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

37 replies

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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35andThriving · 03/02/2021 11:34

Josiah?

Could be Jo for short. I like Silas. Smile

YoniAndGuy · 03/02/2021 07:35

And I don't think either Leon or Eli measure up at all. Lennox and Brando sound fashion-y even though they’re not. Back to the drawing board?!

Jude
Jesse
Seth
Olsen
Bruno
Gregor
Yann

Rowenasemolina · 03/02/2021 07:34

Silas. He is going to live with his brother for 2 decades, and apart from him for 6. Most people he meets in his FB life won’t know his nick name rhymes with his brothers nick name. I think it’s fine to have rhyming nicknames at home during your childhood.if they are close, they will like it. Either child can choose a different nickname if they don’t like it Their full names don’t rhymme

YoniAndGuy · 03/02/2021 07:31

I think they are far too close sorry. Say them out loud and it’s a bit Don and Ron!

How about Seth?

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 03/02/2021 01:37

I think Tydus and Silas sound too similar, sorry. How about Elias? - the extra syllable stops it from sounding too samey with Tydus imo. Eli and Leon are also nice enough (although you could have Elias nn Eli too), but I'm not keen on Lennox or Brando myself (too surname for me).

Figgyboa · 03/02/2021 01:34

I like Lennox and Eli. I'm not sure why but Silas makes me think of a serial killer, sorry!

DramaAlpaca · 03/02/2021 01:13

I love Lennox and Leon.

Silas is not for me.

MrsEricBana · 03/02/2021 00:29

Leon jumps out at me as being a particularly strong and under used name. Really like it. As agree with you OP re Ty & Si, unfortunately. Eli & Lennox nice too but Brando not for me.

partyatthepalace · 03/02/2021 00:23

Love Silas but see what you mean...

Love Eli, as long as nn for Elijah / Elisha. Don’t mind Leon. Lennox sounds downmarket to me, Brando downmarket and weird.

Other thoughts... Seth, Jude, Francis, Jerome, Rory, Augustus, Blaise, Gabriel, Tristram, Raphael, Joel

Marcipex · 02/02/2021 22:54

Luca is nice and goes with your other names.

WagnerTheWehrWolf · 02/02/2021 22:48

Go for Silas if it's the name you love. I do like Lennox though. Brando is a bit much and he'd have to endure a LOT of 'I coulda been a contender' impersonations throughout his life. That would be dull.

Tydus and Silas sound like the name of an extortionately expensive paint manufacturers. Which isn't a bad thing!

HenriettaHeffalump · 02/02/2021 22:32

Eli, Leon and Lennox are nice.

I do like Silas, but don't think I'd pick it if I already had a Tydus and Beatrice.