Linnet or Blythe?

[saturnvista]

Or something else? To go with Imogen.

How do you pronounce Linnet? I have to say I clicked on the thread thinking the OP was going for an funny spelling of Lynette but from other comments that obviously isn't the case. But I can't see how you pronounce it if not the same as Lynette other than Lynn-it which doesn't sound great (and makes me agree with the mollusc/ tampon comments!).

Love Linnet - big fan of the Green Knowe books and the name's always been on my 'would use if I was feeling brave' list!

Only reservations are that it risks being mistaken for Lynette, which I don't like nearly as much, and it sounds a bit like a character from Cold Comfort Farm! Blythe is quite nice too but I can't warm to it as much for some reason.

Pronounced LIN-it. Yes, love Green Knowe and love Linnet's character in the book - we'd probably read it aloud together and perhaps she'd see Linnet as a role model!

Which one is more unusual? I've liked them both so long I can't tell. If she doesn't want a crazy name she can always use Lin which I do quite like. Blythe would probably get Bee.

We had a dog called Clover so that's out! Hubbie would have liked Juliet but I feel she'd go through life being asked where Romeo was. If it's a boy we're having Gabriel BTW.

Thanks for comments. Please keep em coming as I still haven't a clue!

Thought I'd be using them both until recently - we miscarried twins. So choosing just one of these names is bittersweet.

I love them both!

I know an adult Linnet and thought it was a lovely name when I met her.

Blythe makes me think of the actress Blythe Duff. I've always liked her name.

I love CCF, PrivatePike, but I was thinking specific of Rennet, who isn't the most fortunate of characters!

And saturnvista I think our taste in names (and books!) is very similar - love all your girl choices, and Gabriel is my all-time favourite boys' name.

Love Linnet, from reading the Green Knowe books.

Linnet - in my day it was Lynette. Sounds a bit chavvy.

Liesel sounds too much like weasel, and is only OK if you have several brothers and sistes, and live on an Alp, with a singing nun nanny

Linnea - you'd be forever saying "no - Lih-NAY-ah". Also brand of clothing.

Clover isn't bad - very "What Katy did).

I know an Imogen who has a sister Phoebe.

Love Blythe but "Blyth Spartan" keeps popping into my head

Linnet is a lovely name but it's a bird not a musical instrument.

I like baby name Linnet because an extremely hot beautiful girl who is loved by many. one who is unique, funny, and a unique independent person who knows how to have a great time, extremely funny . she has lots of friends and is always there for them.

I really like Blythe.

(I know a few people called Imogen - they have sisters called Rowan, Audrey and Genevieve)

both nice. prefer Linnet. Blythe good strong name too.

Is Linnet pronounced linn-it or Lynette? The first sounds a bit like 'lint' and is a touch dull, the second sounds quite dated and a tad country & western. Sorry! I'm really not a fan of any 'Lyn' type names.

Blythe on the other hand is my absolute favourite girls name! So pretty and elegant. I couldn't have it as our surname starts with a J. Not a great idea to give a kid the initials BJ!

I like Blythe, a lot.

Linnet makes me think of the song 'my old man said follow the van', but maybe that's just me, my mum's a bit cockney and sings it to my kids...

Anjou, Linnet rhymes with minute (unit of time, rather than adjective meaning small). I have never heard anyone get confused between 'minute' and 'mint', so I think the 'lint' thing is a non issue.

Emmet or Blaise?

I prefer Blythe to linnet but not crazy about either.

What about

Harriet
Emmeline
Josephine (Josie or posy)
Helena
Iris
Beatrice
Rowan

Linnet.

Story of Gareth in King Arthur as well as Green Knowe. Great name.

Blythe - All wrong, unisex, popular surname. Sounds like it's from a modern day American soap opera, in a bad way! A bit common too.

Linnet - horrible sounding name, not in the style of Green Knowe at all I always thought. The etymology is doubtful also, as it's thought as likely to be a variant of Lynette. Plethora of awful nice nick names too, Lin, Nit, Lint...

I like both, prefer spelling Lynette mind

Linnet and Lynette would be pronounced differently, no? Linnet the bird rhymes with 'limit'.

Ooohhh right...nope then I don't like it!