Otso

[Leeloo1233]

Baby boy who will have three nationalities (Finnish, English, French). What do you think of Otso, will it work in the UK? It means bear in Finnish.

Other names on the list currently Hugo, Oscar and August.

I think it is lovely (but be prepared for a lifetime of explaining it's not a misspelling and he name isn't Otto)

I think Otso's pretty easy to pronounce and not likely to get mixed up with a different word (I speak French as well as English and can't think of anything off the top of my head) and there was a film recently with someone called Otso.

It's not a name I have ever heard before, my first thought was that it was a typo for Otto, it also made me think of Lotso the bear from Toy Story. I think your other choices might work better in the UK.

Yeah this is my thinking too. Might just make it easier for him that we pick a name that is a known name in all his three countries.

Ok Lotso just made me lol. Thats not a good image :D

I think it's going to be hard work in the UK as it's not a known name here and sounds a lot like Otto. I'd go with Oscar, Hugo is very posh and August is quite 'out there' IMO.

It'll be mistaken for Otto repeatedly. I like Otto!
Hugo and Oscar from your list. August is a bit twee imo.

It sounds too much like Oxo to me, sorry. Any of your others are nice.

Hmm Hugo is my husbands favourite (he is French) and it's not really posh in France or in the Nordic countries. It seems to be quite popular in the UK, is it still perceived that posh nowadays?

It's not "posh" these days imo, I've taught just as many Hugos at council estate comps as I have at public boarding schools. It's as popular as say, Oscar or Theodore these days. Nice name.

Not keen on Otso, sorry. Think it could lead to teasing here in the UK.

I love your other choices.

Hugo is a lovely name. I don't think of it as 'posh', particularly - just classic.

Hugo is not 'posh' whatever that means. It's pretty mainstream middle class and not that unusual, nor is it having a moment, unlike August.

Thank you all, this gave me so much clarity!

I’m not really sure about Otso.
Oscar is my favourite, it’s lovely.

It sounds like a stock cube! Any of your other options are so much better. Or just called him Bear!

Oh I love Otso. It’s great! Hugo is nice too.

Orson is a more viable bear-related name here, but from your list Oscar is my fave. Not keen on August.

I think your decision to rule out Otso is a sensible one.

I also thought of Lotso bear in Toy Story. I know people who wanted ursine names have used Torben.

Hugo, Oscar and August. Anything from here Pojan nimet (ruotsinkieliset) | Suomenruotsalaisia pojan nimiä | Katso lista (lapsennimi.com)

What about René, Tomas, Sebastian, Maximilien / Max, Alexander / Aleksi

Same here

Otso Notso

I think it's great. Reminds me of Otzi, this guy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40104139

Gabriel
Rafael
Lucas
Leo
Carl/ Karl
Matteo / Matti
Benjamin
Daniel
Arthur / Arttu
Hector?

It's an unusual name, but easy to spell, and presumably, is written like it sounds.

I would however get ready for a lot of mis-hearings of "Otto?"

It also makes me think of Lotso, the evil bear from Toy Story.

Otso sounds like fatso