WDYT of the name "Landry" for a girl??

mavs_mama · June 2010

Opinions?

juliane2004 · June 2010

Honestly, I hate it. I know a really weird guy (creepy) and his last name was Landry, so A. I think of him, and B. I don't think of a girl when I see Landry.

GettinNervous · June 2010

I don't like it, and I think you will get a lot of eye rolls with that one.

renafaith · June 2010

lake919 · June 2010

Sounds like laundry... :P

lovemytwoboys · June 2010

I'm not a fan.

Scout05 · June 2010

I actually like a lot of "different" names, but I don't really care for this one. Sorry.

RyansWifey5 · June 2010

I personally like it, I think it goes well with your other kids names too. Maybe if its not "girly" enough you could do Leandry? Pronounced Lee-andry. I knew a girl named that when I was younger.

bexter · June 2010

I agree with PP. I thought it said Laundry at first. Sorry.

KoalaBear103 · June 2010

Not my style at all

HappyMrsK · June 2010

NMS. It makes me think of Laundry. Sorry.

kiwi443 · June 2010

HappyMrsK:
NMS. It makes me think of Laundry. Sorry.

I wanted to use it if we had a girl, but this was my H's response.

JoyGotDots · June 2010

I don't care for it. It seems pretty masculine (reminding me of Tom Landry) and is awfully close to the word laundry. I think you could find something prettier.

notkateanymore · June 2010

Sounds country...

notkateanymore · June 2010

RyansWifey5:
Maybe if its not "girly" enough you could do Leandry? Pronounced Lee-andry.

Ack...and I thought there was nothing worse then Landry.

Brougham7-15-06 · June 2010

Not a fan at all....it doesn't say "girl" to me

erinlovesdavid · June 2010

Laundry.

mr&mrswelch · June 2010

It strikes me as more of a boy's name, but I could see it.

KINZYD · June 2010

I'm in the minority, but I actually think it's kind of cute. I was friends with a girl in high school whose last name was Landry, which was what a lot of people called her. She had one of the sweetest, bubbliest personalities & therefore I have a good connotation for the name!

BelleBaby · June 2010

It's a boys' name to me.

jessicadw · June 2010

This is a boy name to me and I usually love boy names for girls. There's just something about this one that doesn't work for me.

twh2006 · June 2010

I know someone who used this for a girl. Ick I don't care for it.

J+R · June 2010

Looks like you are misspelling Laundry.

BizEB · June 2010

NMS

bronc09 · June 2010

Friday Night Lights much?!

RoxyLynn · June 2010

You know how on "King of the Hill" everything was named after famous Texans, like the dog was Lady Bird and the school was Tom Landy Middle School? I'd think the poor kid's parents were serious, hard-core Texans who decorate with longhorns.

Quizzle · June 2010

Not a fan. I think of a local restaurant group.

alliecarrie41 · June 2010

i thought this was laundry. weird.

JulieF · June 2010

Sorry, it's awful. However, I have seen the name Leandra or Leanne for a girl,. so maybe that could be an option for you.

bestillandknow · June 2010

i like it... but that is coming from a girl with a boyish name already. I always loved it growing up having a name that set me apart... there are so many jessica's, emily's and ashley's out there...

good for you for thinking outside the box.

(fyi: I do like the names jessica, emily and ashley...please don't let that comment offend anyone- completely not my intentions. Smile

Shell24 · June 2010

NMS at all.

Goode517 · June 2010

I actually think it's kinda cute!

starlight8323 · June 2010

RoxyLynn:

You know how on "King of the Hill" everything was named after famous Texans, like the dog was Lady Bird and the school was Tom Landy Middle School? I'd think the poor kid's parents were serious, hard-core Texans who decorate with longhorns.

This is hilarious, b/c I am a Texan, and a HUGE sports fan!

I have Landry on my girl list in honor of Tom Landry, the greatest football coach the Dallas Cowboys have ever had!

I also have Nolan on my boy list in honor of Nolan Ryan, the greatest pitcher the Texas Rangers have ever had! (Nolan also just happens to be my dad's middle name)

I use to have Star on my middle names list after the Dallas Stars until I joined the Bump and realized it's a stripper name. (Thanks for saving me on that one, ladies! Wink )

And although the name Maverick is not really my style, I wouldn't put it past anyone in my group of friends to name their son this, after the Dallas Mavericks.

And I do agree with what you said, about how it would look like the parents are serious hardcore Texans, etc... but that's okay for me b/c it's totally true! haha (although I don't decorate with Longhorns, I have plenty of friends who do, so that doesn't offend me at all)

I don't know if people in other states realize this, but here in Texas, everyone is extremely proud to be a Texan. The Texas flag waves as high as the US flag, and we like it that way. And no one here in Texas would think twice if they heard these names on any child.

All this being said, I do realize that the OP is from Arizona, and I'm not really sure where she got Landry.

PS: I usually don't like last names for girls

jez_girl · June 2010

JulieF:

Sorry, it's awful. However, I have seen the name Leandra or Leanne for a girl,. so maybe that could be an option for you.

I worked with a Leeandra, and while the name is a little out there for me, I grew to love it. I like it better than Landry, for all the reasons PP mentioned.

mcmann05 · June 2010

I actually like the name, I just don't like it for a girl.

TheNextWest · June 2010

I like it...

It was on my (very) long list, although I would never actually use it just bc it's too close to my oldest DD's name for me. But it fits our style.

ETA: I have a Brynn, who was almost a Brynlee (my MN is Lee, as is my dad's and MIL's), so I'm betting our style is similar!

colflowerM824 · June 2010

lake919:
Sounds like laundry... :P

This

GulfCoaster · June 2010

I don't like it. Landry (and a similar name, Landrieu) is a pretty common last name here in Louisiana, and in Texas as well.

I see you're in Arizona... To analogize, you naming a child Landry would be kind of like me (a Louisianian) naming a child Ramirez, or some other last name common in Arizona. Most surnames are not meant to become first names. IMO, this is one of those. Keep this one as a last name, please.

Also, as others have said, it does look and sound similar to laundry, and it's not feminine at all.

Quizzle · June 2010

Eaglefoot23:
I don't know if people in other states realize this, but here in Texas, everyone is extremely proud to be a Texan. The Texas flag waves as high as the US flag, and we like it that way. And no one here in Texas would think twice if they heard these names on any child.

All this being said, I do realize that the OP is from Arizona, and I'm not really sure where she got Landry.

PS: I usually don't like last names for girls

I'm an 8th generation Texan and I would absolutely side-eye anybody who named their child Star or Maverick. Not a fan of Landry, although I don't side-eye it (unless you state you're naming your little girl after a football coach!). I do like Nolan, but actually the Nolan Ryan connotation drives us away from it (although he was an Astro for a LOT longer than he was a Ranger, and my DH went to high school with his sons.)

Of course, I also wouldn't name my child Austin or Dallas or Houston.

j_luvs_r · June 2010

PunkyBooster · June 2010

Sounds like a last name. Which is fine.

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