I made up a name...

mel1987

I absolutely love the name Soren for a boy (not made up)

Lately I can't think of a girl name that I like at all...

So, would it be terrible to name a girl Sauren? Pronounced the same as Soren, but more feminine, like Lauren. 

Honestly, normally I hate made up names... But I love the name Soren so much!

kaylynne

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

Raeily

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

LOL This is EXACTLY the first thought that popped into my head. Don't do it. Find an actual girl's name.  

theimpossibleastronaut

Raeily:

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

LOL This is EXACTLY the first thought that popped into my head. Don't do it. Find an actual girl's name.  

Agree with both of these.

Lue94

You like Sauren but not Lauren?

shellylovelee

Is it pronounced like Lauren? Because I wasn't sure how to pronounce either Soren or Sauren.  It also made me think of the evil character "Sauron" in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

I don't really know what constitutes an official name vs. a made up name.  Didn't all names have to be "made up" at some point?  So while I don't personally think it's catastrophic to make up a name, the questions I would ask are what might she think of it?  Would she tire of constantly explaining, pronouncing, and spelling it..."

Sauren also makes me think "sour". 

ETA: Clearly the LOTR reference is popular! 

rockopera

Terrible. Please don't make up names. 

lightgetsin

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

this - just use Soren for a girl.

queenbone

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

Ah-ha! I knew it sounded sci-fi to me, but couldn't place it.

OP, I'd stick with Lauren. Or BTN says that Severina is the female variant of Soren.

lisa5201

Use Soren

Love

mel1987

Here's to hoping I find out this LO is a boy! If it is indeed a girl, I might have a change of heart on the name. Because in all honestly, I don't really have a preference on the sex of this baby.  I was just curious for opinions. 

One more question: Would would you think if you met a little girl named Soren? Besides the LOTR thing. :P

lightgetsin

mel1987:

Here's to hoping I find out this LO is a boy! If it is indeed a girl, I might have a change of heart on the name. Because in all honestly, I don't really have a preference on the sex of this baby.  I was just curious for opinions. 

One more question: Would would you think if you met a little girl named Soren? Besides the LOTR thing. :P

I honestly wouldn't think twice about it because I have only known one (male) Soren in real life and I wouldn't be sure without looking it up if it was a unisex name or not.  I would use Lauren though.  I love that name.

kaylynne

queenbone:

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

Ah-ha! I knew it sounded sci-fi to me, but couldn't place it.

OP, I'd stick with Lauren. Or BTN says that Severina is the female variant of Soren.

BTN also connects Soren to Sorin (also masc), but the fem of Sorin is Sorina, which isn't so bad. (Severina looks like a Harry Potter name to me, even though I know it's legit).

I would still just call her Soren, you have to go back through several variants to get to one that has a meaning (Severus=stern) and the only major association I think people will have is Kierkegaard... and I'm not sure that many people are going to look at a baby girl and go, "Why is she named after a Danish philosopher?")

People who aren't familiar with German/Danish names may not even know it's a boy's name.

ObLaDi

I would side eye Soren for a girl, and would full-out eye roll Sauren.

I know a woman named Sorina--how about that?

Or, save Soren (which I like very much) for a future boy and keep looking. 

CayleighDawn

Sauren is terrible. If you must, spell it Soren. Also, may I suggest Seren? It's a Welsh name and I think it's gorgeous, and close to Soren.

MrsCFB

not a fan.

mel1987

This will be my last child...

kplaxco85

Yes it would be terrible.

spendsitwell

I love this name as well and I thought for a girl you could spell it Soryn.  I think this is what I want to do.  Soren for a boy and Soryn for a girl.  Soryn is not made up either.  Real names for both.

JLGY

Please don't use Soren/Sauren for a girl! Lauren is SO much nicer. I do like Soren for a boy though.

nlscroggins

no on sauren. yes to Soren if it's a boy.

rockopera

spendsitwell:

I love this name as well and I thought for a girl you could spell it Soryn.  I think this is what I want to do.  Soren for a boy and Soryn for a girl.  Soryn is not made up either.  Real names for both.

And how is Soryn not made up?  Link please. Or are "made up" and "intentionally misspelled" completely different things?

Soryn, other than having the terrible "feminine y," makes me think of Soarin' - the ride at Disneyland.

I do adore PP's suggestion of Seren.  

spendsitwell

rockopera:

spendsitwell:

I love this name as well and I thought for a girl you could spell it Soryn.  I think this is what I want to do.  Soren for a boy and Soryn for a girl.  Soryn is not made up either.  Real names for both.

And how is Soryn not made up?  Link please. Or are "made up" and "intentionally misspelled" completely different things?

Soryn, other than having the terrible "feminine y," makes me think of Soarin' - the ride at Disneyland.

I do adore PP's suggestion of Seren.  

