Greylynn?

[loren986]

What do you think of the name Greylynn (pronounced grey-LYNN)for a girl? I've seen this name once or twice before and loved it. We will probably call her Grey for short. Also what middle names do you like for Greylynn?

Well, I personally love the color Grey and don't find it dull. I think it's lovely. :)

Have at it, OP. I don't think she'd be bullied, it's not like you're naming her DungHeap or something! If it's the name you picture then it's what you should use IMO.

Exactly! Grey can be gorgeous, it doesn't have to be dull. Thanks Cheerful, you're lovely! I think we are naming her Grey. I love it, DH loves it and that's what matters!

Greyling would normally be spelt Grayling and is an example of transferred surname tradition.

How about going for an older name like Ygraine?

Go for Imogen. It's lovely with Rose too.

Sailor's popular in the US? I hope to goodness it doesn't catch on here. It's very nearly as bad spelt Saylor.

Fine, you're American. But she will grow up here right? So she will be British, culturally if not officially. And Grey is a word which is used in Britain to mean a colour, not a name. Anyway, you do what you like, it's your baby. Just bear in mind the reactions on this thread!

I quite like the name Grey. Greylynn is ok, but I would go with Grey.

I like the colour too.

Grey would be ok if it wasn't so descriptive.

Basically anything you put after it will MATTER.

Grey Elizabeth = someone called Elizabeth who is, erm, grey.

Grey [insert surname of choice] = potentially problematic

I don't mind Sailor too much, but I started out on the ovusoft forums and people had all sorts of names over there. Most of the babies were being called Skylar when I was a member.

I know what you mean about it being a nice colour (sometimes - there are good greys and bad ones) but honestly I would struggle with pushing it as far as a child's name.

If you love it then go with it, but be aware of the pitfalls.

I quite like Grey. I also like Grace and Igrayne. Graylynn not so much, although Grayling flows better.
Sailor is terrible!
There is so much room for piss taking, however you spell it.
All the nice girls love a sailor

Although I have to add, Grayling is a type of fish!

Greyling?

I really object to the name Lynn, for my own reasons (there are some nice people with that name of course) but it is such a 1970s/1980s name, and it holds some bad associations for me.

Greyling is far better.

I actually prefer octopus!

Honestly, if you love the name Grey, then use it! I've heard names which sounded much stranger initially, but before long become completely associated with that person as their name, so much so that no one thinks to question it any longer. For what it's worth, my siblings and I have very unusual names and to my knowledge none of us have ever been bullied for them.

I would have thought gray was more a name for a boy ... As in Grayson ??

Imogen is lovely and feminine and classic :-)

Sounds like a werewolf

I quite like sailor
Sailor rose grey ?

I quite like Grey

I looked it up on baby name sites and found the spelling "graylin/ greylin". Somehow that looks better than greylynne.

Looks like you've made your mind up though, op, so stick to your guns! Your child. She could always choose to be known by elizabeth or a diminutive of it if she wants

Mind you, autocorrect did change greylin to gremlin!

Like slippersock, I have an unusual name (most people I meet have not met another before). Contrary to the usual hand-wringing on the MN baby names threads, it has never caused me any bother.

Greylynn I'm not keen on, Sailor I would probably inwardly raise an eyebrow (although not at all if the spelling was different, I don't think). Grey is actually quite nice and you clearly really want to use it - I think you'd be kicking yourself forevermore if you don't.

Nobody can guarantee their child won't grow up to hate their name. Even the prized "top 100 but not top 10" thing.

I just remembered my FIL is known as Grey. Short for Graham.

Yup, I'd think a Grey was a Graham. Or, far less likely, a Grayson or Graydon.

Sailor must come from the American tradition of using nicknames as if they were real names, even professionally, surely - like Skip and Chuck - we don't really do that so much in the UK.

Frankly, you might as well call her Octopus, or Matey, or Cheeky, as Sailor.

Imogen is a lovely name though!

Frankly, you might as well call her Octopus, or Matey, or Cheeky, as Sailor

Or Seaman Anyone else remember the Captain Pugwash urban myth?