Rory, Otto or Xavier

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What are your thoughts on Otto, Rory or Xavier (zav-ee-ah) as boys names? Struggling to pick my favourite!

Xavier is great.

Otto is awful and Rory impossible to pronounce for many people who have trouble with Rs.

I like Otto best.

Xavier if you pronounce it as Zay-vee-er
Otto is awful
Rory is ok but not good if you can't say R

Otto or Xavier. Xavier, though a nice name, has so many different pronunciations that I’d avoid if for that reason. I only like the French pronunciation. I remember a thread a while ago where the OP’s son was called Xavier and he wanted to switch to a different pronunciation as he preferred that, and that’s what he was being called anyway.

I love Xavier but prefer the ZAV - ee - uh or ZAV -ee-ay pronunciations. I'm not keen on ZAY- vee - uh (and definitely not ex - at - vee - uh).
Otto is lovely but I feel as though that's maybe getting a bit more popular or maybe it's just that other increasingly popular names feel similar (eg Arlo or Otis).
I like Rory.
I don't think you can go wrong but I'd probably pick Xavier.

They're all nice - least fave is Rory xx

Love the name Rory!

I like Xavier.

Not a fan of the other two, sorry.

I like Rory but then I am Irish and have no problems saying R. I don't love Otto and I'm a bit over Xavier.

Know two lovely dogs called Rory and Otto (RIP) so definitely Xavier - never known a bad one.

Two of these are my sons names so safe to say i love them

I always thought it was said "havier", kinda, but apparently that's Spanish.

Surely the "Xavier" version is using an X not a Z?

Like on this clip

Excellent pronunciation clip.

despite speaking fluent French I find Xavier awkward to say when speaking English.

Otto is very on trend now in cool London (I know a few, though I’m not cool. Actually they’re mostly a little older).

So I’d pick Rory. The R issue is unusual in adulthood, just have a good middle name.

I hate Xavier it's so pretentious
I'd got for Otto I think over Rory but both nice

Otto, is the nicest. Xavier is a bit try hard. Rory is ok.

Rory but it’s very popular so Xavier

Otto just makes me think Nazi

… I think PPs are right that xavier can feel a bit try hard, but Zav is a very relaxed nn so I think it’s fine

Xavier definitely!
As a alternative to that I've always loved xander!

Rory is surely easy to pronounce for native English speakers? What an odd comment.

Love love all 3 of them and they were all on our list for our boys. In fact our youngest was called "zav ee ay" for about 1 minute until the midwife put us off it!!!!

Otto

Xavier

Rory is great

Rory is gorgeous. Otto is hideous. Xavier just doesn't work in English.

Tobias with the nickname Toby is also good