Bentley

karatechrissy

We are expecting another baby in July. We don't know the sex yet, but hubby and I were throwing a few names out there. When DD came we were first told it was a boy. We decided on Ethan at that time. So now, my husband has assumed we're having a boy (willing for us to have a boy, he said he 'can't handle having another girl' lol). So naturally, he said 'well we have the name'. The more I think about it, the more I find things wrong with it. The biggest thing being that our last name starts with an E and ends with an M. So it would be Ethan EXXXM and it sounds very... um, just odd I guess. I don't like it. We were always saying it with the middle name we picked out before so it didn't sound weird. Then this time I started just saying the first and last name. Not liking it.

We threw some names around and neither of us liked what the other was picking out. Then he came up with Bentley. I love that name, but I hate that one of the 'teen mom's' has that name. I don't want to be a copy cat. Do you think it' s copy cat-ish or is that an okay name?

If you like the name Bentley, do you have any good middle names? We really wanted Lorein. It's DH's grandfathers name. He died before he was born and it would make his mom cry for us to use it. (In a good way). Bentley Lorein just sounds funny though don't you think?

Thirdly, if you don't like Bentley, do you have any first name suggestions to go with the middle name Lorein?

BlueRidge8

Really really really really dislike Bentley...regardless of the Teen Mom association.

It's a car. It's a car most people can't afford.

wkfouts

My sister's dog's name is Bentley and a couple of my friends also names their dogs Bentley. That's the only reason why I wouldn't consider for my own child. However, I do like the name.

If Lorein is a family name... Use it. 

jenna0627

Yes Bentley is going to be associated with Teen Mom as well as it is going to be associated in the "lower educated" class. I really dislike it.

I do like Ethan a lot. But other names that might go with that middle name are

Russell, Owen, Henry, Benjamin, Anthony, Curtis, Isaac,

mightymartha

Benjamin is a nice alternative. I really dislike the name Bentley... Sorry. 

citychicks

What about Bennet? Bentley isn`t a great name, and the Teen Mom thing made it worse.

RGWalsh

Bentley has a weird ring to it....I like Ethan so much better.

ames71

I hate Bentley. It has nothing to do with Teen Mom and everything to do with it being the name of a car. 

Suggestions:

Beckett Lorein

Wesley Lorein

Gabriel Lorein

Nicholas Lorein

 

 

 

sunnyday016

I strongly dislike Bentley, but I really like pretty much every other first name that's been suggested. I love Ethan, but I agree that it might sound weird with your last name.

kmv68

It's a car, not a baby name

forensicmama

My line of thinking: Car. Teen mom (high schooler who got into trouble). Teen Mom (the TV show).

Nel11

Bentley associations: car, dog, young mom, low socioeconomic class.

Probably not the associations you want for your child.  

Ivana_Stolichnaya

Ugh....I really don't like Bentley.

1) Teen Mom

2) It's an expensive WASP car

karatechrissy

Yea, I was afraid of the Bently associations. So that's out. I still really like Ethan, I just don't like how it sounds with our last name. *sigh*