I have a very specific kind of boy’s name that I am looking for. Perhaps some of you may have some suggestions?
I am looking for a baby name that is unique but not too crazy difficult for the average English speaker (but it can originate from any language), but that also has a pronunciation that can easily be a good sounding Chinese name as well (with matching Chinese characters). My wife (who is Chinese) and I (who am American) live in [name]China[/name], and want our child to have one name, but want it to sound good to an American ear and to a Chinese ear.
As an example, our first child, who is now 2 and a half, is named Rayhan, which is perfect because in Chinese it is pronounced exactly the same and it has a good meaning in several languages. In Chinese (‘rui han’) means something like ‘the dawning of a good sign’, while at the same time it has meanings in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian, and is pretty easy to pronounce no matter what country your from.
We don’t know if our second child is going to be a boy or a girl.
If she’s a girl, she’ll be— Mayna (which is a meaningful name in Chinese, Dutch, [name]German[/name], Sanskrit, Greek and Arabic), and sounds great in many languages.
But if he’s a boy, we’re having trouble finding the perfect name. Here’s a list of some names we’re currently considering:
[name]Kyon[/name] (Chinese name would be: [name]Kai[/name]-yan) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
Kaylum (Chinese name would be: [name]Kai[/name]-long) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
Rylin (Chinese name: [name]Rui[/name]-lin) (Old English and Chinese meanings)
Roshan (Chinese name: Ri-shan) (Persian and Chinese meanings)
[name]Cullen[/name] (Chinese name: Ke-lin) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
[name]DeShawn[/name] (Chinese name: De-shan)(Gaelic, Hebrew and Chinese meanings)
[name]Logan[/name] (Chinese name: [name]Lou[/name]-gen) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
[name]Dylan[/name] (Chinese name: De-lin) (Welsh and Chinese meanings)
Kylin (Chinese name: Ke-lin) (Celtic and Chinese meanings)
Ameen (Chinese name: Ai-ming) (Arabic and Chinese meanings)
[name]Clay[/name] (Chinese name: Ke-lei) (Old English and Chinese meanings)
Let me know your thoughts on these names and if you have any other suggestions that fit what we’re looking for, we’d love to hear it.
‘K’ doesn’t exist as a letter in Gaelic so I don’t see how you’re getting Gaelic meanings from those names. I’m not even sure the ‘k’ versions are real names. If you want a name that’s easy to pronounce in English too then I’d avoid Gaelic names altogether.
My favourite from your list is [name]Dylan[/name].
I’m surprised to hear there is no ‘K’ in Gaelic, seems like names like [name]Keegan[/name] and [name]Kyle[/name] are quite common K names with Gaelic origins. Perhaps originates from a different letter that has a sound that is similar to 'K".
[name]Kyon[/name]/[name]Kyan[/name] is a variation of the name [name]Cian[/name]/[name]Kian[/name] (pronouned KEE an) which means ‘ancient’ according to a few sites, and I just discovered a name with a similar pronunciation in Afghani that means ‘universe’.
Kaylum is a name that combines the sounds of [name]Caleb[/name] and [name]Callum[/name] into a name which sounds nice but is less common than both of those, and I feel like it takes on the meaning of both, which both have good meanings.
[name]Kylan[/name]/Kylin is a variation of the name [name]Kyle[/name], but I think I’m taking that off the list, decided it is a bit too feminine for a boy.
I like [name]Dylan[/name] too, quite a lot in fact, but the fact that it is the 30th most common name of last year kinda turns me away from it (for the same reason I’m thinking about pushing [name]Logan[/name] off the list too (20th most common name)). I like unique names. My name is Javad, I’ve never met anyone else with that name, and I’ve always really liked my name a lot. I wanna find a name my kid will find equally as unique and awesome.
Yeah, it’s the letter C… like in [name]Cian[/name], [name]Cillian[/name] and [name]Callum[/name]…
Right so, [name]Kyon[/name] and Kaylum really are made up names. I’d avoid them altogether. I understand what you’re saying about wanting a unique name BUT that doesn’t mean it has to be invented with random ‘y’s’ chucked in here there and everywhere I’d do some more research I think
Appreciate the thoughts. I’ll keep them in mind. I’m definitely in the midst of much research.
You may be surprised to hear that [name]Kyan[/name] was actually the 544th most common name of 2004. I’m also thinking about spelling it Kaiyan, as that would be the ‘pinyin’ version of the Chinese characters as well.
I came up with the name Kaylum from some research, it seems to be a name that has been emerging occasionally in the UK, occasionally spelled Caelum or Kaelum as well.
Some other names that have popped up onto the list now are:
[name]Jaylin[/name] (Chinese name would be: Zhi-lin)
[name]Devon[/name] (Chinese name would be: De-wen)
Those too now seem to be in the running with the following as the leaders right now:
I’d do some more research I think 