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WDYT of these names?

archnaarchna
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So DH and I had a girl name picked out right from the start, but we've decided not to tell anyone our names (we got some skepticism about names right off the bat, so we're keeping them to ourselves now!)... We're trying to find a boy name.. Let me know what you think! I'm Indian and he is from Ohio so we had to find a name that both families would be able to pronounce!

Girl: Arya Lakshmi H____________

(Arya has pretty deep meaning for us, and Lakshmi is the name of my late grandmother)

Boy: Sid (short for Siddharth)

        Krish (Short for Krishnan- my grandpa's name)

        Jai or Jay

        Karan (DH likes this name but I'm not too fond of it)

Or some combination of the above...  Also, DH's dad's name is Joel, so I wanted to try and incorporate that into the MN somehow..

Our last name starts with an H and is really long, so we wanted a short first name/ nickname to go along with it. Any suggestions if you don't like any of the above?

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  • sassafras007sassafras007 member
    I liked the name Kieran for a boy.
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    I liked the name Kieran for a boy.
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  • annasi83annasi83 member

    Arya Lakshmi is a BEAUTIFUL name!  I love Indian names.

    I like Krishnan Joel for the boy's name.  People will probably call him "Kris" though.

    Good luck!

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  • robinsokjrobinsokj member

    I think your girl name is very pretty.  I like DH's choice.

    My cousin married into an Indian family and named their son Rohan.  Dad's name is Ajay.  So those could be other options

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  • sturgejesturgeje
    i like jai/jay and like PP said, kieran is nice too :)
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  • flgatorflgator member
    imageannasi83:

    Arya Lakshmi is a BEAUTIFUL name!  I love Indian names.

    I like Krishnan Joel for the boy's name.  People will probably call him "Kris" though.

    Good luck!

    I also like Krishnan Joel for a boy.  

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  • FemmeNat01FemmeNat01 member

    You know I love Arya Lakshmi. It would work with your last name too.

    I like Krish or Jai for a boy.

    Krishnan Joel H sounds good. Jai Joel might be too much alliteration.

    Karan will forever be Karen to anyone not Indian. My cousin's name is Karan (I picked it after Karan Johar) and all his friends that aren't Indian say Karen.

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  • FemmeNat01FemmeNat01 member

    imagesassafras007:
    I liked the name Kieran for a boy.

    It's not Kieran. It's Karan. It's prounouced differently.

    Kieran is Keer-ahn

    Karan is Kar-ahn (and roll your Rs)

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  • AlikiAliki member

    I hear you on the ethnic thing. I'm Malaysian-Chinese and my DH is Irish/German, so any Chinese name we pick has to be pronouncable by his family.

    I love your LO girl name, it's pretty.

    I like Siddharth and Krishnan... classic Indian names, IMHO!

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  • archnaarchna
    imageFemmeFataleNat01:

    imagesassafras007:
    I liked the name Kieran for a boy.

    It's not Kieran. It's Karan. It's prounouced differently.

    Kieran is Keer-ahn

    Karan is Kar-ahn (and roll your Rs)

    Thanks, I wasn't going to say anything but there is a distinct difference =)

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  • archnaarchna
    imageAliki:

    I hear you on the ethnic thing. I'm Malaysian-Chinese and my DH is Irish/German, so any Chinese name we pick has to be pronouncable by his family.

    I love your LO girl name, it's pretty.

    I like Siddharth and Krishnan... classic Indian names, IMHO!

    Thanks for all the feedback! We got a lot of negative opinions about using Arya- a lot of people were confused b/c they think of Aryan (blonde and blue eyed), even though Arya is a really strong Sanskrit name.

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