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There was a similar post earlier about cross-culture naming but I have a slightly different question.
My SO is Dominican and has a Spanish last name. I'm Irish and Italian. Would it sound weird if there was an Irish name like Connor or Liam with a Spanish last name...?

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depends on the last name... My mother wanted to name me Kimberly and then she sounded that out with my last name and over the years it has become more acceptable but Kimberly Valbuena sounds... odd. I ended up being a Monica which sounds good in both languages ^.^ my sister is an Irene, another name we can say in both languages without sounding odd.

If it were the other way around it might sound weird, like like Carlos O'Malley, but I've known a lot of Latinos, and a lot of them have names like that. Edwin is fairly common for Latinos (at least the ones I've known, as well as Kevin, so I think you're safe.

I'm sorry, I don't know why and it probably means I'm horrible and can't be fixed, but I LOL'd so HARD at Carlos O'Malley.

If it were the other way around it might sound weird, like like Carlos O'Malley

It's funny you should use that particular example. There's a restaurant chain called Carlos O'Brien's and I've always found the combination to be a little amusing.

Probably, but it depends on the last name. If baby comes out looking extremely Dominican, it'll probably be weird. But then that's more the issue addressed in the other post.. even if he is Irish, if you can't tell at all then it's just as out of place as giving him say, a Japanese name or something.

In my opinion, anyway. As for just being weird because it's Irish first and Spanish last? That isn't enough for it to be weird. Look at it no differently than choosing a first & middle combo.. if it sounds weird, for whatever reason, don't use it. You get to be the judge of what's too weird.

My son's name is Kayden (irish roots I believe) with a spanish last name (his dad is 1/2 puerto rican). Doesn't sound weird together and I actually never even thought about it!

My husband is Chinese and I have a very anglo-saxon background and live in Australia which has a traditionally English dominant culture so I feel somewhat confined to names that are pretty "normal" for Anglo-Aussies because it seems really weird to have say an Indian or Czech first name and a Chinese last name.

I don't think it would sound weird if it was a known Irish name like Connor or Liam, no. And it's part of your heritage so that's different too.

Depending on where you're from. It wouldn't be too weird if it's a name like Connor and Liam because those are common in the US. If you used a name like Diarmaid though it would be weird.

The NYTimes did a piece years ago about Venezuelan (and I think Cuban) people with Russian first names. I think since both names reflect the child's ancestry it shouldn't matter if it "sounds weird" but that's me.

I think it'd be cute. And a great way to reflect both of your heritages.

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