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Rate these names plz

44 replies

yasi6182 · 23/01/2015 09:36

I like these names for baby boys , but wanna know what other people think about them. How unique or common they are? Please rate them from 1-10
1 Davin
2 Rohan
3 Noyan
4 Darman/Darmon
5 Damon
6 Arian

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Vijac · 23/01/2015 22:22

I've only heard of Rohan and Damon but neither of these are common. I've never met a danni and never a child Rohan. I only like Damon from your list.

Theas18 · 23/01/2015 22:11

Not sure where these names come from. To th uk English eye they look made up apart from Rohan and Damon.

Rohan is great. Damon - well at least it's a name....

Never Arian unless you are a white supremacist and in which case I'll get me coat as they say!

Op are you in the US ? People may feel differently about apparently made up names there.

squoosh · 23/01/2015 22:09

Does Diba rhyme with diva?

myotherusernameisbetter · 23/01/2015 22:05

Are they Indian names? If so, I like Arjun for a boy :)

TestNamePleaseIgnore · 23/01/2015 22:04

What about rayaan?

yasi6182 · 23/01/2015 21:48

Thank U all for ur honest comments! ;)
What do you think about Diba for a little cute princess ?

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Wotsitsareafterme · 23/01/2015 19:17

I think Rohan is lovely

HolyTerror · 23/01/2015 19:15

If, as I assume, they are names from another language/culture, then unless responders on here are from the same background, they won't know how common or uncommon they are globally.

I like like Davin by far the best. Damon will forever be Damon Albarn, Rohan sounds like Rowan miss-spelled by a Lord of the Rings fan, Arian is a Neo-Nazi rock band, and Noyan sounds too like the French for drowning.

florascotia · 23/01/2015 19:15

Of the listed names:

Davin = a version of Devin/Devon which is a surname. As well as being very similar to 'spider' in Gaelic, it's also similar to the Scottish girl's name, Davina.
Rohan = very nice Indian name but really popular (nothing at all wrong with that, but perhaps you are not looking for popular names?)
Noyan = Mongolian word for 'noble' or 'prince'. If you have Mongolian heritage, then fine, but in most cultures, titles are not used as personal names.
Darmon = another surname.
Damon = Ancient Greek. I rather think of it as the male equivalent of Phyllis.
Arian= agree with wesH above

wesH · 23/01/2015 18:37

People aren't going to notice a minuscule, barely-decipherable phonetic difference in those two words. Trust me

CultureSucksDownWords · 23/01/2015 18:11

Arian isn't pronounced like aryan really though. It's more like arry-ann. Although I suppose that if people only see it written down they might not work that out...

wesH · 23/01/2015 17:14

They're all equally ugly except Arian which sounds FAR too much like 'aryan' and is exactly what people will think of when they hear that name. Please never ever call your child this, as it will only lead to a lot of people whispering about you possibly being a nazi behind your back. Have you considered Orion instead? Like the constellation, Orion the hunter

Tattiesthroughthebree · 23/01/2015 16:16

Damhan-allaidh, pronounced Davin-ali is Scottish Gaelic for spider. I've only ever heard Davin as a name for a spider!

shoobidoo · 23/01/2015 14:22

I only really like Rohan and Damon from your list.

How about
Damian
Quentin
Rowan
Reuben
Adrian

squoosh · 23/01/2015 12:50

1 Davin 2/10 bit too 'Dave' like
2 Rohan 7/10
3 Noyan 1/10 it's annoyin'
4 Darman/Darmon 5/10 for Darman (Darmon doesn't look as good)
5 Damon 5/10 make me think of Mr Albarn too
6 Arian -100/10 Far too Aryan for me. Would you not worry people would mistake you for a white supremacist?

LollyLondon · 23/01/2015 12:36

Davin - 4/10.
Rohan - 6/10 best of the bunch.
Noyan - awful, sorry!
Darman/Darmon - 3/10
Damon - 5/10
Arian - 2/10. May be mistaken for Aryan. A bit girlie.

CultureSucksDownWords · 23/01/2015 12:30

Davin - 1/10 seems made up and like a possible spelling mistake. I imagine the child would be saying "like Gavin but with a d" for his whole life.

Rohan - 4/10. Shouts "Lord of the Rings" fan but is one of the better ones in this list.

Noyan - 3/10. Never come across this before but apparently it means something similar to "mister" in Mongolian! It doesn't seem made up but I'm not massively keen on it.

Darman/Darmon - 1/10. These both feel made up and I don't like either version. Either one would inevitably end up being mistaken for Damon/Damian etc.

Damon 5/10. This is ok. I would assume you were a Blur fan.

Arian - 5/10. This means silver (or money/change) in Welsh. It's alright but some might interpret it as a girls name.

myotherusernameisbetter · 23/01/2015 11:29

As these names form a non English culture?

They ones that work best in the UK are probably Rohan or Damon as they will be most familiar.

I like Arian but it is similar to Arrianne which a girls name and I presume it would be pronounced the same? Arry -ann?

Darman is quite nice and I'd rate it similarly to Davin but I am not keen on Noyan - it doesn't have a nice feel about it to me.

HearTheThunderRoar · 23/01/2015 10:55

Never heard of any of those names apart from Rohan and Damon.

Davin: 2/10 - awful name, looks like a typo for Gavin.
Rohan: 8/10 - good name, best of the bunch.
Noyan: 1/10 - worst name of the lot and it looks made up. Don't even know how you would pronounce it.
Darman: 3/10 - Again looks made up but better than above.
Damon: 4/10 - Okay I guess but reminds of Matt Damon and the name Damien.
Arian: 2/10 - Looks like you forgot the 'd' for Adrian.

Honestly all of them are awful names apart from Rohan.

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