The name Bruno for a boy

Piriz

Half Italian, half Irish, your thoughts please?

Omackeral

It's sh*t. What else is on your mind champ seen as you're getting it off your chest?

suicide_circus

Dogs name

Fluffy Cat 88

Awww. I had a rottweiler called Bruno. It's a grand name.

For a dog...

Dan Chipowski

Jenkins.

JustTheOne

Why cant people just name their babies normal names these days?

People trying to out do each other with unique funky names, the only ones who suffer are the poor children.

Custardpi

Yeah it's more of a pet's name really. Have you considered alternatives? Benito perhaps?

Dyr

There's an eyetalian lad in the canteen in work that I christened Bruno

I didn't mean it in an affectionate way "Bruno and his f***in half portions again"

So yeah, grand name for your kid

Fr_Dougal

Great name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LazrAzBP_0I

Menas

Have you considered that the Parenting forum may be better for more 'gentle' feedback?

Bruno is a brutal name. Give him a proper mans name.

Mesrine65

I'm half Irish/Sicilian myself, my sons names are Louis & Santino...

Bruno e un buon nome italiano, mi piace

Toto Wolfcastle

Depends on the surname.

Bruno Senna - fine

Bruno Murphy - no no no

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

St. Bruno.

Perfectly acceptable name for a boy.

Mesrine65

JustTheOne wrote: »

Why cant people just name their babies normal names these days?

People trying to out do each other with unique funky names, the only ones who suffer are the poor children.

The child's bloodline is half italian & Bruno is a reasonably common name in 'Lo Stivale'

You won't find too many Tadhg's in Italy FFS :rolleyes:

El Guapo!

Call him Carmine. Proper mafia name.

One eyed Jack

Mate of mine is called Bruno, he's Brazilian though, grand name, I don't see anything wrong with it, probably not all that common in Ireland though.

mfceiling

JustTheOne wrote: »

Why cant people just name their babies normal names these days?

People trying to out do each other with unique funky names, the only ones who suffer are the poor children.

People really are dicks when it comes to this.

School teachers are the worst imo.
Fake assed irish names with more letters and fadas in them than a little. Or the really "cool" parents who name their child something like "fanajugoyu" because it's swahili for little star.
Fcuk away off out that will you...

One eyed Jack

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

Depends on the surname.

Bruno Senna - fine

Bruno Murphy - no no no

It can't be any worse than Bruno Mars?

Dozen Wicked Words

mfceiling wrote: »

People really are dicks when it comes to this.

School teachers are the worst imo.
Fake assed irish names with more letters and fadas in them than a little. Or the really "cool" parents who name their child something like "fanajugoyu" because it's swahili for little star.
Fcuk away off out that will you...

+1. Often hear it at the school gate when I'm dropping off my 3 kids Apple Blossom, Shining star and Dave.

Fluffy Cat 88

Teresa Kind Gauge wrote: »

St. Bruno.

Perfectly acceptable name for a boy.

St Bernard is better though.

kneemos

THOR!

Toto Wolfcastle

mfceiling wrote: »

People really are dicks when it comes to this.

School teachers are the worst imo.
Fake assed irish names with more letters and fadas in them than a little. Or the really "cool" parents who name their child something like "fanajugoyu" because it's swahili for little star.
Fcuk away off out that will you...

Yeah but when you're a teacher every name has a little sh1t you've taught attached to it so it's just easier to make one up.

Zaph

kneemos wrote: »

THOR!

I used to work with a guy who has a mate named Thor. Problem is that his surname is something typically Irish like Murphy or Kelly.

Lights On

JustTheOne wrote: »

Why cant people just name their babies normal names these days?

People trying to out do each other with unique funky names, the only ones who suffer are the poor children.

Makes a nice change from every second person you meet being called John Ryan though!

on_my_oe

My Irish born great grandfather was called Bruno - born 1903 in Omagh.

Balmed Out

Why Bruno when you could go with Giuseppe?

kneemos

Balmed Out wrote: »

Why Bruno when you could go with Giuseppe?

Sounds like pizza shop owner.

