WDYT of our choices?

kline551

Carly Marie for a girl (Marie is my middle name)

Bennett Edward for a boy (Edward is DH's middle name), nn Ben

We have a traditional Irish last name.  Thanks! 

casirdms

love the girl name! boy name is okay

curlygirl124

The boy name sounds a slightly feminine to me.

curlygirl124

curlygirl124:

The boy name sounds a slightly feminine to me.

As in Bennett.....Edward is not girly at all

MrsVo

I prefer Benjamin to Bennett but I think they are both nice names.  I also like Carly a lot!

alliejo725

I like Bennett Edward. It's stately and masculine.

The girl's name is NMS. Carly is a cutesy for my taste, but it's a nice enough name, and plenty of adults wear it easily (so it matures better than I think it would).

ames71

I love Bennett Edward. Coming from someone who really dislikes feminine-sounding boy names (me), I think Bennett is quite masculine.

Carly is just okay to me. Maybe it's just not my style, but it sounds like one of those names that is cute on a little girl, but not so much on an adult. 

FordFalcor

Carly is nms but I don't dislike it. (I know a very sweet young lady by that name.)

Bennett Edward is very strong and not at all feminine, IMO.

MrsMSG

Love the boy name.

Girl name just seems 80's-ish to me. =(  Sorry.  Would you be open to Carleigh instead, for making it a little more trendy?

Notwifezilla7

alliejo725:

I like Bennett Edward. It's stately and masculine.

The girl's name is NMS. Carly is a cutesy for my taste, but it's a nice enough name, and plenty of adults wear it easily (so it matures better than I think it would).

Agreed.

CocoBrynne

I like them both a lot, esp since you are using your middle name for a girl and H's middle name for a boy, we are doing the same thing.

HannahO28

I think Carly is a little cutesy for an adult. I would prefer it as a NN for Caroline

Bennett is ok...I believe it is really popular and I don't really like LNs as FNs but I do like the NN Ben... 

 

forensicmama

I'm not a huge fan of Carly, but it's a nice name. Bennett Edward is a great name!

kline551

Thanks for the input everyone!  I'm not a big fan of different spellings (ie Carleigh) but I do really love the name Caroline... I really only thought of Carly being used as a nn for Carlene.  I might have to mention that to DH... thanks again

schnappycat

I really dislike Carly (sounds incomplete or cutesy to me), but love Caroline like pp mentioned. 

Love the boy name! 

losmitty

LOVE the boy name, like the girl name.

alohamora

Bennett isn't really my style, but it's an okay name.  Carly is too nicknamey to me...I like pps' suggestions of using it as a nn for Caroline or even Charlotte.

magsugar13

love edward and marie, carly is ok

bennett is just one of those names that makes me cringe

PhilsWife07

Love them both!

PhilsWife07

MrsMSG:

 Would you be open to Carleigh instead, for making it a little more trendy? 

 

Is this a serious suggestion?  

hollyberry3333

I think Carly is an ok name, nms.

I don't want to encourage the rise of popularity on the name Bennett, I am biased though. That is my little guys name. Some people will argue that it is "trendy" but it was my 70 year grandfathers name which is why we chose it...unfortunately I have a feeling it will gain poularity quickly.

GL!

lemen99

Carly is okay. 

I like your boy name.

AmyinSoCal

I like Carly Marie or Benjamin Edward, not Bennett.