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I kind of like this name. I like the meaning and think it would be cute for a child. I'm not sure that it would age well though. What do you think of Orson? Is it just middle name material? I would want to pronounce it Oar-son not Awr-son like BTN says.
ETA: I was told that BTN's pronunciation is the same as what I wanted.
ETA: I was told that BTN's pronunciation is the same as what I wanted.
This message was edited 3/15/2018, 11:48 AM
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I can only imagine the cartoon, a bossy pig. Probably just showing my age as not sure kids today know who Orson the pig is. Either day-to-day a pig's name doesn't belong on a child.
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I like it because of the connection with Orson Welles. It *does* kind of sound young and the meaning is definitely childlike, so not sure that it would age well. I think it has enough historical use and association, though, that it could work on someone of any age.
This message was edited 3/16/2018, 5:45 AM
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I like it! But I’ll admit I thought it was ‘Awesome’ for a long time when I first heard it (on Doctor Who, so I wasn’t really questioning it). Although not quite the same thing, it is technically one of the few -son names I like.
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I love Orson and would be delighted if I met a child with the name.
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it'd be really cute to me if not for Orson Welles. i don't know enough about him to dislike him, but that's still my first association.
most young people nowadays wouldn't know him though, so if you like the name enough, it shouldn't be a problem.
most young people nowadays wouldn't know him though, so if you like the name enough, it shouldn't be a problem.
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Orson would be a really interesting name to have today: it fits in with present trends to use names ending in -n (particularly for boys), but different enough to set itself apart. For me, though, it's inseparable from the image of Orson Welles.
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It's difficult for me to categorize at first glance: seems almost like a mashup of Orville and Carson, which have completely different vibes to me...and it seemed familiar, but I couldn't remember where I'd seen it (after reading the BTN description, I guess I'm thinking of Orson Welles, Orson Krennic, and the name Orsolya).
I don't usually like *son names, but it could grow on me. I have a soft spot for names that mean "bear", and it'd age fine imo (I think it already sounds old mannish, which is part of what would make it cute for a kid).
I don't usually like *son names, but it could grow on me. I have a soft spot for names that mean "bear", and it'd age fine imo (I think it already sounds old mannish, which is part of what would make it cute for a kid).
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Hi !!!
I really like this name!
It is rated 8/10 in my list.
In Italian 'orso' (bear) and 'orsetto' (little bear, bear cub) are pronounced with AW.
But the name Orson although is similar is more pronounced with 'O' (OR-sawn) maybe with the association of Oscar (O-skar). Sometimes is definetly OR-son.
Beautiful unusual name!
I really like this name!
It is rated 8/10 in my list.
In Italian 'orso' (bear) and 'orsetto' (little bear, bear cub) are pronounced with AW.
But the name Orson although is similar is more pronounced with 'O' (OR-sawn) maybe with the association of Oscar (O-skar). Sometimes is definetly OR-son.
Beautiful unusual name!
This message was edited 3/15/2018, 12:23 PM
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I like it a lot. It’s on our short list for a future boy.
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I think it'd be alright. Cuter on a child, yeah - a little bit serious on an adult, maybe.
Reminds me too much of Orson Welles, and is too surnamy, for me to really like it.
I agree with you, that "awr" is not how we say the Or in Orson.
If I say awr-son, with aw as in bought, it sounds like arson.
I say it the same as I say the Or in Orlando (which BtN has marked as "or").
I say the Aur in Aurelia or Aurora as awr, like aw in sawn or bought.
Reminds me too much of Orson Welles, and is too surnamy, for me to really like it.
I agree with you, that "awr" is not how we say the Or in Orson.
If I say awr-son, with aw as in bought, it sounds like arson.
I say it the same as I say the Or in Orlando (which BtN has marked as "or").
I say the Aur in Aurelia or Aurora as awr, like aw in sawn or bought.
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It’s the same to me, too. This is why I wish they’d just use the IPA.
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That's weird because I don't say KAWR-ə and DAWR-ə-thee and JAWRJ. They're all O sounds to me.
I say AW for the o in Oliver Boris and Robert ... but not Jordan, Theodore, Corbin.
I wonder if it's like that to keep consistent with some source, or to match the IPA somehow.
I say AW for the o in Oliver Boris and Robert ... but not Jordan, Theodore, Corbin.
I wonder if it's like that to keep consistent with some source, or to match the IPA somehow.
This message was edited 3/15/2018, 2:10 PM
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There’s probably more than one content admin and it’s a lack of consensus. They may not even know about the inconsistency.
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Mike's the only person who adds names to the main database, but there are occasionally errors around the site; everyone makes mistakes.
The O in Orlando says it's O like in boat or cone, AW is like bought. IDK about everyone else, but the difference between those sounds for me is very minimal.
https://www.behindthename.com/info/pronunciation
The O in Orlando says it's O like in boat or cone, AW is like bought. IDK about everyone else, but the difference between those sounds for me is very minimal.
https://www.behindthename.com/info/pronunciation
This message was edited 3/15/2018, 5:26 PM
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The words boat, and bought, sound just the same to me;I think that's a Canadianism, or at least, an east-coast ism.
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The way I speak, there's a big difference between the O sound in "boat" or "cone" and the vowel sound in "bought".
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Is there as big a difference between the O sound in "sort" and the AW in "sawn"?
There is a huge difference between "loan" and "lawn" for me, too, but a smaller one when there's an OR.
It seems to be mostly names with OR that are getting marked "AWR."
Still, OR and AWR are different and I say O for most or-names. I have trouble distinguishing in some of them though - like, Boris and Corinne and Loretta seem more like AW when I say them.
There is a huge difference between "loan" and "lawn" for me, too, but a smaller one when there's an OR.
It seems to be mostly names with OR that are getting marked "AWR."
Still, OR and AWR are different and I say O for most or-names. I have trouble distinguishing in some of them though - like, Boris and Corinne and Loretta seem more like AW when I say them.
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A slight difference between "sort" and "sawn", but very slight.
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Same here. They sound nothing alike to me.
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Yeah it's very small! especially when there's an R after it.
This message was edited 3/15/2018, 10:11 PM
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I don't really like it, but I associate it with a character on Desperate Housewives and Orson Scott Card, neither of which are positive namesakes. But outside of my associations, there's nothing wrong with it. Since I've only seen it on adults so far, I don't see why it wouldn't age well.
BTW, AWR is how BTN's pronunciation guide would write the word "oar" so you are pronouncing it awr-son.
BTW, AWR is how BTN's pronunciation guide would write the word "oar" so you are pronouncing it awr-son.
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Ok, thanks. It seemed awkward to pronounce it how that looked.
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