Yes! We have the same issues! but I have found names they can pronounce in Spanish.

Hey Annie, I’m Canadian and my hubby is German, so we are kind of the same. :O) We also had to find names that go with both languages. I think we did a good job at that.

I don’t have kids yet, but being Argentinian and living in Quebec, my dilema is even bigger. I need to find names that can be pronounced in 3 languages (English, Spanish and French).
Lucky for me my hubby is ok with this. However, it is much easier said than done.

I’m German, my hubby is American. It was important to us that our daughter’s first name is pronounced the same way in both languages. For her middle name we chose Morrigan and sure enough, half my family can’t say it right, but it honors my hubby’s Irish heritage, so it’s ok.

oh my, yes…my first daughter we named Paige and my (very traditional Mexican) in-laws were not, uh, supportive of our decision. Thought it was rather weird, especially since there is no translation. Thank heavens our second daughter we named Abigail, which met approval since it could be translated. Lucky me.

I’m only 21 so I dont have kids yet, but I’m half Mexican, half Costa Rican, so I DO want to find a name that is pronouncable and pretty in BOTH english and spanish. Because of that dilemna alone, I’ve had my kids names picked out since I was 15! LOL!!

well – my husband and i are currently dealing with that issue – as we about to be first time parents. he is from egypt – i am american. i have agreed to his request to give this child a full arabic name – but other than that – i have complete say. who knows what it will be though…

Yes! Our son is named Caleb and I have found that both the Mexican side of the family as well as the British side pronounce it differently than my American accent does.

We joke that the Mexican grandparents sound like they’re saying K-LOVE as in a radio station =)

I say it to sound ‘Kay-Leb’ but the English family are used to the name Callum so they sound as if they are saying ‘Ca-Lib’.

The only comment I have is that to be 1/2 hispanic does not mean the child is biracial. Last I checked Hispanic is a culture not a race, I’m always annoyed when people assume otherwise.

We had changed it to read multiracial/cultural, but sometimes it takes awhile to show live on the site! Hopefully it will be visible soon. Of course, we didn’t mean to be offensive at all.

Yes! When my husband was born, is father was mexican and his mother was a “european mutt” (his words). His mother wanted to name him Ryan because it was a popular name, but his father wanted to name him Joaquin, because it was a good mexican name. So they compromised…his name is Ryan. (Okay, so his middle name is “Joe” but, still…)