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[amandavanessa.livejournal.com]

Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are on the name Anden/Andon for a boy?

Andy for short?

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[dolcedaze.livejournal.com]

I like the nickname Andy, but those names sound made up to me.

If you like that nickname but not the traditional Andrew, how about

Anderson* This one is my favorite out of all the "Andy" names. It sounds current, like a surname, but it's gone down in popularity since the 1800s, not up!
Anders
Andric

Or, how about a name that ends in -and?

Harland
Kirkland
Noland
Normand
Orland
Ryland* I like this one a lot, too, and the popularity is way down at #899.

[amandadoll.livejournal.com]

i LOVE anderson... my last name ends in SON though .. so it nixed me from all the awesome SON names lol

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Never heard of these - are they new creations, or are they used in a different country?

Andon reminds me of Anton, which I would prefer.

[amandadoll.livejournal.com]

i like how it goes with amanda... mandi...
is that what your going for her?

personally i like Andrew better.. and then call him andy.. but thats becauce ive never heard that name you picked vefore either.. its different.

do you have any other names in mind?

[amandavanessa.livejournal.com]

The names we picked so far are

Eliza Michelle
Owen Daniel

I'm just not so hot on Owen...

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

I love it because it's unique. Even if you made it up...who cares? Is there a rule that new names can't be invented?

I think it sounds great, but I wouldn't call him Andy for short because then everyone would think Andrew and the uniqueness would be sucked out.

[amandavanessa.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's not even made up...lol

I met a 26 year old guy with the name.

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

Ok, it just seemed like a lot of people here were jumping on the "but it's not a REAL name!" wagon, and that annoyed me because...so what?

[buttons8122.livejournal.com]

I know someone with the name Andon too..

[evelnnsmom.livejournal.com]

i like anden it kinda sticks in my head

[politicking.livejournal.com]

i know a little boy named Andyn, i personally like it.

[jupitertear.livejournal.com]

It's not made up, I can tell you where it's from, my name (Fonta) is from the same book. Andon and Fonta, google it if you want to. It's from the Urantia Book. (Long story short, it's a philosophical/religious type book... kinda interesting.) Not that you want to know the background, but...

According to it, Andon and Fonta were basically, the first of the monkeys that, so to speak, had a soul. Andon means "the first Fatherlike creature to exhibit human perfection hunger".

[colin-chaotic.livejournal.com]

I'm a fan of "old fashioned" names, so I'd personally go for Andrew or Anders (probably Anders, it's an old family name), but Andon seems unique without being yoonik.

[merzy.livejournal.com]

thats the name i have pick out if my baby is a boy but im spelling it Anden