 

Just because you have a y in the name doesnt make it made up or misspelled.  Why do you all think that?

https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Soryn 

FrecklesInside

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

 

My first thought too. Sorry, OP, I'd say keep looking.

luckylauren14

Since my name is Lauren, I like that.

But also, to add, I believe Soren and Lauren are not pronounced the same.  

Sore-en (or the correct Scandinavian way is really sir-in ) and Law-ren (think of the word laundry...)

You could always do Loren, which would sound like Soren. 

But please don't do Sauren. It makes me think of dinosaurs. 

rockopera

spendsitwell:

 Just because you have a y in the name doesnt make it made up or misspelled.  Why do you all think that?

https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Soryn 

Behind the Name doesn't have it: https://www.behindthename.com/names/search.php?nmd=n&terms=soryn

Which, to me, makes me believe that the Soryn "variant" is just someone sticking a Y into a perfectly good name at some point in time to be unique.  Or to make it feminine.

I allow for the fact I could be completely wrong on this, but I tend to default to the Behind the Name website for "real" names and their etymologies. 

orleyl

Sorry but I think its bad for a girl or boy, no matter howe you spell it.

spendsitwell

rockopera:

spendsitwell:

 Just because you have a y in the name doesnt make it made up or misspelled.  Why do you all think that?

https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Soryn 

Behind the Name doesn't have it: https://www.behindthename.com/names/search.php?nmd=n&terms=soryn

Which, to me, makes me beleve that the Soryn "variant" is just someone sticking a Y into a perfectly good name at some point in time to be unique.  Or to make it feminine.

I allow for the fact I could be completely wrong on this, but I tend to default to the Behind the Name website for "real" names and their etymologies. 

Even if that is the case that doesn't make it a non-real name.  Many names that are now "real" names  started as a variant of a different name.  Kayden is a "real" name and that is a variant of Kaiden.  Obviously someone put a y in to make it more feminine and now it is "real" (accounting to your site).  So why is it so bad to put a y in to make a name feminine?  It doesn't mean it is misspelled and who knows in 5 yeas Soryn might just make it to that list as a "real" name.  All names start somewhere.

aessary03

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

lmao ... high five.  I was thinking the same thing!  Love Lord of the Rings ... however, the association is terrible!

Mochadoodle

JaneDrewAK

luckylauren14:

Since my name is Lauren, I like that.

But also, to add, I believe Soren and Lauren are not pronounced the same.  

Sore-en (or the correct Scandinavian way is really sir-in ) and Law-ren (think of the word laundry...)

You could always do Loren, which would sound like Soren. 

But please don't do Sauren. It makes me think of dinosaurs. 

 

These pronunciations depend on your regional accent. Where I am from (CA), Soren and Lauren rhyme. (Lauren is LOR-en like mow or low.)

mel1987

How is Seren pronounced, I googled it and got two different answers. Se-ren like seven and sair-en. Anyone know!?

youmakemyheartsmile

I am a fan! I love Sauren!

sgroff26

Yes it would be horrible!

magsugar13

Horrid

gimmietimmies

RiverSong82:

Raeily:

kaylynne:

Sauren looks like Sauron, the Great Eye of Evil from Lord of the Rings.  I would use a real boy's name on a girl before I would make up a girls name.

LOL This is EXACTLY the first thought that popped into my head. Don't do it. Find an actual girl's name.  

Agree with both of these.

Doh, thought the same! Um, if youre looking for something that sounds similar, and is a girl's name, try Seren.

gimmietimmies

mel1987:

How is Seren pronounced, I googled it and got two different answers. Se-ren like seven and sair-en. Anyone know!?

Sair-en.

CayleighDawn

gimmietimmies:

mel1987:

How is Seren pronounced, I googled it and got two different answers. Se-ren like seven and sair-en. Anyone know!?

Sair-en.

 

I knew you'd show up sooner or later  

ariaforte8

Soren or Sauren for a girl is so horrid. Don't do it. I agree that the LOTR similarity popped into my head immediately.

gimmietimmies

CayleighDawn:

gimmietimmies:

mel1987:

How is Seren pronounced, I googled it and got two different answers. Se-ren like seven and sair-en. Anyone know!?

Sair-en.

 

I knew you'd show up sooner or later  

I'm like a homing pigeon that way. And to add, Soren is a big burly blonde Swedish relative of mine (like really distant, but there), but a guy none the less. That's the picture in my head I've got of Soren. Seren, def. not. The other one we know oddly resembles dd, she's 10, her parents are from Cardiff.

gimmietimmies

mj.reilly:

EmpireMomof3:

mj.reilly:

Really bad. Just use Soren, if you must. I like pp suggestion of Seren.

Soryn is even more atrocious than Sauren. Gross.

 

My sarcasm font must have been broken when I wrote that.  

Ha, sorry. I hadn't seen your comment. I meant to quote spendsitwell who posted earlier.

Trigger finger!