[name]Emrys[/name] is one of our top 4 boy name finalists, and has a good chance to be the name we choose. [name]Brandt[/name] is a middle name we’d like to use (it’s a meaningful family related name, and I just like it in general). However, being that [name]Emrys[/name] has a very distinct Welsh spelling, and [name]Brandt[/name] has a very distinct [name]German[/name] spelling, both with spellings that are likely to be quite unfamiliar to your average English speaker, I’m a bit worried that they might look strange paired up together (don’t think they sound or feel strange together at all, just that they look a bit strange)… [name]Emrys[/name] [name]Brandt[/name] [name]Luckie[/name]… What do you think? Is this an unnecessary concern?
Well, I think it’s dashing and handsome and absolutely magnificent. I like the two very distinct names, makes it interesting. That’s all I’ve got though… Sure some one else will come in with some better reasoning 
(I’m talking to you, medico coltello)
I think so. [name]Emrys[/name] is intuitive to pronounce, relative to many Welsh names (care for [name]Jennifer[/name]- Gwenhwyfar?); as least there are no Ws masquerading as vowels, etc. And [name]Brandt[/name] hardly has umlauts and eszetts (ß) or 5+ syllables. It’s straightforward, too.
I think you should be ok. Middle names aren’t used that often in day to day life. Middle names are the place for meaningful and/or unusual names. (Not that [name]Brandt[/name] is unusual.) I don’t think it is a cause for concern.
[name]Emrys[/name] is up there on our list right now too so I love it. As stated before, both names are easy to pronounce upon seeing. Looks great, sounds great.
[name]Emrys[/name] [name]Brandt[/name] is fantastic! I agree with pps-- [name]Emrys[/name] is easy enough to pronounce and middle names aren’t spoken too often.
I think it is great! Go for it!
not seeing any problems there …[name]Emrys[/name] [name]Brandt[/name] looks and sounds fine.
Most people have mixed heritage coursing through their veins and with globalization, the blending of cultures is becoming increasingly common. It’s only natural that names follow the same route and choosing names from different areas of the world is quite prevalent. [name]Emrys[/name] [name]Brandt[/name] sounds and looks good and I don’t find it jarring or strange in the least. I would just think that the baby is a “global citizen”. 
I agree that [name]Emrys[/name] [name]Brandt[/name] looks fine–better than fine; quite handsome and striking, in fact. I don’t find the Welsh/[name]German[/name] combination jarring; as [name]Blade[/name] said, neither name is too outlandish or cumbersome. For those not familiar with these names and not really attuned to names in general, the spelling and pronunciation may be confusing just at first, but not very difficult.
I think [name]Emrys[/name] [name]Brandt[/name] [name]Luckie[/name] is a wonderful name. Best wishes!
I think it works because [name]Brandt[/name] is a surname which makes it flow better than had it been some [name]German[/name] first name like [name]Ludwig[/name] or [name]Johann[/name].
Appreciate the feedback. Yeah, didn’t think there would be too much to worry about with this name combo. But it was something that popped in my mind. [name]Glad[/name] to see nobody else seems to be concerned with it. And with Welsh and [name]German[/name] heritage, kind of is a cool combo.
I think they’re both great names, they sound good together and the mixed-heritage thing wouldn’t bother me at all (I actually like mixing up origins between fn/mns).
The only tiny little thing which makes it look a bit ‘off’ to me, when written down, is the consecutive sudden endings. The ‘ys’ and the ‘dt’ together make it look very choppy.
That’s probably just me though.
There will be a Chinese name tucked in there somewhere too, right? After [name]Brandt[/name] or before?
@olivia- That abrupt ending your talking about is exactly the thing I was wondering if people would find choppy.
@blade- we haven’t figured out exactly what we’re doing with the Chinese name. We’re coming up with Chinese names these days that match up close with our top 4 ([name]Emrys[/name], [name]Evander[/name], [name]Amias[/name], [name]Jasper[/name]). [name]Don[/name]'t know if we’ll stick it in there as a MN, or if we’ll just use it as a second name to be used specifically in his day-to-day life in [name]China[/name]. Depends a bit on what the Chinese name ends up being. It’s a lot harder to choose one of those. [name]Don[/name]'t know if the Chinese name will end up on the official documentation or not. It isn’t for Rayhan, but his Chinese name and non-Chinese name sound have pretty much exactly the same pronunciation, so it didn’t need to. Not sure exactly what we’re gonna do this time since we haven’t been able to find a name we like that sounds exactly the same in Chinese (and I don’t really wanna give a solely Chinese name that sounds only Chinese). We’ll see.
[name]Emrys[/name] [name]Brandt[/name] has a very straightforward pronunciation, so I don’t think it’s an issue. [name]Emrys[/name] is obviously Welsh, but [name]Brandt[/name] doesn’t strike me as particularly [name]German[/name]. Since you have both Welsh and [name]German[/name] heritage the cultural mix doesn’t bother me at all.
I think Emrys is really cool but it’s… beautiful. Its something I’d much more expect to see on a girl if I heard it or read it. Good thing something strong and straight-forward like Brandt is the middle name. In a way it balances it out, but people aren’t going to be calling him Emrys Brandt all the time.
Emerett, Emett, Emerson, Emmett, or Emer look a little more masculine than Emrys. Evander, Amias, and Jasper are all really good choices too. Don’t get me wrong, I think Emrys is a really awesome name, but its very beautiful. If you like that sort of thing, go for it.
You could use Brandton (Brandt means “burnt land”, and ending it with -ton or even -dale would make it “town of the burnt land” or something like that) Emrys, Evander/Amias/Jasper Brandt, or Evander/Amias/Jasper Emrys instead.
Oh sorry I misread your post! So yes, I do find it a bit choppy, as good as they sound together.
I thought it was a girls name until I read the post and saw that it’s for a boy. There may be some gender confusion with the name but it is a nice name. I doubt anyone will know that the one is Swiss or Welsh or whichever you said it was and the other is [name]German[/name] though. Most people don’t know name origins or meanings, wouldn’t worry about that.