Is it? I’ve not heard of that before, but I could just be uninformed! What would its meaning/history of use be?
Personally, I don’t like the other names you listed either (minus Georgia, which was a person’s name before it was a place name) but Oslo stands out to me more because it’s more out-there.
I wouldn’t say I have a repulsion to it, I just don’t especially like it. It feels odd to me as a European, and I imagine Norwegians (especially those from Oslo!) would find it strange too, so it doesn’t appeal to me, even if the sound is handsome.
[name_m]Oslo[/name_m] is really impressive. It has such a cool, intriguing and confident vibe! I really like it. [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oslo[/name_m] has a nice meaning, a captivating sound and a beautiful association. I believe it is usable. It’s an unique place name, but a very interesting option. In my opinion, it’s much nicer than [name_f]Chicago[/name_f], [name_m]Tennessee[/name_m] or [name_m]Bronx[/name_m].
I like [name_m]Oslo[/name_m]! He definitely has handsome & familiar sounds, sort of a combination between [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], & [name_m]Arlo[/name_m]. I’m not a huge fan of place names in general, but I would be pleasantly surprised to meet an [name_m]Oslo[/name_m].
personally, i find oslo to be cute, especially with the nn oz or ozzy. of course people are likely to think of the city, especially us europeans but is that really such a bad thing? i’ve met a numerous paris’, london’s, georgia’s, sydney’s, israel’s, adelaide’s, brooklyn’s, florence’s, and even an ireland and holland.
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place names are used frequently enough, at least in the UK, that i wouldn’t bat an eye upon meeting an oslo. i’d say use it if it’s the name that brings you the most joy
I like [name_m]Oslo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- as you say, it sounds like other names [name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- the ones you’ve listed and also [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- and it feels stylish and cool.
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However, place names are generally quite divisive [name_f][/name_f]- same as word names [name_f][/name_f]- some see them as tacky, some might find it weird people would name a baby after a place, some prefer names that are, well, names.
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I guess, many names have been inspired by places but have transitioned into names, whereas some names have been used for places. [name_m]Oslo[/name_m] is newer, hasn’t quite made that shift.
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I think this is a good point too [name_f][/name_f]- as someone who lives near [name_m]London[/name_m] it feels less natural as a name than say [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], [name_m]Paris[/name_m], [name_m]Oslo[/name_m] or [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] to my ears.
I like [name_m]Oslo[/name_m] more than some similar names (like Otto!). [name_f][/name_f] I know a family that chose all place names for their kiddos, and their youngest is [name_m]Oslo[/name_m]. [name_f][/name_f] I don’t have anything against it, I like it more than a lot of other place names. [name_f][/name_f]
I love the name [name_m]Oslo[/name_m]! I would definitely consider this as a name for a son.
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I think it is more namey than [name_m]London[/name_m], [name_m]Paris[/name_m], or [name_m]Dakota[/name_m]. However, I feel like [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], and [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] are more namey than [name_m]Oslo[/name_m].
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Other names that remind me of [name_m]Oslo[/name_m] are [name_f]Vienna[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_m]Cairo[/name_m], and [name_m]Rome[/name_m]. Of these, [name_m]Oslo[/name_m] is my favorite.
Well, while reading a book about Bletchley Park in England during WW2 one of the main characters was a girl named Osla. the name was based on a real person who happened to be a very early girlfriend of Prince Philip from about 1940-1943. If a girl could be called Osla real rare name, a boy could certainly be called Oslo.
Oslo comes from Ásló and means “meadow consecrated to the Gods”. ló in Old Norse means “meadow” and ás / ós refers to one of the two Gods’ families (the Aesir, a family of gods led by Odin and living in Asgard. The other family is the Vanes, they live in Vanaheim).
I have a friend who named her son [name_m]Oslo[/name_m] (we live in Europe). I love this name and it does give the same vibe as [name_m]Arlo[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Orso[/name_m], etc! Geographic names are beautiful! [name_f]My[/name_f] son’s middle name is [name_m]Everest[/name_m] and nobody has ever told us that it wasn’t a name. [name_f]My[/name_f] daughter’s name comes from the Norse Mythology. So big YES for [name_m]Oslo[/name_m]
