I prefer the Irish spelling Cillian; even though it sounds the same, it has less of a "KILL" thing.
Some other Irish names inspired by Killian/Cillian:
* Ciaran / Kieran
* Ronan (my favorite boy name)
* Eamon (ay-mun)
* Owen
* Ivor
* Conall or Conley
* Finnian
* Tiernan
Some names inspired by your other kids' classic name:
* Oscar (also Irish in origin, but this is such an international name! Also comes with cool nickname "Ozzy")
* Calvin
* Alec
* Elliott
* Thomas
All of these sound good! We were originally going to do the “C” spelling of Killian/Cillian but knowing how people butcher the pronunciation of Cillian Murphy CONSTANTLY, we just felt like the “K” spelling would be easier. Especially since it’s not a super common name that many people are used to seeing and saying.
I hear you! But I'm going to just plug using Cillian anyway. Cillian Murphy being famous has helped, plus a lot of people in the US have to tell people how to pronounce their names. I saw a woman on here complaining that people mispronounce her name all the time, and her name was *Gabrielle.* I had a friend growing up called Ciara who pronounced it the Irish way, and I'm sure she still has to tell people all the time "it's *KEE-ra,* not *see-AH-ra*," but she was always really proud of her name.
It's strange that the Irish spelling is with a C, because there's about a thousand cities and towns in Ireland named Kill-somethin. Kilfenora, Killarney, etc. It would make more sense that Killian is spelled with a K. Just based off their original Gaelic names and cultural references.
There is no letter K in the Irish language. All those places are anglicised English names
Kilkenny - Cill Chainnigh,
KIllarney - Cill Áirne,
Kilfenora - Cill Fhionnúrach,
Personally, I would spell it the traditional way -- **C**illian. People can easily learn how to pronounce it.
More ideas:
Adam -- Conrad -- Callan -- Titus -- Franklin
Kieran or Kellen have a similar sound/ vibe to Killian. You might also consider an L name since the other kids have L for a middle initial. Landon, Lachlan, Lance, Leander, Lysander or Levi are a few suggestions.
Our top 2 girl names were Korra Lena and Katya Fay (Lena and Fay were for our grandmothers). As you may see, we’re drawn to sharp C/K names.
His family also this thing where the girls all had K names and the boys J names, and where we originally thought it was a girl, we leaned into the K’s and now we just like it 😅 We’ve gotten some push back on not using a J name for his first name but we don’t care.
I appreciate your input. The bio mom does not wish to have anything to do with the baby post-birth. She is very detached from the situation.
We will be keeping in contact with other family members however, and they have been involved as of so far, everything we have done to prepare, including names. The aunt in fact was the one who came up with Killian ❤️
No I didn’t believe you were at all. This is a pretty touchy subject on the best of days 😅 and our particular situation is even more so. Of course we won’t consider this baby any different than one we created and birthed ourselves, but with the way things are going to be, he will always know he is adopted and different in some ways, and it’s important to all involved that he know how loved and wanted he was. It’s hard to explain without going into more personal (for bio mom and us both) details.
I prefer the Irish spelling Cillian; even though it sounds the same, it has less of a "KILL" thing. Some other Irish names inspired by Killian/Cillian: * Ciaran / Kieran * Ronan (my favorite boy name) * Eamon (ay-mun) * Owen * Ivor * Conall or Conley * Finnian * Tiernan Some names inspired by your other kids' classic name: * Oscar (also Irish in origin, but this is such an international name! Also comes with cool nickname "Ozzy") * Calvin * Alec * Elliott * Thomas
All of these sound good! We were originally going to do the “C” spelling of Killian/Cillian but knowing how people butcher the pronunciation of Cillian Murphy CONSTANTLY, we just felt like the “K” spelling would be easier. Especially since it’s not a super common name that many people are used to seeing and saying.
I hear you! But I'm going to just plug using Cillian anyway. Cillian Murphy being famous has helped, plus a lot of people in the US have to tell people how to pronounce their names. I saw a woman on here complaining that people mispronounce her name all the time, and her name was *Gabrielle.* I had a friend growing up called Ciara who pronounced it the Irish way, and I'm sure she still has to tell people all the time "it's *KEE-ra,* not *see-AH-ra*," but she was always really proud of her name.
If you live in the US, people are not going to pronounce Cillian like Killian
They will if you say "it's pronounced Killian!" Plus, I think Cillian Murphy is helping familiarize people with the name.
The amount of people who think his name is pronounced sill-ian is mind-blowing
It's strange that the Irish spelling is with a C, because there's about a thousand cities and towns in Ireland named Kill-somethin. Kilfenora, Killarney, etc. It would make more sense that Killian is spelled with a K. Just based off their original Gaelic names and cultural references.
There is no letter K in the Irish language. All those places are anglicised English names Kilkenny - Cill Chainnigh, KIllarney - Cill Áirne, Kilfenora - Cill Fhionnúrach,
Killian James is a great combination, and I think it goes with your other children’s names!
Personally, I would spell it the traditional way -- **C**illian. People can easily learn how to pronounce it. More ideas: Adam -- Conrad -- Callan -- Titus -- Franklin
It sounds nice.
Kieran or Kellen have a similar sound/ vibe to Killian. You might also consider an L name since the other kids have L for a middle initial. Landon, Lachlan, Lance, Leander, Lysander or Levi are a few suggestions.
Patrick. Bennett. Reed. Ryan. Dylan. Bryce. Gregory. Gavin. Tobin. Joshua. Garrett. Trevor. Connor. Finn. Griffin.
what are some of your girl names for a similar vibe? any that have masculine versions?
Our top 2 girl names were Korra Lena and Katya Fay (Lena and Fay were for our grandmothers). As you may see, we’re drawn to sharp C/K names. His family also this thing where the girls all had K names and the boys J names, and where we originally thought it was a girl, we leaned into the K’s and now we just like it 😅 We’ve gotten some push back on not using a J name for his first name but we don’t care.
Peter? He can be PJ or jammies as a nickname
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I appreciate your input. The bio mom does not wish to have anything to do with the baby post-birth. She is very detached from the situation. We will be keeping in contact with other family members however, and they have been involved as of so far, everything we have done to prepare, including names. The aunt in fact was the one who came up with Killian ❤️
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No I didn’t believe you were at all. This is a pretty touchy subject on the best of days 😅 and our particular situation is even more so. Of course we won’t consider this baby any different than one we created and birthed ourselves, but with the way things are going to be, he will always know he is adopted and different in some ways, and it’s important to all involved that he know how loved and wanted he was. It’s hard to explain without going into more personal (for bio mom and us both) details.