Are we just asking for mispronunciations???

Boy Names
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Our first son is [name_m]Emile[/name_m]. We wanted a name that was pronounced the same in the US/[name_f]Argentina[/name_f] where we’re from. I love it, however, it’s not uncommon for people to call him “[name_f]Emily[/name_f]” and call him a “her.”

We’re trying to find another boys name that is pronounced the same in English/Spanish. We’re looking for family names or names or favorite musicians.

We like Astor , [name_m]Valentin[/name_m] , [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] , [name_m]Isidro[/name_m] …

Are we just asking for the names to be butchered? I love [name_m]Valentin[/name_m]…but it may be too exotic for the US. Thoughts??

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[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] is obvious and familiar in English, I don’t think it would cause any issues at all.

Not being a Spanish speaker Astor reminds me of [name_f]Aster[/name_f] the flower, which reads girl to me.

[name_m]Valentin[/name_m] might get confused with [name_u]Valentine[/name_u].

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I would say [name_m]Valentino[/name_m]! When you said [name_m]Emile[/name_m], I immediately thought about [name_m]Emilio[/name_m]. [name_m]Valentino[/name_m] is the masculine version of [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], just as [name_m]Emilio[/name_m] is the masculine version of [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]. [name_m]Valentino[/name_m] has a beautiful meaning and it’s not hard to understand/weird at all in the US. Actually, [name_u]Ricky[/name_u] [name_m]Martin[/name_m] named one of his twins [name_m]Valentino[/name_m] (the other one is [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], that is also fairly a good ground between spanish and english)

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I think [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] is the safest out of your options.

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We like Astor , [name_m]Valentin[/name_m] , [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] , [name_m]Isidro[/name_m] …

I don’t think [name_m]Valentin[/name_m] is unwearable at all, its my favourite from your list for sure. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] is obviously the safest bet, and Astor also wouldn’t cause too much trouble, I just personally don’t care for Astor.