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Aslan
For a boy. From the Chronicles of Narnia, which was my favorite book series growing up. Too out there? I've seen Aslynn/Azlyn/Aslin for girls so I'm worried it's a little too feminine?
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Re: Aslan
Loss #6 2014 Loss #7 (chemical) 2014
~DS Born! 2009~
~DD Born! 2013~
Poop.
Middle name spot has been taken.
This makes me so mad. This name is a boys name, and once again, people need to make it into a girls name. Ugh. All the boy names I like are now girl names. Stupid stupid stupid.
/tantrum
On first glance, I thought it said Asian, not Aslan.
That would be very weird indeed.
But sorry, not a fan. How about Anson? Kinda similar and definitely more masculine.
Um. Yeah. It's been a girls name for a verrrrry long time. Ask the Irish! Long before the Chronicles of Narnia was written! Aslan is the Turkish word for lion, not a boys name. Just saying.
No. I think the girly version is made-up and awful too.
If you want to use an out-there name from Narnia, I prefer Caspian. Peter and Edmund are nice, too.
two years!
after two losses, now happily expecting baby #1 09.16.12
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Ok. I get it. Nobody likes it. Fine.
Name my effing kid for me then, because I quit. If he comes out a boy, I'll just name him "boy". Though, that'll probably get taken by girls at some point too.
I'd feel a little weird about using it, since Aslan is basically Jesus. Caspian is high on our boy list though!
ETA: Another poster has a boy named Diggory.
I think the name is actually spelled Digory in The Magician's Nephew.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
The "female" version is the sadly been Americanized from Aislinn, and should be pronounced Ashlinn or Ashling. PP is only partly right that it's made up. It's been made you-neek with all the jacked-up spellings and mis-pronunciations of Ace-lin and Aiz-linn (it's like fingernails down a chalkboard to me).
OP, there is nothing wrong with the name Aslan, (I personally don't find it girly) but with a sibset of Wyatt, it seems out of place. I think names like Cody (yes, I know it's not a board fav), Logan, Evan, Clayton, Joshua, Zachary and Seth might fit better.
I don't find Aslan feminine, but I do find it pretty much synonymous with Jesus the Lion. While I'm all for unusual names, this one isn't working for me.
I love the pp's suggestion of Caspian.
I also agree with another pp that Quinn is still useable for a boy (and I like it a lot). I wouldn't use Addison, though.
What happened to Declan?
We like Declan, but FI decided that it was too close to Lachlan (his brother's name) so it's out.
That was the first thought I had. I love Caspian for a boy though!
Maybe I don't get what the big deal is because I'm not Christian, but people name their sons Jesus all the time. I don't think it's that big a deal.
OP, if you want to use Aslan, go for it.
I don't like Aslan for either sex.
I agree it doesn't go with Wyatt. What about Anderson?