Need advice on boy's name

lily310 · January 2011

My DH and I are of Indian origin but grew up here in the US and aren't too crazy about Indian boys' names. We're looking for a "crossover" type name- something sort of fusiony, but we've had a really hard time thinking of something we both love. After lots of debating, we've narrowed our list down to:

Ronan

or

Kieran

They're both actually Irish names, but are really close to Indian names. We're leaning toward Ronan because my husband thinks Kieran sounds sort of feminine, but Kieran seems to be more popular overall. What do you all think? Any other ideas for us?

TIA!

alohamora · January 2011

I like Kieran over Ronan, but I also wanted to suggest the name Naveen. I think it's a modern-sounding name but still fits into your Indian background.

MelodyKate · January 2011

I like Ronan more than Kiernan- I agree that it sounds feminine. I have a half- Iranian friend named Ramin (Rah-meen), and I've always thought that was a good medium.

Notwifezilla7 · January 2011

Ronan

Puppylove*85 · January 2011

I like Ronan, and Ro could be a cute nickname.

Sarahhasboys · January 2011

I like Ronan a lot better.

santo614 · January 2011

I like Kiran, which is an Indian or Sanskrit name. (Same pronunciation, traditional spelling)

forensicmama · January 2011

I'd go with Ronan. It seems less obviously Irish and it would be a little strange to see an Indian boy with the name Kieran IMO. Ronan is a nice name, too.

As for suggestions... I'm looking through this list to find similar/Americany names: https://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ind_m.php

Omar, Aaron, Barrett, Bijay and Vijay always sounded like initially nicknames to me like B.J. and V.J., Chandler, Devin, Jay, Kevin, (I can see why you had Kieran on your list), Michael, Omar, Orrin, Orion, Ryan,