Baby boy name suggestions please

[Kay200521]

So me and my partner had decided on the name Cillian, but I can't quite get my head around the name. I love it but it seems quite popular at the moment and I don't really want a super popular name. Also I keep pronouncing it sillian in my head which I know it's really silly and we could spell it Killian to avoid it but we both prefer it spelt Cillian. Ah! Haha ridiculous I know but it's such a big thing I don't want to regret the name choice. Or him to go through his life having to say Cillian with a C 😂

A new name we both really like is Sonny.... Any opinions or other name suggestions welcome please. I'm due in 9 weeks and really need to get the name sorted. Haha 💙

These names are very different. Can you give us any other ideas of names that were on your short list so we can get a sense of what you both like? What are the reasons you like both these names? Why do they appeal to you?

I prefer Sonny. Other ideas….

tadhg
rory
finnian
quinn
oisin
ivo
owen
bobby
teddy
ronnie
reggie
albie
joshua
jackson
harrison
jacob
louie
logan
liam

Cillian is better than Sonny.
Sonny can be a nick name to any name you choose.
other ideas ..
Oscar
Cedric
Cecil

Cian
Callum
Conor

Cyril?

Sydney?

Not a fan of Cillian.. don’t like the ‘kill’ bit! Sonny is very twee, fine for a young child but it won’t age well when he’s older.

How about:
Conor
Reuben
Sebastian (Seb/Sebi)

Not keen on Sonny at all. I like Cilian. Other suggestions
Felix
Alastair
Stefan
Gabriel
Finnian
Marcus

Much prefer Cillian but agree I think not everyone will know how to pronounce..

I know two Sonny's, one in his 30s and one in his 50s, both wear it very well.

Much prefer it to Cillian, I really don't like the "kill" at the beginning.

I’m also not keen on Cillian because of “kill” at the beginning.

Sonny is good as a nn for Harrison / Mason / Hudson etc

How about -

Cian
Liam
Finn
Miles
Arlo

I can only hear "Kill Ian" which is a bit morbid. I also would pronounce it Sillian if I saw it in writing. I think Sonny is a nicer name all round.

I don't think the sill-ee-in pronunciation is going to be an issue unless you live in, say, Spain.

I love the name Sonny but DP would never get on board.