Crossan

Hello, we are expecting our second baby in November and still considering boy names. Our other son, 3.5 years old, is named Wyatt. I'm wondering what you all think of the name Crossan for a boy--said just how it looks, Cross-an. I have only known one but because I have good associations with him and the name I wonder if maybe I can't see it straight. Do you like it, or not? It seems only to come up in my searches as an Irish Surname.

Our surname, by the way, is McMaster. So it would be Crossan McMaster.

Like it or not as a sibling name for Wyatt? Thanks in advance for any input.

I've never met a Crossan before, but when I say it out loud, it reminds me of the word "crossing." ("Crossan the street" comes to mind....)

Because of this, Crossan McMaster (cool last name, by the way) kind of sounds like "crossing the master" or "crossing my master" to me.

I'm guessing he'll be nicknamed "Cross," and in addition to cross meaning "angry," it also seems like a religious name. I guess I also think of a cross master, so it sounds pretty strict to me.

Now that I think about it, Crossan also reminds me of "croissant."

Hmm...with all of this in mind, I'm not personally a fan of Crossan, but I really like your son's name, Wyatt McMaster. Wyatt McMaster is seriously awesome! :-)

Good luck!

Honestly, I saw Croissant (maybe because I am hungry) when I first saw Crossan and pronounced it something similar to CROWS-sahn.

Is there an origin to this name? I too, am assuming you want to nn him Cross? I thought that could be cute at first, (because how far off from Chris is that?), but tend to agree with Jill about Cross sounding angry. I prefer Christian as a name to Crossan.

Sorry, I am not really a fan. :-(

Christian McMaster sounds nice! Or I think Cross as a middle name would be nice.

Names that I think go well with Wyatt:

Beau, Cody, Colton, Dillon, Levi, Luke, Shane, Ty, Bryce, Travis...

What about Dillon Cross McMaster or Levi Cross McMaster?

Thanks, Jill. All good late-night criticisms I hadn't thought of. The Crossan I knew wasn't strict or religious and his name never got abbreviated to Cross, so I hadn't even thought of those insights. (Crossiant! Why didn't I thinnnkkkk of that?!) I want a light-sounding (sunny?) name so it really helps to hear feedback such as Crossan being dire/heavy sounding.

I suppose I should also mention a few names I like in case anyone wants to offer any other Wyatt-sibling suggestions. These would be much appreciated, by the way, as time is a'ticking and the unnamed fetus is a'readying...

Sawyer (my fave, but husband says it's creepy, maybe b/c he's watched Lost? Boo.)
Linden (have been told by a many people it's feminine)
Seamus
Lochlan (neither of us are keen on the nickname "loch")
Finlay (a family name we like, but there way too many Finns already on our island)

Wow, great nocturnal feedback from folks. Thanks.

I think with boy #2 we're trying to steer away from the 'wild west' names--so even though we like Cody and Carson okay, we're ruling them out. Obviously Wyatt has those wild west associations, and we like them, but don't want to emphasize it as a family pattern.

I do like Dylan, but between us we know too many Dylans (Dillons) already.

No problem! :-) I'm really sorry I didn't like Crossan, but if you love it, that's what matters. :-)

I love your son's rugged name, Wyatt McMaster. :-) (I love saying it....)

Some more you may like:

Bennett McMaster (has two Ts like Wyatt, though)
Corbin McMaster
Colin McMaster
Curran McMaster (Irish, close to Crossan)
Calvin McMaster
Declan McMaster (cool Irish name...has Lachlan's feel to me...)
Everett McMaster (double T theme, though...
Finn McMaster (Oops! I forgot that this is too popular where you are.)
Griffin McMaster (nn Finn)
Hudson McMaster
Jude McMaster
Kellan McMaster
Owen McMaster (popular in the U.S., but I'm not sure about where you are)
Quinlan McMaster
Rowan McMaster
Reed/Reid McMaster
Rhys McMaster
Vaughn McMaster (Wait! Vaughn Mc... sounds a bit like "vomit")
Wilson McMaster

Best wishes to you! :-)

sloppyart wrote:Thanks, Jill. All good late-night criticisms I hadn't thought of. The Crossan I knew wasn't strict or religious and his name never got abbreviated to Cross, so I hadn't even thought of those insights. (Crossiant! Why didn't I thinnnkkkk of that?!) I want a light-sounding (sunny?) name so it really helps to hear feedback such as Crossan being dire/heavy sounding.

I suppose I should also mention a few names I like in case anyone wants to offer any other Wyatt-sibling suggestions. These would be much appreciated, by the way, as time is a'ticking and the unnamed fetus is a'readying...

Sawyer (my fave, but husband says it's creepy, maybe b/c he's watched Lost? Boo.)
Linden (have been told by a many people it's feminine)
Seamus
Lochlan (neither of us are keen on the nickname "loch")
Finlay (a family name we like, but there way too many Finns already on our island)

Sawyer - I love this name, but it kind of goes along with the wild west theme. Alternatives to Sawyer could be: Tucker, Holden, Archer, Finn, Tate, Parker, Owen, Cooper...
Linden - feminine to me. what about Landon? Max, Caleb or Orion? Easton?
Lochlan - I have only seen this as Lachlan (Scottish), nn could be Lachie or Lockie. I like Lachlan.
Seamus - Love it. Also consider, Declan (love), Ronan, Duncan and Malcolm
Finlay - I like Finn, but not really a Finlay fan. I prefer Finnegan or Phineaus.

Like any?

We have considered most of those, alas. I really do like Declan, Holden, and Duncan (hmmm I sense an affinity for "n" endings...)--but my husband has too much association with Duncan (his haywire childhood friend) and Declan (messed-up family member).

I also like Quinn, but he replies "Queasy." (why is it I can talk about a name for ten solid minutes but his dismissals seem to be one word? anyway...). Also in a picky way Quinn and Wyatt would be alphabet bottom-heavy.

Jill, I hadn't thought of Curran. I like it, but because it's too similar to my name :)

funny dotsmom, I prefer Finnegan too--more rhythm & energy. But Finlay would honor my mother-in-law (and mom to five boys), whose maiden name is Finlayson. Either way there are just too many Finns being born here now.

Are you wanting to go with a Celtic name?

Alistair
Angus
Broderick
Callum
Darby
Dermot
Donovan
Eamon (one of my favs)
Ewan
Garrett
Glenn
Griffin
Hamish
Ian
Kieran
Liam
Malachy
Murphy
Owen (like with Wyatt)
Reid
Rohan
Ronan
Rowan
Sullivan (like Sawyer)
Tavis
Teague