My husband and I are torn between two names that we like. We would like something that could float well between Spanish speakers and English speakers, but are leaning towards a more "American" first name, since the middle name and last name will be Latino.

Our top two choices are: Samuel and Asher. We like the meanings of both. I like Samuel because it works well in both English and Spanish, and will be easily pronounced by all of our family and friends. But, I think we both like Asher more... it's a bit less common, and unique while still being a traditional name. We're just not sure how family and friends from a Spanish-speaking country will respond to it, and we don't want to ask them directly (we're keeping the names a secret from our loved ones, so we don't hear negative reactions until it would be too late).

Thoughts?