Is Angelo too pretentious/feminine a name for a UK baby boy of non-Italian descent?

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Oh shit, you're all going to say yes, aren't you?

It's cruel. Wonder what they will call him at school.

I agree with violethill. You are not Italian. Forget the "I like it, I want it" and choose a good name from your own culture that will mean something for your family.

I know an Angelo, about 27, cool bloke, not Italian in the slightest. Typical conversation runs:

'Angelo? Are your parents Italian?'
'Nope'
'Fair enough'

Well people of my generation will always associate it with that awful song "... running away together ANGELO..."

You young'uns won't remember that. And my god that song does need to be forgotten ...

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Angelo for non-Italian is pure ponce.

Damn you, Primula, I had managed to forget that song for countless years and now you have dragged it up and stuck it inside my head on a loop.
You heartless biatch.

I would call him something like Andrew Gerard Milo and then pretend that the nn Angelo evolved organically

Or

Alun Jago

Or

Andrew Jago

Lots of options to play around with which could plausibly lend themselves to a 'logical' nn of Angelo.

Shoot me too but I like Angelo. I would hesitate to put it on the bc with no Italian connection though.

Primula, omg, what's that? Boney M!?

No Brotherhood of Man

OP are you Victoria Beckham?

aw, love that clip ladyGP!

so, op, whaddya think of my Andrew Gerard Milo on the birth cert plan with a faux evolution into Angelo

That could work without too many eyebrows being raised?! Anyway, people would get over it. I went to school with a Bruno. He was Irish. No biggie.

Just wanted to reassure OP that Angelo is not considered a poncey name in Italy. It is a simple, not fussy name. Maybe a bit out of date. I actually like it.

Is Bruno used at all in Italy Franca? I know it is actually German in origin though.

Yes, Bruno comes from medioeval German. It's not among the popular names nowadays, it was more popular around 50 yrs ago.

Angelo???? Oh, you just can't do that do the wee fellow.

Angelo????

Really???

yes!

so bladdy wot!

2009, anything goes. except Phyllis.

What about that great ambassador for Italy Bruno Tonioli. You're not telling me he's pushing 50!

If you like it go for it.

the are 2 Angelo's in my ds school one aged 6 the other is 9. neither of them are Italian. I have never heard them get called Angela either.

Never heard of Bruno Tonioli before. Had to google him. Do you mean the dancer?

Wikipedia says he was born in 1955!

Yes, that Bruno Tonioli. You need to watch Strictly Come Dancing - he's one of the judges. 1955 - I would have thought he was about 10 years younger!

He looks alright for it. He's not my cup of tea, but I would have said 43 or 44. And he's actually what 53?

Wow, bottoxxed >>

yep, no good

Hello Kitty! Truce today?!

MargotBeauregarde - I gather the expression is "boytoxed" when applied to men

Love the Andrew Gerard Milo idea if OP is nervous about using an Italian name.

That said, I don't have a problem with Italian names for English people. My own name is very much Italian and I have not a drop of Italian heritage. DD's name is not British and many of the names on our shortlist for DC2 are not British either.

If you love it do it. There are loads of little boys being called Luca at the moment who are not Italian.

Hello MB, yes indeed!!! lovely day today