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What do you think?

Brittney8190Brittney8190
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My husband and I have a hard time deciding which names we BOTH like. We have 8 nieces and nephews between the two of us. The ones on his side have more traditional names like Katie and Bradley; and my sister has a daighter named Brelynn and two sons named Houston and Wyatt.  I'm a fan of the less traditional names..  However, we both like the name Lyla Mackenzie for a girl; but I'm not sure which one we should call her.. Any ideas??

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    Call her by her first name, Lyla. It is very pretty and not trendy and over done like her middle name.
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  • BlueRidge8BlueRidge8 member

    Can I vote for Lyla Brooke? I'm not a fan of McNames.

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  • Elsa1984Elsa1984 member
    Whats wrong with calling her Lyla?! I personally love the name Lyla....
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  • Patches08Patches08 member
    I'm biased, my DD is Mckenzie, but in your case I'd call her by the FN.
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  • Brittney8190Brittney8190
    Lyla Brooke was my original choice because my sister's name is Brooke.  My hubby chose Mackenzie and it was way better than his other choices.. lol :)
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  • sugarpumpkin716sugarpumpkin716 member
    lyla mackenzie is very pretty. just call her lyla!
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  • dana1318adana1318a
    I don't really get the whole calling your child by their mn (unless fn was only used to honor someone, like to make your son a jr.).  I think Lyla is a beautiful name and I'm not really sure why if you love it enough to make it your dd's fn, you don't love it enough to actually call her that.
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  • clee2009clee2009 member
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    I don't really get the whole calling your child by their mn (unless fn was only used to honor someone, like to make your son a jr.).  I think Lyla is a beautiful name and I'm not really sure why if you love it enough to make it your dd's fn, you don't love it enough to actually call her that.
    I agree with this. If you would like to call her McKenzie I would use that as her first name. Both are pretty names.
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  • HannahO28HannahO28

    Definitely call her Lyla. Mackenzie is incredibly trendy, cutesy and IMO, just not that pretty. And there's no reason to call her by her MN. Whichever name you choose to call her, make that her FN.

    Oh, and I prefer the spelling Lila.  

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  • emilydholmes1emilydholmes1 member
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    Definitely call her Lyla. Mackenzie is incredibly trendy, cutesy and IMO, just not that pretty. And there's no reason to call her by her MN. Whichever name you choose to call her, make that her FN.

    Oh, and I prefer the spelling Lila.  

    I too prefer Lila. And if that is going to be her first name, call her by that or if you want to call her Makenzie, give her that as a first name. I don't like the "I go by my middle name" trend either unless it is for a specific purpose.

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  • Brittney8190Brittney8190
    Thank you all for the help.. I know I have plenty of time!! I'm just curious about what everyone thinks of the names!! :)
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  • BGrahl90BGrahl90 member
    I would definetly call her Lyla. Especially if you're wanting to go a little less traditional. You could also call her both names. Lyla Mackenzie is a pretty name but may be a little too long.
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