Unusual baby name dilemma

Question

I can't decide on a name for our son. My daughter's name is Nisada(name of a note on the buddhist scale) Kai -we call her Kai. I wanted another cultural and significant name for our new addition but I really can't come to an agreement with my husband. Can anyone list their favorite names AND the type of person you'd think of when you heard them and why?

I'm not interested in hearing from people who want to bash us for not using everyday common names because the names we've picked are from our cultures, and research shows giving your child a common name can be a damaging factor too and still others show that there is no connection between names and achievement so none of that bad advice please :)

Names

Arrano-basque- eagle.

Kiba- more a middle name-protector in hebrew

Naiyo- we have joy-yoruban

Altair-pronounced AL-TAI-EAR. means eagle in persian, more a middle name b/c no one will say this right :)

Nikko-j*p. sun. I'm not crazy for this name but my husband is?

Kiyiyah-howling wolf

Answer 1

kiyiyah is nice. i like different names my son is called makaveli

Answer 2

I love Naiyo, it goes nicely with Nisada

Answer 3

well, Ghazi is an Arab name that means conqueror. But I would go with RAZ'NOTH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

Answer 4

Naiyo Kiba

sounds lovely and goes great with big sisters name

Nisada Kai

and

Naiyo Kiba

Beautiful

xx

Answer 5

My faves... from your choices:

Kiyiyah

I also like Nikko minus the j*p...

Answer 6

I like Nikko I think it's a good name.

Kaemon

Jomei

Kenjiro

Teiji

Answer 7

Nikko or Kiyayah.

Answer 8

I am all in favor of giving children uncommon names!  I like that you are pulling them from yours and your husband's cultures; that gives them so much more meaning than names that are just made up.  One word of advice:  When choosing a name from a foreign culture, I think it's best to pick one that will still sound good to the dominant culture of the country in which your child will grow up.  The name definitely doesn't have to be one people will have heard before, but it should have familiar sounds that are arranged in a way that will strike most as familiar and pleasant.

Nisada is very pretty and very creative.  You did a great job picking something most people had never heard, but something that would still be easy to spell and say.  Nisada fits the pattern of many American female names -- it's three syllables and it ends in -a, so it fits right in with choices like Sophia, Melissa, and Miranda.

For your son, my favorite first name would be Arrano.  It's easy to spell and pronounce and it looks very masculine because of the -o ending.  Because of its similarity to more common names like Aaron, Arrano will seem accessible to most Americans.

Arrano Kiba or Arrano Altair would be lovely combinations.  I think I prefer Arrano Kiba, since Arrano and Altair have the same beginning letters, same number of syllables, and same meaning.

My second choice for a first name would be Nikko.  Because it's pronounced just like the Italian short form of Nicolas, I'm not as crazy about it either.  It doesn't seem quite as exciting as Arrano.  However, Nikko Altair would be a lovely combination that would work well on an American child.

The two potential first names I wouldn't advise are Naiyo and Kiyiyah.  Naiyo will strike most as a bit too foreign sounding.  Because of its repeated sounds, Kiyiyah will be too complicated for many Americans to spell and say.

Congratulations to your family, and I hope this helps!

Answer 9

Kirghiz- Arabic for stalker

Malik- Arabic for King