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WDYTO Oswald? I'm really starting to like it. Any middle name suggestions?
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Could be worse, but I'm really not fond of it.
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My grandfather!
Well, technically his name was Oswaldo, but in English it's Oswald. His nn was Ozzie; he and my grandmother were in their prime just when Ozzie and Harriet was on TV and they thought that was a hoot (though Grandmother's name was Lillian like me). I have three cousins with the mn Oswaldo in his honor.
Oswald Ramsay is my only Oswald combo; my others are all Oswaldo with various Spanish or French mn's, if you're interested. Now that you've started this thread, I'll be reviewing it myself, to pick up some more combos. :-)
Well, technically his name was Oswaldo, but in English it's Oswald. His nn was Ozzie; he and my grandmother were in their prime just when Ozzie and Harriet was on TV and they thought that was a hoot (though Grandmother's name was Lillian like me). I have three cousins with the mn Oswaldo in his honor.
Oswald Ramsay is my only Oswald combo; my others are all Oswaldo with various Spanish or French mn's, if you're interested. Now that you've started this thread, I'll be reviewing it myself, to pick up some more combos. :-)
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Isn't it funny....
...how our perceptions of names can change based on where they are placed in a full name??
When I first read Oswald, I didn't like it. I thought, "Perhaps as a middle name, though..." and then started thinking about combos with Oswald in second place. And right away, I realized how awful that would look. So then I gave it another chance in the first name position, and was amazed at how hip it suddenly seemed.
As a middle name, Oswald totally looks like the mutant child that the family wants to hide away in the attic - but in the front, it becomes so incredibly edgy and fashionable.
So, in conclusion, I like it, lol! I quite agree with Bear's feelings of Gothicesque charm it has. It's so upper-class and has a feeling of old secrets to it.
Oswald Rafferty
Oswald Elliot
Oswald Barnabas / Barnaby
Oswald Bartholomew
Oswald Matthias
Oswald Ferdinand
Oswald Zacharias
Oswald Ulysses
Oswald Hector
Oswald Dorian
Oswald Algernon
Oswald Alistair
Oswald Carlisle
Oswald Tobais
Oswald Evander
Oswald Lysander
...how our perceptions of names can change based on where they are placed in a full name??
When I first read Oswald, I didn't like it. I thought, "Perhaps as a middle name, though..." and then started thinking about combos with Oswald in second place. And right away, I realized how awful that would look. So then I gave it another chance in the first name position, and was amazed at how hip it suddenly seemed.
As a middle name, Oswald totally looks like the mutant child that the family wants to hide away in the attic - but in the front, it becomes so incredibly edgy and fashionable.
So, in conclusion, I like it, lol! I quite agree with Bear's feelings of Gothicesque charm it has. It's so upper-class and has a feeling of old secrets to it.
Oswald Rafferty
Oswald Elliot
Oswald Barnabas / Barnaby
Oswald Bartholomew
Oswald Matthias
Oswald Ferdinand
Oswald Zacharias
Oswald Ulysses
Oswald Hector
Oswald Dorian
Oswald Algernon
Oswald Alistair
Oswald Carlisle
Oswald Tobais
Oswald Evander
Oswald Lysander
This message was edited 2/20/2009, 12:41 PM
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I know what u mean. Marie in the middle name slot is so overused and dull to the extent its sickening but when you see it in the first name slot it seems so refined and classic
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Love, love, love Oswald. It's the sort of kooky, medieval, P.G.Wodehouse-esque name that I adore.
Oswald Lawrence
Oswald Thomas
Oswald Clive
Oswald Stephen
Oswald Rayner
Oswald George (a little George Orwell-ish, but that's a plus in my book)
Oswald Theodore
Oswald Fergus
Oswald Seamus
Oswald Adlai
Oswald Francis
Oswald Sebastian
Oswald Max
Oswald Frederick
Oswald Roderick
Oswald Casper
Oswald Barnaby
Oswald Gervase
Oswald Hugh
Oswald Nigel
Oswald Peter / Piers
Oswald Timothy
Oswald Benedict
Oswald Bartholomew
Oswald Cedric
Oswald Lawrence
Oswald Thomas
Oswald Clive
Oswald Stephen
Oswald Rayner
Oswald George (a little George Orwell-ish, but that's a plus in my book)
Oswald Theodore
Oswald Fergus
Oswald Seamus
Oswald Adlai
Oswald Francis
Oswald Sebastian
Oswald Max
Oswald Frederick
Oswald Roderick
Oswald Casper
Oswald Barnaby
Oswald Gervase
Oswald Hugh
Oswald Nigel
Oswald Peter / Piers
Oswald Timothy
Oswald Benedict
Oswald Bartholomew
Oswald Cedric
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Its not too bad I guess. It sounds very 19th century to me. Plus I think of the Batman movie and the penguins name was Oswald Cobblepot. Even though it would be refreshing I would not use it.
MIDDLE NAME SUGGESTIONS ARE:
Oswald Theodore
Oswald Henry
Oswald Timothy
Oswald Peter
Oswald Emerson
Oswald Gordon
Oswald Benjamin
Oswald James
Oswald Alexander
Oswald Francis
Oswald Jacob
Oswald Joseph
Oswald Eugene
Oswald Herbert
Oswald Marshall
Oswald Jonas
Oswald Philip
Oswald Griffin
Oswald Thaddeus
Oswald Thomas
Oswald Gregory
Oswald Samuel
U like any?
MIDDLE NAME SUGGESTIONS ARE:
Oswald Theodore
Oswald Henry
Oswald Timothy
Oswald Peter
Oswald Emerson
Oswald Gordon
Oswald Benjamin
Oswald James
Oswald Alexander
Oswald Francis
Oswald Jacob
Oswald Joseph
Oswald Eugene
Oswald Herbert
Oswald Marshall
Oswald Jonas
Oswald Philip
Oswald Griffin
Oswald Thaddeus
Oswald Thomas
Oswald Gregory
Oswald Samuel
U like any?
This message was edited 2/20/2009, 11:57 AM
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