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Baby boy. Persian,polish or English?

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Reallybadatdecisions · 28/01/2023 06:18

Little boy. We have heritage of Polish, Persian and English and i cant decide which way to go!. Surname is Iranian starting with k.

-Rayan jude or Rayaan Jude (better reflects how its pronounced)

-Tomasz Jude

-Miles Jude

Which out of those if you had to pick?

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ForeverMessy456 · 28/01/2023 06:19

Rayan Jude 💙

pepperminttaste · 28/01/2023 06:20

Love the Persian name!

resm · 28/01/2023 07:57

Tomasz Jude.

IdisagreeMrHochhauser · 28/01/2023 08:04

I was going to say Persian before I even opened the thread but I definitely prefer Rayan out of those names.

Tomasz second. Sometimes I like to say Tomasz Schafernaker just for fun.

YouSoundLovely · 28/01/2023 08:07

I have a massive soft spot for Tomasz. Not keen on Miles and it's a bit abrupt with Jude.

legalalien · 28/01/2023 08:12

I prefer Rayan, though my natural instinct would be to spell it Rayyan, based on names my son has come across at school and in sport this seems to be a more popular spelling around here.

Ylvamoon · 28/01/2023 08:14

Tomasz Jude

ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap · 28/01/2023 08:15

Rayaan.

Lovely name.
(And its 'wise'/'thinker' meaning has got to be a plus).

Twoinapod · 28/01/2023 08:32

Rayan definitely

erikbloodaxe · 28/01/2023 08:39

Dariush ?

Spottypaperdoll · 28/01/2023 08:44

Love Rayaan Jude really beautiful sounding name. ❤️

tulips27 · 28/01/2023 08:49

All lovely but I love Rayaan Jude. Is there no Polish name that could go after Rayaan? Rayaan Tomasz would have been great if not for the association.

Fivebeanchilli · 28/01/2023 09:04

I like Jude the most - is there any chance of using that as the first name?
I like Rayaan given that it fits with the surname but there are a lot of Rayaans in my area with no cultural links to Iran/Persian heritage. It's popular for girls too. In my area it has a slightly "rough" connotation.
Tomasz is nice.
Miles is lovely too.
It's hard to pick - they are all great.
I assume the surname is his dad's so you are the one with Polish heritage? I guess it depends how important it is to you that that's reflected in your child's name as the surname already reflects one of the cultures.

MollyMunster · 28/01/2023 09:13

Rayaan and Tomasz are nice, it seems a shame not to honour his heritage at all.

Aren’t there any names that work in both languages? Jakub, or Yusuf? It would be nice to have a name common to both

89redballoons · 28/01/2023 10:07

I know a Darius, which works in English and Persian (I think?) and is Dariusz (DA-ree-oosh) in Polish.

Of your three names I actually like Miles the most, though.

Luredbyapomegranate · 28/01/2023 11:00

Tomasz Jude

Lovely name and he has the option to be Tom to keep it simple, and with an Iranian surname you are reflecting all of his heritage

Pinkdafodils · 28/01/2023 11:01

Rayaan is lovely!

legalalien · 28/01/2023 11:19

or of course you could make all branches of the family happy and go for something like Adrian, with multiple cultural links!

SleepingStandingUp · 28/01/2023 11:24

Reallybadatdecisions · 28/01/2023 06:18

Little boy. We have heritage of Polish, Persian and English and i cant decide which way to go!. Surname is Iranian starting with k.

-Rayan jude or Rayaan Jude (better reflects how its pronounced)

-Tomasz Jude

-Miles Jude

Which out of those if you had to pick?

Rayan I think.

Tomasz will be a lifetime of "no h, yes a z on the end, no as well as the a. , because that's how it's spelt"

Miles is middle aged, middle class boring man.

VenusClapTrap · 28/01/2023 11:56

If you’ve got the heritage to use Persian names I would totally go for Darius or Cyrus! I love those names.

Rayan/Rayaan is the best of your options in the op but will get misheard for Ryan all the time, which is a shame.

Pinkdafodils · 28/01/2023 12:10

Rayan/Rayaan is the best of your options in the op but will get misheard for Ryan all the time, which is a shame.

Not if it's spelled and pronounced Rayaan. It's a great name and sounds very different to Ryan

ANewDayDawned · 28/01/2023 12:18

Rayan- lovely

ANewDayDawned · 28/01/2023 12:18

And yes Rayaan to be clear not a misspelled ryan

FayCarew · 28/01/2023 12:25

The suggested first names are all ok. My favourite is Miles. Is Tomacz said as Tomash or Tomas?

Is it Iranian father, half-polish half-english mother? I'd be inclined to use a non-iranian first name to reflect the other heritages, especially if the DC is going to be brought up in a non-traditional way

everythingsapickle · 28/01/2023 12:58

Tomasz Jude ❤️
Rayaan second
Not Miles