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[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

I have a lot of trouble finding boy names that I like. I like names like Tierney, Blaise, Alexander, James and Kieren.
Any suggestions for other names I might like?

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[thepastperfect]

In Laura Wattenberg's infinite wisdom:
Riordan, Brogan, Teague, Niall, Finian, Jude, Xavier, Pierce, Cael, Maxim, Nathaniel, Jacob, Nicholas, Christian, Benjamin, Robert, William, Thomas, Philip, John, Declan, Kane, Rowan, Keegan, Brennan
I adore James, but please spell that last one Kieran or Ciaran.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Who's Laura Wattenberg? I like Brennan, thankyou. :)
Maybe it's just my accent, but Kieran is prn Keer-en where I live, so I prefer the e spelling, plus I think it looks nicer and it's spelt Kieren in my baby name book, so I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one.

[thepastperfect]

Laura Wattenberg wrote The Baby Name Wizard. It's one of the best baby name books out there, in my opinion; she gives popularity stats and suggests "sibling names," which she thinks you might like if you like a certain name. Really helpful, quite comprehensive.

Ciaran is historically spelt as such, and Kieran is an Anglicization.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

That's fair enough, but Kieren is still a legit spelling.

Thanks for the info! It sounds like a great book.