@rowboat4 I am not sure Risa is a real name. But, I think it could be short for Marisa. Which is a real name. And yeah, it's interesting that Reese is a masculine name, however it is currently more popular in the US as a girl's name than boy.
I don't like Ryder either...sounds dirty to me, but I do love me a Ryder Strong even though I am a bit too old for him....that hair. My husband also came up with "Stone". I don't know if he is joking with these names or not. I'm scared.
@justsuzie yeah I am not a fan of Ryder, personally. It just feels like its trying to hard to be masculine. I feel the same way about the names Gauge, Maddox, Knox, Hunter..... when I think of those names I think of a toddler with a mowhawk. hahaha just too much for me.
https://www.behindthename.com/ is a pretty comprehensive search. It will tell you the origin of a name, meaning and it's history. However, it won't include names that have been recently made-up (in the last 80 years or so). Which is probably why it didn't include Risa or Reesa and it seems like those names were first used in the 1950's.
https://www.behindthename.com/ is a pretty comprehensive search. It will tell you the origin of a name, meaning and it's history. However, it won't include names that have been recently made-up.
This is the source I use for all my names which was why I was questioning whether it was “real” or not. Risa comes up as a user submitted name.
@nanifrog :-(. I mean...it doesn't have my name either....because the spelling of my name (Kaela) is short for Mikaela. Kaela by itself is historically not a name apparently.
I don't like Ryder either...sounds dirty to me, but I do love me a Ryder Strong even though I am a bit too old for him....that hair. My husband also came up with "Stone". I don't know if he is joking with these names or not. I'm scared.
My nephews name is Ryder. I’m meh about it.
And Ryder strong is probably in his 40s now so I think you’re probably good on the age thing haha
@nanifrog :-(. I mean...it doesn't have my name either....because the spelling of my name (Kaela) is short for Mikaela. Kaela by itself is historically not a name apparently.
My middle name is Arabic-Hebrew. I think it doesn't have lots of those names.
I'm just saying, if you like a name and you can find something that supports its existence and it's not insane, go for it. Or don't. Buy don't let a single website decide. Unless it's everyone on the bump telling you it's awful.
Speaking of teachers with difficult names on the roster, I had an Alyscenne a couple years ago. You'd think it was pronounced a bit like Alison, or more like Alisen. Nope. It was a made-up, albeit gorgeous, name pronounced Al-lis-senny As made-up names go, it was quite nice. Just not the pronunciation anyone expects.
@ceridwen77 BASH?!?!?! Seriously? That's horrendous. @justsuzie I love the name Kira/Keira, but my sister's name is Kara, so we've vetoed it. And +1 for Ryder making me think of Paw Patrol. @guillerma I know men named both James and Jamie, the ones named James go by James, I agree with PP that said it depends on how they're introduced and what the parents call them. Jamie goes by Jay, so that could be a possibility, too. Have you considered Jamie for a girl instead of James? @rowboat4, I can't decide whether Dazzalene is worse than Bash. Hmmmm......
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Risa is definitely a common name in Japan (it's the Japanese form of Lisa). But that's mainly because in Japanese "L" and "R" are the same character. My name (Alyssa) was Arisa when I lived there, since that's how they spell and pronounce it.
Risa is definitely a common name in Japan (it's the Japanese form of Lisa). But that's mainly because in Japanese "L" and "R" are the same character. My name (Alyssa) was Arisa when I lived there, since that's how they spell and pronounce it.
My Japanese name is Tsuta. Which I personally like better than Ivy sounding like eye-ree.
@kpc914 1 syllable, like the leafy greens. Kale was the only name we could agree on, I found it an another naming page with Gaelic roots or something like that as well. A form of kaleb/caleb. I blame my middle school self, subconsciously saving that name from the movie Titan A.E., I watched it a lot back then but had forgotten about it. The main character was named Cale. Actually SO went to school with a Kale or Cale as well, though he didn't really know him. I was just surprised that site would have the name at all, it has been around(as a name and not the veg), it's just never been common.
@ivyvines6 Speaking of Japanese...Mara is one of my favorite names, but it totally means penis in Japanese. I haven't been back there in 15+ years and don't know when I'll go again, but for some reason that still bothers me. Haha. What if my daughter wants to live there at some point?!
@ivyvines6 Speaking of Japanese...Mara is one of my favorite names, but it totally means penis in Japanese. I haven't been back there in 15+ years and don't know when I'll go again, but for some reason that still bothers me. Haha. What if my daughter wants to live there at some point?!
I had a dream that It turned out I was having twin boys and the names Jared and Jensen came up and now I'm a bit obsessed haha. Any supernatural fans out there?
If you were to have any name your heart desired for your baby what would it be? And why won't you use it? Benjamin for a boy, because my husband has a family member who committed suicide when he was younger, so just too hard for his family. And Ezra because my husband hates it and thinks it could only be for a girl, but I only like it as a boy name.
Now give the realistic choices you might actually end up with? Right now we like Phoebe or Iris for a girl. My DH doesn't want to talk about boy names because he wants a girl! But I love Silas and Tobias
What style of names do you like? Ones that are a little less common, but still pronounceable! (I guess we lean toward biblical, but aren't super tied to it)
If you're comfortable sharing your other children's names what are they? Do you have a sibset in mind? DS is Gideon John, but no real trend in mind, just ones that sort of flow together.
Re: Super Early, Super Unnecessary, Baby name thread
Dazzalene...
Ryder reminds me of Paw Patrol.
Which kind of sucks cause I do kind of like it.
And Ryder strong is probably in his 40s now so I think you’re probably good on the age thing haha
I'm just saying, if you like a name and you can find something that supports its existence and it's not insane, go for it. Or don't. Buy don't let a single website decide. Unless it's everyone on the bump telling you it's awful.
Nope.
It was a made-up, albeit gorgeous, name pronounced Al-lis-senny
As made-up names go, it was quite nice. Just not the pronunciation anyone expects.
@justsuzie I love the name Kira/Keira, but my sister's name is Kara, so we've vetoed it. And +1 for Ryder making me think of Paw Patrol.
@guillerma I know men named both James and Jamie, the ones named James go by James, I agree with PP that said it depends on how they're introduced and what the parents call them. Jamie goes by Jay, so that could be a possibility, too. Have you considered Jamie for a girl instead of James?
@rowboat4, I can't decide whether Dazzalene is worse than Bash. Hmmmm......
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