Opinions please!! Adore Oscar but I am seriously falling in love with.....

[princessvino]

Raphael!!!


I'm convinced this baby is a boy(we do not know the sex) All along I loved Oscar but now I am doubting my choice as its very popular here in the UK. Please advise on our other choices too & also if you could give a little description of what you imagine the little boy to be. Middle name for all is Michael.

Oscar
Raphael
Harrison(Harry)
Setanta(Irish name)
Charles(Charlie)

Thanks a million for your time xxx

[dantea]

Out of all of those, I love Raphael the most. It's so handsome and intelligent sounding. I love it. We had it on our list, and it's still in reserve, and I would love to see it used. It's so much more handsome than Oscar IMO.

[ashthedreamer]

LOVE Oscar! While Raphael is handsome, Oscar would impress me so much more, honestly (and Raphael is less common here, too, I believe, although I do think Oscar is a tad bit more popular there than here). Oscar Michael is so handsome, and Oscar/Oskar has a few great namesakes, like Oscar Wilde and Oskar Schindler. I would absolutely love to meet an Oscar!

My second favorite from your list would be Charles Michael, nn Charlie.

Good luck!

[lo]

I don't love Raphael with Michael as a middle name. Not only do they have the same ending sounds but they are 2 of the 3 archangels. Other than the Michael problem I love Raphael and even though Oscar is my great-grandfather's name I don't care for it at all.

[elizabeth1]

Oscar is my favourite. And I think you should go with your 'gut' and stick with it, as you've loved it for so long.
Goodluck!

[pansy]

I prefer Raphael over Oscar but Raphael Michael is way too rhymey. All the other names sound fine with Micheal in the middle (I especially like Harrison Michael and Charles Michael) but if you decide to go with Raphael, I think it'd be best if you went with a different middle name.

[titch]

I like Oscar and Charles best from your list. Raphael is okay - I get an image of a curly haired Italian boy when I think of it. Setanta makes me think of the sports channel (sorry!) and Harrison/Harry is fine but overused here in Australia and so it's lost it's shine for me.

Oscar has that handsome, intelligent vibe with a cheeky edge and Charles is a classic but if you were going to use Charlie I'd definitely go with Oscar. I like the mn Michael with either of those.

Good luck!

[gigigibbons]

I prefer Raphael as a first name. However I do not love it with Michael. Out of your list the combo I love best would be Harrison Michael. Combo wise it is the ONLY option I like.

[jeska]

I love Raphael (I slightly prefer the spelling Rafael, but I love them both). Charles is gorgeous - handsome, masculine and classic, and I love the nn Charlie.

Oscar would be my third pick, but it's also the only one that I think goes well with Michael. That said, I would never compromise on a first name for the sake of what goes with the middle name: the first name is way more important, IMO.

I don't like Harry or Harrison. Setanta is a bit out there, and I think of the Italian word for 'seventy' (settanta, IIRC).

[kala_way]

I like Charlie Michael the best.

Oscar is a great name but it sounds too much like Oscar Meyer with Michael as a mn.

I had a prof named Raphael in college, he went by Rafe (ray-f)