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I agree with others that it's not a name that would grow with him...it sounds too much like a baby nickname for Myron or Myren. I'm okay with interesting spellings...but I was curious: why not use a more ethnic name if that's the kind of name you like? The way you look shouldn't necessarily dictate the type of name you give your child.

I wouldn't use awful but man, it's really not even close to something that I could pronounce properly or that I've ever seen. I'm usually a ra-ra on name threads but I think you might need to go back to the drawing board on this one.

I think it might be awful.

@Torchwood: My thought as well

I don't like it. I'm firmly in the camp that you get to name your kids what you want and I'll name my kids what I want, but you asked and it's just no good.

There are a lot of good M name options out there!

My dad has a name that no one else has. My grandma made it up. Every time he meets a new person, he introduces himself, and 9 times out of 10 the person says, "XXXX? What? Can you repeat that?" Having grown up watching him struggle with his name, I would never give a kid a name that needs an explanation every time they meet a new person-be it for the pronunciation, or just the general "Your name is WHAT? Where did that come from?" factor. Since you asked, I think this name falls in that category.

I would feel differently if you hadn't literally made it up. I even am all about the last names for first names trend - so I would be okay if it was a less common last name. I don't think it's awful (although agree with the hymen thing), but I think there are SO many great names out there, that you should stick with already established ones. My son has a not so common name (that I love!) and we don't deal with the issues @ChiCalGoBee: expressed. I would dig deep into the SSA list and see if you can find one that interests you just as much.

BUT, if you search and still love it - use it! Who cares what the public thinks. You do you. Just be prepared to explain to your child why you selected it, why it was important to you, and why he should rock it!