Andrés

Boy Names
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I’m pregnant with our third child. We will find out next week if it’s a boy or a girl. Since my first pregnancy, we had talked about using Zenón for a boy after my husband’s grandfather who passed away before we met. Well now my husband’s grandmother (the widow of Zenón) is not in good health. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband was very close to his grandmother. She raised him and his siblings for a few years when their mother was sick. He is very upset about the situation.

Anyways, her name is [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] (no middle name). We already have a niece with [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] as her middle name, so I wouldn’t want to reuse it if we have a girl. If we have a boy, I was thinking we could use [name_m]Andrés[/name_m] either as a first or middle, but I have a couple questions:

  1. Is it weird to use [name_m]Andrés[/name_m] if it is part of the name of my husband’s hometown? (San [name_m]Andrés[/name_m]) Most of his family still lives there and we may live there at some point in the far future.

  2. Could I use both Zenón and [name_m]Andrés[/name_m] for the same child, even if the names are from two people who were married? Is it strange at all?

  3. How would you pronounce [name_m]Andres[/name_m]? I can’t use accent marks in the US, but I would want it pronounced like [name_m]Andrés[/name_m]. (Emphasis on the second syllable).

Thanks for your thoughts!

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Q1: No I don’t think that’s strange. Especially if its a middle name.
Q2: Yes I think it’s fine to do that even very sweet. I don’t find it strange and most people in your son’s life won’t know unless he tells them.
Q3: I only know one way to say it with or without the accent. an-drey-es

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Zenon [name_m]Andrés[/name_m] is very handsome. I dont think it’s weird to name him after both grandparents. As for it being the name of your SOs hometown, I think that gives it extra meaning. I’d pronounce [name_m]Andres[/name_m] as on-drays

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I think you might be overthinking things, although that’s totally understandable. I think the name has even more meaning if it’s also part of your husband’s hometown! I think Zenon [name_mm]Andres[/name_m] sounds great and you should use it if you want to. Plus, how special for him that he’s named after two of his great-grandparents, who clearly meant a lot to his dad! I’d pronounce it like I would San Andres, but it’s not a name I’ve had a lot of contact with.

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  1. I would pronounce it like on-dreys
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  1. No, not in the slightest! :grin: I think that this is a good family honor. :slight_smile:

  2. I wouldn’t recommend it. :\

  3. Andrés is ann-dray-us to me, but [name_m]Andres[/name_m] is ann-dree-is.

I have a (not very nice) classmate named [name_m]Andreas[/name_m], WDYT of that?

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I don’t think questions 1 or 2 are weird at all! And i love the strong significance behind the name, it’s almost like it’s meant to be.

I find [name_m]Andrés[/name_m] to be a very handsome name, I pronounce it like San [name_m]Andrés[/name_m], and I don’t think many would pronounce it differently even if there wasn’t an accent mark, at least I don’t think so.

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Thanks everyone! It looks like most people will probably pronounce it the right way even without the accent mark. Especially since there is a large Spanish speaking population where I live. I’ll have to see what my husband thinks.

If I were to use both, which sounds better: [name_m]Zenon[/name_m] [name_m]Andres[/name_m] or [name_m]Andres[/name_m] [name_m]Zenon[/name_m]?
Our last name is similar in sound to Espinoza.