I’ve been here with this dilemma before but I haven’t found a solution 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]. Any other ideas??
[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]…
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]
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!
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]
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…