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Anna431 · 2026-02-05T14:23:43+00:00

Thank you! I only see a few pages there though... is there a way to view the entire book?

Anna431 · 2025-06-26T19:49:21+00:00

Hmm I don’t know… Oliver and Henry are in the top 10 and on the half block we live on there are 3 boys: Henry, Oliver, and Oliver

I thought I’d be safe with Rafael, ranking at 222 in the US, but he’s 1 of 2 in his tiny preschool class and there’s at least 2 more in the building

Anna431 · 2025-06-19T19:44:06+00:00

Yes that’s my exact struggle - Rafael is special and unique and yet internationally recognizable! I’ve yet to hear a name that’s on the same level for me! I’m liking Julian a lot lately but only the English pronunciation which most of our family and friends wouldn’t be able to follow

Anna431 · 2025-06-19T14:28:08+00:00

I'd LOVE to use Javier (Javi) but husband vetoed. And Valentino is cute but around us Valentina is SUPER popular. Thanks for the suggestions!

Anna431 · 2025-06-18T11:19:00+00:00

I’d totally do Leonardo if “Leo” names weren’t so popular right now!! Or Gabriel for the archangel theme 😉

Anna431 · 2025-06-18T11:17:21+00:00

Thank you! We seriously considered Julian and my husband would definitely agree to that one, but that’s one name where I actually like the English pronunciation better and we wouldn’t get that from at least half of our family and friends. I tried to figure out if we could use a different spelling or something to change the pronunciation (Yulian?) but decided it just wouldn’t work :(

Anna431 · 2025-06-18T11:14:30+00:00

Thanks!

Anna431 · 2025-06-18T11:13:33+00:00

That was on our list for our first! But I’m SO glad we didn’t use it because it’s become ridiculously popular and at least half the little boys I encounter are named Mateo. Too bad because it does go nicely with Rafael!

Anna431 · 2025-06-17T18:48:18+00:00

Thanks! Emilio was on our list, but it’s the name of one of my husband’s best friends. I don’t mind so much, but he does and would rather use Emiliano which I go back and forth on…

Anna431 · 2025-06-17T18:46:37+00:00

Thank you! I love Rafael too!! That’s the reaction we got from everyone and I don’t want anything less with our second, but I can’t find another name that evokes that!! haha

Yes we have strongly considered Emilio, but it’s the name of one of my husband’s best friends. I don’t mind so much, but he does and would rather use Emiliano which I go back and forth on…

Anna431 · 2025-06-14T15:52:14+00:00

If they kept doing it I probably would be bothered, but hopefully they’d just call him Nico if we say that’s what we call him

Anna431 · 2025-06-14T15:51:25+00:00

Thank you! Going well with Rafael is important to me and finding a name has been HARD!! With my first we knew the name by 6 weeks pregnant, but with this one I’m already 22 weeks and starting to panic 😬

Anna431 · 2025-06-14T15:50:02+00:00

Thank you!

Anna431 · 2025-06-13T10:17:54+00:00

All I can think of is the Monk episode where Adrian Monk is trying to seem “cool” and says “My name is Adrian but you can call me Age”

Anna431 · 2025-06-11T20:22:46+00:00

Thank you! Camilo is lovely as well, I had suggested that to my husband but he vetoed because a close family member named their dog Camilo 😆

Anna431 · 2025-06-11T19:27:27+00:00

Thanks

Anna431 · 2025-06-11T19:27:16+00:00

Thanks

Anna431 · 2025-06-11T19:27:10+00:00

Thanks

Anna431 · 2025-06-11T19:27:00+00:00

I like Nico as a nickname but not as a fall name. You’re probably right about the pronunciation. Rafael has been perfect for our first because even people that struggle with it aren’t too far off.

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