Aggelos for baby boy?

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Would you like the name Aggelos for a baby boy?

Does it sound too foreign?

It is pronounced as “Agg - eh - los”

It's not a name I've ever heard before but if it's one you know and like then it's your choice.

I would definitely assume the person was of Greek origin.
It's not a horrible name but I prefer Angelo.

It sounds Greek to me, and I assume it is an actual name. There’s nothing wrong with a name sounding ‘foreign’ - this is a multicultural country where you would reasonably expect names which derive from a multitude of countries around the world, so not actually ‘foreign’ at all. If you’re worried about cultural appropriation. - well, do you or the father have any Greek heritage? What attracted you to the name?

I would expect a lifetime of people pronouncing it wrongly, but if you’re fine with that, then go for it.

Sounds greek to me but as a name it's fine, if you are in London for instance you have a variety of names from all over the world

I like it, but yes, you need a Greek- sounding surname for it to work. Angelo's Jones or whatever doesn't sound quite right.

Thank you all! How is the name Aggelos pronounced in the UK?

I'd pronounce how you said in your post.

I wouldn't be crazy about it. Don't like the agg part. If he lost his temper he'd be Aggy Aggelos.

Aggy for any gender is awful.

It's too eggy or something..

How is the name Aggelos pronounced in the UK?

Exactly how I it's written - Agg-eh-los

Nah.

"too foreign"?

Sorry but I reall don't like it.

I might think it was a typo for Angelos if I saw it written down rather than heard it said. It sounds a little clunky in English, for me.

Would you want to be called Aggelos?

I always assumed this name was Angelo. On holiday in Greece there were always so many Angelos, is this name Aggelos and they anglicise it for foreigners, or is Angelo a different name?

The correct pronunciation of this name is an-geh+los

Assuming it's Greek, I would pronounce it like Angelos with a hard g, as when I studied classical Greek at school we were taught that double-gamma equated to "ng" in English.

A definite no from me. Can you imagine a boy nick named Aggie?

I think it's a name too different that it might invite being made fun of by other children. That's the first principle when we chose the names for our DCs.

Sorry but it reminds me of Argos

In Greek wouldn’t that double ‘g’ give you Angelos with a hard ‘g’? Obvs not in the UK though.

Hi OP! I thought it sounded like something from one of Homer's epics which I quite liked! But then, I also agree with the shortened form of Aggy not sounding great.

Something which I hope you don't mind me sharing is the part about the foreign sounding name.. as beautiful as many foreign names are, my DH and I have chosen to give our DC more traditional Western names. Both DH and I are born and raised in the UK but have foreign names and our heritage is from a different culture but both of us have faced tricky work and social situations when it came to our names. Our DC's name work well for both western and our native culture but it is something to consider.
Just a few examples that I feel can get quite tiring:

• having to correct the pronunciation of your name because it is unfamiliar and sometimes just giving up and settling with however they want to pronounce your name
• having to always spell out your name because it's unfamiliar
• politely agreeing to go along with decisions like "I'm just going to call you B (first initial of name) because I'll never be able to get your name right"

from what I can work out, “Aggelos” is a mis- transliteration of the Greek script, and a Greek who was saying the name and reading the Greek letters would say “Angelos” with an “n” followed by a hard “g” ( i.e. as in “gasp” not as in giraffe).

however the natural way to say “Aggelos” if following English spelling rules would not include an “n” sound before the hard g sound.

Are you Greek OP?