[name_m]Ezequiel[/name_m]- I think this is a wonderful name. It sounds just as good in English as it does Spanish.
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]- I don’t care for how it sounds in Spanish myself, but that’s just me. If you like it, this is a great choice.
I’m not going to comment on the ones that you or husband have an issue with. I’d just eliminate them, personally, unless you feel it’s worth fighting for. If you both love Lizander/[name_m]Lysander[/name_m], talk with your cousin.
I agree that [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m], [name_u]Mason[/name_u] don’t translate well.
[name_m]Demetrius[/name_m], [name_m]Maximus[/name_m], [name_m]Ramses[/name_m] are definitely grandiose, but they’re great names. I think [name_m]Maximus[/name_m] is the best of the three, because it has [name_u]Max[/name_u] as a potential nickname so it doesn’t feel so formal. I like it in both languages as well.
Have you considered the following:
[name_m]Adolfo[/name_m]/[name_m]Adolf[/name_m]- it’s not used much in the English form, but the Spanish form is easily pronounced in English if [name_m]Adolf[/name_m] bothers any English speaking family members.
Agustín/[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] - hardly different at all!
[name_m]Alejandro[/name_m]/[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - a classic, but lovely
Andrés/[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] - another classic that’s a great name
[name_m]Esteban[/name_m]/[name_m]Stephen[/name_m] - nothing fancy, but it’s equally charming in either language
[name_m]Faustino[/name_m] - I’m not really sure what the English version is. [name_m]Faustus[/name_m] maybe? Regardless, it’s easily said in English and I know because my cousin is a [name_m]Faustino[/name_m] and he’s never had an issue.
[name_m]Fernando[/name_m]/[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] - the Spanish version actually sounds great in English without using the English form if you don’t care for [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m].
Hèctor/[name_m]Hector[/name_m] - swoon! This is dashing in either language. More common in Spanish than English.
[name_m]Ismael[/name_m]/[name_m]Ishmael[/name_m] - lovely in both languages
[name_u]Jaime[/name_u] - technically I think this is [name_u]James[/name_u] in English, but I’d keep it [name_u]Jaime[/name_u] and just say it in English.
[name_m]Javier[/name_m]/[name_m]Xavier[/name_m] - I think this is a winner in both forms
[name_m]Leandro[/name_m]/[name_m]Leander[/name_m] - similar, and shines equally in both languages. Similar to Lizander, so you may like it
[name_m]Marco[/name_m] - another I’d just keep in Spanish form as it sounds very dashing in English
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m] - and another that’s swoon worthy when said in English, so I’d keep it in Spanish rather than calling him [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]. It has the spunky [name_m]Teo[/name_m] nickname in there.
Melchor/[name_m]Melchior[/name_m] - so similar. A bit old-fashioned perhaps, but it’s a great name
[name_m]Salvador[/name_m]- not sure what this is in English, but it’s well enough known in English that it doesn’t need a translation. [name_f]Every[/name_f] [name_m]Salvador[/name_m] I’ve ever known was handsome and kind.
[name_m]Santiago[/name_m] - this could go lots of ways. You could go for [name_u]James[/name_u] in English, or you could use [name_m]Santiago[/name_m], as it’s easily said in English. There’s also the fun and unexpected [name_m]Tiago[/name_m] nickname in there.
Sebastián/[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - another that sounds so alike, and it sounds amazing.
Tristán/[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] - almost identical, gorgeous
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - no translation needed! It’s great in both languages.
