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[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Hey! So I'm expecting a baby in February and I was just listing some names that I like, so yeah. :)

Girls:
Belle
September
Saoirse(means freedom in Irish, which I love the idea of as well)
Lorelei
Hana( but everyone would think it was the same as Hannah/Hanna)
Marina
Innocence( but I don't think I'd call my child that)
Sunkyu
Sky or Haneul which is the Korean fir sky
Miyoung
Lunasa
Iseul
Ahra

Boys:
Liam
Ethan
Kieron
Aaron
Damien
Kyuhyun(my only problem with that is I'm sure people will think I named him after the singer :/ so)
Kris/ Kristian
Haneul


Lol ok some of these are Korean,so they're unusual looking I guess.

Comments

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

Of your list, I really like Saoirse, Hana and Liam. I also don't mind Belle, Marina, Miyoung, Kris, Ethan, Aaron and Damien, and I can deal with Ahra.

Some of the other names are not my style but not bad per se, but I really don't like Iseul (I feel like there's a -t missing) and Kyuhyun.

Saoirse will probably always have to spell and pronounce her name, but as someone who always has to do that - I don't think it's a big deal at all. Same goes for Kyuhyun...but I just don't like the look of that name.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Belle - Cute.
September - LOVE.
Saoirse - I can never read this without thinking Psoriasis first.
Lorelei - Video name game to me.
Hana - Love.
Marina - Cute.
Innocence( but I don't think I'd call my child that) - Too much.
Sunkyu - Nooo.
Sky or Haneul which is the Korean fir sky - I don't like either one... in that case I'd go for the hawaiin version: Lani.
Miyoung - Nope.
Lunasa - Ick sounds like Linaza which means flax-seed in Spanish.
Iseul - Sounds very masculine to me.
Ahra - Not even sure how to pronounce it.

Boys:
Liam - Love.
Ethan - Love.
Kieron - Cute.
Aaron - Not my style but cute enough.
Damien - This has ALWAYS been a girl's name to me but I am aware I am weird for thinking that.
Kyuhyun(my only problem with that is I'm sure people will think I named him after the singer :/ so) - your other problem should be people spelling and/or saying this.
Kris/ Kristian - Not my style but cute enough.
Haneul - No.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Saoirse would most likely be raised in Ireland so it wouldn't be an issue until she's older. I think it's really pretty though,it's my favourite name there.
Some of the names are Korean, because my boyfriend is Korean so they might look a bit strange yeah :)

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

I love the name Lani.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, in that case, I'd definitely go with Saoirse! It's such a beautiful name.

& I definitely don't mind Korean names in general; Kyuhyun is just not for me ;).

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

How do you pronounce Saoirse? My very limited knowledge of gaelic names tells me that it won't be anything like it's spelt lol, but other than that I'm clueless.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Like... Seer-shuh.
I know Gaelic is completly crazy. I'm just looking at words like...what.

[vesper-l.livejournal.com]

I really like Lorelei and Belle for a girl, or Liam and Kieron for a boy.

I think your child would have to constantly spell their name out if you pick one of the Korean names, and that would just be more of a hassle for them. I'm also not a huge fan of Innocence, because I think it would lend itself to teasing, and like other month names more than September, but that's just personal preference. I prefer January or August. I also think it's a bit odd to name her September if she's born in February, but again that's just personal.

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

They're almost always very pretty, but unless you live in Ireland (which I see you said you do fortunately) they're not really practical unless you and your kid want to forever be spelling them out, sadly.

[quinnthevixen.livejournal.com]

I love Saoirse! I tried to convince my friend to use that name for her daughter (she wanted a traditional Irish name) but she used Róisín instead, which is another great one.

[quinnthevixen.livejournal.com]

I forgot to mention, my brother is named Kieran. He got some questions about it when he was younger but I think it really suits him and is a great name. I prefer his spelling of it though (the letter O looks weird to me in that spelling of it.)

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Much as I like Lorelei she was an evil siren who lured men to their deaths ... but as long as you're not planning to live in Germany (since she's a German myth) that's probably not something a lot of people know.

I don't like month names particularly.

Liam is lovely, although I prefer it as a nn to William. Ethan's another favourite of mine.

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Oh and is there any particular reason you chose Kieran with a K? I notice you said you were in Ireland and the more traditional Irish spelling is with a C. Personally I prefer that to the K.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know about Lorelei... vaguely. I still like the name though :D
I'm a huge fan of the letter K in names. Anywhere in the name,I just love it.

