Narrowed down to two names.. Thoughts?

hmmegang

My hubs and I have two names for each gender picked out.. Any thoughts?

Boy:
Braedyn Oliver
Darek Benjamin

Girl:
Reighland Olivia
Emmalynn Rose

nurse714

I think all of your middle names are great and you should consider using them as first names instead of the ones you have listed.

Braedyn looks ridiculous. If you choose this name, Braden or Brayden looks much better. Benjamin Darek or Oliver Darek is nice.

I don't know what Reighland is. Do you mean Raelyn? They're both bad.  As popular as Olivia is, it's far better than Reighland. I don't like Emmalynn either. Emmaline or Emmeline Rose is nice. 

magsugar13

You are kidding right? It looks like you failed spelling in grammar school.

Sassenach1743

I suggest you read the post at the top of the Names board about why spelling matters.

Reighland is not a name. Nor is it a good name for a girl. It's not feminine and it both sounds and looks like you made it up. Drop this one, for sure.

Braedyn is a hot mess. Spell it correctly or don't use it at all. You cannot change the spelling of a name by adding or removing vowels or replacing them with 'y's and expect it to be pronounced the same. The phonetics of our language is structured the way it is for a reason. The correct spelling for the name you're trying to use is either Braden or Brayden. 

I've never seen the name Darek before but a quick search on BTN yields a connection to the Polish name Dariusz. Is your family Polish? or is this an attempt to change the spelling of the name Derek?

Emmalynn is not a proper spelling. The proper spelling to fetch a pronunciation of EM-e-lin is Emmalyn. Otherwise, both Emmaline or Emmeline are pronounced; EM-e-leen and EM-e-lien. 

As previous poster remarked, your middle names are much nicer.

Emmalyn Rose or Emmalyn Olivia

Olivia Rose

Benjamin Oliver or Oliver Benjamin

Braden Oliver

LNic5

Derek Benjamin or Brayden Oliver would be nice

Emmalyn Rose is pretty

bbiutmcph

magsugar13 said:

You are kidding right? It looks like you failed spelling in grammar school.

Took the words out of mouth

wassuphoes

Let me fix those for you

Boys: 

Oliver Brandon

Derek Benjamin or Benjamin Derek

Girls:

Olivia Raye

Emmaline Rose

4N6s

wassuphoes said:

Let me fix those for you

Boys: 

Oliver Brandon

Derek Benjamin or Benjamin Derek

Girls:

Olivia Raye

Emmaline Rose

^what she said.
I'd pick Oliver Brandon & Olivia rose

jnnfrrose6

You're in your first TWW and you've already narrowed down your name list to 2 (awful) options for both sexes? Good thing you've got some time to change your mind.

holli0801

What is wrong with YOU people???? You can state your opinion without being rude! Sesh!

wassuphoes

hollieileen said:

What is wrong with YOU people???? You can state your opinion without being rude! Sesh!

Sometimes the truth hurts.

holli0801

wassuphoes said:

hollieileen said:

What is wrong with YOU people???? You can state your opinion without being rude! Sesh!

Sometimes the truth hurts.

You're right. But being kind is not difficult. You should try it.

wassuphoes

hollieileen said:

wassuphoes said:

hollieileen said:

What is wrong with YOU people???? You can state your opinion without being rude! Sesh!

Sometimes the truth hurts.

You're right. But being kind is not difficult. You should try it.

Oh. Please tell me what was unkind about fixing the typos the OP made.

holli0801

wassuphoes said:

hollieileen said:

wassuphoes said:

hollieileen said:

What is wrong with YOU people???? You can state your opinion without being rude! Sesh!

Sometimes the truth hurts.

You're right. But being kind is not difficult. You should try it.

Oh. Please tell me what was unkind about fixing the typos the OP made.

I wasn't specially talking to you. The comments in general have been rude. But I do think it was quite obvious the spelling was intentional. So it does come off passive aggressive. I don't really care to argue, I just would feel really bad if this were my post. I'm trying to offer some support. That's all.

wassuphoes

hollieileen said:

wassuphoes said:

hollieileen said:

wassuphoes said:

hollieileen said:

What is wrong with YOU people???? You can state your opinion without being rude! Sesh!

Sometimes the truth hurts.

You're right. But being kind is not difficult. You should try it.

Oh. Please tell me what was unkind about fixing the typos the OP made.

I wasn't specially talking to you. The comments in general have been rude. But I do think it was quite obvious the spelling was intentional. So it does come off passive aggressive. I don't really care to argue, I just would feel really bad if this were my post. I'm trying to offer some support. That's all.

Worry about the poor kid that's going to be saddled with those names, not the adult who should be able to handle crticisim on a internet board.

Sometimes we have bad ideas, and need other people to point it out, because as humans we get emotionally attached to our ideas, even when they're terrible.

holli0801

There's a nice way and cruel way..

elowen15

Your feels are hanging out. They aren't being cruel, they are Simply telling her how horrendous the names she listed are...

