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Baby boy due tomorrow - brother for Noah. After 9 months of wrangling (which I suspect aren't over), we have a shortlist of sorts : Sol, Elliot, Tibor, Eli.

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viennesewhirl · 26/02/2009 19:58

Thoughts?! Is Eli common in the UK? (I'm British but moved away in 97). Does everyone know how to pronounce it or would it cause problems?

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AlicesNextDoorNeighbour · 26/07/2013 13:06

Noah & Elliot

sleepingbeautiful · 26/07/2013 05:31

I like Eli as nn for Elias or Elijah.
Otherwise prefer Elliot.

CormoranStrike · 25/07/2013 21:56

Saul

Eli

Reuben

prolificnamechanger · 25/07/2013 21:03

Love Eli. It goes really well with Noah.

formicadinosaur · 25/07/2013 19:42

Eli and sol are fab

SelectAUserName · 25/07/2013 13:27

As this thread is from 2009, I'm guessing the OP made a decision!

PoppyAmex · 24/07/2013 15:18

"Sol" means "Sun" in Spanish and Portuguese, which is nice.

It does sound more of a nickname though.

Wbdn28 · 24/07/2013 15:15

I vote Elliot.

Also like Eli, but the pronounciation difference in Austria could become annoying for you.

Solemi · 24/07/2013 10:19

My son is called sol and in Hebrew it means 'little man of peace'....didn't entirely work lol! But people generally love the name and say how great it is to have something unusual xxx

suwoo · 27/02/2009 10:14

Oh and by the way, good luck

sweetkitty · 26/02/2009 22:47

If I ever had a DS he would have been Elliot

harpomarx · 26/02/2009 21:55

I like Tibor. And all the rest. The only thing Sol makes me think of is Sol Campbell. Oh, and Mexican beer. Both good.

girlandboy · 26/02/2009 21:51

Dh's name is Saul. People always ask him to repeat it, and invariably spell it wrongly. Sometimes other people spell it as Sol, or Sole, or even Soul (which annoys him), so I would say that if you name him Sol, don't be surprised if it is also spelled wrongly.

spicemonster · 26/02/2009 21:50

Elliot is my son's name so obviously is the nicest but I like them all. I think if you're in Austria indefinitely then a name that's easy to pronounce there would be an issue - so that or Tibor I think

OOH · 26/02/2009 21:48

Elliot is the nicest imo.

screamingabdab · 26/02/2009 21:46

I like Eli, it was on my list.

Spanner in the works - what about Asa (pronounced Aser)?

lljkk · 26/02/2009 21:02

I like Elliot. Sol is ok if short for Soloman. I don't like the others.

mooseloose · 26/02/2009 21:01

Elliot is my sons middle name - I adore it!

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viennesewhirl · 26/02/2009 20:57

Eli is unknown here (Austria), so they would probably automatically say "Elly" if reading it - which is obviously an issue.

Saul would be pronounced to rhyme with owl here, which I don't like.

Have just read that SOL is an acronym for "shit out of luck" which I'd never heard of before... are you all familiar with that?? Or is it an American thing?

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NorktasticNinja · 26/02/2009 20:50

Oh, I'm in Holland BTW. Maybe Tibor might be strange to the British ear, not sure now I think of it...

hester · 26/02/2009 20:48

I like Eli and Saul.

NorktasticNinja · 26/02/2009 20:48

As a sibling name for Noah, I like Eli the best. It's a great name!Is it pronounced the same in German as it is in English?

I do like Tibor and Elliot but not in combination with Noah, sorry.

MrsMattie · 26/02/2009 20:47

I have an Eli. Fab name. Sol lovely, too. Tibor is beyond awful, though

suwoo · 26/02/2009 20:40

What about Saul, if you like Sol?

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viennesewhirl · 26/02/2009 20:36

Started off with Solomon but we have a hard-to-pronounce German surname, so decided it was just too many syllables. So probably just Sol.

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