My wife and I are thinking of calling our baby boy “[name]Ashlan[/name]” As it sounds cute, is unique and can be shortened to “[name]Ash[/name]”
It’s been tough to choose a name that will suit a half Japanese, half european boy. We’re wondering what you guys think of the name “[name]Ashlan[/name]” and if you have any ideas for half Japanese names. Names like Satoshi and [name]Ken[/name] are just too Japanese and don’t reflect his european heritage!!
I first read this and thought Aslan - as in the lion from The [name]Lion[/name] the Witch and the Wardrobe ([name]Narnia[/name] films). [name]Ash[/name] names are growing on me, my sister likes [name]Ash[/name] on it’s own but I’m not sold yet, she also likes [name]Ashton[/name]. I don’t see how [name]Ken[/name] is too Japanese as it has been the nickname of [name]Kenneth[/name] (a very old (dated in my opinion) name in [name]England[/name]) for many many years, so that could still work. If you are really stuck you could do a double barrelled name, such as Kouki-[name]Alexander[/name], Ryou-[name]Quinn[/name] etc?
You’re right, [name]Ken[/name] / [name]Kenneth[/name] - very English, we thought the name “[name]Ash[/name]” was cute/cool on its own but wouldn’t really pass as a full first name.
Japanese names that could be shortened to [name]Ken[/name] could be [name]Kenji[/name], Kenshin, and Kenta. I really think [name]Kenji[/name] could work becaue it sounds like a play on [name]Benji[/name]. Nowadays we have loads of nicknames as full names, [name]Alex[/name], [name]Dan[/name] / [name]Danny[/name], [name]Sam[/name], [name]Will[/name], [name]Liam[/name] etc so I think [name]Ash[/name] could work and would be cool.
Most Japanese names are easy enough to say for most of the English speaking world, [name]IMO[/name]. Considering that every letter is always pronounced one way only, (A=ah, E=eh, I=ee…) unlike English names which can have two or three different pronunciations. Maybe something like [name]Jin[/name] (which could also be like [name]Jean[/name]/[name]Gene[/name]) or [name]Zen[/name]? They’re super easy and I think double well in English, but I guess it depends on where you live (Japan or NZ.) I like [name]Ashlan[/name] too, though.
It reminds me of the [name]Lion[/name] from The [name]Lion[/name], The Witch and The Wardrobe who’s name was Aslan. I actually prefer Aslan to [name]Ashlan[/name].
I too read “Aslan” when I read your title. To me, that would be one literary character that is so strong that I personally couldn’t use it for a child. I do like the nickname “[name]Ash[/name]” though.
[name]Ashlan[/name] is too close to [name]Ashlyn[/name] [name]IMO[/name]. I know 3 [name]Ashlynne[/name]/[name]Ashlin[/name]/[name]Ashlyn[/name]'s in my daughter’s school and they’re all girls.
I want to like it because it does sound cool, but my brain went into overdrive when I saw it. I thought: “Aslan! Wait, Ashland! Wait, [name]Ashlyn[/name]!” That was almost too many close associations to deal with. It sounds sort of like [name]Ashlyn[/name], which is fine if you really like it. [name]Ash[/name] is a cute name. There are other names it can be short for though.
I don’t really like it. It not only sounds very trendy (read: made up), but it also wanders waaaay far into the feminine zone. Coming from someone who loves unisex names on boys ([name]Rhys[/name]/[name]Reese[/name], [name]Rowan[/name], etc), that’s saying a lot. If I heard someone calling an [name]Ashlan[/name] at a park, I’d automatically think of a little girl.
We’re wondering what you guys think of the name “[name]Ashlan[/name]” and if you have any ideas for half Japanese names. Names like Satoshi and [name]Ken[/name] are just too Japanese and don’t reflect his european heritage!!
