Out of curiosity...

[ivory-and-irony.livejournal.com]

Would you rather used the name "Ivan" as a first or a middle name? Also, what other name would you put it with?

Thanks in advanced!

Comments

[kjerlandsen.livejournal.com]

My friend named her son Ivan Andrew. Dad's name is Andrew.

Personally, it's not my style, but after my friend used it, I have kind of grown to like it. It's not as horrible as I used to think. lol

[ivory-and-irony.livejournal.com]

That's funny, because it's a name that also grew on me - I used to play a video game which one of the characters was named Ivan lol

[smittenlotus.livejournal.com]

That video game wouldn't happen to be Metal Gear Solid 3, would it? :P

Personally I think Ivan would be good as a first or middle name!

[ivory-and-irony.livejournal.com]

You got it ;)

I tend to prefer it as a first name for some reason. I was curious to see what people thought!

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

It could work either way. I think I personally prefer it as a first name, though.

First:

Ivan James
Ivan Hugo
Ivan Anthony
Ivan Charles
Ivan Jeremy
Ivan Joseph
Ivan Timothy
Ivan Matthew
Ivan Thomas
Ivan Daniel

Middle:

Nicholas Ivan
Christopher Ivan
Lucas Ivan
Gregory Ivan
Henry Ivan
William Ivan
Vincent Ivan
Dominic Ivan
Philip Ivan

I hope this helps.

[ivory-and-irony.livejournal.com]

Oh! Thanks a lot! It does help and give some new ideas :)

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I had a student with that anime and like it because he was such a sweetheart of a little boy. However because he was Hispanic and the I in Spanish is pronounced with an E sound, and other differences between the lanuages, his named was pronounced E-.

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

That's the way I was pronouncing it.

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

Just realized I should have spell checked that!! Lol

[samaside.livejournal.com]

That's kinda funny because the only Ivans I've ever known are Hispanic but they still pronounce it as you would expect.

[ivory-and-irony.livejournal.com]

I saw a few ways of pronouncing the name. Some are with the "eye-" and the other like you said, with an "ee-". Even for the second part of the name, I've read different pronounciations. I didn't think that a short name like this, would have so many ways to be said! Haha~

However, I don't know anyone personally around here with that name. I'm not sure how people would pronounced it, but I'm tempted to say with the "eye" sound.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

I think I would go with it as a middle name. I might do Theodore Ivan or Zachary Ivan. I guess I like the way it sounds with a longer first name.

[ivory-and-irony.livejournal.com]

I definitely like it with a longer first name / middle name. It puts "balance" in the name (if it makes any sense).

Zachary Ivan is really lovely!

[ealexsism.livejournal.com]

LOVE Ivan as a boy's first name

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I like it - but my husband's name is Ivan, so I may be a little bit biased ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_endangered/]

Oh I like Ivan Presley, and Ivan Ramsey!

[ivory-and-irony.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the list!

I like the off-beat suggestions :)

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I went to school with a kid name Ivan, so I'm used to it as a first name. I couldn't use it as either, because even if I pronounced the English way, my family would tease me and pronounce it the Spanish way, because one of my favorite baseball players is named Ivan.