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I really like both Cypress and Sawyer. Cypress sounds more feminine to me than Sawyer does, but it's true that Sawyer is really associated with Lost right now.

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What do you think of the spelling Cyprus?

I think they're both cute. I would prefer both of them on boys. Both names remind me of the Bayous and Louisiana for whatever reason.

When I first read your title, I thought Cypress might make a cute, off-beat girl's name. But now that I see you want to use it for a boy, I don't really like it, sorry. I wouldn't assume people would see Cypress as a boy's name.

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Sawyer is fine for a fn, if you want to pass down your family's heritage. If it's not a family surname, then I really dislike it.

This message was edited 5/31/2006, 12:02 PM

Cypress, and Sawyer I adore, and prefer on a girl. But they are cute regardless of gender.

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Ron Weasley: Mum sent me something...
Ron Weasley: Mum sent me a dress.
Harry: Well it does match your eyes. Is there a bonnet?

I don't like Cypress, but I can't make my mind up about Sawyer. I sort of like it, but when it's said out loud I just think of soya. Also, it looks a lot like 'lawyer'. So I'm not sure.

Cypress makes me think of the 90s band, Cypress Hill, a group of thugs into heavy drug use and violence. I do like the tree association though. I met a little boy named Banyon last weekend, that's a nice male tree name too.

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Sawyer is very strongly associated with the tv show Lost right now, which turns me off. I think before that show I just found this name too surnamey.

I think Cypress would more often turn up for a girl. The word's similarity to words such as lioness, empress, etc., would tend to get a lot of English speakers to unconsciously see it as being feminine. I don't think it's an impossible name for a boy, but that is a factor you'd have to keep in mind.