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Gaetano

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Holden sounds silly, especially if your last name is also a first name, like Morgan, or something noun-like, e.g. Wood.

Gaetano

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Holden sounds too surname

Holden, I guess. Dislike both.

If I had to name an heir of mine, I would say Gaetano. I have no clue what it means or where it's from, but it sounds better than Holden. Holden to me is an awkward, perhaps nerdy name, and one that seems... Not childish, but... Odd. It could work for a character in a story.

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Holden

Holden.

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I'm going to go with Holden. Adding to Joiya's point about heritage, without Italian heritage and in an English speaking country, Gaetano at first looks like gelato. Then when you realise it's not, you also realise it begins with "gay"....

Gaetano in a vacuum

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I prefer Gaetano as a name, but it would be weird on someone who wasn't Italian.

Holden.

Gaetano

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Not Holden because I didn't really like the character in Catcher in the Rye, and it's not really my style.

Gaetano

Holden

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xo

Holden

Holden, though it was close ;-)

Holden

Depends on your cultural heritage. I consider Gaetano a culture-specific choice. Probably because of the spelling.

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If you have no Italian heritage, it seems like an odd name. On the other hand, if you have Italian heritage - it's an edgy and awesome choice (and would win this round!).

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For universal usability though - I would go with Holden.

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I am not even a fan of Holden either.

Holden if I had to, because I'm American, and I don't even know what country Gaetano is from, so it would seem awfully pretentious. For the most part, I don't even attempt to judge foreign names, unless they have become assimilated into American culture. I kind of like Holden, anyway.