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Sydney or Gracelyn?

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LaurenW09 · 07/12/2015 18:24

So, DD is due very soon and we cannot decide between these! Her brother is Noah Smile

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weebarra · 07/12/2015 18:25

Sorry, I don't like either. Sydney sounds like a boy's name and Gracelyn sounds very American. What about Grace?

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LaurenW09 · 07/12/2015 18:38

I think Sidney is more of the male version and I guess Gracelyn does sound American, but is that a bad thing? I do like Grace, but we are going for a 1 syllable middle name, so would be nice to have 2 syllables for FN Smile

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Maevetherave1980 · 07/12/2015 18:39

Gracie?

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LaurenW09 · 07/12/2015 18:44

I do like Gracie and would use that as a NN for Gracelyn - not sure if it's too nicknamey for a FN Hmm

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Issie339 · 07/12/2015 19:41

I love Sydney and Syd is so cute for short. Was on our shortlist for DD. It probably won't be to everyone's taste but I think it's great, love it.

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PancakesAndMapleSyrup · 07/12/2015 19:43

What about Sadie?

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whatdoIget · 07/12/2015 19:48

Sidonie? (sp)

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LaurenW09 · 07/12/2015 19:52

Sadie is okay, but there are a few names I would pick before that. Also, Sidonie is alright, but I feel like it sounds quite old-fashioned. Whereas Sydney has a really nice edge to it, IMO and it isn't massively common

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SueDunome · 07/12/2015 19:53

Sydney is fabulous. I only know one and she's 21.

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BlackberryandNettle · 07/12/2015 21:27

Sydney by a mile!

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CraigRevelHorwoodsPetCat · 07/12/2015 21:33

I love Sydney. I have a Sidney the Pug..so slightly biased Grin

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BikeRunSki · 07/12/2015 21:37

Sydney, of those two.

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Paddletonio · 07/12/2015 21:37

Grace (not Gracelyn)

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AGBforever · 07/12/2015 21:46

Yes, Sydney sounds elegant & modern, Gracelyn would probably work well if you live in Tennessee?

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DreamBigGuys · 07/12/2015 22:18

Love them both Smile

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IoraRua · 07/12/2015 22:31

Gracelyn = Elvis to me. Wasn't his estate Graceland?

I'd go for Sydney.

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calzone · 07/12/2015 22:34

Sydney Grace


Gracelyn is not nice.

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celtictoast · 07/12/2015 23:04

Gracelyn

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K1mberl1 · 07/12/2015 23:05

Neither

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ExBallerina · 07/12/2015 23:08

I like Sydney.

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BondJayneBond · 07/12/2015 23:09

Gracelyn.

Sydney sounds to masculine for my liking.

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NadiaWadia · 08/12/2015 00:12

Gracelyn is OK, though just Grace is better.
Sydney is an old man's name, at least that's the association I have. Sorry. Sadie much nicer.

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annandale · 08/12/2015 00:14

By the time I read another thread with names new to me, I'd really grown to like the more unusual one.

Grasselin?

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PinkClouds12 · 08/12/2015 02:10

I really like them both, but Sydney just has that edge! Go with that Smile

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ChristineDePisan · 08/12/2015 02:14

not Gracelyn. It has an edge to it that I don't like, and there are gazilions of Graces around at the moment, so it will sound as if you wanted to go for Grace but were trying to be a bit different

Sydney is growing on me

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