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[smack-me-silly.livejournal.com]

My friend recently found out she's having a girl; she already had fallen in love with the name Cirus for a boy, but now she's trying to figure out a good name for a girl...she was thinking Syris? What do you guys think?

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[orbg.livejournal.com]

I don't like it at all, either spelling, for either sex.

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

I think Cyrus is fine for a boy, but I dislike Cirus, because it looks like cirrus.

I strongly dislike Syris, especially if it's pronounced like Cyrus. Has she considered Cerise? It is pronounced seh-REESE.

[zante.livejournal.com]

I don't like chosen names for one sex, that if that preferred/chosen sex isn't there, that get carried on to the other sex.

A name for one baby is only for that one baby. Not a name that can be given to either.

Each baby is a separate person and deserves a separate name.

And. I had no idea how to say that, until someone spelt it Cyrus... lol Billy Ray anyone?

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

misspelling it doesn't make it more feminine.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

How about Iris?

I think Syris looks stupid, and it still sounds like Cyrus...which is very masculine.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

yes!

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

The feminine would be Cyra. I don't like Syris.

[moobiewons.livejournal.com]

I don't really like either. I especially dislike Cirus. It makes me think of either the circus or cirrus clouds.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Cyrus would be okay on a boy, but not that spelling.

Syris is just bad ... especially since it doesn't look like it would be pronounced the way she probably wants it to be.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I think that it's time for her to find a new name.

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

cirus=cirrus. is cumulonimbus next? or perhaps nimbostratus?
if she's dead set on the name, i think cyrus is the only way to go, and she should hold out for a boy.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Why? :(

Cyrus is a great name. Spell it right, and it's a great boy's name. But the ones she's come up with are just... not great.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Cyrus is nice for a boy, but I would worry about the Billy Rae factor. Silas might be a good alternative.

What about Cherie, Sydney, Shiloh or Cassidy for a girl?

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I've had students named Saira and Zaira, both with the ai pronounced "eye," at least that's how I said it. Both students were Mexican so with their accent it sounded slightly different.

[emtotherescuee.livejournal.com]

How about she waits and uses Cyrus when she has a boy?

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Misspelt.

I like it, though; even though it does have a slight boyish edge. But, if it's between that and Cyrus, I would choose the spelling above.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Serena

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I don't like it at all.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Is it meant to be pronounced like Cyrus or like Cirrus?