[name_u]Sol[/name_u] made it onto my boy’s name list followed closely by [name_m]Saul[/name_m]. Like my other kids, it’s a Hebrew name that works in Spanish and [name_f]English[/name_f]. I like [name_u]Sol[/name_u] a lot. It seems modern and fresh, but it seems like an established name. The traditional nickname is [name_m]Solly[/name_m] which I also love.
I also like [name_m]Saul[/name_m]. It feels like it could hit the sweet spot of old man names with a modern sound. However, [name_u]Sol[/name_u] means peace and that is really resonating for me.
If I went with [name_u]Sol[/name_u], especially for a boy, would it be forever assumed that the child’s name is [name_m]Saul[/name_m]? Traditionally, [name_u]Sol[/name_u] (like Solomon) and [name_m]Saul[/name_m] are pronounced the same [name_f]English[/name_f].
(It’s also on my list for a girl now. In which case I would pronounce it like “soul”. I like the double meaning of sun in Spanish and peace in Hebrew).
I think [name_u]Sol[/name_u] and [name_m]Saul[/name_m] are unusual enough that people would ask for the spelling regardless. I don’t think anyone would necessarily assume a [name_u]Sol[/name_u] was [name_m]Saul[/name_m]. Additionally, every [name_m]Saul[/name_m] I’ve met pronounces it sah-OOL (Spanish pronunciation), which I think makes it even less likely (though that may be a regional exception).
Spanish speakers in our lives would definitely pronounce [name_m]Saul[/name_m] like sah-ool, but [name_f]English[/name_f] speakers will most likely say “sawl”.
I see now that you live in a Central American country, and feel silly that I explained the Spanish pronunciation to you. [name_f]My[/name_f] apologies!
However I have a softer spot for [name_u]Sol[/name_u] and honestly [name_u]Sol[/name_u] feels very recognisable therefore I do not feel that [name_u]Sol[/name_u] would be mistaken for [name_m]Saul[/name_m]. Similarly I think [name_m]Saul[/name_m] is recognisable that he will not be mistaken for [name_u]Sol[/name_u]. In a nutshell I do not think this should be a major concern. I really love [name_u]Sol[/name_u] and if you love him I would go for it.
I’d pronounce them slightly differently, so depending on how you’re pronouncing it would impact on what I thought the spelling/fullname is. Still, I think as @VEL suggests, it’s unusual enough that people might ask, so [name_u]Sol[/name_u] is perfectly usable to me
They are two different names and should be pronounced slightly different. I would not confuse them at all. I love [name_u]Sol[/name_u]. Very handsome. [name_u]Sol[/name_u] has a short o as in ox while [name_m]Saul[/name_m] has an au which is pronounced aw. Very close but phonetically different.
I’d pronounce them differently - [name_u]Sol[/name_u] like doll and [name_m]Saul[/name_m] like [name_m]Paul[/name_m] - but those might well be the same in other accents!
Personally I prefer [name_u]Sol[/name_u] and would find that more expected on a baby now as opposed to [name_m]Saul[/name_m].
If I came across a [name_u]Sol[/name_u] who pronounced his name like [name_m]Saul[/name_m] (I personally say it like soul), I would assume it was [name_m]Saul[/name_m] and yes, I can see that being many people’s thought as well
i think that sol would be associated with saul especially due to the same pronunciation in [name_f]English[/name_f], i don’t think this is necessarily a bad thing but when i hear saul i immediately think of the show better call saul and I’m sure many other people would too
I would assume a boy named [name_u]Sol[/name_u] is pronounced like “Soul”, which I love!
I don’t say either name like “sawl” in [name_f]English[/name_f], but due to the popular show, perhaps [name_m]Saul[/name_m] would be the most straightforward choice if you do want to achieve that pronunciation.
[name_u]Sol[/name_u] could also work, but I do think it would get mixed up more often.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Sol[/name_u]! As well as the “peace” meaning from [name_m]Solomon[/name_m], the “sun” meaning in several languages has always really appealed to me – such gorgeous imagery and really matches the warm, laid-back feel of this name to me.
[name_m]Saul[/name_m] is a completely different name with a different sound (in my accent) and vibe. I do quite like it, but it feels less fresh than [name_u]Sol[/name_u], but still cool in an old-school revival kind of way.
I’d put [name_m]Saul[/name_m] in a category with names like [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_u]Moses[/name_u] and [name_u]Amos[/name_u], and [name_u]Sol[/name_u] in a category with names like [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and [name_u]Jem[/name_u] and [name_m]Cas[/name_m].
This is a big consideration. I live in Latin [name_u]America[/name_u], and I think it would likely be an issue. Friends assure me it wouldn’t, but they’re more free thinking than most people we’d be around.
I love Saul and Sol! I do prefer Sol though. I think it’d be half and half, I instinctively pronounce Sol the same as soul and Saul as ‘sawl’, but I’m also Hispanics and speak Spanish so it could be influences by that.
Where I am Sol is pretty much completely unisex, split pretty much exactly between boy and girls statically, and I actually know more boys than girls with the name (all of which are Latino)
That’s surprising and encouraging! I’m in Honduras and I haven’t heard of boys name [name_u]Sol[/name_u], but if you know of many, maybe that trend will spread here.
I would pronounce [name_u]Sol[/name_u] and [name_m]Saul[/name_m] differently. Maybe it’s a regional thing? But I prefer [name_u]Sol[/name_u] (which I would pronounce like soul). [name_m]Saul[/name_m] sounds very twangy in my accent.