thoughts on this boy name

candlequeen

I usually don't post here bc you ladies intimidate me but I wanted to know your thoughts on Ryder. I like the y but is that considered "you-neek?" Thanks

genromeo

It's NMS, but I think the "y" makes it look like a name. "Rider" doesn't look like a name to me. So if you like the way the name sounds, I say go with the "y"!

plunderb

No, it is not youneek. Ryder is the common spelling of a common name.

It is really NMS, though. I would group it with the aggressively macho modern names for boys, which is a trend that bothers me. I think boys get too much pressure to conform to a rugged masculinity.

candlequeen

Thank you for your thoughts! Anyone have opinions on Fisher? That's our other choice

ProfessorMcGonagall

I don't like it.

juliad2010

If you do choose Ryder it needs to be y not i.
Good luck with baby naming! DH and I had such a hard time agreeing on a name.

Ceridwen21

Highly dislike it. Sounds like the parents are trying really hard to have a "cool kid".

CiderWench

Neither are my style, but Ryder > Fisher.

Jags8

I strongly dislike both Ryder and Fisher.

candlequeen

MauiBliss said:

Ryder is better than Fisher, to me. I don't love Ryder but it's not awful. Fisher? Eh. It screams surname to me and Behind The Name doesn't even register it as a first name. Please don't use Fisher. 

We won't be using Fisher, I vetoed it. It's still early but SO and I disagree on everything. Since we both like Ryder it's probably what we'll use.

Thank you to everyone for your input

FakeFinn

I prefer it with a 'y'. Rider looks even less like a name. Ryder and Fisher are both NMS, but I like Fisher a little better. I'd keep looking though. How about Sullivan?

WashingtonQueen

Ryder = Ride her. That's what a lot of people think when they hear it. Fisher is a last name.

ginger1228

When I think of Ryder I only think of a little boy. Not a man.

queenbone

I like Fisher better than Ryder.

What about Flint, Levi, or Jesse?

JMU_Bride09

Ryder just seems low class to me. I'm going to dissent from the majority and say that I'd prefer Fisher to Ryder. I also like pp's suggestion of Sullivan.

baloneydisc

I really dislike Ryder, but if you're going to use it I'd spell it with the y.

==N==

Ryder is nms but its way better than Fisher. A Fisher is an ugly, vicious animal.

blue+skies

I want to love Ryder so much, but I fear the "ride her" association. I'd say it's a GP name for me, that I wouldn't ever actually use.

candlequeen

and this is why I don't post here. LOL...oh well.

queenbone

candlequeen said:

and this is why I don't post here. LOL...oh well.

I don't understand... you asked for thoughts and opinions. You got them. No one was mean. ???

lauralew

My thoughts on Ryder:  I really don't like it.  At all.

candlequeen

I am fine with opinions and I know that's what I asked for but comments like yuck-o are dumb to me. I respect the people that just said nms or I don't like that. I also appreciate people who offered other options.

candlequeen

dreadpiratebuttercup said:

I don't really like either. What about Archer?

I like this but feel like the nn archie will be given and I don't like that.

blue+skies

candlequeen said:

dreadpiratebuttercup said:

I don't really like either. What about Archer?

I like this but feel like the nn archie will be given and I don't like that.

My friend has a nephew named Archer, and I don't think anyone calls him Archie. I think we all know an Andrew that goes by Andrew, or James by James, etc, no nn's. It can be done, and I wouldn't let it keep you from using a name.