SO glad to find this board! Need help..

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Registered: 08-10-2005
SO glad to find this board! Need help..
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Sun, 11-20-2005 - 6:45pm

DH is Argentine and I am American. We need a name for our future son (!) that both families can pronounce. We both really liked Eliot until (duh) we realized it rhymes with our last name. I am a Jennifer and always resented having the same name as 80% of my peers! He is a Dario, which I adore, but not in the market for a "junior" So, we're looking for unique, dually pronounce-able and won't be made fun of on the playground.

So far, here are the top contenders, though we are MORE than open for suggestions. I'm soooo impressed by everyone on this board!

Etienne (but can Americans pronounce it? "Ay-tee-enn" Or, will he be made fun of?)
Quite conveniently, it translates to my father's name

Savio...we made this one up. It translates to "sage" which I think has a beautiful meaning. DH is wrapping his head around this one.

Emmanuel...b/c DH is ever so proud of Manu Ginobili, an Argentine who plays for the San Antonio Spurs (I'm slightly rolling my eyes, but I do think the name is ok)

Thoughts? Suggestions? SAGE words of advice? :)

MTIA

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Registered: 10-17-2003
Tue, 11-22-2005 - 12:35pm

I like Etienne and Emmanuel. Most educated people will know how to spell & promounce Etienne, for a foreign name it isn't very uncommon.

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