[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone, we are struggling to find a name for our baby boy due in a month or so. We already have one boy called [name_f]Rumi[/name_f], named after the 13th century Sufi poet. Our boy is part Japanese and part Lebanese and with NZ connection, and the name [name_f]Rumi[/name_f] just fit perfectly for many reasons. So we would love to find a name that fits with this name, but we are stumped. We prefer names that are a little less popular, but are soft sounding or unisex in nature. Any ideas would be most welcome! Thanks a lot in advance, [name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_f]Rumi[/name_f] is such a lovely name!
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]/[name_u]Ara[/name_u]
Lir/[name_u]Lior[/name_u]
[name_m]Hiro[/name_m]
[name_u]Isa[/name_u]/[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Eero[/name_m]
[name_m]Alef[/name_m]/[name_u]Elif[/name_u]
[name_m]Tor[/name_m]
[name_m]Yann[/name_m]
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_u]Sacha[/name_u]
Congratulations! 
[name_f]Rumi[/name_f] is a cool name.
I wish I had a suggestions for you, but i don’t think I can match what you’re looking for! But what about [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]? I prefer it on boys, but i know people use it for girls, too.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Adrian[/name_m]?
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Raiden[/name_m]
[name_m]Bly[/name_m]
[name_f]Rumi[/name_f] & ________:
[name_m]Kenzo[/name_m]
Kaleo
Caito
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] “[name_m]Iggy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Brighton[/name_u]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_m]Deveraux[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Kiefer[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] ([name_m]Cash[/name_m]-us) “[name_m]Cash[/name_m]”
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m]
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_u]Channing[/name_u]
[name_m]Boyd[/name_m]
Gibbs/[name_m]Gibson[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Valor[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Roarke[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] “[name_m]Mac[/name_m]”
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] “[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]”
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
I love [name_f]Rumi[/name_f] for a boy
Some other soft but strong names (most of which are also on my list for a boy)
[name_m]Koa[/name_m]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Shem[/name_m]
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_m]Pim[/name_m]
Fenn
[name_u]Tully[/name_u]
[name_u]Fife[/name_u]
Enki
[name_m]Folke[/name_m]
[name_m]Faber[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
Lule
Goodluck!
[name_f]Rumi[/name_f] is a lovely name, I am thrilled to hear of a boy named [name_f]Rumi[/name_f]! Does anything here strike you?
[name_u]Akira[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_f]Emer[/name_f]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Espen[/name_m]
[name_m]Esra[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezri[/name_u]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]
[name_m]Inigo[/name_m]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Jago[/name_m]
[name_f]Kairi[/name_f]
[name_m]Kier[/name_m]
[name_m]Koda[/name_m]
[name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlo[/name_f]
Merit
[name_u]Mika[/name_u]
[name_u]Nori[/name_u]
[name_u]Pax[/name_u]
[name_u]Paz[/name_u]
[name_u]Peri[/name_u] ([name_f]Perri[/name_f], [name_u]Perry[/name_u])
[name_u]Rene[/name_u]
[name_u]Rio[/name_u]
[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_f]Terra[/name_f]
[name_f]Toril[/name_f]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_f]Tove[/name_f]
[name_f]Valen[/name_f]
[name_u]Valo[/name_u]
[name_u]Zen[/name_u]
[name_u]Zuri[/name_u]
[name_u]Loki[/name_u] (mischievous)
[name_m]Jiro[/name_m] (means second son)
Kaemon (joyful one)
[name_u]Kato[/name_u]
Thanks so much everyone! We do have some of those names in our candidate list, especially [name_u]Kai[/name_u], [name_u]Rio[/name_u], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] and [name_u]Micah[/name_u]. We’ll definitely give some of those others some thought too. I never knew it’d be so difficult to find a name!
We were also contemplating: [name_f]Sahara[/name_f] (not sure if it’s viable for a boy…), Tao, Ruru (Maori name)
Any more ideas super welcome. The day is fast approaching!
Good day/night to you all!
My best friend has a [name_f]Rumi[/name_f]! It is hard to match though. I like [name_u]Loki[/name_u], [name_m]Koa[/name_m], and [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] from pps. Is there a Japanese or Lebanese name you could use?
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Aram[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Lev[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Zeno[/name_m]
You mentioned [name_f]Rumi[/name_f] being named after a poet, so I assume this is meaningful to you. If you want to continue with that theme, here are some options to consider. Most are European and American poets. I didn’t want to recommend any names that I wasn’t sure of the pronunciation, though I am sure there are some great ones out there.
Speare- [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]
[name_u]Eliot[/name_u]- T.S. [name_u]Eliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Poe[/name_u]- [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] [name_u]Poe[/name_u]
[name_f]Angelou[/name_f]- [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Angelou[/name_f]
[name_m]Kipling[/name_m]- [name_m]Rudyard[/name_m] [name_m]Kipling[/name_m]
[name_m]Dryden[/name_m]- [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Dryden[/name_m]
[name_m]Chaucer[/name_m]- [name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] [name_m]Chaucer[/name_m]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]- [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]- [name_m]Victor[/name_m] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]- [name_m]Lord[/name_m] [name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Hardy[/name_m]- [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Hardy[/name_m]
[name_m]Homer[/name_m]- [name_m]Homer[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] or Wilde- [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] Wilde
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]- [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] or Browning- [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] Browning
[name_m]Langston[/name_m] or [name_m]Hughes[/name_m]- [name_m]Langston[/name_m] [name_m]Hughes[/name_m]
[name_m]Thoreau[/name_m] (my fav)- [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] [name_m]Thoreau[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Hiro[/name_m]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_m]Caio[/name_m]
I’m just going to add a few more… all very soft sounding to me.
I love [name_f]Sahara[/name_f], I do see it as quite feminine, but I think it could work? I would rule Ruru out, as it’s way to similar sounding to [name_f]Rumi[/name_f] for me! Would be so confusing…
[name_u]Amari[/name_u]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u]
[name_f]Imani[/name_f]
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u]
[name_u]Misha[/name_u]
[name_f]Sahar[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_u]Shamar[/name_u]
[name_m]Teo[/name_m]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_u]Zerah[/name_u]
[name_m]Zenon[/name_m]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_m]Zohar[/name_m]