Linus or Tristan

lunajoy

 Which do like better:

 Linus Gabriel

Tristan Alistair

The last name in one syllable and German. Please give your thoughts! 

wilberta2006

I like Gabriel

marbear81

Definitely 100% Tristan! :-) I'm not sure of the middle name you paired it up with but I *LOVE* the name Tristan.. in fact, Tristan Joseph is our top #1 boys name!!!!!

sherron and troy

marbear81:

Definitely 100% Tristan! :-) I'm not sure of the middle name you paired it up with but I *LOVE* the name Tristan.

Ditto this....how do you pronounce that mn?

Linus is too Charlie Brown, but I like Gabriel.

marbear81

Tristan Gabriel sounds nice, too

smismar

I don't like Tristan.  It sounds like you're saying "Christian" with a speech impediment (even though I know it's a legit name - just sayin').

I LOVE Linus, but he'd really have to work to overcome the little kid on Charlie Brown.

WTH is an Alistain?  Oil stain?  Alistair misspelled?  I don't get it.

EXL311

I think Linus is an awful name so I would go with Tristan but I actually think of that as a girly boys' name.

TxGal

Tristan or Gabriel

SoleilMoon

marbear81:

Tristan Gabriel sounds nice, too

I agree.

jaredswife

Between Linus and Tristan, I would definitely pick Tristan.  Linus is terrible. 

But, I do like Gabriel more than both of those.

Bluesmoothee

My childhood poodle was named Tristan so that's what I think about that.

Linus...seriously? Too bad you're not having twins so you could name the other Snoopy.

KMR816

I like Tristan much better. It's not a bad name, but I can only think of the Chalie Brown character when I hear Linus. ?Pick the one you like best, though.

MrsTeague

I like Linus best.

epphd

Gabriel is the only one that I like.  Alistain is odd - is it a family name?

Tristan sounds too romance novel-y, and Linus is, well, a Peanut.

 

EXL311

KMR816:

 Pick the one you like best, though.

 As long as it isn't Linus.

ShanLeAnn

marbear81:

Tristan Gabriel sounds nice, too

ditto.

stcroixbride

my very German friends just had a Linus.  I personally like it - wouldn't use it for MY kid, but if it is your heritage, go for it.

They also considered Oskar - glad they went with Linus!

MrsH_2008

I really like Tristan and Gabriel. ?Not crazy about the middle name for Tristan though and Linus reminds me of Charlie Brown.

KateAggie

Can I have a third option?

Meganne1164

KateAggie:

Can I have a third option?

 My thoughts exactly!

SparrowSong

I love the name Linus. A friend of mine named her son Linus and once you are used to the name on a real person, it's a great one.

Tristan makes me think "sad" because it's very similar to the French and Spanish words for sadness. Though the actual etymology is said to be quite different, the association is too strong for me and I don't think it's a very nice name at all.  

yogisunam

I am not a fan of either, sorry.

Linus sounds too much like "sinus" and Tristan sounds effeminite. Which is fine, but limiting.

jenerally

Tristan Alistair