Brooke vs. Brooklyn

mommymeg83

So DH likes Brooklyn, I like Brooke. MN will be Elisabeth.

WDYT?

I like the flow of Brooklyn Elisabeth. But I don't think I'd ever actually call her "brooklyn".

Should i push for Brooke or let him have the "official" name he wants & call her the shorter version?

mrsb_IN

I much, much prefer Brooke to Brooklyn. Brooke Elisabeth is lovely. Brooklyn is not cute at all IMO.

AlphabetFish

Brooke is an official name of its own; it's not a shortened form, so it's just as legit. Yes, you could shorten Brooklyn to Brooke, but then there's no reason your husband can't nickname her Brooklyn if her real name is Brooke... see what I mean?

Push for it! I hate Brooklyn and I love Brooke, so I'm on your side! Brooke Elisabeth still sounds great.

aubreyan

Brooke - Classic and pretty

Brooklyn - trendy and kind of trashy IMO.  I don't like this name at all

 

Brooke goes much better with Abigail nn Abby too!!!

cheese.fiend

Yay Brooke!  Nay Brooklyn. 

emilyray14

aubreyan:

Brooke - Classic and pretty

Brooklyn - trendy and kind of trashy IMO.  I don't like this name at all

 

Brooke goes much better with Abigail nn Abby too!!!

Agree, completely!

Sunshine is mine

I think both names are cutesy/trashy but Brooke is the better of two evils

apc1929

There is such a huge difference to me between the two names.. Brooke is classic pretty strong feminine name  and Brooklyn is celeb-trendy-unisex-nycborough... 

 

brookelynpaisley

I'm a Brooke and I much prefer it. People call me Brookelyn as a NN, but I don't like the Brooklyn trend at all. I think Brooke is more timeless.

kmv68

I really dislike both, but love Elisabeth.

If I HAD to pick one, I would pick Brooke over Brooklyn

MommyOfTwo1012

I like Brooklyn. However! If you are just going to be calling her Brooke, name her Brooke. That is such a pet peave of mine! Like, don't name your daughter Abigail if you will only ever call her Abby. Unless it's a family name. Sorry for the rant. Anyways, I think Brooklyn Elizabeth sounds better too.

HannahO28

Sunshine is mine:

I think both names are cutesy/trashy but Brooke is the better of two evils

I agree. Brooklyn is super trashy. I don't like Brooke either, but it's better. 

Ashnmike528

Brooke x100000. Brooklyn is too trendy.

kmt1986

I LOVE Brooke - we're planning on using it if this baby is a girl.  I really don't like Brooklyn.  It just makes me think of the NYC borough...kind of like naming your baby Manhattan or Harlem.  And I really don't like when people suggest using Brooklyn instead.

TEAM BROOKE!

sb9411

I would push hard for Brooke!

brooklynesque

I live in Brooklyn, and LOVE it there, but I wouldn't name a kid that any more than I'd name him/her Topeka or Dayton.  Brooke is much nicer.

juniper19

kmt1986:

I LOVE Brooke - we're planning on using it if this baby is a girl.  I really don't like Brooklyn.  It just makes me think of the NYC borough...kind of like naming your baby Manhattan or Harlem.  And I really don't like when people suggest using Brooklyn instead.

TEAM BROOKE!

I was born in Brooklyn.  My parents were born in Brooklyn.  I love Brooklyn.  It is a beautiful part of NYC.  It has great character, charm, and culture.  It is such a dumb name for a little child.

kms34

Brooke is a very cute girl's name.  Brooklyn is a borough and a bridge.  Please use Brooke

shortstuff15

We are naming our daughter Brooklyn so I vote for that, but that's also because Brooke just sounds too short for me and it sounds awful with our last name (but that doesn't really matter to you!).  I should also state that I live in Northern/Western Canada so the city connection is much less here and I literally know zero other Brooklyn's so the trendy aspect of it isn't as strong here either.

magsugar13

I do not like either name, but Brooklyn is definitely trashy...Brooke i just dont like

karen_loy

I like Brooke and dislike Brooklyn

jesssy1204

Brooklyn hands down!

hsm

I don't love Brooke, but it's ok. I strongly dislike Brooklyn.

pittOPcouple

I like Brooklyn better. But I'm a little biased because it's my nieces name. She's almost 10 and when she was born I didn't hear the name very often. I still don't hear it much now.

As for a lot of people saying it sounds trashy, I don't think that at all. But as a prevoius post says if you're going to call her Brooke, just name her that. I'm not a fan of someone naming their child one thing with no intention of using that name.

KFACE08

Brooke Elisabeth for sure.

dale5689

LOVE love Brooke!!

ObLaDi

Brooke >>> Brooklyn

RosnyBelinda

I'm not a big fan of the name Brooklyn, but I do think it flows better with Elisabeth than Brooke does.  

crystal959

DD is Brooke, so I'm partial to it. I don't like the trendiness of Brooklyn.

blu-eyedwife

Brooke is a far better name than Brooklyn

guilletskichuk

dhviel:

We are naming our daughter Brooklyn so I vote for that, but that's also because Brooke just sounds too short for me and it sounds awful with our last name (but that doesn't really matter to you!).  I should also state that I live in Northern/Western Canada so the city connection is much less here and I literally know zero other Brooklyn's so the trendy aspect of it isn't as strong here either.

This. 

I'm also a Canadian and I don't associate the name Brooklyn with a place. I think it's a very pretty name and I don't get why it's trashy.