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Baby name help, repost.

Kian, Kieran, Gabriel ?

We still have no name, things are getting critical.

Let it be noted that the problem is my husband :) I suggest names and he says something derogatory about them so that when he comes back later and suggests the same names, I have already "turned" on them.

We will use Alexander or Ryan as a MN depending on the first name. 

So what do you think of Kian, Kieran, and Gabriel.

Are Kian and Kieran too out there for suburban Georgia?

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Re: Baby name help, repost.

  • i like kieran and gabriel. would you use gabe as a nickname?
  • Yeah, I actually like Gabe better than the whole name Gabriel.
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  • I come with baggage with the names. I really like Kieran, I knew a cool irish guy with that name. I went to high school with a Gabriel. The guys were always teasing him about his name. 

    I'd go with Kieran. 

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  • Another vote for Kieran - love it!

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  • Kieran is my fave.

    Then Gabriel

    Then Kian

    ETA: Kieran Alexander so you don't have the matchy-matchyness of Kieran Ryan

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  • I like Kieran, but with your last name I prefer Gabriel. I think Kieran Yourlastname flows too much together and almost sounds like one word, if that makes sense. The hard L at the end of Gabriel makes a clear delineation. But FTR if you choose Kieran I do like it. :)

    ETA - one thing to keep in mind is the spelling. Not only will most people have no clue how to spell Kian, when they see it written they may not know how to pronounce it either, so it's a double whammy for him. Kieran is easy to pronounce, but he will have to spell it all.the.time, and as someone who struggles with that, it gets old quick. At least with Gabriel 99% of people will know how to spell and pronounce it right off the bat.

     

  • Confession: The only one of those that I can look at and immediately know how to pronounce is Gabriel. How would you say Kieran or Kian? I'm guessing Keer-(like rhymes with steer) ian and Key-in but I don't know...
  • imagenmlahaie:
    Confession: The only one of those that I can look at and immediately know how to pronounce is Gabriel. How would you say Kieran or Kian? I'm guessing Keer-(like rhymes with steer) ian and Key-in but I don't know...

    My point exactly. :) It will get very annoying for the both of you.

  • imagenmlahaie:
    Confession: The only one of those that I can look at and immediately know how to pronounce is Gabriel. How would you say Kieran or Kian? I'm guessing Keer-(like rhymes with steer) ian and Key-in but I don't know...

    Ditto this. I'm assuming the same pronunciations, but not sure. 

    Also, since you are asking for opinions.... in general, I don't like boys names spelled with a "k" unless it's a traditional name like Kevin. I think it's girly or something. I don't know. 

    I'd go with Gabriel. 

  • imagePuppiesAndRainbows:

    I like Kieran, but with your last name I prefer Gabriel. I think Kieran Yourlastname flows too much together and almost sounds like one word, if that makes sense. The hard L at the end of Gabriel makes a clear delineation. But FTR if you choose Kieran I do like it. :)

     

    I'm sitting here saying it now... its funny cause I never tried it without a MN :)

    When I ran Kieran by my DH, he immediately said "like the beer?" Kirin is a Japanese beer apparently... not a deal breaker, but you see what I'm working with.

    This kid is going to end up being named Baby Boy :p

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  • What about Gavin Alexander?
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  • i love the name gavin!
  • imageohmygoodness99:
    What about Gavin Alexander?

    Gavin Alexander sounds fine, but I personally wouldn't pick Gavin just because it's been very popular the past few years.

  • imageAerorea:

    imageohmygoodness99:
    What about Gavin Alexander?

    Gavin Alexander sounds fine, but I personally wouldn't pick Gavin just because it's been very popular the past few years.

    i beg to differ on the popularity of gavin - but maybe i am out of the loop - i only know 2 gavin's - and that's gavin rossdale (that's his last name, right???) and a guy here at work. both of which are well over the age of 35.
  • imageohmygoodness99:
    What about Gavin Alexander?

    totally fine, normal name.

    I'm with Melissa on not loving super common names, which is why I liked Kieran to begin with.

    And LOL at Kirin beer. Yes that is how I say "Kieran".

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  • imageohmygoodness99:
    What about Gavin Alexander?

    I really like it! Gavin is popular, but not so popular that I wouldn't use it. The SS website says it was #37 in popularity for 2010. 

  • imageAerorea:

    imageohmygoodness99:
    What about Gavin Alexander?

    Gavin Alexander sounds fine, but I personally wouldn't pick Gavin just because it's been very popular the past few years.

    It is such a fine line with boy names. It is either too common or totally weird. Picking a girl name was a breeze compared to this!  sigh...

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  • lol, I could have sworn Gavin was higher than that. I guess I just know of a lot of baby Gavins!

    Looks like it topped out in 2008 at #30, but it was way down at #85 in 2000.

  • I really like Kierin. And YUM to Kirin the beer.
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    I really like Kierin. And YUM to Kirin the beer.
    THIS!!!
  • I like Gavin, that has a nice ring to it Gavin Alexander. I really like Alexander. I'm a sucker for big names. Maybe because my name is so small.
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  • i love the name gabriel, and gavin too. but gabriel the most...so he could be gabriel, or gabe if he wanted.
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