
It feels funny to me, I think it's the Oz sound.. Only one opinion though!
stormelf · 03/08/2022 23:01
Love how it looks when written (I chose my oldest daughters name from a book I was reading because I loved how it looked, obviously I really liked the pronunciation as well). I like the pronunciation of Osla, yes it's not very common but it's a pretty sounding name that would suit any age.
Enko · 04/08/2022 09:23
I am not keen but nor do I hate it. For me its a bit oh ok.. Scandinavian myself and Oslo is amazing yes 😀
ItsDangerousInKingsmarkham · 04/08/2022 09:34
I think it sounds like a government agency. It's very close to COSLA and I'd assume it was an acronym 😬
Hobbesmanc · 04/08/2022 11:08
Have you thought about Ulla. Similar feel but prettier I think?
emmathedilemma · 04/08/2022 13:23
hmmm, i agree it sounds a bit made up and somewhat like an acronym. I'm not keen, i think you could spend a lot of time saying "no, Osla, not Olso / Isla / Orla"
Belephant · 04/08/2022 13:40
Hm when I first saw this I didn't really like it, but now the more I look at it, the nicer I think it is...
I have a thing about using traditionally male nicknames from girls names (my current favourite is Vinnie as a nickname for Lavinia) - so I love that you could call her Ozzie as a nickname if you wanted!
I think all the best names are ones that grow on you, anyway!
ChagSameachDoreen · 04/08/2022 14:15
It sounds like the name of a secret cabal in a Philip Pullman novel. The Osla.
Cotswoldmama · 04/08/2022 14:22
It makes me think of Ozma from the Wizard of Oz. I quite like it.
FayCarew · 04/08/2022 17:09
Sounds too much like Ostler for me
Luredbyapomegranate · 06/08/2022 22:29
It sounds more like a Viking bloke’s name to me. Like Gunn which is a Swedish girl’s name sounds male in English.
I think Oona, Olwen, Arwen, Honor, Astra, Aster, Elva, Ida, Thora, might all be better.
wellhelloitsme · 06/08/2022 22:40
Augustwine · 03/08/2022 22:48
Like Oslo
The way Brits pronounce the s in Oslo? Or how someone Scandi would do so?
Can't think of a better way of explaining the difference... is the s more like the last sound in 'Roz' or 'Ross'?
YetDespiteTheLookOnMyFace · 06/08/2022 22:53
Would the s make a /s/ or a /z/ sound?
WinterMusings · 06/08/2022 22:59
It 'might' sound nice with a Scandinavian accent, it won't sound nice in the U.K.
with a soft ohsssla. Here it'll be hard Ozla
olivida · 07/08/2022 07:44
I don't like it but I can't elaborate why. I have been trying to figure it out, but I am not sure. I just don't like it. MAYBE it sounds more like a place or a product than a child's name? Also it confuses me because the 'Os' sounds like it is a boy's name, but the 'la' like a girl's name, so it doesn't seem feminine or masculine to me. Also think it will be pronounced Oz-luh in the UK which I assume isn't right.
Augustwine · 07/08/2022 10:12
I would pronounce it like Ozla which I thought was pretty (but strange at first) but looks like others disagree so may think again
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