We’re still looking for a first name for our baby boy due in a couple months. Mn will be [name]Michael[/name]. I’ve thought about honoring my grandfather, as my daughters name honors my husband’s grandmother. His name was Dyne however, and I don’t think its a very usuable name. It does have an interesting meaning, his father was an architect, and so I believe the meaning was chosen on purpose, Dyne taken from Wikipedia: “In physics, the dyne (symbol “dyn”, from Greek δ”ναμις (dynamis) meaning power, force) is a unit of force specified in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units, a predecessor of the modern [name]SI[/name].” His middle name is also a bit odd and not overly usable as well…
I was thinking we could still honor him with name that had some kind of subtle connection to his, even one that’s a bit abstract. He had a passion for science (and for literature as well), so I was thinking a name with a connection to science or physics ([name]Isaac[/name] is the only name that comes to mind, but it’s prehaps too common?) Or we could go with a greek name (my husband has vetoed [name]Julius[/name]). It’s a bit of stretch…but any suggestions? I’d love for our little boy to have a name with a story I can tell him.
A couple of thoughts based on Dyne. Any interest in [name]Dane[/name] or [name]Dean[/name], which are slightly more usable but very similar? Those names are not my style and, from you post, I assume are not yours either, but thought I’d throw out the “sounds like” option. Similarly, you could go for [name]Silas[/name] or [name]Cyrus[/name] to get the “[name]Si[/name]” equivalent.
[name]Jonas[/name] for [name]Jonas[/name] Salk was the first scientist who came to mind (based on your [name]Isaac[/name] chocie, which I think is a fine choice) but of course there are tons of famous scientists out there. Here’s a link to a page of Nobel physicists: NobelPrize.org. Or you could go for famous architechts (e.g., [name]Frank[/name] after [name]Gehry[/name] or [name]Lloyd[/name] [name]Wright[/name]).
I know those are very concrete suggestions but I hope they can help you think of ways to incorporate Dyne.
I’d suggest [name]Dane[/name], [name]Dean[/name], or [name]Duke[/name]. I think those are close enough to Dyne that it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch.
As for scientists…
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Darwin[/name]? You could use either [name]Charles[/name] or [name]Darwin[/name].
Thank you for the ideas. We’ll have to keep brainstorming. Hubby isn’t a fan of [name]Dane[/name] or [name]Dean[/name], but I’ll take a look at the link and suggestions!
[name]How[/name] about a name that contains some features of Dyne? For example: [name]Edyson[/name] -added bonus = [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Edison[/name] reference
You can do a super search for boys names that contain “dy” or “dyn” and see if you like anything in that list.
Another idea is to give him a name that means “power, force”. For example:
[name]Frederic[/name]
[name]Montgomery[/name]
you can also do a super search and put in these meanings or similar words.
Or, play with the symbol; for example, name him [name]Newton[/name] since 1[name]Newton[/name]=10 to the 5th dyn (I’m not a physicist, I just checked Wikipedia).
I’ve been thinking about this for the past day and I really don’t have any suggestions besides those already mentioned.
Unless Dyne has mn that you like or feel you can work with for suggestion as well.
I do like the idea of using a physics related name. Some suggestions could be (some might be more out there than others but I’m not really sure of your style): [name]Galileo[/name], [name]Pascale[/name], [name]Robert[/name] (Hooke), [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Franklin[/name], [name]Felix[/name] (Savart), [name]Christian[/name] (Doppler), [name]Prescott[/name] ([name]James[/name] [name]Prescott[/name] Joule), [name]Nikola[/name], Tesla.
[name]Hope[/name] that helps with some inspiration.
