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Thoughts on the name 'Aslan'

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sel2223 · 12/01/2020 16:36

My OH is Turkish and we've trying to agree on a name for a little boy (we have a girls name already).

We want a Turkish name with no special characters that is easy to pronounce in both Turkish and English. Asian means 'lion' in Turkish and is also the name of the lion from the Chronicles of Narnia, which I love.

What do you think? Is it too 'out there'?

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 18:23

@Blindspotfan yes, those are alternative spellings of the same name. I much prefer the spelling and sound of Aslan though....the others make me think 'arse' lol

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 18:24

@embolass not a fan, ay? 😂

What Turkish names would you suggest?

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ThePlantsitter · 13/01/2020 18:26

Aslan is really nice and would only be a problem if you live somewhere exclusively white British in my opinion. Even then it's a pretty minor problem, being named after an all powerful lion in an old kids book.

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 18:28

No one said the Narnia books should be banned FFS. It is perfectly acceptable to read literature and other creative work critically, acknowledging that it has flaws as well as good points. There are a lot of questionable things in both Friends and the Mr Men booksI think it's good to discuss it rather than just absorbing everything without considering the impact and implications

Are you my sister? 😉 we've had this same discussion/debate many, many times

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NameChange30 · 13/01/2020 18:29
Grin

Sorry I forgot you had already explained the surname thing Blush

Lovely that baby with have your dad's name as a middle name.

Clangus00 · 13/01/2020 18:33

I would go for it!
Been thinking about it all day.
Just don't tell anyone before he's born, afterwards no one is likely to say anything about TCON to your face then.

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 18:50

Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the honest responses and advice.

It's food for thought. We're still undecided but OH loves it and it's grown on me more and more through the course of this thread.

We're not finding out the sex so it could just as well be a girl after all this haha. No such drama for a girls name though (I hope).....she'll be called Alara, which we both love.

It seems we've been drawn to 'A' names

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Oblomov20 · 13/01/2020 18:50

God. Please no. The lion in the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is what every English person will think.

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 18:52

@Oblomov20 yes, we've had 10 pages debating that haha 😂

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MarshaBradyo · 13/01/2020 18:55

I like A names too.

embolass · 13/01/2020 19:15

Just thinking of potential jibes from peers as growing up. Have 3 boys all with ordinary names. Boys esp will take the p* about everything and anything. But hey it’s up to you. So many prospective parents are desperate for a different, never heard that one before name. Forgetting that the kid to carry it with them for ever.

TheGirlWithGlassFeet · 13/01/2020 19:24

I really like it

misspiggy19 · 13/01/2020 19:26

Sounds feminine to me

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 19:30

@embolass it's not a case of being 'desperate for something different', OH is Turkish and we're trying to find a Turkish/Arabic name that will work in both the UK and Turkey.
Aslan is a fairly common name in Turkey.

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Musmerian · 13/01/2020 19:36

@NewName73 - Jesus not God. Hence the scene in which he is sacrificed .

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 19:37

@misspiggy19 really? I was worried it was too masculine, giving a boy a name which means 'lion'

I'm not the best at these things though, I absolutely love 'Alev' (flame) for a boy but it's very much a girls name in Turkey and that's none negotiable apparently lol

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Lordfrontpaw · 13/01/2020 19:41

Unless you go for a name that has versions in both - George, Alexander...

embolass · 13/01/2020 19:42

Drop the s and go for Alan then

Lordfrontpaw · 13/01/2020 19:45

Aw - I’ve not met a child called Alan for a long time!

MarshaBradyo · 13/01/2020 19:45

Removing the s changes it a lot doesn’t it

Stick with Aslan

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 19:46

@Lordfrontpaw I really want one name which is written and pronounced the same in both languages.
I'd like it to be Turkish, not too long or complicated, not starting with a 'T' and with no special characters in it like c, ç, ş, ģ, I, ü, ö etc
No easy task haha

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AnneElliott · 13/01/2020 19:47

I'd always think of the book if I heard an Aslan. What about Aran? I know a boy with Turkish heritage called that as it's easy to pronounce in both languages.

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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 19:47

@embolass but Alan isn't a Turkish name lol

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AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 13/01/2020 19:50

Can’t be arsed to trawl through the comments to see if there are any other The Thick of It fans in the house, but immediately thought of this.

Thoughts on the name 'Aslan'
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sel2223 · 13/01/2020 19:51

@AnneElliott thank you for the suggestion but Aran is a predominantly Kurdish name which opens a whole other can of worms 🙈
Eren, which is similar, was one of my favourites but OH hates it!

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