How do you feel about these girl names:

Xmaswedding07 · November 2010

Meredith, Marin, Quinn, and Daphne? We're having such a hard time picking a name for baby #2.

sistrkate · November 2010

I love both Meredith and Daphne. Daphne seems almost ethereal to me, I love it the most. Meredith was on our short list of names if we had had a girl.

The other two are not my style.

Meg41208 · November 2010

I love the name Marin. When I was a camp counselor, there were sisters named Maeve, Amelia, and Marin that were so adorable (and I love those names).

Daphne is cute - a friend from HS just named her daughter that.

Quinn is one of those that could go either gender - I know one girl Quinn who is my age and 2 baby boy Quinns. It makes me think of the cheerleader on Glee.

Meredith is probably my least favorite of the names, only because it's a difficult one for a nickname. I know some people aren't into nicknames, but I am.

jerseygirl81 · November 2010

I like Marin and Quinn best. The other two aren't bad, but if I had to rank them those would be top

MelissaMc22 · November 2010

I actually like all of them. I was on the fence about Marin, but the more I said it, the more I liked it.

We like Delaney for a girl.. similar to Daphne. Just another suggestion.

Oh and I think Daphne Quinn is pretty as a FN/ MN

AMYfromKY · November 2010

I like Quinn. Daphne is pretty, but I'm pretty sure it's a character in Scooby Doo...although maybe kids don't even watch Scoopy Doo anymore they wouldn't even know.

MrsMoher · November 2010

I like Daphne but all I can think of is Scooby Doo. Meredith is cute. I thought about Marin too, but it's a little odd with our last name. Quinn is NMS. I like names that are definitely one gender.

I completely commiserate with the fact that naming baby #2 has been impossibly hard for us too. Good luck.

Superchicy · November 2010

I love Meredith (especially since it's my name!) Wink , I think the only other I like is Marin, it's NMS, but not a bad name. I'm not too fond of Quinn or Daphne myself.

I will say that my name, for nicknames, I've gotten Mery, Mer, "M" as nicknames, though I prefer my full name.

futuremrs.inman · November 2010

I really like Quinn. It would probably be one of my top girl names if it didn't clash with our last name

mcmann05 · November 2010

Daphne is definitely my favorite. Quinn is a unisex name for most but I only think boy when I hear it.

shawnsweetie · November 2010

I like Marin and Quinn the best

l.m.k. · November 2010

We have a friend with a daughter named Maryn. I think it's a cute name, but it's not a "name" to me - it kinda seems made up.

I love Meredith and Quinn.

Moesten · November 2010

Meredith: Fine name that you don't hear too much anymore. This is my favorite on your list.

Daphne: Despite being a huge Frasier fan I have never liked this name. It seems to be making a comeback though because I am hearing it more often and know two Daphne's under 2.

Quinn: I still think boy when I hear this. I like it on a boy, not so much on a girl.

Marin: I go back and forth on this one. l.m.k. nailed my feelings about it. Something about it doesn't feel like a "name" to me.

addslove · November 2010

I love Maryn. I actually prefer the spelling Marian (as in Maid Marian from Robin Hood.) Every time I tell someone I like that name, they look at me like I have three heads. I guess not everyone has heard of it before.

Kle2922 · November 2010

I like them all! Never heard Marin before, very cute.

Moesten · November 2010

addslove:
I love Maryn. I actually prefer the spelling Marian (as in Maid Marian from Robin Hood.) Every time I tell someone I like that name, they look at me like I have three heads. I guess not everyone has heard of it before.

That's interesting to me. Maybe I am misreading Marin?

I read Marin/Maren/Maryn as a two-syllable word pronounced like the name of a female horse (mare) and the word 'in' (i.e mare-in). Whereas Marian is a three-syllable word (Mary-in).

Maybe I misunderstood the pronunciation of Marin? If so I change my vote to Marin. But I would never read 'Marin' as a three-syllable word. Maybe I am strange in this?

I loved Marian for our girl name but DH wasn't on board.

addslove · November 2010

Moesten:
addslove:

I love Maryn. I actually prefer the spelling Marian (as in Maid Marian from Robin Hood.) Every time I tell someone I like that name, they look at me like I have three heads. I guess not everyone has heard of it before.

That's interesting to me. Maybe I am misreading Marin?

I read Marin/Maren/Maryn as a two-syllable word pronounced like the name of a female horse (mare) and the word 'in' (i.e mare-in). Whereas Marian is a three-syllable word (Mary-in).

Maybe I misunderstood the pronunciation of Marin? If so I change my vote to Marin. But I would never read 'Marin' as a three-syllable word. Maybe I am strange in this?

I loved Marian for our girl name but DH wasn't on board.

Or maybe I am. I thought Marian (as I remember it from the Robin Hood story) was pronounced "mare-in"...same as Marin, Maren, Maryn. I guess I thought Marion was "mary-in." Hmmm...I'm not so sure now and have totally confused myself. And am basing this all on a childhood memory of a story.

adamsbabble · November 2010

Moesten:
addslove:

I love Maryn. I actually prefer the spelling Marian (as in Maid Marian from Robin Hood.) Every time I tell someone I like that name, they look at me like I have three heads. I guess not everyone has heard of it before.

That's interesting to me. Maybe I am misreading Marin?

I read Marin/Maren/Maryn as a two-syllable word pronounced like the name of a female horse (mare) and the word 'in' (i.e mare-in). Whereas Marian is a three-syllable word (Mary-in).

Maybe I misunderstood the pronunciation of Marin? If so I change my vote to Marin. But I would never read 'Marin' as a three-syllable word. Maybe I am strange in this?

I loved Marian for our girl name but DH wasn't on board.

You are correct that it's a two syllable word (pronounced like Erin with an M on the front). I used to babysit a Maryn and there is an actress named Marin Hinkle--both pronounced it as a two syllable word.

Lyons_in_2007 · November 2010

I like Meredith and Quinn best.

l.m.k. · November 2010

addslove:
I love Maryn. I actually prefer the spelling Marian (as in Maid Marian from Robin Hood.) Every time I tell someone I like that name, they look at me like I have three heads. I guess not everyone has heard of it before.

I'm pretty sure Sarah Jessica Parker named one of her twin girls Marion. I think it's a pretty name, and I prefer the spelling Marian.

I think Marin/Maryn is mare-in, and Marion/Marian is mary-in.