Name advice for boy

Howdy Looking for naming advice for a boy. The happy couple was considering distinctive names that are still recognizable. They got their short list down to "Sebastian" and "Sylvester". I notice Sylvester is overall more common but has declined in popularity in recent years.

Please offer any advice as to which name you would choose. Thanks!

[Kazh]

Of the 2 I'd personally go for Sebastian but it all comes down to =
perosnal choice and how it fits with your surname and / or middle names =
you may have choosen.


Meanings of names -=20

Sylvester -=20

This boy's name is used in German and English. Its source is a Latin =
expression meaning "Wooded."=20
Nicknames of the name Sylvester include: Sly, Syl. Alternate spellings =
of the name Sylvester include: Silvester. There are three other forms of =
Sylvester. There are also teasing nicknames (see Drawbacks).=20
The name did not rank among the top 1000 names in popularity for males =
of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration =
statistics but did rank 396th in popularity for males of all ages in a =
sample of the 1990 US Census.=20

Sebastian -=20

This boy's name is used in English, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Its =
source is Sebastos, a Greek name meaning "Revered." Learn more about the =
heritage of this name.=20
Nicknames of the name Sebastian include: Seb, Bas. Alternate spellings =
of the name Sebastian include: Sabastian. There are eight other forms of =
Sebastian. There are also teasing nicknames (see Drawbacks).=20
The name Sebastian ranked 80th in popularity for males of all ages in a =
sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 677th =
in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.=20

[Stormlady]

I like Sebastion more of the two personally.

> wrote in message
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> Howdy Looking for naming advice for a boy. The happy couple was
considering distinctive names that are still recognizable. They got their
short list down to "Sebastian" and "Sylvester". I notice Sylvester is
overall more common but has declined in popularity in recent years.
>
> Please offer any advice as to which name you would choose. Thanks!
>
>

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wrote:
> Howdy Looking for naming advice for a boy. The happy couple was
considering distinctive names that are still recognizable. They got
their short list down to "Sebastian" and "Sylvester". I notice
Sylvester is overall more common but has declined in popularity in
recent years.
>
> Please offer any advice as to which name you would choose. Thanks!

Neither - Sebastian is a cartoon crab, and Sylvester is a cartoon cat.
The poor kid's going to either be spoken to in a Carribbean accent
("Under the sea...") or with a lisp ("I tawt I taw a puddy tat!"). I
know that kids will find something to tease anyone about, but it's
better to not make it quite so easy.

I would recommend Spencer or Stephan if they like English names that
start with S.

Amy

[Melania]

wrote:
> wrote:
> > Howdy Looking for naming advice for a boy. The happy couple was
> considering distinctive names that are still recognizable. They got
> their short list down to "Sebastian" and "Sylvester". I notice
> Sylvester is overall more common but has declined in popularity in
> recent years.
> >
> > Please offer any advice as to which name you would choose. Thanks!
>
> Neither - Sebastian is a cartoon crab, and Sylvester is a cartoon
cat.
> The poor kid's going to either be spoken to in a Carribbean accent
> ("Under the sea...") or with a lisp ("I tawt I taw a puddy tat!"). I
> know that kids will find something to tease anyone about, but it's
> better to not make it quite so easy.

I agree, Amy, but of the two I would take Sebastian over Sylvester.
They're both really nice names when taken at face value, but all I can
think of with Sylvester is the cartoon cat, or Stallone.
>
> I would recommend Spencer or Stephan if they like English names that
> start with S.
>
> Amy

I know waaaay too many Spencers. Stephan, or any other spelling
thereof, is nice. Sawyer is not my style at all, but is recognizable,
kind of hip-sounding, and not that common AFAIK. Seamus is lovely but
awfully Celtic if that's not up their alley. Sean and its permutations
are nice - what about Shaw? Literary sounding, recognizable, not
commonly used. If they're looking for something long and distiguished,
Sheridan is quite stately (Celtic, and it means 'wild'). I knew a
wonderful guy named Silas. Actually, I've known two Silases and they
were both great guys.

There are loads of great S names for boys that fit the criteria. But if
it must be Sebastian or Sylvester, I would go with the former. Or,
there's always the French version of Sylvester: Sylvain. It might sound
goofy if pronounced with a non-French accent, though.

Melania (who would NEVER ask naming advice from anyone, for fear of
being ridiculed or offended)
Mom to Joffre (Jan 11, 2003) named after his great-grandfather
and #2 (edd May 21, 2005) who has a name but we're not sharing it yet!