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Riordan
by jemis
6/17/2012, 7:37 PM
I was looking at Ismene's post (http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4295330) and saw Riordan for the first time. It looks like it has potential to end up on one of my lists. Thoughts? Combos? Nicknames?
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- Audrey (audreybee)
6/17/2012, 11:15 PM
yes i absolutely ADORE Riordan.
nicknames could be Rory, Dan, Denny, Danny...

This message was edited 6/17/2012, 11:16 PM

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- Nyx (Tawnee)   +6
6/17/2012, 8:22 PM
I don't know if you know already or if this will affect your opinion of the name, but it is pronounced like REAR-den. I tend to pronounce it slightly more like ree-ah-den, with very slight pronunciation of the r. Anyway, I really like Riordan. Denny or Danny are possible nickname options.
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- Malk   +3
6/17/2012, 11:02 PM
I don't like it because of the prn. Love the meaning and the look of it, but that 'rear' sound puts me off.
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- Nyx (Tawnee)   +2
6/18/2012, 11:04 AM
Yeah, that's why I tend to pronounce it a little softer with less emphasis on the r.
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- Malk   +1
6/19/2012, 4:17 AM
But most in Scotland would know how it was pronounced and a kid would be teased.
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- Ismene (Madyson)
6/20/2012, 3:06 PM
Why would they be teased? Because of the "rear" part? I went to school with a girl who's LN was Riordan and that was never an issure
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- jemis   +1
6/17/2012, 8:48 PM
I looked up how it was pronounced. That's not meant to sound curt, but I'm afraid that it might! Anyways, I am aware of how it is pronounced and I don't mind it.Denny and Danny are cute nicknames!
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- Nyx (Tawnee)
6/18/2012, 11:03 AM
No worries. I just know that some people who at first like the name are then turned off by its pronunciation. :)
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- Ismene (Madyson)   +1
6/17/2012, 8:05 PM
Well of course I like it :) I like the idea of Riordan nn Rory!
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- jemis
6/17/2012, 8:44 PM
I was thinking of Rory as a nn too!
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- RoxStar
6/17/2012, 7:46 PM
I can see where it might find a niche, being a surname and very Irish. But honestly, I think it's very ugly. That rear sound is enough by itself, but it is so "Look-a-me, see how Irish I can be!"
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