Laina or Lainey?

jiffy-pop

Which do you like better? Laina or Lainey?

DanandVan

Lainey is a cute nickname, but I would prefer giving my child a full name so she has options that will grow with her. (Same with Laina). What about Elaina, and call her Laina or Lainey?

Mochadoodle

I like them both, but I think that I prefer Laina.

mrsmaverick

DanandVan:

Lainey is a cute nickname, but I would prefer giving my child a full name so she has options that will grow with her. (Same with Laina). What about Elaina, and call her Laina or Lainey?

This.

LemonBlush

Laina. Lainey is too nicknamey.

526SadieSadie

LemonBlush:

Laina. Lainey is too nicknamey.

This, 100%

linabeau

Love the name Lainey (or Laney or Lanie) and don't feel like you have to give the baby a more formal name if you don't want. I have friends who love the name Max but really feel no attachment to Maxwell or Maxamillion. Certainly no reason to name your baby something you don't love just to get a nickname you do! 

Crys1925

I vote for Laina.

lizzybean

Laina! Will age much better.

Helenahhandbasket

Both are NNs to me.  If I had to choose-- I think I would pick Lainey.

I know you didn't ask, but have you considered a formal name and using these two as NNs?  

Elaine

Delaney

Elena

Helena

Good luck!

jiffy-pop

Helenahhandbasket:

Both are NNs to me.  If I had to choose-- I think I would pick Lainey.

I know you didn't ask, but have you considered a formal name and using these two as NNs?  

Elaine

Delaney

Elena

Helena

Good luck!

Sorry, I hate all of those names...well, not hate but just NMS. But thanks for the input!

PinkLillyLover

DanandVan:

Lainey is a cute nickname, but I would prefer giving my child a full name so she has options that will grow with her. (Same with Laina). What about Elaina, and call her Laina or Lainey?

 This! 

jiffy-pop

Yeah, but I really want to give her the name that she will be called by so she won't constantly have to say, "Yes, but people call me ___."

DD#1 is Anna Lee Lastname and we call her Anna Lee most of the time. I struggled between that and making her first name Annalee. But I like the fact that Anna was a short sweet name on it's own and if she just wanted to go by Anna later on she could. After she was born I had some regret on giving her a name different than what I wanted her called, but now I'm good with it.

I just want to avoid that whole thing with this next one and just give her a first name that is simple and exactly what we want to call her. KWIM?

EDIT: sorry, meant to quote danandvan

serena07

Lainey... I know a little girl with that name not a nn for anything either. Its cute! If anything, I would think that Laina was a nn for Elena.

giraffe54

The problem with using nicknames for first names is that they might not fit as well as you hope (of course this could be said for all names, but nicknames tend to be cutsier). We named LO something with a fairly obvious but not automatic nickname that we loved and now never us the nn because it just doesn't fit her. Having a full name gives her options. 

FWIW, I'm sure all the Dans, Daves, Kates and Lizzes out there do not suffer greatly from saying "my name is _ by I go by _" all the time. I'm pretty sure they just say say "my name is 'nn'" and people get it. Everyone has to introduce themselves to other people and tell people their name. I'm sure you're LO will be bright enough to figure out how to tell people 'my name is Lainey/Laina' without making a big deal out of it.

Ladiebug710

I like Lainey for a nickname.

bitsymama

Just for some input, my formal name is Alane (Irish meaning "fair") but have been called Lanie my whole life.  I have never gone by Alane, but I like being able to introduce myself at job interviews and such with a more formal sounding name.  Usually after I get better acquainted with someone I tell them to call me Lanie and if I meet someone casually I just say Lanie.

I absolutely love my name.  I like that its unique but still recognizable. 

JLGY

Laina

g8trkim

I like Lainey but only as a NN.