Sydney or Gracelyn?

[LaurenW09]

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

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

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

Gracie?

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

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.

What about Sadie?

Sidonie? (sp)

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

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

Sydney by a mile!

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

Sydney, of those two.

Grace (not Gracelyn)

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

Love them both

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

I'd go for Sydney.

Sydney Grace

Gracelyn is not nice.

Gracelyn

Neither

I like Sydney.

Gracelyn.

Sydney sounds to masculine for my liking.

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.

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

Grasselin?

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

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