Intro-ish & some names

[john-stevens-x0.livejournal.com]

So, I've been lurking in this community for quite a long time, because I absolutely love names. Now, I'm 8w5d pregnant with our first, and I'm curious as to what you guys think about some of our names. :)

I'll start with girls names, because we really don't have many at all, LOL. I've always loved Zoey, but my BF is very iffy about it. He says all he can think of is the tv show Zoey 101. -__- Sigh. My next suggestion was Soleiry (pronounced so-LAIR-ee). Someone with that name came into work once, and I thought it was beautiful. I asked her about it, and she said her father made it up from the Spanish and French words for sun. My BF's response? "It sounds like a made up ghetto name." UGH. So yesterday, the name Sawyer randomly popped into my head (I think I was thinking about Lost :P). But, as a girl's name. I think it's really pretty. And surprisingly, BF liked it too! I did some google searching, and found quite a few mentions of it as a girl name. Right now, it's the only name we've been able to agree on. Subject to change, of course, but I really want to know:
WDYT of Sawyer as a girl's name?

As for a boy's name, we've had it picked out since way before we decided to have kids, haha. It's completely set in stone, but I really want to hear some opinions on it.

Jullian Miguel Joseph Martinez

I've ALWAYS loved the name Julian, but I've heard some weird mispronunciations of it (namely HOO-lian. Which, I know there's the Spanish pronunciation, but I don't like it at all). Then, a couple years back, I worked with someone named Jullian, and I just completely fell in love (with the name, not him, LOL!). I love the way it looks with the two l's, and it eliminates mispronunciations. My BF is all for the name as well. I think the added bonus of the nn Jules is what sealed the deal for him, though (Pulp Fiction is his favorite movie). As for the middle names, Miguel is from my BF's grandfather (maternal) who is basically his father figure, since his own father isn't a part of his life. Joseph is from my grandfather (paternal), who died when I was seven, and that I was very, very close to growing up.

So, WDYT of our boy's name?

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Comments

[so-there.livejournal.com]

two L's makes it look more feminine. I read it as Jillian at first.

[gf-girlie.livejournal.com]

I agree with this.

[gf-girlie.livejournal.com]

All of my comments are personal preference, YMMV-

I do not like traditional boy names for girls.
I do not like 2 middle names, because unless they are Tom Bob Bill Smith, it makes for a super long name, which if you've ever had to fill out legal forms is a huge PITA.

[ninjanette.livejournal.com]

I like Julian but not with two Ls.
Sawyer is one of my favourite boys names, so I just can't see it as a girls name at all, sorry!

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I like Sawyer for both sexes you can soften it up for a girl with something like Sawyer Rose, Sawyer Grace. I love your sons name, in fact my boys name will be Julian Lorenzo after both my grandparents, Julia and Ruben Lorenzo. I do not like the double l's it makes the name so feminine and it will be a lifetime of correcting the spelling first for you and then your son as he introduces himself. Also in Spanish the double l sound is like a j, so you will hear u-jee-an for Jullian a lot in Spanish speaking circles.

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

By the way I agree with your husband, Soleiry is a made up ghetto name.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

The two L's makes it look like you're trying to be "special snowflake" and not trying to avoid mispronunciation. And regardless, if people read Julian as Hoo-lian, they're going to do it no matter how many L's are in it.

I like Sawyer for either sex, but the middle name needs to be more feminine if you use it for a girl, like someone else mentioned.

[charuby.livejournal.com]

I love the name Sawyer for a girl. I think it's a very unique and quite classy name for a girl. I like it more for a girl than a guy to be honest.

I agree about the Jullian being a bit too feminine with the two L's. I think you should just use one L.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

i agree as well.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

Soleiry sounds like celery, no?

[pirahan.livejournal.com]

Zoey is a pets name.

I agree with one l in Julian.

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

Agree, and lends itself to getting people to pronounce that syllable to rhyme will "cull" or "mull" rather than "cool" or "pool".

