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Baby boy name poll

elasticheart13 elasticheart13 member
edited December 2015 in Baby Names
Alright ladies, I'd like some honest opinions on the two names DH and I have chosen so far. We got the idea of naming our LO after a composer since we are huge fans of classical music. We narrowed down our choices to Amadeus (Mozart) and Johann (Bach). His last name will end with K----at. Mind you, the spoken languages in our home is Danish, Arabic and French.

Would Amadeus be too pretentious?

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Baby boy name poll 71 votes

Amadeus A. K.
18% 13 votes
Johann A. K.
81% 58 votes
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  • penelope4612penelope4612 member
    Do you live in the US or elsewhere?  I think Amadeus is a big name, so I personally would be hesitant to use it.  I would pick Johann from your choices.  
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  • SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
    Agree with PP.
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  • BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    Love Johann.
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  • elasticheart13 elasticheart13 member
    edited December 2015
    I live in Denmark and Sweden, and Johann is as common a name here as Alex would be in the states I imagine. But we are still leaning to Amadeus even though we love both names. Such a hard decision :blush:


        

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  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    I live in the US and am but a fan of either. Hard to say what is appropriate in another country/language. Amadeus is just a lot of name. I knew a kid named Wolfgang (because of Mozart) and felt so bad for him!
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  • Pepper6Pepper6 member
    edited December 2015
    I think Johann would be a little easier to live with.  

    Also, not that it would ever really come up, but I just can't get the 80's one-hit-wonder "Rock Me Amadeus" out of my head.

    ETA:  Would you be opposed to Sebastian?  Still a reference to Bach, but a little more 'modern' and easier for people to pronounce.  I'd worry that people would always pronounce the hard J in Johann.
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  • penelope4612penelope4612 member
    Yeah, I'm in the US and I can't imagine using Amadeus amongst the names that are popular here, but I have no idea about Demark or Sweden, the name might not stand out as much.  Not sure.
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  • holoceneholocene member
    I'm not in the US.

    I like Amadeus a lot. I also like Wolfgang (nn Wolfie) though, ha ha, so maybe take what I say with a grain of salt. 
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  • elasticheart13 elasticheart13 member
    Pepper6 said:

    I think Johann would be a little easier to live with.  


    Also, not that it would ever really come up, but I just can't get the 80's one-hit-wonder "Rock Me Amadeus" out of my head.

    ETA:  Would you be opposed to Sebastian?  Still a reference to Bach, but a little more 'modern' and easier for people to pronounce.  I'd worry that people would always pronounce the hard J in Johann.
    The J won't be a problem in Scandinavia as everyone pronounces it with a soft J. Sebastian is also very common here and not sure DH would like it. So far I feel very torn. I agree with everyone that Johann would be much easier to pronounce for people who do not know the name Amadeus. Gahhh. I'll sleep on it haha


        

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  • Knottie1442268460Knottie1442268460 member
    I prefer Johan spelling.
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  • m8881m8881 member
    holocene said:

    I'm not in the US.

    I like Amadeus a lot. I also like Wolfgang (nn Wolfie) though, ha ha, so maybe take what I say with a grain of salt. 

    Agree I love them too.
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  • yellowbean15yellowbean15 member
    I think I kind of like Amadeus. Not for myself but for someone else, somewhere else. I've never thought about it before. I think it could be really cute.
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  • daystardreamsdaystardreams member
    I love, love, love Amadeus. Like a ridiculous crazy amount but I live in the US and here I fear it'd be seen as 'trying too hard'. Especially because I don't really like classical music. I just like the name! If you think you can pull it off, go for it!

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    P.S. We are settling for Augustus instead!

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    We're probably the wrong bunch to ask...

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  • jasmuinjasmuin member
    I love Amadeus!! (And I'm in the US) I would go for it!
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  • bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    I don't hate Amadeus. Not one I would use but i guess I don't put it in the same category as many trying to hard names like say Maverick or Gunner (pronounced like Gun) I also love Wolfgang. Big names but I still like them.


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  • ZimgerZimger member
    I like Amadeus. It doesn't seem pretentious to me. Johann is nice but doesn't have the same edge as Amadeus. Maybe wait until he is born and see which seems to fit better.
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