Pronunciation is important to me. People gave me a hard time growing up and I want to save my son the hassle. If they still ruin it, they are just not trying hard enough. =) Also my older daughter’s name is [name]Riya[/name]. Which boy name do you like?
[name]Ravi[/name] (Rah-vee)
Saavin (Sah-vin) one of my favs, but i hope people can say it
[name]Rahil[/name] (Rah-hill)
Shrey (Shray)
[name]Shaan/name
Any other suggestions?
I like [name]Ravi[/name] and [name]Rahil[/name] very much! Shrey is a little too close to Shrek for me. [name]Shaan[/name] could be pronounced as “[name]Shawn[/name]” or “[name]Shan[/name]”; either is nice, but it’s not totally clear from the pronunciation.
I also really like the [name]Indian[/name] name [name]Rishi[/name], another name that would fit with [name]Riya[/name].
I think that [name]Ravi[/name] has the most intuitive pronunciation, so if you want something that people won’t say incorrectly, I’d go with [name]Ravi[/name].
I think that [name]Ravi[/name] and [name]Riya[/name] are a little too close. I love [name]Rahil[/name] and Saavin. I don’t think folks will have trouble pronouncing Saavin.
My favorite from your list is Saavin. I think the Pronunciation is clear enough so ghat most people will get it
I vote for [name]Ravi[/name] or Shrey. I think the double a’s in Saavin and [name]Shaan[/name] might confuse people since [name]Aaron[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name] are such common names, and the double a’s they contain are pronounced differently.
Saavin is also my favorite from your list, with a close second of both [name]Rahil[/name] and [name]Ravi[/name].
I went to school with an [name]Indian[/name] guy named [name]Ravi[/name]. No one ever mispronounced his name.
Names of other male, [name]Indian[/name] schoolmates were
[name]Rishi[/name]
Kabir
[name]Vikram[/name]
Gundeep
I think as long as you avoid letter combos that aren’t common in English, you’ll probably only have to correct once and then people will get it. For example, I have a friend at work whose name is Aekta. People are very intimidated by her name and a lot of people don’t even attempt to say it until after they’ve heard her pronounce it. [name]Even[/name] people who’ve known her for a long time get their tongues tripped up by the unexpected sounds and call her Aet-ka instead of Aek-ta.
I think there are probably enough short, simple [name]Indian[/name] guy names to pick from that you should be able to find one that most people will be able to say properly.
From your list, I think [name]Ravi[/name] would be the name that would have the least pronunciation issues. I do like Saavin the best though. Here are some more suggestions.
[name]Kiran[/name] - my fave Sanskrit name that means “ray of light”
[name]Sanjay[/name]
Dinesh
[name]Vijay[/name]
Anand
[name]Arun[/name]
Chander
Dandin
[name]Darshan[/name]
Kalkin
Kintan
Lal
Mohan
Nandin
[name]Narain[/name]
Ranjan
[name]Rohan[/name]
[name]Sanjiv[/name]
Sarojin
Vadin
Vivek
Mahesh
This is great! Thanks guys! Here are a list of the updated names. We decided to nix a few. 1 more month to go!
[name]Rohan[/name]
Ruhan
Rishaan (ree-shawn)
Saavin (sah-vin)
[name]Shalin[/name] (shaa-lynn)
Shiven (shiv-in)
I love [name]Rohan[/name] (will be similar to [name]Rowan[/name]), Saavin and Shiven.
I think [name]Shalin[/name] may be mistaken for [name]Shay[/name]-[name]Lynn[/name] like the girls name.
I agree that [name]Ravi[/name] is a bit too close to [name]Riya[/name], although it is a great name. I love Saavin. It’s clearly [name]Indian[/name], easy to pronounce and unique.