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

Really don't like either of your names. Sawyer is a boys names and I really hate boys names for girls. Always think the parents didn't want a girl and didn't plan on a girl so just used the boys name they picked out rather than be bothered to find a name for her.

Jullian just looks misspelled and will lend itself to an uglier mispronunciation than hoolian IMO.

[dustthouart.livejournal.com]

I like Julian but I would pronounce Jullian as if the first syllable rhymed with gull. Trying to spell things to enforce a desired pronunciation always makes things worse IMHO. You're better off spelling it according to an established spelling, and then correct people's pronunciation if necessary.

I agree with Celery/Soleiry. Also "sun" is masculine in both French and Spanish.

Surname names are not my style.

[john-stevens-x0.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've heard that from a couple people too when we mentioned the name. However, we both love it, and neither of us thinks it's too feminine. :)

As a side note, the Jullian I worked with went on to date one of my good friends, so we were kind of friends through association. I did ask him about his name once, and he said he never had any problems with it.

[john-stevens-x0.livejournal.com]

We're still going to look at other names, we're not set on Sawyer, just got excited that we found one we could agree on. :) One of the the things to think about though is how most people will say its a boy's name and shouldn't be used for a girl. So still up in the air.

As for the middle names, I'm actually a fan of two middle names, as long as they sound good together. The ones we chose flow very well (in my opinion) plus they are very meaningful to us. To each his own, like you said. :)

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I once had a student named Kelery!

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

My bird is named Zoe, lol

[john-stevens-x0.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we're definitely not set on Sawyer, and that's one of the biggest things to think about, how most people will see it as only a boy's name.

I actually like it better for a girl than a boy; when I hear it as a boy's name, the first thing I think of is Tom Sawyer. (Except for Sawyer from Lost; I think it fits him perfectly, lol.)

[john-stevens-x0.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if we do decide to go with Sawyer for a girl, we'll definitely go with a softer girl name for the middle name. Still not sure on it though, just that we both like it.

As for Jullian, we both love it with the two l's and don't think it makes it look more feminine. Also, my boyfriend and his entire family are 100% Hispanic and speak fluent Spanish. None of them had any problem with it when they saw the spelling, lol.

Like I said to one of the previous commenters, the Jullian I worked with went on to date one of my good friends, so we were kind of friends through association. I did ask him about his name once, and he said he never had any problems with it.

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

^This! Because of the vowel placement, it should rhyme with "dull."

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

Agreeing with everyone else about the double L's in Julian. I like Sawyer for a girl! I think some boys names work for girls, although overall I dislike the trend of using ANY boys name for a girl. Agree that Soleiry sounds ghetto, sorry. :/

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

she said her father made it up from the Spanish and French words for sun

Riiiiiight.

Sawyer is not my style, but not bad. Julian is a wonderful name but its pronunciation technically changes with the extra L, which looks silly as well.

[john-stevens-x0.livejournal.com]

I work in labor & delivery/maternity and I've seen Julian be spelled "special snowflake" many, many times, haha. Julyen. Juilien. Juliyen. Julyn. I wish I was kidding. I think Jullian pales in comparison to those. Maybe I don't think of it as "creative" because I've known someone named Jullian for so long that I consider it normal, but I really think it looks better spelled that way. When I see people named Julian now, actually, the first thing I think is "they spelled it wrong."

And yeah, if we do go with Sawyer, we'll definitely be picking a softer feminine name to go with it. :)

[john-stevens-x0.livejournal.com]

I like it better for a girl than a boy, too! For a boy, the first thing I think of is Tom Sawyer. The only guy named Sawyer that I think it fits is Sawyer from Lost (and it's not even his real name!).

As for Jullian, we both think it doesn't look feminine with two l's. I actually think it looks more normal that way. Like I said to previous commenters, the Jullian I worked with went on to date one of my good friends, so we were kind of friends through association. I did ask him about his name once, and he said he never had any problems with it.