Boy name dilemma (quite long)

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Boy name dilemma (quite long)
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Thu, 10-28-2004 - 2:11pm
Hi--expecting boy #2 around 2/20/05(My 4 year old wants to name his brother "Baby Bruce Wayne Batman Stephens", thus the sign in name. . .

We have Logan Dakota, our 4 yr old, and we're pretty sure Pierce Ryker or Ryker Pierce for baby boy #2. I have been to dozens of "name" sites and looked in regular name books, but cannot find meanings of names for Logan, Ryker or Pierce. Can anyone help with where I can find it? For Logan, I've found celtic/gaeilic for small cove.

DH and I don't care for extremely popular or common names (Logan was a fave of mine for over 10 years); my ancestry is Cherokee Indian, so I have dark brown hair and almost black eyes, but my father's lighter skin. My husband is olive toned w/ green eyes & brown hair & a mix of Italian, German, and English-- had VERY blond hair up until late teen years from all pics I saw -- why this is important to you, I'm not sure :), but Logan has a darker complection w/ very dark brown hair and my almost black eyes - I think some names are for darker looking people and some are for the lighter complection. For example, both DH and I like the name Ashley, Hunter, and Nicholas for a boy (wierd considering what we've chosen, I know, but already kind of "knowing" what our boy will look like, none of those names "fit".) We-well, DH- had a hard time w/ Logan (he wanted Hunter), until he saw him. Within seconds after the birth, he said, "Oh, he IS a Logan".

So, I guess my questions are: any ideas where I can find meanings for the more modern names we've chosen, or, just some history on the names? and, does anyone have any opinions of Pierce and Ryker w/ Logan? Do they seem to fit well together? (Derek & Natalie are our names BTW) We don't like it when siblings' name don't seem to fit each other - like if we were to name boy #2 Nicholas - it just wouldn't fit w/ Logan, you know? Sorry to be such a pain - have visited this board a few times and finally got up the courage to ask! Thanks so much for your time and response!

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Registered: 10-05-2004
Thu, 10-28-2004 - 5:07pm
I laughed when I read your post--my son's name is Logan Pierce, who also happens to be dark-eyed with some Cherokee ancestry! (In fact, my father was pressing us to go with a Cherokee name!) Anyway, I obviously think Pierce goes well with Logan. LOL I have found the same meaning as you for the meaning of Logan--small cove, small hollow--things along those lines. I didn't look it up again for meaning, but I know that Pierce is a form of the name Peter. Also, if you're looking for a name that means "dark-eyed," the name Sullivan carries this meaning. I'm also having to consider names right now for my second child (not sure if it's a boy or a girl), but have considered Donovan, which means "dark warrior." I like Sullivan, too, but I don't think it goes as well with the MN that DH is insisting on (Lowell). I am rambling on... It clearly seems that you have already decided on Ryker Pierce or Pierce Ryker. Ryker, by the way, means "fast strider." Good luck!
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Thu, 10-28-2004 - 5:30pm
Ryker is most likely an alternate spelling of Riker

http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/Content.cfm?ContentTypeID=1000&NameID=803876&BabySiteID=10196829

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This boy's name is used in English. It is a nickname of Richard.

The name Riker did not rank among the roughly 6,000 names reported in the 1990 Census Data.



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This boy's and girl's name is used in German, Dutch, English, French, Polish and Czech. Its source is ric hard, an Ancient Germanic phrase meaning "Powerful leader." Learn more about the heritage of this name.

Though not linguistically related, Richard has been historically used as an English version of the Gaelic name Ruaidri.

Nicknames of the name Richard include: Dick, Dickie, Dickson, Dicky, Ric, Rich, and 11 other nicknames. Alternate spellings of the name Richard include: Richerd, Ritchard. There are six other forms of Richard. There are also teasing nicknames (see Drawbacks).

The name Richard ranked seventh in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census. The name also ranked 52nd for males born in the United States in 1994.

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Pierce

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This boy's name is used in English. Its source is Piers, an English name meaning "Rock."

Alternate spellings of the name Pierce include: Pearce, Pearse, Peirce. There are also teasing nicknames (see Drawbacks).

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Logan

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This girl's and boy's name is used in Chinese and Irish Gaelic. Its source is lag, a Gaelic word meaning "Hollow." Learn more about the heritage of this name.

There is one other form of Logan.

The name Logan ranked 3553rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

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I also found



RYKER

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Gender: Male

Meaning: Fast strider

Origin: English



http://www.babynames.com/V5/index.php?content=gosearch

PIERCE

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Gender: Male or Female

Meaning: Form of PETER

Origin: French



LOGAN

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Gender: Male or Female

Meaning: Small Cove

Origin: Celtic/Gaelic






























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Registered: 06-01-2003
Thu, 10-28-2004 - 6:54pm
I like Pierce Ryker with Logan Dakota. Very nice choice IMO! To me, Logan and Pierce are a little more conservative and straight-laced (in a good way, not TOO straight-laced) while Ryker and Dakota are trendier (IMHO) and while cute, best left for MN.

I also like the spelling Piers for Pierce, but I am sure that Pierce would be wiser in use because a lot of people would no doubt pronounce the former like the plural of the word pier.

Good luck!

Cute Baby Batman story btw!!!