Help! Girl w/ middle name Ryan but can't pick decide a first. Opinions?

PaigeH86 · August 2012

We can not decide on a name for a girl. We know for sure the middle name will be Ryan (after my brother who passed away) but my SO thinks alot of my choices are crazy! Do any of these sound good?

Harper Ryan (Love this); London Ryan; Leighton Ryan; Dakota Ryan; Bailey Ryan; Harlow Ryan

Is he right?? Am I picking all crazy ridiculous names? Thanks

strawberrytree · August 2012

To be honest, with the possible exception of Harlow, they all sound like boys to me.

The thing about your list is that they are all unisex names. When I see a unisex first name, I look to the middle name to clue me in about gender. To me, and I'm sure many others, Ryan is a male name. If I saw those names on my class list, I'd feel pretty confident assuming they were boys.

If you want a masculine middle name like Ryan, I'd pick a first name that is unambiguously feminine.

guilletskichuk · August 2012

As much as I like Harper and London, I agree with the PPs.

I do like Leighton and Harlow though.

brianabrad · August 2012

I agree with the two other ladies. All the names while unisex seem very boy-ish to me.

crh416 · August 2012

Well, I don't think they are crazy. My middle name is Ryan as is DD. We also have a 1-year-old girl friend with the middle name. Courtney, Emerson and Addison.

I love Harper and Harlow!

Good luck!

magsugar13 · August 2012

dont like any of them

BlueRidge8 · August 2012

Your choices aren't 'crazy' just very very trendy and will all be time-stamped. They may sound fresh and original, but trust me, they won't in 20 years.

And I agree with everyone about them all sounding masculine with Ryan.

MCRM22011 · August 2012

I agree with some previous posters - they are not feminine enough to be paired with a masculine middle school.

kayjay10 · August 2012

I agree with PPs about name needing to be feminine since mn will be a masculine name. So I would have to vote Leighton Ryan. This would at least clue me in that you have a daughter by the name alone. If you weren't using Ryan as the middle name, I love the name Harper.

kacelle · August 2012

Joy2611:
I'm not sure if they are ridiculous per se, but with a middle name like Ryan, you are going to need a feminine name to pair with it. That would lead me to cut Harper, London, Dakota, and Bailey.
Leighton and Harlow are left. I don't much care for either.

And the only Leighton I know IRL is a boy.

OP, I'd choose a feminine FN so it isn't so impossible to decide whether your child is a boy or girl on paper.

PaigeH86 · August 2012

Oh boy

These are the reactions I was expecting but not hoping for. Thank you all for your honesty. I needed it. I def want to keep Ryan as a middle name only because I REALLY wanted to incorporate my brothers name in my childs (I planned on using his first name Nicholas as the middle for the boy..but we are having a girl so I thought Ryan (his middle) might sound a little better). Any ideas on what names sound good w/ Ryan? I dont want something TOO common. Thanks again everyone!!

CeCe8579 · August 2012

I like Harlow Ryan! I think it is feminine enough to be paired with Ryan. We choice Ryann (pronounced Ryan) as DD's first name and paired it with Olivia, a feminine MN! How do you feel about using Ryan as a first name and picking a feminine MN?

lindsay&kyle · August 2012

Love Harper and Harlow!!

PaigeH86 · August 2012

I love Ryan as a first name for a girl. BUT I was worried that that may be a little too hard on my mom. She is still having a difficult time with the loss of my brother and I don't want to make anything harder on her. Thank you for the tip though! I love your daughters name

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