Opinions on these two unusual boys' names please!!!

[BellaBunting]

1. Auriel

2. Geno

All views, however harsh, are welcome!!!

THANKS

I'm not sure that there are words in the English language harsh enough to describe my views! They both sound like soap powders.

1. Sounds like a girl's name or a washing powder
2. Dexy's Midnight Runners song.

No no no!!

Isnt the first one a mermaid?
Second one spound like something you'd find in the chemists

Auriel - french and feminine sounding
Geno - quite cool but I'm sure most will assume Italian Gino (as in "Gino oh Gino Ginelli|")

PMSL at your replies!!!

Ah, but the Dexy's song was in tribute to Geno Washington and I believe Auriel is an archangel (not that either of these facts is why I like the names!!!!)

auriel is a bit too close to areola in my mind.

Geno makes me think of Dexy's and Geno Washington (am old enough to remember DMR on TOTP).

Never heard of Auriel as a name so Googled it and learnt that it is a girl's name related to Aurelia (the baby name dictionary says).

Have to say these choices would be too bold for me, but only you can judge!

Auriel is beautiful.
Geno is naff imo and I have family members called it (italian)

geno, geno, geno... love dexy's song.
don't like auriel

Auriel in the playground may become oral
What about the little mermaid spelling?
less aural

The Archangel was Uriel. I know cos it's in a Kate Bush song

Geno reminds me of the Dexys song or makes me think of a stereotypical Noo Yoik Italian pizza shop owner.

I used to know a girl named Oriel.

As others have said, Auriel too much like the mermaid and the washing powder. He'll be given hell in the playground. Plus he'll have to spend the rest of his life spelling it out to people.

I know an Eileen who is thoroughly sick of people singing 'Come on Eileen' to her so would not recommend naming your child after a Dexy's song.

Auriel sounds like a morph of the rather popular names Aurora and Ariel, but it doesn't sound that nice though, IMHO.

Auriol is a girls name ,I know two.Isn't she the spirit in Shakespeareares The Tempest?

Geno is fab and I would love to call my ds it.

I don't like either of them for CDs reasons. If you really like Auriel I would chose the more common spelling Uriel, but it's still very obscure, and a bit feminine.

both vile

I would say they are unusual for a reason!

I like Auriel, but I do think it sounds feminine. Not sure about Geno