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Lol well that's as good a reason as any! :)

[ghostpassenger.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Belle - Cute though I'd see it more as a middle name then a first name.
September - This is lovely. Especially if the child is born in September. It would be strange for me, off putting really, to meet someone named September who was born in April.
Saoirse - This is lovely.
Lorelei - This is okay. I kind of like the name since I am a big Gilmore Girls girl.
Hana - It is okay though I would put it as a middle name.
Marina - Alright.
Innocence - Okay as a middle name.
Sunkyu - I know a Sun-Ka who is Korean. Unless the child is visibly Korean I don't think this will work.
Sky or Haneul - I like Skye/Sky but I don't like Haneul. It seems more like a boys name to be just by it's appearance.
Miyoung - Looks/sounds like "My Young" where you'd have to be pretty careful with a middle name. And perhaps creative bullies.
Lunasa - Looks to be like Lunesta. I tend to stay away from Lunar names though I do like the name "Ellune"
Iseul - As per my past comment on Haneul. It is definitely like eul part that makes it look like it should be Manuel or something.
Ahra - I think Ahra might not be the best for a first name. And looks a little weird to pronounce. My first urge was to pronounce it Ahira.

Boys:
Liam - Okay, common though.
Ethan - It is nice.
Kieron - Cute especially for the Irish trend.
Aaron - Cute enough, not overly common.
Damien - I like it. I posted it on my on list.
Kyuhyun - Looks hard to spell and say. Why not shortened version like Kyu?
Kris/ Kristian - Okay but the K bothers me in the boys category. I know a lot of Kristie's, Kristien's, etc that are female.
Haneul - Works better in the male category.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Yeah I woukdn't call her Innocence,I just think it's cute.

I think my boyfriend secretly would prefer for our kid to be called something Korean. I'm not sure. Some Korean names are really nice and I don't think they're too hard to spell/ pronouce... that might just be me. It's just over here I figured might as well not.Some names my boyfriend is suggesting I'm like... 'Not in Ireland,they'll be killed!'

I'm trying to narrow it down now to names that work well with Choi as a surname,and I'm basically beong left with mostly Korean names.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Oh- I think of the Korean names Sunkyu is my favourite. Yeah,my kid will be obviously Asian since it's Dad is Korean and I'm Taiwanese.Otherwise Korean names wouldn't even be in the equasion.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Also I know what you mean about Miyoung,I didn't even think of that! It would really be pronouced more like Meeyoung but people wouldn't really know that at first.

Also me and my are pretty much interchangeable in Ireland.

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I like:

Girls:
Belle - although I like it short for Isabelle.
Lorelei
Hana - How is it different than Hannah/Hanna? Is it Hawh-na instead of Han-na?
*Sunkyu (don't like, but if the kid is in an mostly English speaking place it is very close to Sunk You)
Sky or Haneul which is the Korean for sky - love both of these
Miyoung - I like it, but again with the English words, this time Me Young.
*Lunasa - How do you pronounce this? Lune-essa, or Lune-assa?
Iseul - never heard this, but its kind of neat.

Boys:
Ethan
Kieron - I like it spelled Kieran though.
Aaron
*Kyuhyun - Don't like, but I've never heard of the singer so that wouldn't be a problem for me.
Kris/ Kristian
Haneul - this is my favorite of your boy names.

[blacmeissa.livejournal.com]

Yup I thought of Super Junior's Kyuhyun when I saw the name in the list xD

I personally think Saoirse would sound nice along with Choi.

Not too keen on Lorelei ( after the Siren myth and the rock in Germany named after her but I don't think many people would be aware of it ) , September , Innocence & Lunasa for the girls.

I like all the boys category though. If your heart leads you to the Korean names I think you should name the kid that .

Also aren't there any Korean names that can pass off as normal ish names ..I know Mi-Na or Ju-Ri are some but I don't know about others.

[ghostpassenger.livejournal.com]

Yeah I mean I LOVE asian names. But it would be off putting to me to meet someone's family and be introduced to their sister and brother who had names like Kieron/Lorelie while the person I am with is named Sunkyu.

I would have to take the person aside and ask why the family didn't stick to asian first names across the board. When I think of kids names I don't only think about what first name and middle name sounds good together but how the sibling names will sound

I think that is why people tend sometimes to do alliterative names for siblings - though I don't think I could do that.

I know some girls from Taiwan/Korea who went to my university for a year they had some pretty names you might like: Kuan-Yi, Boa (went by Tina), Eun-Mi, and Soo-Jin.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Hana is Korean,it means 'one' although it's also a girl's name. It's pronounced with the emphesis on the 'na' part,unlike Hannah.

Lunasa is said 'Lune-essa' but the ending is longer... Like 'Luness-ah'

Kyuhyun would mainly be with friends and family thinking that lol,since I like him enough,but I liked the name for years before.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Lol,damn it Super Junior.:D Since his second name will be Choi,it's way too close to Cho Kyuhyun.

