Trying to expand my boys list and wondering if people think this name is too teasable?
I know a little six-year-old [name_m]Romeo[/name_m], and he’s the sweetest boy. I think he wears the name beautifully. Perhaps, if I didn’t know a real child with the name I might think otherwise, but as it is I think it’s a wonderful choice. Romantic and literary, but also a lovely sound and handsome choice. Plus, I think it fits right in with the current popularity of “o” ending names, and makes a great alternative to [name_m]Roman[/name_m], which seems to be trending.
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Personally, I would be concerned about teasing with [name_m]Romeo[/name_m]. The dictionary meaning is “an attractive, passionate male seducer or lover”, and on a young man who is shy and self-conscious, the name could come across as a bit ironic.
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I love Romeo!! I know a [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] (19) the name fits him well and I never heard of anyone making fun of him because of his name, just the opposite everyone tells him he has a beautiful name. I’d definitely not worry [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] is an elegant an romantic boys name you can’t go wrong with!!
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Not at all! [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] is such a strong name! I don’t really hear of any Juliets being teased so I don’t think there’s much potential for [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] to be either. Plus, I do think the Beckhams gave it some cool factor! 
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I’m in middle school now, and I definitely think there is trasing potential. Sure, that might just be my area, but a [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] would grt devoured, even though I’m in an area with names from [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] to Priyya. Maybe [name_m]Roman[/name_m]?
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is fine, likely because other [name_u]Juli[/name_u]- names are so normalized.
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I think it’s adorable! And while I don’t know any personally, it was almost my sons name! And i would’ve paired it as [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] (when we thought his due date would be feb14th)
I can’t really think of any scenarios where [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] could be teased, and I would take the occasional Romeo+Juliet Shakespearean reference as a compliment!
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[name_m]Romeo[/name_m] is lovely, handsome and very very cool!! 
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[name_m]Romeo[/name_m] is charming and cool and gentle all at once - sure, if he ever has to study [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] at school, fellow kids might point it out (they might want him to read the [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] bits if they’re made to read it out loud in class) but I don’t think it would be malicious in nature?
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I think in an area that is heavily Spanish-speaking, it would work.
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[name_f]Pretty[/name_f] teaseable. Could do [name_m]Roman[/name_m] with [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] as a private nn.
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I like [name_m]Romeo[/name_m], but yes… definitely some teasing potential there. I wouldn’t want to be a shy, socially awkward teenage boy named [name_m]Romeo[/name_m].
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It has a lot of teasing potential. I think it is usable. It is also getting more popular in the US and several other countries.
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I know a little one named [name_m]Romeo[/name_m]. It’s a name that brings a lot of attention. As others have said, if a person is at all self consciousness, they may really dislike the comments etc that [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] brings.
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I think there is teasing potential, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will actually happen. With that in mind, it’s still a nice name
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I’ve known a few Romeo’s throughout life, they were all pronounced roh-MEH-oh though. I think it’s perfectly usable! It’s somewhat common where I am (it’s usually a pretty common name in Hispanic communities), if you’re somewhere where it’s not as common I can see it getting some eyebrows but nothing more than that really
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Extremely so.
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The people at teasing age (children) are likely unfamiliar with any Shakespearean associations with this name… so I wouldn’t much sweat it, myself. It’s a gorgeous name! Nickname [name_u]Romy[/name_u] is a sweet plus, too.
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I’ve always loved that name and If I was bold enough I would use it. I don’t think it’s tease worthy but even if it was it would be a compliment baiscally because [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] is considered to be handsome.
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