Alaric/ideas

lesliegolem

Hi ladies I was wondering your thoughts on the name Alaric and also how would you pronounce it? Ok I admit I first heard the name on The Vampire Diaries years ago as "Ah-lar-ic." We just found out I'm pregnant with a boy so I brought this name up. My DH really likes it. But then when I started to research it more turns out most people pronounce it "Al-air-ic" based on this German king. Part of me says if I'm worried this much i should just not use it but guess I was curious at to what others thought. Thanks!

lesliegolem

Also if any one has any similar name ideas that would be great. Our other ideas our Desmond and Rory but I have to say I really liked the name Alaric as we thought it was pronounced. 

mb0112

I'm not familiar with it and read it as "Al-er-ic" with emphasis on the Al 

I prefer Desmond. I like Rory too but it sounds like a nickname to me.

bbiutmcph

Love love love Alaric and pronounce like you. 
Also love Rory

suggesting

Alec
Bryce
Urijah
Cedric
Cyrus
Simon
Enzo
Byron
Bryce
Silas

BabyBoyH92016

Not knowing the name, i would have pronounced it the second way you described (AL-er-ic). It reminds me of a characters name on the show Silicon Valley. Erlich (ER-lick). Maybe it's because I watch the show, but i find this name less confusing.

I love Desmond! It was in our top 3 when we had our 1st. 

sunflower713

I love Alaric, I also have heard it on Vampire Diaries so that's the pronunciation that I would use too.

Ideas:

Ephraim
Tristan
Lyle
Asher
Asa
Miles

ashleyandely

Never heard of this name but I would pronounce it Ah lar ic.

not a fan of it
prefer Rory!  

nanner26

Vampire diaries fan here so I also would pronounce it like you do. I like it! 

cantrellja

I would pronounce it "AL-air-ic"

jessilee15

cantrellja said:

I would pronounce it "AL-air-ic"

This

lesliegolem

Thanks ladies I appreciate it!!! Also love the suggestions

JMU_Bride09

I guessed Al-air-ic.  And remember, having your name mispronounced isn't the worst thing.  I have a difficult to pronounce name, and it gets mangled all of the time.  I just inwardly roll my eyes and move along.  Sometimes it can be pretty amusing. 

I looked up Alaric, and I like it.  It's a good, strong name.  Some other ideas:

Alexei
Archibald
Arthur
Cedric
Colin
Frederick
James
Lee
Malcolm
Mitchell 
Neal
Quinn
Riley
Sean
Shane
William

MJDsquared

I watched a few episodes of VD years ago, but don't remember the name, and I read it the way you would pronounce it.

NME44

I would have said a-LAIR-ick

neverblushed

If you name your child Alaric, he'll be fighting mispronunciation and misspelling his entire life.

Alastair has a similar flair.  It's the Scottish version of Alexander.

issy934

I love the name Alaric and wanted use it for our first son but my husband vetoed it. He is not a fan of the show at all! 

little_bren

Al-air-ic