Under the radar - Feedback

I made a similar post for the girl names. Here are some names that have caught my attention lately and to which I’d like to get some feedback on.

Bento
Caetano (K-tano)
[name_u]Gael[/name_u]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
Nicolau
[name_m]Octavio[/name_m]
[name_m]Raoul[/name_m]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m]
[name_m]Sancho[/name_m] (San-sho)
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Eduardo[/name_m]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]

[name_u]Gael[/name_u], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], and [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] are Munich favorites from your list. The others are either not my style or a bit too extravagant for me.

I like [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], and [name_m]Sancho[/name_m] (sahn-Cho)

Bento- it has a familiar enough sound (like [name_m]Benno[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] etc) that it seems usable.

Caetano (K-tano)- I really like the sound and look of this one. A good option to replace [name_u]Cato[/name_u], which I find a bit too Hunger Games esque and too close to the over familiar [name_f]Kate[/name_f]. Nn [name_f]Cae[/name_f] is awesome

[name_u]Gael[/name_u]- I love this one. And [name_u]Gale[/name_u]. [name_u]Love[/name_u] love love! Again I think of Hunger Games right away, but with this name it’s not a bad association

[name_m]Moses[/name_m]- I really like this name. Familiar and recognized but not in the least bit common or popular. It has a great balance and a bonus of cute nicknames [name_u]Mo[/name_u], [name_m]Mose[/name_m], [name_m]Mosie[/name_m]…

Nicolau- I’m not quite sure how to pronounce it just by looking at it. Like [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] without the -s?

[name_m]Octavio[/name_m]- I like this name. It’s sharp and handsome. Great nicknames. Some people find Oct- names very tied to the number 8, but I definitely think they don’t have to just be for the eighth child or anything

[name_m]Raoul[/name_m]- I find this name a bit awkward, sounds too much like roll

[name_m]Romeo[/name_m]- so handsome and elegant, and the option of the cute nn [name_f]Roe[/name_f]. I worry that its going to get trendy :confused:

[name_m]Sancho[/name_m] (San-sho)- never heard this one before. It’s cute, tho sounds a bit like a nickname for a longer name

[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]- very handsome name, tho I do prefer it on a girl. Can’t go wrong with this one

[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]- I actually have a relative who named their child this. It had never been on my radar before, but I think it’s pretty cool actually! They call him Balto

[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]- I prefer [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]. Its a little bit easier to handle then the longer, clunkier [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]

[name_m]Eduardo[/name_m]- I have a good association with this name. I think its a cool option to replace [name_m]Edward[/name_m]

[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]- I love this name! Some times I wonder how usable it is tho. I’d probably keep it in the middle spot, but I definitely think it has a handsome, strong vibe to it. It makes me think of a similar name I love, [name_m]Valor[/name_m]

Bento - never heard before. Quite cool in a way but sounds a little like a household object?? Like, I don’t know, a type of plastic or something? But I can see its appeal.

Caetano (K-tano) - never heard before. Makes me think of Capitan and over-the-top swash-buckling pirate names usually prefixed with “Dread Pirate [name_m]Captain[/name_m]”.

[name_u]Gael[/name_u] - I quite like [name_u]Gale[/name_u] so this is kinda awesome. For some reason the similarity with the girls’ name [name_f]Gail[/name_f] doesn’t put me off. I actually really like this.

[name_m]Moses[/name_m] - oh, this could SOOO work! I’ve actually heard this used before (on a boy who must be about 15/16/17 now).

[name_m]Octavio[/name_m] - prefer [name_m]Octavius[/name_m], sounds more masculine to me. This seems more Italian.

[name_m]Raoul[/name_m] - I love this. So sophisticated and boyish!! I thought it was pronounced like roar with an L on the end (rawl) and then rowl (like growl) but apparently it’s rah-ool. But it’s a great name. Its meaning, “wolf-counsel”, is rather striking, too. Big thumbs up!

[name_m]Romeo[/name_m] - ahhh, well, a lot of people would say it’s too tied to [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], but it’s a great name. It has style, flow, a boyish flip to it, and it just WORKS. So I really like it.

[name_m]Sancho[/name_m] (San-sho) - not a fan. Reminds me of overweight Mexicans wearing red bandanas riding horses in badly acted comedy Westerns. (They eat stuffed tortilla wraps with spicy beef in, too.) Again, though, I can understand the appeal - I just don’t feel it!

[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] - this is SO coming into style. I like it a lot. [name_m]Light[/name_m], young, fresh, and easy to say, with plenty of background.

[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m] - with the right person, BAM. Instant stunner. Such deep colours, and such a rich, historical aura!

[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] - not SO keen on this, but I still like it. Again, I guess the right person would make it pop.

[name_m]Eduardo[/name_m] - hmmm, again not as keen personally, but it could grow on me. Certainly it could grow on me. I prefer it to [name_m]Edward[/name_m] (shock!!).

[name_u]Valentine[/name_u] - [name_f]IMO[/name_f] sounds a bit girlish and foppish-men-in-floppy-hats-and-black-and-white-waiter-suits. And red carnations. BUT that’s just my opinion and from an impartial standpoint I think it’s great. Could grow on me and probably will. (These are pretty much my initial reactions.)