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Layla for a girl, Ethan for a boy.....opinions please! (I won't get narky, I promise)

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Boodlerpoop · 16/07/2009 09:43

unsure about spelling of Layla/Laila tho....

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craftynclothy · 16/07/2009 11:23

I like them both. We considered both of them when I was pregnant with dd1. Decided against Layla cos it doesn't go with our surname tbh. Obv ruled out Ethan when we found out we were having a girl!

MamaLazarou · 16/07/2009 11:19

I like Layla, but prefer the spelling Leila.

I don't like Ethan, and can't put my finger on the reason why. It just seems too trendy and American-Movie-Star.

llynnnn · 16/07/2009 10:23

really like them both, dd2 would have been Ethan if she were a boy!

angel1976 · 16/07/2009 10:20

I love Ethan and considering it for DS2 but it seems to be getting more and more common! It's really popular in the US and in Australia.

Layla is gorgeous. I love things spelt with a 'y' rather than an 'i'.

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Boodlerpoop · 16/07/2009 10:07

I know, was lookin at loads of Irish names and Ross O' Carroll-Kelly ruined them all on me....heard a Guiseppe (can't spell that) the other day...Guiseppe Pugh. :O

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kidcreoleandthecoconuts · 16/07/2009 10:00

Boodle I'm in Ireland too!
What's wrong with Padraic and Grainne ?

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Boodlerpoop · 16/07/2009 09:59

Chavvy thing is what I'm worried about...Don't actually know anybody with those names tho...and don't want anything too unusual either...know what you mean about slut/vile cow associations, put me off a lot of names

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TAFKAtheUrbanDryad · 16/07/2009 09:53

My friend's dd is Layla Mae - I think it's a gorgeous name!

minko · 16/07/2009 09:53

Nice names but a bit err, popular these days. Likely to sound a bit of a chav combo in years to come... (sorry)

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Boodlerpoop · 16/07/2009 09:51

Ireland...so that's okDon't mind the Clapton association, love the songI prefer Laila, but himself insists on Layla cos 'everybody will spell it like that anyway..'

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Thandeka · 16/07/2009 09:51

The Layla I know is a big slut and very messed up. Not sure if the name has anything to do with it!

Ethan is nice though.

CoteDAzur · 16/07/2009 09:51

Layla/Laila/Leyla is a Muslim name of Arab origin that means "dark night". Imho it is a bit bizarre that little blond English roses are being named Layla lately.

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seeker · 16/07/2009 09:48

Ethan - depends where you live. My ds's friend will be Efan all his life (unless he moves away from Kent.......!)

kidcreoleandthecoconuts · 16/07/2009 09:46

Layla/laila is nice enough but does make me think of Eric Clapton.
Ethan is lovely.