Sailor

[Whitley83]

Me and my hubby are trying for our rainbow baby and I love the name sailor.

Do it!

My DD is called Moscow Mule and it hasn't done her any harm.

I have a child who was born after I had a late miscarriage. He's not a 'rainbow' anything. He is his own person; he wasn't a replacement or a consolation prize. His name was chosen with zero reference to the previous loss.
Why do people think that having experienced a previous loss means you have to imbue the next pregnancy/baby with all this additional meaning? It's unfair and unhealthy.

I'm sorry for the child, being stuck with such a name. He'll be teased relentlessly, all through his life. Parents can be so selfish sometimes with these nonsensical names!

Absolutely agree NotANotMan

Call the kid "Cowboy", why doncha?

I don't find Sailor/Saylor any different to other common occupation names like Taylor, Mason, Tiler, Cooper etc. None would be my choice but they're not that terrible as some of you are implying!

I think the name Sailor sounds sweet, and far nicer than 'Hunter' (might as well be called 'Killer').

Sailor reminds me of the anime Sailor Moon (group of kick-ass girls) or Nick Cage's character in Wild at Heart.

Go for it if it feels like the right name! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy too 

Don't suggest daft names then 🙄

Some similar names you could consider-

Tinker
Tailor
Soldier
Rich Man
Poor Man
Beggar Man
Thief

This post popped back up. And now I think about it there are kids who have to live with Nevaeh so I guess in the grand scheme of things it's not the worst....

I’m from a farming family.
My dd is called Tractor
My ds is called Plough
I think they’re lovely names

If your relatives went to sea they were not strictly sailors but seamen, which will probably be your child's nickname at school ....

What’s the ‘Mia brigade?’ Curious as to what kind of person this makes me

“My dad, grandfather and many before them worked on the seas, it's a tribute to them, it's meaningful and playful”

Marina for a girl?

Call the kid "Cowboy", why doncha?

I like Cowboy for a girl.

Seriously, OP< how about Marina?

Snap, Venus.

Sailor cherry? Poor bugger, I'm guessing you'd want him or her to be one of those kids who lives within their parents until they are about 60 because they've had rotten luck in life.

Sailor Cherry 'name'

WTF

Is this actual surname you are posting. Some people love to share I guess.

Feel sorry for this hypothetical dc

Nah, I know a Zailor still bad, but not as bad

Horrible

It's not a name I'd chose but if OP likes it then why not?
I don't like surnames/professions as first names in any sense.

Obviously there's little chance of other board committee members sniggering about the name or the baby becoming Prime Minister Cherry because the sad fact is that those children with unusual names like this aren't successful in more traditional industries.

Might be fine as a musician or actress but unlikely to be the next Governor of the Bank of England.

My parents and grandparents were gynaecologists. I’m really regretting not giving either of my ds’s a name as a fun and playful tribute to either of them. Oh well, I’ll have to start trying for number 3.

I’ve just been reminded that I named ds1 after my grandpa 😳

I worked with a french lady once called Seila, I thought it was lovely 😊