What do you think of boys name Sulien ?

[ClementineAndCordelia]

We've recently discovered this name . I've fallen in love , DH isn't as taken with it and just wants Sid . It's a Welsh/ Celtic name meaning ' born of the sun ' . DC 2 is due mid June ( solstice baby ?) . I'm sold! We'd probably use a nn of Sulie / Sully sometimes . I'm trying to convince him it's nicer than Sid . Would you agree ?

Honestly? I don't like it - sorry. It looks too much like "sullen."

But if you love it, that is what matters!

How is it pronounced? Does it sound a bit like Gillian, or it it more like sue-lien?

I like it if it sounds more like Gillian, the meaning is wonderful.

Much better than Sid either way.

A 'no' from me I'm afraid, for the same reasons as PP. I've never heard of it before and would assume that it was a daft madey-uppey one.

It sounds quite feminine if it's 'sue-lien'

A boy named Sulien. Love the meaning, but i think it's a name that would be a bit of a burden. I do love Sid though.

I thought it was a typo for Julien at first.

Really like Sid though

I like Sulien and live the nn Sully

Live? I meant love!

Another here who immediately thinks of sullen. I like Sullivan though. And you could still have the same shortened form.

Prefer Sid.

I assumed it was Asian when I heard it from a blond haired blue eyed Mum regarding her (dark haired) son.
I quite like it, but welsh isn't the first connection I'd make.

I guess I thought 'Suleiman', although im not sure how its pronounced.

Not keen. Sounds like sullen and looks like Julian.

I think it looks like a mistyping of Julien. Sorry.

From google, the pronunciation seems to be Seel ee en rather than rhyming with Julian. I imagine that the vast majority of English people would pronounce it To rhyme with Julian though.

We would pronounce it as Sull-i- un . Could always add double 'L' ( Sullien or change to Sullian ) to avoid people thinking it sounds like 'Sue ' . The proper pronunciation is Sil- yen ( Celtic) but that's too much like 'Silly' imo . I really like Sully as a nn. Sullivan is nice too - although it is a surname and doesn't have the welsh link which is important to me . In the 11 th Century, the Bishop of our town had that name .
Lots more support here for 'Sid'
Than on my original 'Sid' thread !

Sully is a dreadful nickname - it means to soil, tarnish, mar or stain, pollute or defile....

And it's a big blue furry monster. :)

Don't like that at all and think it would be a pain of a name to have ("Sue" teasing/mispronunciation, having to spell it out all the time).

If you live in Wales some people will think you've spelt it wrong with an additional l, plus that would surely change the pronunciation drastically.
If you live in England people will assume Julian or Sullivan with the extra l.
On the other hand people accept most names fairly easily.

Sulien = Sullen to my eyes, but 'Sully' =Sully, from Dr Quinn medicine woman

I would think you'd been reading Brother Cadfael - Sulien Blount in The Potter's Field. Incidentally he married a girl called Pernel, which is a name I love.

Sullivan is Celtic, too. If you like the name, it would be easier to pronounce.

I think if you are going use a name like Sulien, IMHO it's only polite to Welsh/Breton people to spell it and say it properly. Also, if you live in a place where the name is pronounced in the 'normal' way, your son is going to meet that pronounciation as he grows up and might be confused/hurt/embarassed that you've given him a muddled version of the name.