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Really love Silas, it’s our runaway favourite. BUT.

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LovelyMagazine · 02/02/2021 22:27

He’d be brother to Tydus and Beatrice. And some people are already beginning to shorten Tydus’ name to Ty, and Silas is inevitably going to end up being shortened to Si, isn’t it? I can’t have a Ty and a Si, I’ll feel like I live in a cartoon.

Eli or Leon we both agree on but don’t love. We also really like Lennox and Brando but worry they’re a bit obscure (and we are neither Scottish nor Italian) so they’ve been on the “no” list.

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IsThePopeCatholic · 12/02/2021 22:40

Silas is a great name. Stick with it!

Onlinedilema · 05/02/2021 07:12

I was going to say use Silas but it sounds silly alongside Tydus. Lennox is awful. What ever name you choose you cannot stop nicknames. Most nick names are not chosen by parents, they are chosen by peers or aquaintences. Often it is the surname which gives rise to the nickname.

SirenSays · 05/02/2021 01:21

I like the name Silas, I think they go together quite well actually. I had the biggest crush on Silas from the show Weeds when I was a teenager

Mylittlesandwich · 05/02/2021 01:14

Is Silas not the name of the creepy monk from the Da Vinci Code? Sorry not helpful at all.

Cindie943811A · 05/02/2021 01:09

I feel Simeon sort of goes with Silas.
Nn would be Sim
Not a common name and avoids the simple adj often attached to Simon.

LOTM · 04/02/2021 16:36

Silas brings back happy memories of summer holiday TV when I was a kid.

Remember this series?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_(TV_series)

ThanksItHasPockets · 04/02/2021 16:31

@35andThriving

Josiah?

Could be Jo for short. I like Silas. Smile

Yes, or Jed.
Marrilou · 04/02/2021 08:29

I haven't heard of the name being recently used, but Silas Marner is one of my favourite books so this makes me really like it. I think go for it - you don't need to shorten it and if others do then so be it!

Figgyboa · 04/02/2021 01:45

@lucymagoo, aah perhaps, can't say I've watched hollyoaks before......the name just gives me the heebie-geebies Grin

ODFOx · 03/02/2021 21:18

I LOVE Silas but with Tydus you'll need to be very confident to carry it off. I suspect that you will be fine with it. Don't be put off: they are similar syllables but it isn't the end of the world: keep n sing their full names and they'll stick.

I read your op and scrolled down to suggest Seth but I see that a couple of pp have beaten me to it.

Seth would be fab with Ty and Bea.
Or Sebastian (Seb)
Or Ralph (pronounced Raif)
Or Jonathon (Jonty)

Countrywalking · 03/02/2021 19:26

Silas reminds me of silage (country bumpkin) sorry realised this isnt the point

Yep me too 😂

Labobo · 03/02/2021 17:20

Eli is a good nn for Elijah or Elias both of which are great. Or Elliott.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 03/02/2021 17:20

I like Silas. Not sure it goes with the other name, I agree.

I think Seth is a similar type of name. Or Amos.

DinosaurDiana · 03/02/2021 17:16

I like it but it makes me think of a silo.

YoniAndGuy · 03/02/2021 17:15

Jago is great.

Elijah - Eli is the whiniest sound imaginable. Can't stand it - and another one that sounds terrible in a lot of accents.

Ohwhatbliss · 03/02/2021 15:41

I knew a Silas who had a brother Jago? Do you like that name perhaps?

CrocodileFondue · 03/02/2021 15:20

They are quite similar, imagine yelling Tydus or Silas across a park, you'd quite easily end up with the wrong sibling.

GwendolineWindowlene · 03/02/2021 15:07

It's not just Si and Ty that sound similar though, Silas and Tydus are pretty rhymey too.

Elijah is great.

I also like Elias, Jed, Jem, Judah. Any name that sounds like the owner can drive a horse-drawn plough bare chested with lovely forearms is good.

bridgetreilly · 03/02/2021 15:00

Use it and just make sure that you personally always call them by their full names. In situations where people only know one of them, it's fine, but altogether you don't have to use the short forms.

fairlygoodmother · 03/02/2021 14:19

I see your point. I wouldn’t let it stop you using Silas though if it’s the only name you love.

Do you like Miles or Giles? Similar but less likely to be shortened that way.

I like Eli and Leon, Lennox and Brando both sound very aggressive to me but you could consider Brandon as a given name for Brando?

TheDaydreamBelievers · 03/02/2021 14:08

I dont think they'd end up the same nickname - Id say Ty like "tie" and Silas I'd probably nickname Sil or Sal. I like Eli and Leon but not Lennox (sounds like a place, and not a fancy one) or Brando (too toxic masculinity).

Crikeyblimey · 03/02/2021 11:46

I know a Silas and it gets shortened to Sal. If that helps.

Historydweeb · 03/02/2021 11:44

Silas reminds me of silage (country bumpkin) sorry realised this isnt the point

lucymagoo · 03/02/2021 11:42

@Figgyboa because there was a serial killer called Silas on hollyoaks maybe. Ruins the name for me personally but it's objectively quite a nice nice with that association removed

Chilldonaldchill · 03/02/2021 11:38

Go for Silas.
I can't imagine shortening it to Si when it's a relatively simple name already.
Tydus is a bit more clunky so it is more understandable.

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