I posted on the March board as well but wanted to get some more opinions... we are deciding between two boy names: Bennett Samuel and Hayden Samuel. Which do you prefer? (Samuel is DH's grandfather's name so that it is a definite for the middle)
For a girl, we are going with Madelyn (after my grandmother) and I wanted a 1 syllable middle name. What do you think of Madelyn Quinn? I know it's a little quirky/unique but I think its cute! Let me know your opinions--and be honest, I can handle it!
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For the boy-definitely Bennett. Hayden is awful.
For the girl-I think Madelyn is cute, but very trendy and popular.
Not a fan of Hayden, because it also doubles as a girl name.
I like Bennett alot, but I had a nasty gym teacher in grade school with that as a last name, so it's kind of ruined for me.
Madelyn I loooooove...I like other spellings of if it, but whatever, it's all basically the same right? Quinn is a strange middle name to me, I always think of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman show.. lol.. the places my mind goes!
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If you name him Bennett, do you plan to call him Ben? If so, I like it. Otherwise, Hayden sounds ok.
I love the name Madelyn. It's beautiful. I always wanted to use that name for a baby girl, but my sister named her daughter Madison, so I'm out of luck! As for Quinn for her middle name, it reminds me of a boy's name. I definitely know there are girls with that name, but it just sounds like a boy's name to me. Good luck!
This. Dislike the spelling of Madelyn a LOT.
Just curious--how else would you spell Madelyn? I guess it could be "Madilyn" Madeline would be a different name altogether. Like I said, we're naming her after my grandmother so that's how I chose the spelling!
Love Bennett for a boy. Agree with some pps, don't like Hayden at all. Too popular in my book.
I really like Madelyn Quinn together
Hayden Samuel
Oh and my name is Madalyn (as in my own, not my baby's ...) That's interesting to har it is popular now. I have not met another Madalyn before...
I actually like the spelling with the Y. I hate Madeline....it reminds me of the little girl in those books with the yellow hat.
I am partial to Hayden, because I love that name for either a boy or a girl....but the other sounds better with the middle name.
It's hard to suggest a middle name for Madelyn, not knowing you or your tastes....but Madelyn Marie would be cute too. 2 syllables...but still cute. Or, Madelyn Rae is kinda cute too.
Agree with all this.
DS's name is Bennett and I love it so much that I can't come up with a girl name that's as perfect (for my stringent criteria) and that I like nearly as much. Such a terrible problem to have!
I also like Madelyn Quinn.
We're using the same name, except our little girl is Madelynne Elyse.
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I chose to spell my daughter's name "Madelyn" because I'm a wierdo about pronounciation. I know that some people spell it "Madaleine" and other similar variations, but when I read it, I can't help but see "Mad-uh-lane" or "Mad-uh-line".
I know it's my own wierd thing, but that's why I chose to spell it the way I did-- because when I read it, I see "Mad-eh-lyn", the way I prefer.
I'm really not a fan of the -ayden trend, so I'd vote for Bennet above Hayden any day of the week.
Wrt Madelyn, also not a fan of the added-Y spelling (Madeleine is the one I like best), and I don't think it goes well with Quinn -- they rhyme, and I really don't like rhyming names. That said, I love Quinn on its own! If DH didn't hate it, lol, I'd totally want to use it.
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Bennett for a boy.
Madelyn but spell it normal for a girl-I hate how people are changing "i"'s to "y"' lately.
I like the girls name a lot.
My middle son is named Hayden and I would re-name him if I could. I just don't like it...Horrible to say- right? But whatever. He is my pride and joy and I feel like the name doesn't fit him. I get a lot of compliments on it though.
Thanks for all the opinions! Krista555--your daughter Madelyn is just adorable!
I guess I didn't realize how annoyingly popular names ending with "ayden" are and I would hate for my son to share a name with half his class.
We love Bennett and it's meaning--"Little blessed one" So sweet!
Boy - Love Bennett
Girl - Love Madelyn. Quinn is nice for a middle name-not my favorite, but not bad at all. I really like Madelyn Marie.
I was looking at your ticker. My dad's name is Roman Joseph. LOVE it! You don't see Roman very often. It's my son's middle name.
OP-I LOVE Bennett. If it fit with our naming criteria, it'd be on our list. I have only ever met two, one man in his 70's, the other a teenager. I love that it's not extremely popular, but a great name! I like Hayden, but I like it better for a girl.
I like Madelyn. The only Madelyn's I know either spell it this way or Madelynn. I don't like Quinn with it.
Aw Thank you!!
I am partial to Bennett, as it is my son's name
I like your girl name too, although Madelyn is fairly popular now, if that bothers you. I have always liked the name Quinn.