If you like Silas, you might love...

I’ve been here with this dilemma before but I haven’t found a solution :frowning: I have 14 weeks left so it’s time to get serious…lol.

I like [name]Silas[/name]. But, that’s all, like. It’s okay but I’m not head over heels. My husband LOVES [name]Silas[/name]. I’d like to introduce a few more options (if he’ll listen).

I know [name]Cyrus[/name] is usually offered as a replacement but all I think of with that name is [name]Billy[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Cyrus[/name]. :slight_smile: Any other ideas??

[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]

This might help you… http://www.magicbabynames.com/?baby=boy&name=Silas

[name]Silas[/name] is one of my favorite boy names, my other favorites along with [name]Silas[/name] are [name]Asher[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Everett[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name]…

[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Silvanus[/name]
[name]Cyril[/name]

or just similar style
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name]

I’m so glad you said [name]Cyrus[/name] reminded you of [name]Billy[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Cyrus[/name] and not his daughter. Good luck!

I like [name]Silas[/name] too. Like but don’t love. Other names with soft consonants and great vowels:

[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Sylvan[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]

Hopefully I didn’t just recommend everything you got last time.

[name]How[/name] about…

[name]Lucius[/name]
[name]Adolph[/name]
[name]Sylvester[/name]
[name]Junius[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Anton[/name]
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
Domonick
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Titus[/name]
[name]Lazarus[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]

If these names are the same “style” as [name]Silas[/name], then apparently [name]Silas[/name] isn’t my style. Perhaps that’s my problem with it. Out of all the suggested names, [name]Sterling[/name] is my favorite. I’d never really use it though, it’s more of a guilty pleasure sort of name. Names that I like are [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Philip[/name], [name]Charles[/name]. They’re more classic and traditional. [name]Silas[/name] seems more trendy. I realize it’s a name with plenty of history. But, it’s been out of the spotlight and seems to be everywhere lately to me. I need to learn to love it though because dh won’t budge! :slight_smile:

The two names that I always think of as alternatives to [name]Silas[/name] are [name]Felix[/name] and [name]Elias[/name]. To me the have a similar soft but spunky feel even though they are very distinct.

Other suggestions:
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Ewan[/name]

Has anyone suggested [name]Cyprus[/name]? I’ve always loved the [name]Cyprus[/name] trees around the wine country.

[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Vance[/name]
[name]Maxence[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]

?

My friend named her baby [name]Silas[/name] a couple months ago but [name]Titus[/name] was a close second. Not my style (at all) but on the off chance you love it…