What should my wife and I name our son?

[SKKY]

OK, we've narrowed it down to a few names, and I thought it would be fun to get the opinion of as many of you as possible. Be honest! My sons future name could be in your hands. The names all have a Hispanic tilt because, well, my wife is from Spain and that's where he will probably grow up. Thanks in advance.

[lib_1138]

1. NOT Phinneus!!!

[maveric]

2. Rufus

OK, Sebastian.

[TheDebbieDee]

3. Roberto sounds like a winner! :-)

[jonnyblitz]

4. Alejandro

:thumbsup:

[RPM]

5. Reido

Not spanish, but awfully cool

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

6. I really like Alejandro and it's not as common as the other names

[WCGreen]

7. divit.....

[PartyPooper]

8. It is important to know the last name!

Roberto Rodriguez

Alejandro Abejo

Guillermo Gato

ETC.

:D

:hi:

[SKKY]

11. That's a very good point, and it's becoming a problem...

...because my last name is Knapper, which is German. No real way to win on this one.

[PartyPooper]

15. How about Karl Knapper or Karlos Knapper?

:D

:hi:

[SKKY]

18. My wife is dead-set against Carlos, or any derivative there of.

[PartyPooper]

22. How about Kenneth, Keith, Kevin, OR Kagan?

:shrug:

[Rabrrrrrr]

25. No, stay away from the alliterative names

They look tacky.

[PartyPooper]

29. So, PartyPooper is alliterative

and, tacky, too?!?

What were my parents thinking when they named me?

:dunce:

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. No, PartyPooper is awesome!

Party Peterson, or Pattie Pooper, they wold suck.

[Lorien]

33. I like three or more syllables when combined with

your two syllable last name. Rolls off the tongue a bit more elegantly.

Plus, you should be thinking about nicknames with all of them.

[RagingInMiami]

9. Roberto Alejandro

[Califooyah Operative]

32. YES!

[Lex]

10. I know a guy who's named Sebastian and goes by 'Bash' for short.

A nice guy, too.

[DustMolecule]

28. I know a guy named Sebastian, and we all call him Sea Bass

(personally, I think Disney missed out on an opportunity in Little Mermaid by making Sebastian a crab instead of a Sea Bass :evilgrin:)

Anyway, to answer the original question, I like Alejandro. A nice strong, solid name, yet a bit sexy too...

[Lex]

35. And they'll call the boy "Alice"

.
or "Ally" but maybe the kid can kick their ass.

All depends on how the name is pronounced I guess.

[DustMolecule]

40. I like the name Sebastion, didn't mean to imply I didn't

I like all of the potential names this poster is suggesting. Alejandro is my favorite from the list.

(btw, my friend "Sea Bass" is a wonderful, kind, and yet, gutsy guy...many, including me, love him dearly).

[Behind the Aegis]

12. Alejandro

I am a bit prejudiced because one of middle names is Alexander! I think it is a way cool name! Congrats on the new son! !Muchos felicidades!

[SKKY]

14. Thanks much Dude! I'm way stoked.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Ew. Don't go with Alejandro.

Daniel is good. Sergio is almost good. Sebastian, not good. Roberto - that's probably the best bet, if you need something that sound Spanish but isn't icky and will always be pronounced correctly by people.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Whoops - I misread the "grow up in Spain" thing

So of course, there's no chance that his name will be mispronounced if you go with a Spanish one. :-)

Still, Alejandro is kind of an ugly name, IMO.

Name him after your wife's father or grandfather. And being Spanish, he should have at least two middle names.

[SKKY]

21. We thought about that...

...and for the record, I'm aggressively indifferent about Alejandro. But we only have very, very traditional Spanish names on her side of the family. We've both decided the name should be something unique.

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. How about Artexerxes? Or Tiglith-Pileser?

Good biblical names, and unique.

[Dude_CalmDown]

16. Sean - because it's the best name ever - n/t

:evilgrin:

[CanuckAmok]

19. Bejjamin Lawrence Zeebub. "BL" for short.

n/t

[chaumont58]

20. Are you getting many 'George W' suggestions?

If one can believe the repukes, he is a combination of A. Lincoln, Churchill, Raygun and Ghandi, just to name a few.

[SKKY]

23. No, and if I were to even suggest that to my wife, she'd probably leave...

...me. She's not a Bush fan at all. Probably dislikes him more than I do.

[tuvor]

24. You should name him Daniel.

And your wife should name him Sergio.

[Skittles]

27. I very much dislike Sebastian

I think Sergio is sexy :D

[ruthg]

31. I love that I just voted for a name for someone I have...

never met to name his son. I love the internet.


( I voted for Sergio...very cool name)


CONGRATULATIONS, by the way.

[SKKY]

38. It is a very miraculous thing, this INTERNET.

I'm kinda partial to Sergio as well, but I also like Alejandro, so I don't really know. We may just go with what the poll results. Who knows.

[Elidor]

34. My dad had a DU poll…and all I got was this stupid name

:D

[SKKY]

37. ROTFLMAO! You freakin' rule!

[PartyPooper]

39. LOL!

:yourock:

[RevolutionaryActs]

36. Sebastian! Don't let them try and tell you any different!

:)

[Tikki]

41. Sergio....

is a nice sounding name. He'll be such a cutie, I am sure.

[Sanity Claws]

42. They're all wonderful

The only one I have some hesitation about is Sebastian. Sebastian is a common name for a cat -- not sure why but it is. In fact, I have a cat named Sebastian and I love him dearly. I would be afraid that you could have a neighbor who had a cat with the same name as your son. Not sure I'd like that.

[auntAgonist]

43. Daniel Sebastian Alejandro Knapper

Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of your new son, may he be blessed with good health and good fortune all the days of his life.

salut!

auntAgonist.

[bloodyjack]

44. Voted Raul

[msgadget]

45. ALEJANDRO!

(It was tough, almost chose Sergio)