CharmBombExplosion

hmmegang said:

My hubs and I have two names for each gender picked out.. Any thoughts?

Boy:
Braedyn Oliver
Darek Benjamin

Girl:
Reighland Olivia
Emmalynn Rose

These names are awful. Why would you do this to children? You know they grow into adults right?

wassuphoes

hollieileen said:

There's a nice way and cruel way..

Oh, you mean like asking people whats wrong with them and saying you hope their children don't inherit their "piss poor attitude"?

Physician, heal thyself.

Emilywooddesign

hollieileen said:

There's a nice way and cruel way..

OP ASKED for people's thoughts on the names though. Don't ask internet strangers for advice if you aren't prepared to hear honest answers, right?

Kate0034

magsugar13 said:

You are kidding right? It looks like you failed spelling in grammar school.

I kind of think they are kidding.

Obviously a group of people (or one person? Two?) has figured out the type of names that set people off around here. They post them as if they're genuine ideas and then wait for the drama. And others (or same under different username?) fan the flame by calling the posters "rude" and "mean."

The bad thing is people play right into their drama. Can't we just ignore them? These people are annoying and they will leave if the drama ends.

Yes, people on here do genuinely post bad name suggestions, but it's easy to tell the difference.

wassuphoes

Gurl, you are so dedicated to that character. Props.

wassuphoes

chmwilliams said:

wassuphoes said:

Gurl, you are so dedicated to that character. Props.

It would help if you'd use the quote feature or tag the person that you are referencing. Otherwise, it's confusing for the posters in the chat room.

wassuphoes

chmwilliams said:

chmwilliams said:

wassuphoes said:

Gurl, you are so dedicated to that character. Props.

It would help if you'd use the quote feature or tag the person that you are referencing. Otherwise, it's confusing for the posters in the chat room.

Oh! I love Bradley Cooper! He was in the movie where he was a raccoon! 

kmcc14

chmwilliams said:

BHEAT14 said:

chmwilliams said:

chmwilliams said:

wassuphoes said:

Gurl, you are so dedicated to that character. Props.

It would help if you'd use the quote feature or tag the person that you are referencing. Otherwise, it's confusing for the posters in the chat room.

Oh! I love Bradley Cooper! He was in the movie where he was a raccoon! 

That's not Bradley Cooper. That's Clint Eastwood. 

Um, no. Clint Eastwood is really really old. Nice try.

So, there couldn't possibly be a GIF of Clint Eastwood from his younger days of acting? 8-|

kmcc14

chmwilliams said:

BHEAT14 said:

chmwilliams said:

kmcconnell22 said:

chmwilliams said:

BHEAT14 said:

chmwilliams said:

chmwilliams said:

wassuphoes said:

Gurl, you are so dedicated to that character. Props.

It would help if you'd use the quote feature or tag the person that you are referencing. Otherwise, it's confusing for the posters in the chat room.

Oh! I love Bradley Cooper! He was in the movie where he was a raccoon! 

That's not Bradley Cooper. That's Clint Eastwood. 

Um, no. Clint Eastwood is really really old. Nice try.

So, there couldn't possibly be a GIF of Clint Eastwood from his younger days of acting? 8-|

Look, I know who Bradley Cooper is. I have seen the first TWO hangover movies. Would have seen him in the third, But the red box was out of that DVD.

I'm thinking that I may be wasting my time but this is a funny picture. 

Yeah, like I'm going to believe an image from a website with the word fake in it. Nice try. Ever heard of photoshop?

If you actually wanted to know if that is Clint Eastwood, you could do a simple Google image search.

kmcc14

BHEAT14!  I just felt like the obvious needed to be stated, lol.

TheWhitfields

magsugar13 said:

You are kidding right? It looks like you failed spelling in grammar school.

I can't help but agree. The grammar here is just awful. Imagine having to write this on school papers and legal documents for the rest of your life. Can you imagine a senator, officer, or teacher "Braedyn" or "Reighland"?

With the proper spelling, however, most of these are very pretty names. I especially like your middle names.

MrsJIsbell

chmwilliams said:

BHEAT14 said:

chmwilliams said:

chmwilliams said:

wassuphoes said:

Gurl, you are so dedicated to that character. Props.

It would help if you'd use the quote feature or tag the person that you are referencing. Otherwise, it's confusing for the posters in the chat room.

Oh! I love Bradley Cooper! He was in the movie where he was a raccoon! 

That's not Bradley Cooper. That's Clint Eastwood. 

Um, no. Clint Eastwood is really really old. Nice try.

This made my day!
P.S. Clint Eastwood was such a hottie!

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BabysMomma4

I can give a kind opinion. I don't care for the spellings you've got either. I think you should try spelling them as a legit name IMO. I wasn't sure how to pronounce your reighland or however it was spelled. I assume others will have the same issue. What about Raleigh (place name)? However, this is just opinion and you should name your baby what you love.