Suri as middle name - with a reason......

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.....we're currently living in Syria - and baby was conceived here, so I quite like idea of having Suri as middle name if we have girl.

Is it too awful? Plus, i know there's the whole Tom Cruise thing - but they buggered up meaning, whereas everyone now knows it means "from syria"

What do you all think????

First name, looking at things like Jessica, Miranda. And our surname starts with R and is 3 syllables long.

I think it is very nice.

I do not follow celebs at all so am totally unaware of the Tom Cruise connection.

I didn't actually know that it means from Syria! But I wouldn't not use it as a middle name, just because of the Cruises if you like it. And bearing in mind its meaning.

Pretty,but I didn't know it means 'from Syria'.

Yes - Tom Cruise thought it was "princess" but apparently that's Sari...

So it's ok you think?

Now need to get it past DH! :)

I thought it was a form of Sarah (which means princess) - I believe it's a Yiddish nickname for it? But of course that doesn't stop it having other origins and meanings. I don't see why you shouldn't use it. It's sweet.

Baby name finder says Suri means Red Rose? lovely anyway.

There's a bit about it here, especially if you click on the comments section in the box on the right.

Aaah - so loads of meanings - i'll pick and choose the ones i like. Plus there's a chance that the baby might have ginger hair, as I had ginger hair til I was 10 (and miss it!) - so Red Rose could be apt!

I think it's a lovely name.

It's nice. I see the reason why you like it, and the reservation re celeb connection.

Another similar name is Siri (perhaps not too helpful as it is not Syrian, without the meaning you like bu...also without the celeb link) It means Beautiful Victory, and is scandinavian I think.

It's very nice.

but suri meaning from syria/syrian is the male one though, for a female should be suria otherwise in arabic/gramatically its technically 'wrong' although dont know if that bothers you or not?

OOoh - all a bit irrelevant now - have found out today we're having a boy! :)