[name]Hi[/name] everyone! I’ve been working on my name list, and I think I like the name [name]Valo[/name]. However, I’m worried that it will be mispronounced/mistaken for a girl’s name. What are your thoughts on the name [name]Valo[/name]? Would it go with a brother named Sorin or a sister named [name]Lyra[/name]? Also, if you have any middle name suggestions for [name]Valo[/name] that would be great 
I’m Finnish American and I love seeing [name]Valo[/name] considered! I’ve considered it off and on, especially as a middle, since I tend to (for my own potential children) prefer more mainstream names. I think it works as a girls’ name but looks masculine. [name]Val[/name] Kilmer is a masculine association, and -o endings tend to be masculine. Plus the fact that it’s masculine in its own culture.
I like the original pronunciation Vah-lo, but I also like [name]Valo[/name] to rhyme with halo which is what I assume would happen all the time. Vah-lo sounds more masculine to me. I’m not sure what I would use honestly. I think it goes pretty well with Sorin (I prefer [name]Soren[/name]), in that both ring Scandinavian in [name]America[/name], although Finland is actually pretty distinct in culture and certainly in language from the rest of Scandinavia (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian are very closely related, Finnish actually isn’t related to many other languages at all except Hungarian, distantly, and Estonian, closely, and some languages not associated with countries). I like it with [name]Lyra[/name] for other reasons: short, kind of space-agey (in a good way) names.
It’s hard to suggest middles since I’m not sure what you’re looking for. Would you want something more classic to balance it out, or something Finnish/Scandinavian to stick with the theme?
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Matthias[/name] is the first thing that comes to mind - it’s kind of both of those things.
You might also like the Finnish Veikko (means brother) Vay-ko. Spelling and prn are probably hard for it too though.
I agree with everything @jesba said. I had never heard of [name]Valo[/name] before this thread but it looked distinctly male to me for all the reason already given. Also my natural inclination would be to prn it Vah-lo. (I actually can’t really wrap my head around it potentially rhyming with halo - it seems odd to me).
I chose Sorin instead of [name]Soren[/name], as Sorin is actually a Romanian name meaning [name]Sun[/name]. I’m not really sure exactly what I’m looking for as per middle names - I’m thinking less heard of classic names. Like [name]Valo[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] or [name]Valo[/name] [name]Montgomery[/name]. I really like [name]Valo[/name] [name]Matthias[/name] though. I think I will add that to my list 
I’m glad you both would pronounce it Vah-lo. My name is one that is constantly mispronounced, so I want to try and avoid names that people have difficulties pronouncing.
I’m thinking maybe [name]Valo[/name] [name]Caspian[/name] [name]James[/name] or [name]Valo[/name] [name]Thaddeus[/name] [name]James[/name]. Any thoughts?
Nice name! I’d never heard it before, and I immediately pronounced it as “Vah-lo.”
Middle name ideas:
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Abram[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Abraham[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Remington[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Amias[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Kristof[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Andreas[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Clement[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Clemence[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Damian[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Isadore[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Julius[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Edmond[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Dominic[/name]
Good to know about Sorin : D! And I like [name]Valo[/name] [name]Frederick[/name], glad you like [name]Valo[/name] [name]Matthias[/name].
Oh wow! I love your suggestions!
I really like these:
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Abram[/name] - I’ve actually been tossing this combo around in my head. I’ve always loved [name]Abram[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Remington[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Julius[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Dominic[/name]
I definitely have a lot of new ideas to work with
It’s cute! Never heard it before (I’m in [name]Canada[/name]) and think it is an awesome unique choice! Also works great with Sorin or [name]Lyra[/name] 
Maybe [name]Valo[/name] matthias? [name]Valo[/name] [name]Arnold[/name]?
Good [name]Luck[/name]
Here are some combos I’ve come up with:
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Remington[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Dominic[/name] [name]Abram[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]James[/name] [name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Valo[/name] [name]Matthias[/name] [name]Abram[/name]
Any thoughts?
They’re all nice! I find [name]Valo[/name] [name]Remington[/name] to be a little too much, but I have pretty conservative taste. Ranking them:
- [name]Valo[/name] [name]Matthias[/name] [name]Abram[/name] (love!)
- [name]Valo[/name] [name]James[/name] [name]Dorian[/name] (very cool)
- [name]Valo[/name] [name]Dominic[/name] [name]Abram[/name] (don’t love, but it’s handsome)
- [name]Valo[/name] [name]Remington[/name] [name]James[/name] (great flow, but [name]Valo[/name] and [name]Remington[/name], as above, are a bit much for me together)