Elvin?

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MrsRawr · 09/07/2022 10:26

We’re expecting DC3 in September and unsure of the sex but already have a girls name picked. Our eldest boys are Ivan and Travis, we really like the name Elvin but someone said it sounded similar to Ivan. Do you think they’re too similar? If so any other suggestions.

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FridayiminlovewithRobertSmith · 09/07/2022 12:14

Not overall - It’s a nice name full stop!

FridayiminlovewithRobertSmith · 09/07/2022 12:13

I don’t mind Elfyn and Ivan together actually. It’s not a name that Id have thought of but think it’s a nice name overall.

From your other names I actively dislike Derek and Eric but David or Darren could work well.

KirstenBlest · 09/07/2022 12:08

How about Elwyn, Alwyn or Alvin?

KirstenBlest · 09/07/2022 12:07

Eric - ok
Derek - not great
Cedric - no
David - lovely
Jared - not keen but it's ok
Darren - overused in the 1960s, otherwise OK

Elvin is fine with Ivan, they just look a bit similar written down. It looks a bit like something to do with elves though

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MrsRawr · 09/07/2022 11:58

That’s a shame! It’s the only name we seem to be sold on. Other names we are considering are Eric, Derek, Cedric, David, Jared and Darren. Any opinions on them?

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Luredbyapomegranate · 09/07/2022 10:40

Yes much too similar to Ivan, sorry

Ellis, Elwood, Elias, Elijah, Elisha, Elliot.. ?

Otherwise maybe Rowan, Roman, Ronan, Jonas, Ciaran/Kieran, Issac, Struan, Stellen, Toren, Levi, Caleb, Jerome, Nathan, Otis, Jesse, Jacob ??

Oncemoreforluck · 09/07/2022 10:32

I like it, but would spell it Elfyn.
I don’t think I’d use it as a siblings name if I already had an Ivan as they are a bit too similar. Can you imagine standing in a playground shouting Ivan and Elvin?

What about Lucas or Rhys?

DacwMamYnDwad · 09/07/2022 10:29

There's a Welsh boy's name Elfyn that is pronounced Elvin.
poet with surname Elfyn

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