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CeCe8579

for this name. Would you side eye a girl named Devan (pronouned Dev-uhn) Sophia or a boy named Corban (pronounced Cor-buhn) Preston?

lifeonthehill

nope! I actually personally love them!

brookelynpaisley

I don't like the spellings, personally. I'd go with Devin Sophia and Corbin Preston.

Allycat11

While I have known a girl named Devin, I still view it as a boy name and would definitely side-eye the Devan spelling. 

Corban is mis-spelled and would absolutely get the side eye from me. You also will deal with correcting people on spelling and pronunciation because it says Cor-ban.  I also don't think it flows well with Preston, which isn't a big deal if Preston is a family name but if it is not I would definitely look into other mn options. 

theimpossibleastronaut

I don't like Devan for a girl. Corban is okay, but NMS.

CeCe8579

brookelynpaisley:

I don't like the spellings, personally. I'd go with Devin Sophia and Corbin Preston.

I am on the fence with Devan but Corban is a family name so we are would like to stick to it. Preston and Sophia are also family names!

Thanks everyone for your opinions! 

kmichln

I really like the names, just not a fan of the spellings. I would side eye the spelling of Corban and Devan.

KarlsSweetie05

yes, I would side eye a girl Devan.  I know it as a boy name and spelled Devon.

Love love love Sophia, but super popular.

Corban Preston is fine, no side eye from me on that one.

However, I like Corbin spelling better.

Mochadoodle

Devan - Like it, but it's NMS.

Corban -

g8trkim

I like both names but not the spelling. To me Devon=girl and Devin=boy. Devan just looks wrong either way. I prefer Corbin over Corban. I think the "an" in both names suggest an "anne" sound.

AndTS

I really like your name Corban Preston for a boy!  And the spelling doesn't bother me.

 

Personally I'm not a fan of Devan for a girl, but if you both like it, go for it!  Sophia is a lovely first or middle name! 

Mochadoodle

g8trkim:

I like both names but not the spelling Devan. To me Devon=girl and Devin=boy. Devan just looks wrong either way.

I think that I prefer Devon on a girl, too. I don't know. The name is just NMS.

sapphire021

Joy2611:

Corban Preston is fine.  Corban isn't my style, but I wouldn't side eye it.

I would give a side eye to Devan, though.  Not the name on a girl so much, but the pronunciation/spelling. 

Devan - dev-anne or dev-ahn to me, not dev-in or dev-uhn.  Devin or Devon is fine, though.  Is there a family reason for Devan?

Agreed. I love Devin Sophia (spelled that way)

WashingtonQueen

I would side eye Devan but, not Corban.

CeCe8579

No particular reason for spelling Devan with an "a". I think we just s;ightly prefer the look and it is a legit spelling just as Devin and Devon IMO. I definitely prefer it to Devon but I'm still not 100% sure between Devin and Devan. We have plenty of time since we are still TTCing. I'm sure people side eye Ryann pronounced Ryan as well. Hmmm, so many things to think about ;-) Thanks for the opinions, help and suggestions!

megemoney

Devan is awful.  I don't like Corban either. 

CeCe8579

megemoney:

Devan is awful.  I don't like Corban either. 

 Can you ellaborate on why you think Devan is awful? 

MOMofGnGn+1

I don't like Devan for a girl. Just don't. But I'm really not a fan of unisex names at all. I like your boys name.

anvloveskme

brookelynpaisley:

I don't like the spellings, personally. I'd go with Devin Sophia and Corbin Preston.

This.  The only other thing is I don't like pairing names that end similarly - Corb"in" Prest"on" they don't seem to flow well to me, but I like all the names on their own and actually really like Devin for a girl.

Lue94

Iloveshanej:

No particular reason for spelling Devan with an "a". I think we just s;ightly prefer the look and it is a legit spelling just as Devin and Devon IMO. I definitely prefer it to Devon but I'm still not 100% sure between Devin and Devan. We have plenty of time since we are still TTCing. I'm sure people side eye Ryann pronounced Ryan as well. Hmmm, so many things to think about ;-) Thanks for the opinions, help and suggestions!

I just noticed the 2 n's in Ryann. Is there a reason why you did that?

I don't like Devan for a girl, and Corban is ok.  I wouldn't side eye your spelling on either name. I see nothing wrong with tweeking the spelling to your liking.

CeCe8579

Lue94:

Iloveshanej:

No particular reason for spelling Devan with an "a". I think we just s;ightly prefer the look and it is a legit spelling just as Devin and Devon IMO. I definitely prefer it to Devon but I'm still not 100% sure between Devin and Devan. We have plenty of time since we are still TTCing. I'm sure people side eye Ryann pronounced Ryan as well. Hmmm, so many things to think about ;-) Thanks for the opinions, help and suggestions!

I just noticed the 2 n's in Ryann. Is there a reason why you did that?

I don't like Devan for a girl, and Corban is ok.  I wouldn't side eye your spelling on either name. I see nothing wrong with tweeking the spelling to your liking.

Good question and thanks for your input! DD is named after my ex's great grandma. She was originally Rhian but when she came to America from Wales, she changed the spelling to Ryann. We went back and forth on the spelling but finally decided to go with the spelling she chose to change it to because we felt that honored her better. 

austenreader85

I'm not sure on the spelling of Devan. I think I agree with pp that I want to pronounce it differently. Then I can't devide between Devin and Devon on a girl, it's NMS so it's hard for me. Corban, because of the family spelling, is fine. I don't think I like that they both rhyme with Ryann is the big thing.

Lue94

Iloveshanej:

Lue94:

Iloveshanej:

No particular reason for spelling Devan with an "a". I think we just s;ightly prefer the look and it is a legit spelling just as Devin and Devon IMO. I definitely prefer it to Devon but I'm still not 100% sure between Devin and Devan. We have plenty of time since we are still TTCing. I'm sure people side eye Ryann pronounced Ryan as well. Hmmm, so many things to think about ;-) Thanks for the opinions, help and suggestions!

I just noticed the 2 n's in Ryann. Is there a reason why you did that?

I don't like Devan for a girl, and Corban is ok.  I wouldn't side eye your spelling on either name. I see nothing wrong with tweeking the spelling to your liking.

 

Good question and thanks for your input! DD is named after my ex's great grandma. She was originally Rhian but when she came to America from Wales, she changed the spelling to Ryann. We went back and forth on the spelling but finally decided to go with the spelling she chose to change it to because we felt that honored her better. 

Cool story. I like using names to honor loved ones. 

mjune3881

Devan to me sounds like a boy.  Corban is just fine.

Pas1224

I don't really like Devan, but I wouldn't side it.  I also wouldn't side eye Corban either.

CeCe8579

Thanks for the input everyone. We'll definitely go with Corban Preston and will decide on Devan or Devin later but will also definitely use the name as well as Sophia as a mn!

SeasideBride06

I have 2 Devin's in my class this year...a girl and a boy. The girl HATES her name and makes it very clear. I say no.

I like Corbin.

RMS112611

Devan, yes.  Without a doubt.  
Corban, I like. Quite a bit!  

CeCe8579

Thanks everyone!