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I think Silas is a nice name. Cyrus is nms though.

I like Silas.

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It would be fun, or sort of fun, to have male twins, and call them Paul and Silas. (Biblical reference, if you're not familiar).

It has become one of my new favorites as well.

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I prefer Silas over Cyrus, but both have a nice sound.

I like Silas a lot. It use to be my second favorite boys name for a while but then Magnus jumped up to second and currently Arturus at second. Silas is still in my Top 5.

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I like Cyrus but I much prefer Silas. I also like Cyprus and Cygnus.

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Silas sounds so English or Irish to me. It also makes me think of the forest. I picture a scholarly person when I hear Silas. Maybe a scholar who studies forests. My partner doesn't like Silas because he's seen at least two movies where a villan was named Silas so he connects the name Silas with villans. I've met many cute babies recently named Silas so I don't have that connection enough to make me dislike it.

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This message was edited 10/7/2011, 5:51 PM

I want to like Silas, but it reminds me of the crazy guy from the Da Cinvi Code. And silos. And I just picture a small, shivery, mousy little kid.

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Cyrus reminds me of Cyrus Trask from East of Eden, who was quite an evil character.

I like Silas. Probably not enough to use it on my own child, but I appreciate and admire it. For me, it's worlds ahead of Cyrus- the two names have completely different feelings for me. Silas is gentlemanly and a tad scholarly, and reminds me of the 1800s, while Cyrus just gives off a too country vibe for me.

I think Silas is incredibly handsome. I like the sound of Cyrus better, but Silas is so much more handsome written down. Over all, I prefer Silas.

The only thing I don't care for about it is the sounds - too much S. But the long I goes a long way to make up for that.

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I overheard a woman calling her son Silas in the children's museum, and decided it sounded better than I had previously thought. I like the look of Cyrus better, but overall my impression of Silas is better.

This message was edited 10/7/2011, 9:49 AM

I love it. It's so elegant yet boyish.

Silas is great!
I love it and it's way better than Cyrus.

I like it. I prefer it pronounced like see-las but sy-las is nice too. Silas is much better than Cyrus. There was a book and TV series when I was little called Silas And The Black Horse so I always associate Silas with that.

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I hate it with a passion. Reminds me of a silo. And that awful guy from ahhh I forgot the name. That really popular book and movie. And he always hits himself. He's an albino. I totally forgot the name, but i guess you know what I mean.

I really like Silas, and I think I prefer it to Cyrus.

I love Silas. It's one of my faves for a boy.

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I prefer Silas to Cyrus. While I do like the sound of Cyrus, I think of Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus, so that dampens it for me. I also prefer the way Silas looks and sounds.

This message was edited 10/7/2011, 4:20 PM

Sorry, never been a big fan. It's very snakelike, so it's shady and sneaky and untrustworthy. I wish I liked it. I like Sil-, but it's the long i sound that turns me off. Lately I don't dislike it as much as I used to because I can also picture it as some very devoutly religious old guy out on the prairie, driving his rickety wooden cart pulled by a mule. That's a nice image, but it still doesn't make me like Silas.

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ETA: Forgot about the Cyrus part. Cyrus is okay. I like it better than Silas. It's much more intelligent and mature, and it's full of nice and warm colors, which I prefer to the cold ones in Silas. I want to like Cyrus more too because it looks and sounds great, but it makes me think too much of Osiris.

This message was edited 10/7/2011, 8:40 AM