Orion

kdruffles

What do you think about Orion? I'm having the hardest time with boy names!! ahhhh

MamaAllison

No, not my style!

DragonflyBelle

I don't mind it actually...NMS, but it's kind of ethereal and different.

Heartcease

I really like it, but I'm a mythology and Mark Twain fan.

DawnJM25

Will you pronounce it like the Japanese beer: Oh-REE-on or the constellation: Oh-RYAN?  We lived in Japan for awhile, so I see "beer" when I see this name.

 

 

Keri Marie

Or- EYE-en

or

ORE-ee-an 

 

I know people with these names and I like both 

brookelynpaisley

Not my style.

AlabamaMamma224

  No, sorry.

bethanyui

I dig the mythology names so

rubber_chicken

I knew a little boy named Orion.  It's a little more "out there" but I think the right family can pull it off - they certainly did.

kdruffles

pronounced like the constellation... Any suggestions that aren't too main stream? TIA

miblue

This was a contender for my DS. I was all for it until DH decided to say that we could call him Ryan. Uh.... no. Ryan is definitely NOT a NN for Orion. So I nixed it. 

We would have pronounced it like the constellation. 

CiderWench

I've seen it on here a few times. It's not my style, but it's growing on me. I kind of like it now.

NewFamily09

I like it only because I used to teach kindergarten and once had a student named Orion.  He was a sweet heart.

mommybrynn

NMS, but regardless I have a female student named Orion so I tend to think of it as girly.

ButternutSquash

It makes me think of a comic book character.

What about Balthazar, Elias, Corin, Gregor, Crispus, Magnus

I don't like any of those either but I like them better than Orion. 

LuckyMissus

It's nms, but not terrible. I'd appreciate it in someone else's lo. 

3litttlebirds

LuckyMissus:

It's nms, but not terrible. I'd appreciate it in someone else's lo. 

Agreed. 

alohamora

It's not my usual style at all, but I kind of like it.

maybebaby3456

LOVE IT! do it!

KFACE08

and I've known one guy in his twenties with that age and an one year old baby named Orion. The guy in his twenties is probably the definition of the "coolest" guy I've ever known. Everyone loves him, he plays guitar, always calm and funny. They called him "O" because we had another friend named Ryan and some people confused them with each other, which is something I think most people will do. Provided that doesn't both you , I love the name, so I say it's awesome.

emikat

I knew an Orion in college, and I loved his name.  I am however and astronomy and mythology geek.  I did "use up" this name though naming a friend's cat.  So, it's off the list for any future children for me going forward.  

Fink

This was the very first name by DH suggested.  I initially vetoed it because I thought it was too hippie for us, but then I thought about it more and decided that I like it.  We're not using it though because we found a name we like better and my DH has a thing against 3 syllable names (don't ask).

AllieBelle1

I really like it and considered it for my DS. Didn't go too well with our last name though. Ours would have been in reference to the constellation.

queenbone

It's very strong name.  It is a whole lot of first name though. 

It's nms, but like how underused it is.  

Options: Ulysses, Moses, Buckminster, Elvis

ObLaDi

I looooove it.

It's on my short list (DH maybe not so much).

Two other names I love which I think have a similar vibe are Atticus and Apollo. (although Apollo does give me slight pause as to whether it's "too much name.")

lissag24

Kind of dorky to me

chloebeth930

I babysat for a little boy named Orion.  His parents went with the whole space theme for his room and everything.  Turns out he had zero interest in space.