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Help[Opinions] Saber for a boy
I don't know if anyone has heard this as a name before but I was thinking of the word the other day and decided it would make a very cool boy's name. So WDYT (not necessarily for an actual person- just as a name)? Do you prefer Sabre (this is how sabre, the sword, is spelt here in Australia)? Would it remind you too much of a saber-tooth tiger or a sword? And, finally, would you rather it for a girl instead?
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I don't like it. As Murasaki said, it is an instrument of death. And a mite too phallic, at the same time.
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Thanks for the opinion =)
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I like it but spelled Sabre
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I like it. On a boy though, not a girl. I know two people with this name; I thi they are both spelled Saber but I'm not sure. I'm not sure if I would spell it Sabre or Saber... I live in America so I'd probably use Saber to avoid misspellings but I think Sabre would be good in Australia. I just think of a sword, not a saber-tooth tiger, but I don't think it's too much- it's just like any word name.
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Thanks! Weird that you know two ppl with the name, huh?
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I don't like it because it sounds violent. Yuck.
This message was edited 8/6/2009, 8:33 AM
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Honestly, I don't see what's appealing about Saber. It's a big sword, so as a name it's phallic at best, cruel at worst. It would be even more atrocious on a girl.
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hmm, what about a just middle ground?
...in between girly-girl and and agressive and, there's no way around it, phallic?
Anyway, I don't think it's nice to name a child of either gender like an instrument of death.
...in between girly-girl and and agressive and, there's no way around it, phallic?
Anyway, I don't think it's nice to name a child of either gender like an instrument of death.
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This is a guilty pleasure of mine for a girl. I think it has a beautiful sound despite any associations with the sword or tiger. It sounds feminine to me but it would work as a boy's name as well because it is a word name.
As for the spelling, I'm an American so much prefer the spelling Saber because that is what I'm used to. However in other countries I think Sabre would work just fine.
As for the spelling, I'm an American so much prefer the spelling Saber because that is what I'm used to. However in other countries I think Sabre would work just fine.
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Thanks heaps, nice to know someone likes it!
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My friend met a guy named Saber once. The first thing I thought of when she told me was a lightsaber from Star Wars. I think it's a pretty cool name. I think of the spelling Saber as masculine and Sabre as feminine. I also pronounce Sabre as say-bruh because one of the contestants on So You Think You Can Dance has that name.
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I hadn't thought of lightsaber! That makes it even cooler! I can see where you're coming from with the masc/fem spellings. Thanks for your opinion too. =)
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