I wasn't sure about having an Irish name and a Korean name together, since both countries have so much culture and all... I love Saoirse so much though.

Yeah I get carried away with girl's names more than boys.

I'm sure Hana could pass off as a Westeren name, being so similar to Hanna.

[blacmeissa.livejournal.com]

That plus it looks like a combination of Choi Siwon & Kyuhyun lol.

The thing is too no one can tell how the future is gonna be :/ For example let's say they audition for SM Ent or end up falling in love with their Papa's side and end up in Korea then having the Korean name wouldn't be a hassle or if they decide to stay in Ireland then the Irish name wouldn't be bad. Though I trust you'll pick a nice one :3

Hmm isn't Hana Japanese though ?

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought. If we pick a Korean name now, they'll all have to be Korean and if we pick a Westeren one we can't have any Korean names. We're not doing that Korean matching thing though, where all the kids names start or end the same( e.g,Inseok and Minseok,or Donghyun and Dongsun)

I really like Eun-Mi and Soojin,although Soojin makes me think of Bunshinsaba,ugh. But then again,I do have Damien on my list,so eh. Boa is ok, but I definitely can't have a Kyuhyun and a Boa,lol.

I LOVE Kuan-Yi though.:)

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Hana is both Korean and Japanese :)

Lol the thought of my kids auditioning for SME makes me smile but it also scares me a little. Hey you never know though.

We definitely plan to go to Korea a lot,so there's every chance that my kids will end up liking it there enough to want to move there I guess.

Lol it's weird to think into the future like this when I haven't even met him/ her yet.

[ghostpassenger.livejournal.com]

You could do an all western first name with all asian middle name thing and visa versa. To kind of have the best of both. And later if your kids want to go by there asian name or western name they can chose one.

[ghostpassenger.livejournal.com]

*choose. hahah

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

That is actually the best idea. I can't believe I didn't think of it. :D

[imamaryanne.livejournal.com]

There is a Korean girl in my son's class named Seoreen. It sounds lovely being spoken by non-Koreans, because it sounds like serene.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

I don't usually like the name Seoreen but that sounds so pretty.

[aprilbright.livejournal.com]

Your comment about meeting someone named September born in April made me laugh. My name is April and I was born in June. I can understand why that would be off putting. It's off putting for me to be constantly asked if I was born in April.

[iantosgal.livejournal.com]

I love Marina and Lorelei from the girls names and Ethan for the boys! They're lovely names!

[aprilbright.livejournal.com]

Belle and Marina are nice girl names. I would discourage you from naming your child a month name especially if your child is born in a different month than his/her name. From experience, I know that your child will likely have several month nicknames and be asked if he/she was born the same month as his/her name. Just some food for thought.

Liam and Ethan are cute boy names.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I LIKE:
Belle - as a nn
Sky - prefer Skye, and is a gp
Liam
Ethan
Kieron - spelled Kieran or Ciaran
Aaron
Damien

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like:

Lorelei
Marina
Liam
Aaron

I also kinda like September, but I can't see ever using it on a child.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Loooove Belle and Marina. Wish I could use Belle (as it reminds me of my favorite Disney princess), but it rhymes with my last name. :(

[turple-purtle.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Belle - meh as a given name, okay if a NN for Isabelle, etc.
September - hate
Saoirse - LOVE
Lorelei - okay
Hana (everyone would think it was the same as Hannah/Hanna) - that's okay, I like the name Hanna/h =)
Marina - okay
Innocence - hate
Sunkyu - "I Sunkyu battleship!"
Sky or Haneul - I'd go with Haneul over Sky
Miyoung - sounds okay
Lunasa - meh, not a fan of holiday naming
Iseul - is this a variant of Isolde? I like Isolde better...
Ahra - meh

Boys:
Liam - like
Ethan - like
Kieron - prefer more trad. spellings, i.e. Ciaran/Kieran
Aaron - like
Damien - I'm of a generation where this is an evil child's name (Google "The Omen")
Kyuhyun - sounds okay, I'm not familiar with Korean names, but fits in with the crazy Gaelic pronunciations lol
Kris/ Kristian - like, though prefer "Ch" vs. "K"
Haneul - same as under girls

=)

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Lmao "I Sunkyu battleship" never considered that. Thanks.

Iseul is actually Korean.:)

Kieron and Kristian.... I've already mentioned,I think that I love names with K in them so that's why. Also, Kieran looks nicer imo but I'd be prononcing it like Kieron with the emphasis on the 'on' part, unlike Kieran which has it on the first syllable.

Lol yes. Damien. People have said this, and I have seen that movie but my love for the name is too great. It's strange, my boyfriend suggested Soojin for a girl,but after watching Bunshinsaba I was just not having it.Idk :)

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Love love love Saoirse. My vote goes to it.