Due next week - please help!

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Due next week with a surprise although I'm 99% sure it's a boy. Me and DP have a few name ideas but nothing that really stands out and I'm worried I will settle for a name and not love it 😢. I'm getting a bit stressed now so can you please look at my list, see if you love anything or suggest possible alternatives?

Baby's surname will be mine which is Spanish 3 syllables and DP's English 1 syllable. Similar to Martinez-Smith (not those names obvs!)

I love Lorenzo (nn Enzo) or Alfonso (nn Alf) but DP says they are ridiculous and I have to respect that 😭

So looking at more Scottish/ English names as baby will have Scottish heritage too.

Angus
Fergus/ Fergal
Murdo/ Munro

I'm leaning towards Angus but feel a bit meh towards it.

We have fuck all for girls names but I like Iona if anyone has any strong opinions on that? Also quite like Frances or Nina.

I just want something strong and unusual but not too out there.

Help please 😭

Stick with the Spanish name options, what about Mateo? 😁

Thank you! I lost my confidence with it from DP's comments but noone here has said it's ridiculous 😁 it goes so well with the surname too!

No I really appreciate the feedback! Pissing myself at ferrets and fungus 😂. Eilidh is really pretty but we live in Yorkshire so would just sound like Hayley with the H dropped.

I totally understand the sentiments re the double barrel but I want baby to have my surname and DP wants it to have is so it's the only compromise that's fair. We're not opting for a middle name though as it would make the name far too long.

Ooh yes Mateo is cool thank you!

Your Spanish name choices are fine. Enzo appears quite popular and there are zillions of kids called Alf.

I like Iona and Frances, and Angus

Fernanda is is nice spanish girl’s name

Hyphenated surnames are increasing common. I really wouldn’t worry about that

Some names that work just as well im Spanish as in English:

Daniel
Gabriel
Samuel
Sebastian
Hector
Emanuel
Leo
Cesar
Victor

Marta
Luisa
Eliza
Clara
Victoria
Anastasia
Cora
Ariana
Amaya
Diana
Valeria

I love love Iona. Beautiful.
What about Tiago?
I know a lovely Rafael, he gets called Rafi, which is great imho.

I've never met another Alf so not very common where we are. Lots of Alfie's though! Thank you for the feedback though 😁

Some lovely names thank you 🙌 I love Hector! Some beautiful girls names too.

Vincenzo nn Vinnie / Enzo
Rafael nn Rafe (raffy)

Ahh thank you. I prefer Rafael/ Raphael to Tiago I think 😊

Love Vincenzo 😍

Jago
Ezra
Leo
Oscar
Roman
Luca
Matteo
Hugo
Max
Raphael
Reuben

Overall though, your DP is being very silly. What if the baby has a more Spanish appearance and is called Tom or Henry?

Oh I love Oscar and Hugo too!

@mathanxiety some great suggestions thank you!!

Yes and it's very possible, the genes skipped me and I'm very fair so it's vv possible baby will be darker as it can skip a generation. And DP is olive skinned and dark haired anyway (no idea why as he's fully English) so most likely the baby will look Spanish. Unless it takes after me.

I knew a lovely Spanish chap cslled Benjamin.

Some more names that might work :

Thomas
Peter
Joel
Sean
Nicholas
Lucas
Oliver
Max
Harris
Leon
Joseph
Declan
Tudor
Oscar
Declan

Enzo is a brilliant name!

For what it's worth, I think the Scottish names wouldn't sound great with a Spanish part in the surname. I'm Scottish btw! I'd be tempted to go with a more general name. Like Fergus Martinez does not sound good to me, regardless of another name tagged on at the end. Sorry!

Boy suggestions:
Arlo
Lucas
Leo / Leon
Levi

Girls:

Yasmin
Reeva
Kara
Carly

Enzo/Lorenzo is a great name!