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Please come and be judgey at my name list. Thank you please.

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NBheebieGeebies · 29/10/2007 13:49

Austin - I like but, you know, theres something there iyswim.

Rohan - dh and I keep saying it as Rowan but I prefer Rohan iyswim, so if we call him Rohan will we be thought of as numptys who have changed the spelling of name?

Jansen - but I would have to pronounce it Yansen or I'd feel daft, then I'd feel daft saying Yansen when we're clearly not sweedish/finnish.

Jenson - does it sound sad and does it make you think that we've just called him after a racing driver?

Lewin - Cant make my mind up on it.

Honesty please!

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NBheebieGeebies · 29/10/2007 14:17

See some of the names you've all listed are lovely but they are ones I have already suggested and dh will not entertain them

This is the list he came home with off his night shift on Saturday;
Austin, Lloyd (decided too much), Owen, Jansen, Lewin, Lucus(too common), Leighton (reminds me of a cockey tv hairdresser), Logan (too chavvy), Mitchell(eastenders), Cole, Devon, Ferris (Ferris and Ellis, pmsl), Franz, Grant (eastenders thing going on), Hamilton (made dd say beast), Rohan/Rowan.

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Blandmum · 29/10/2007 14:17

this gives a link

That will show you what the welsh word llid sounds like.

Not like lid, likr llid!

NotMellow · 29/10/2007 14:18

lol @ "please don't give your DS a name you cannot pronounce"

sorry

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NBheebieGeebies · 29/10/2007 14:19

How the hell do you say Llewellyn then?

Is it a tounge thing with the L's?

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MaryAnnSingletomb · 29/10/2007 14:19

I like Rowan spelled Rowan - isn't Rohan a brand of outdoorsy clothing ?

Blandmum · 29/10/2007 14:19

you have to scroll down and click on the llid link

ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween · 29/10/2007 14:20

Owen's nice.

nailpolish · 29/10/2007 14:20

what about
Frank
Travis
Harvey
Russell

er...

EmsMum · 29/10/2007 14:20

There used to be a Rohan in DDs class and I always thought it was a nice name and there was never any problem pronouncing it.

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NBheebieGeebies · 29/10/2007 14:22

Do you say it Row-han or would you say it Rowan?

Just need to pick dd up from preschool but will check back in a bit.

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NotMellow · 29/10/2007 14:23

DS2 was almost Owen but we went for a shortned version of William [after my Grandad] kindof.

ghoulmoonfiend · 29/10/2007 14:25

I like Owen.

NomDeBroomstick · 29/10/2007 14:25

NBG, to make the ll sound you put the tip of your tongue behind your top teeth like you are going to say 'l', but you have to breathe it out at the same time.

Easier than it sounds

Blandmum · 29/10/2007 14:26

Most English people find it hard to make the LL sound

The closest that most can get in the first attempt is a TH sound as in the start to THe.

But if you are English and live in England, neither you, nor your friends, nor the child's friends are going to be able to pronounce it easily.

I've chosen not to give my two Welsh names for this reason. My DN is called Rhian, and lives in england. She is always called Ryan and is hacks her off

Blandmum · 29/10/2007 14:27

Gareth is an easier Welsh name if you want a welsh name

flowerybeanbag · 29/10/2007 14:27
Hallowedam · 29/10/2007 14:32

Um, you clearly like the 'un' (sp. in/an/en/on/) sound at the end, don't you?

I like Rowan but has to be spelt that way and not Rohan (pac-mac trousers featured in the classified ads of broadsheet Sunday papers - not good).

As for girl/boy presumably there must be male rowan trees as well as female rowan trees, otherwise surely they would have died out?

Afraid none of the rest really rings my bell. But definitely NOT Austin (old man and old car, not in a good way). Jenson - as you say, sounds like a homage to Mr Button.

NomDeBroomstick · 29/10/2007 14:33

I'm English

(but went to secondary school in Wales)

Hallowedam · 29/10/2007 14:34

Oh, and I'm with MB on not using names you or his friends will not be able to pronounce. Chose to give ds an Anglicised version of a popular Welsh name as we live in England and thought it would just save trouble.

Lauriefairycake · 29/10/2007 14:34

Do you really want me to be judgey ?

Cos if so my first thought was is it going to be a boy or a girl with Rohan/Rowan ?

And my second was why are these people wanting to call their child after brand names - do you have a daughter called Pepsi???

ALL of them are brand names and I would definitely snigger at calling your kid after an outdoorsy brand of clothing.

I have no problem with Irish/Scots names as am Scottish myself and grew up with a Mharhi (pronounced Vari) and Niamh (Neve) so strange but real names are ok in my book

NomDeBroomstick · 29/10/2007 14:35

I've only ever known one Rowan and he was male (and pretty hot!)

NomDeBroomstick · 29/10/2007 14:38

I like all of those Laurie

NomDeBroomstick · 29/10/2007 14:39

all of your girls names, I mean

Batbat · 29/10/2007 14:39

Jenson also makes me think of David 'Kid' Jensen. I wonder if Jenson Button was named after him?

SoMuchToBats · 29/10/2007 14:47

At ds's school there is an Ayrton (talking of racing drivers' names). Also Ellis, Clarke, Cain, Selden, Ronan.