Tristan, Lucien/Lucian, or Alistair?

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Would welcome any thoughts on the above names, and if your preference is for Lucien/Lucian how are you pronouncing it? I prefer the English spelling Lucian but don't like the pronunciation LU-SHUN, however I'm not really keen on using spellings by other nationalities unless there is a connection, and unfortunately I have no link to the French whatsoever!

Thanks

Really don’t like Tristan sorry
Lucian is lovely
Alistair is ok - my friend’s child goes by Ally

Love Tristan (always reminds me of Cornwall) and Lucian.
I've known a couple of Tristans but yet to meet a Lucian, so maybe it's more unusual?
Not keen on Alistair. Just don't like the sound.

I LOVE Alistair
Can’t never understand why there aren’t more of them

Thanks all, a mixed response so far then! averagemummy how are you pronouncing lucian?

I love Alistair.

I don't like either of the others.

Alistair, I love Alistair.

They're all lovely!

Lovd Alistair!!
For the pronunciation question I would say Lu-shun (only known one)

I've known one Lucian pronounced Loose-ian.

Alistair is my favourite by miles

The Lucian I know is very much Loo-shan, his mum gets cross. I would have said Loo see Ann before, like Mr Freud.

Thanks everyone, seems like alistair is the favourite then. Tristan is my favourite but DH isn't that keen, his favourite is Lucian (LOO-SEE-EN pronunciation) but although I like it something is putting me off. We both like alistair but I'm not keen on Ali as a nn and don't know what else it could be abbreviated to?

Yes that's something that puts me off Lucian abstracted as I'm not keen on giving DS a name where the mispronunciation would drive me batshit, and I really don't like LOO-SHUN.

God just realised how much I use the word keen, maybe I should just call DS that and be done with it.

Alistair but I prefer the Alastair spelling

Alistair doesn't need to be contracted and most of the ones I know are rarely called anything else.

1 Lucian ,(see-an)
2 Alastair (much nicer that way)
3 Tristan. Not keen.

Love Lucien (LOO-SEE-EN) but I understand how annoying it would be to continually correct other people's pronunciation. Alistair may well be the same though. Many people might pronounce it 'Allisturr' so really I think you should pick the name you both love.

My favourite is Tristan too, though I don't much like any of them. I never realised that some people pronounced Lucien as Loo Shan!

Probably biased here but Lucien. My DS is called Lucien

And pronounced LOO-SEE-UN

Alistair is my favourite, Tristan 2nd. I'm not keen on Lucian - but prefer that spellin.

I know one Lucian and they pronounce it LOO - see - un. He's 16.
I love it and had never heard of the other pronunciation.
I'm not keen on Tristan but love Alistair.

I love Alasdair - but much more when it's spelt properly!