http://sarahness.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] sarahness.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] babynames2009-03-25 09:12 pm

new baby!

Friend of mine had a baby March 21. She told me his name was Silas Emmanuel, and I really liked her pick.

Come to find out, his name is Cyhlas Emanuel.
Emanuel isn't bad at all, but Cyhlas? Well, that's just mean.

Any thoughts?

[identity profile] lustdumpster.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
why'd she do that? lol silas is weird enough on it's own. i mean i like it, but it's not common at all and it was unnecessary to change the spelling of a name a lot of people probably have never heard anyway.

[identity profile] kilobites.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
I totally agree with lustdumpster. Silas is pretty unusual and a lot of people won't have heard it, but... Cyhlas is just unnecessary!

Emanuel is nice though.

[identity profile] blueberrybumble.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
Cyhlas wouldn't even translate to Silas to me if I was looking at a sheet of paper with it written on it.

[identity profile] intothefireugo.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
D:
Silas = yay
Cyhlas = boo

[identity profile] night-sky-dream.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
I like Silas, sucks about the diabolical spelling.

[identity profile] arbus.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
HOW is that even pronounced the same way as silas? all i am seeing is challah bread. yuck.

i keep wanting to say chylas. i would say chy-lass if i didnt know any better.

so so so unnecessary.

[identity profile] ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Even Cylas would have been better than Cyhlas. I want to say sill-ass.
Emanuel is the Spanish spelling of the name.

[identity profile] x-gussa.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
I love the name Silas, but that spell is a little crazy.

[identity profile] lovablemess.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
One word- yikes. That's all I got.

[identity profile] la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
My first thought was to pronounce it like "Syphollis"

[identity profile] snailrevolution.livejournal.com 2009-03-26 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Ew at Cyhlas. :( Silas was fine (if not my style, but pff), so wtf.

[identity profile] julia-michelle.livejournal.com 2009-03-27 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh. Illiteracy =/= creativity.

[identity profile] ifancylust.livejournal.com 2009-03-28 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
wut..