First impressions of these girl names?

tarmar81 · April 2013

H and I have a boy name picked out for our second baby (Gavin), but just can't decide at all on a girl name. Our son's name is Kyler William to give you an idea of our tastes.

I do take into account things like how a name will look on a resume, etc, so I prefer easily pronounceable names, but since I have a very common last name (starts with a "C" and ends in "son") I prefer names that aren't as common/dated.

These are the girl's names we've come up with that we like well enough. Please, no snark, just input on whether these are nice names that would grow well with a little girl. And I'd love any suggestions on names I might like based on this list.

Alyvia (H likes because we could call her Ally. Doesn't like the traditional spelling.)
Aleyna
Brynna
Caylie
Caylin
Kellyn

The middle name would be Marie (my MN) with all of those except Caylie. If we chose Caylie, I really like Noelle for a MN.

I'm aware H and I might get tongue tied if we try to call for Kyler and Caylie/Caylin/Kellyn at the same time, but hell, my mom did that with my brother and me and our names are as different as you can get.

kimmycup · April 2013

I like Brynna, but I'd spell it Brenna.

fennyann · April 2013

Honestly, I don't really like any of these. But...if I had to choose, I would go with Caylie I suppose.

tarmar81 · April 2013

Joy2611:
None of your girl names are my style. I'm sorry. I think they're all too cutesy or nickname-y. I co

MrMrsandBaby · April 2013

tarmar81:

I do take into account things like how a name will look on a resume, etc, so I prefer easily pronounceabl

tarmar81 · April 2013

MrMrsandBaby:
tarmar81

benmel31 · April 2013

I like Brynna if you are pronouncing it with a long i sound.

juniper19 · April 2013

tarmar81:
.... I prefer names that aren't as common/dated ....
Alyvia (H likes because we could call her Ally.&nb

lisab613 · April 2013

I honestly don't care for any of these names. Is Alyvia pronounced like Olivia? I think all of these spellings will be confusing. I think you can do uncommon names without strange spellings. Also, a word about "Kellyn:" I knew a girl with that name in hi

kayjay10 · April 2013

Honestly, if you really take into account how names will look on a resume, etc., then I would go back to the drawing board.

Alyvia - is this supposed to be Olivia? I do not like Alyvia and it would be spelled Olivia every single time you

CeCe8579 · April 2013

Joy2611:
None of your girl names are my style.nbsp; I'm sorry.nbsp; I think they're all too cutesy or nicknamey.nbsp; I could get b

tarmar81 · April 2013

juniper19:
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tarmar81 · April 2013

juniper19:
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juniper19 · April 2013

tarmar81:
You'll all laugh but I LOVE the name Swan for a girl - it's my close coworker's name. I just can't handle the

FakeFinn · April 2013

Honest feedback: none are really my style and I think many won't age well.

Alyvia: if it's pronounced Olivia, I'd spell it like that. It'll save your daughter a lot of time correcting people. Based on the spelling I'd pronounce it A-livia (and I

MrMrsandBaby · April 2013

FWIW, I like Cailyn Noelle. Not exactly what you put above, but I really like the flow of that.

lovemyfamily3 · April 2013

I don't really care for most of your names, although I usually like the "different" names. My daughter's name is Brooklynn Marie. I LOVE Olivia, spelled this way. If we have another girl, her name will be Olivia Rose.

Other suggestio

capulet · April 2013

I wouldn't mind any of these names if they were spelled in some sort of intuitive fashion, but there is a Y in every single one of them where no one will expect it (does there really *have* to be a Y there?) and it would just be a pain in the neck to be a

JayJay1212 · April 2013

I love the name Alaina, it it one of my favorites. But I hate random ys. Kellen is a boys name, no one would get Alyvia right. Kaylen is okay. I've seen it spelled this way many times. I also think Kaylee is an okay name. But spelled in a recognizable way

tarmar81 · April 2013

capulet:
I wouldn't mind any of these names if they were spelled in some sort of intuitive fashion, but there is a Y in every

kayjay10 · April 2013

What are some other names you like? I'm not crazy about Swan either Indifferent

My suggestions: Maren, Carys, Bronwyn, Arden (love), Fiona, Isla, Violet, La

BlueRidge8 · April 2013

Yeah - your kid is way too cute to have a sister with a misspelled name.

tarmar81 · April 2013

kayjay10:
What are some other names you like? I'm not crazy about Swan either <img src="https://community.thebump.com/cs/

tarmar81 · April 2013

BlueRidge8:
Yeah - your kid is way too cute to have a sister with a misspelled name.

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apc1929 · April 2013

I love Gavin- one of my favorite boy names! Your girl names though are just not my style. They are too cutesy for me- I agree with PPs though I could like Brynn if that were an option. The y's make me stop and thi

benanna2009 · April 2013

I actually like Brenna Marie or Kellen Marie (spelled without the Y)

other suggestions:

Paige

Brynn

Meredith

Mallory

Carly

Rory

caittozer · April 2013

Same opinion as many people here but I could get behind Caylie.

Lue94 · April 2013

Alyvia? Like Olivia? I think that looks horrible and how do you get Ally from Olivia? Just because you spelled it different,it still sounds the same when spoken. How about Allison if you guys like the nn Ally?

Aleyna- nms, and the spelling is bad

doremi29 · April 2013

My bff's DD is Brynna and I think it's very pretty. I will say that she's found people have trouble with how to pronounce it. Neither she nor I anticipated people having trouble with it and just figured everyone would figure Brin-uh.....appare

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