JustTheOne

Mesrine65 wrote: »

The child's bloodline is half italian & Bruno is a reasonably common name in 'Lo Stivale'

You won't find too many Tadhg's in Italy FFS :rolleyes:

I'm speaking in general not this specific case.

screamer

Reminds me of the little kid in roald dahls witches movie. Look if you're asking for other people's advise on it then you're not convinced yourself TBH as someone who had a different name in Ireland but very common all throughout Europe I got no end of bullying at school from kids and teachers alike. Hence I gave my own daughter a nice normal easy to spell and pronounce name. Life is hard enough without the hassle of a crappy name to start off with too.

Menas

Call him Sue.
That'll toughen him up.

super_furry

Any kid called Bruno would get slaughtered in school.

Custardpi

super_furry wrote: »

Any kid called Bruno would get slaughtered in school.

Would toughen him up & be good for him. Look at how well the boy named "Sue" in the famous song turned out.

Banjoxed

Bruno is a Saint's name and everything.

See here:

http://youtu.be/aO-c4nq4yDE

He's the patron saint of pipe smokers.

Brindor

Nice name, though Germany and Rottweilers come to mind though when I hear it.

gandalf

No problem with that name at all. It's nice for your kid to have a fairly unique name. Much better than Jack or any of the other "popular" names.

Turtyturd

Go with something stronger like Fabio.

screamer

Custardpi wrote: »

Would toughen him up & be good for him. Look at how well the boy named "Sue" in the famous song turned out.

Did you get bullied much about your name in school? It doesn't toughen you up it destroys you as a small child. It alienates you and makes you very guarded and removed. That's the truth. And no amount of parents going in about it will stop it especially if the teachers indulge in making fun of your name in front of your whole class. This is what happened to me. Yes I toughened up around 16 but it destroyed me for years. Unless you've experienced this yourself you haven't a clue what a handicap a crappy name is. I take every opportunity to advise parents to be on name choices when asked. I'll even tell them what nicknames their kids will be teased with to give them perspective on the name that are thinking of.

Nodin

Piriz wrote: »

Half Italian, half Irish, your thoughts please?

As long as you're happy with it and it doesn't lead him to try and block punches with his chin.

Custardpi

screamer wrote: »

Did you get bullied much about your name in school? It doesn't toughen you up it destroys you as a small child. It alienates you and makes you very guarded and removed. That's the truth. And no amount of parents going in about it will stop it especially if the teachers indulge in making fun of your name in front of your whole class. This is what happened to me. Yes I toughened up around 16 but it destroyed me for years. Unless you've experienced this yourself you haven't a clue what a handicap a crappy name is. I take every opportunity to advise parents to be on name choices when asked. I'll even tell them what nicknames their kids will be teased with to give them perspective on the name that are thinking of.

Woah, easy there! I was joking, this is AH not PI. If you know the song I referenced the kid in it turns into an angry & bitter loner obsessed with getting revenge on his father.

DEFTLEFTHAND

El Guapo! wrote: »

Call him Carmine. Proper mafia name.

Carlo and Vito (Vitorio) are two other mob classics.

longshanks

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Carlo and Vito (Vitorio) are two other mob classics.

And Paulie.

ScumLord

If you're going to go Italian, then go the full hog and call him Ferrari or Alfa Romeo.

Mesrine65

ScumLord wrote: »

If you're going to go Italian, then go the full hog and call him Ferrari or Alfa Romeo.

Or Vaffanculo

Tasden

My friend's son is called bruno. It suits him but he has good looks from his foreign parents. If he was a pasty irish kid I don't think it'd work.

LordSutch

Piriz wrote: »

Half Italian, half Irish, your thoughts please?

Frank might be better

fussyonion

Dan Chipowski wrote: »

Jenkins.

Hehe nice Witches reference.

Samaris

Oddly enough, I think the child's looks would have some bearing on how well it's going to suit him. If he picks up the Italian looks, no-one's going to think twice about his name. If he's a red-headed pale Irish kid, as someone else commented, he's going to get no end of slagging about his name.

Friend of mine had a dog called Bruno, so I'm afraid that's all that comes to mind as regards the name in general.

Jesus Wept

You get used to it. I like it now.

http://time.com/4133803/instagram-baby-history/

rubadub

Too soon after the Sacha Baron Cohen film.